Can you stop a murder after it’s already happened?
It is midnight on the morning of Halloween, and Jen anxiously waits up for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to return home. But worries about his broken curfew transform into something much more dangerous when Todd finally emerges from the darkness. As Jen watches through the window, she sees her funny, seemingly happy teenage son stab a total stranger.
She doesn’t know who the victim is, or why Todd has committed such a devastating act of violence. All she knows is that her life, and Todd’s, have been shattered.
After her son is taken into custody, Jen falls asleep in despair. But when she wakes up… it is yesterday. The murder has not happened yet—and there may be a chance to stop it. Each morning, when Jen wakes, she is further back in the past, first weeks, then years, before the murder. And Jen realizes that somewhere in the past lies the trigger for Todd’s terrible crime…and it is her mission to find it, and prevent it from taking place.
This book is one of the unusual thriller books I have read! And it involves the concept of time loop which makes the thriller more interesting to read!
Jen Brotherhood seemed to have a normal Friday night on the Halloween day. But one night changes forever when Jen sees her funny and happy son Todd stabs a stranger. Todd was taken to the police and was kept locked for the night. Jen in despair sleeps for the night. But when she wakes up, she realizes that she is now the day before the murder would take place. As it went on, Jen wakes up a day before and this process continues as Jen must find the answers to what made her son a murderer.
I have to say that from start to finish, the story was intense and quiet a page turner. There was so much hype about this book and now I understand why this book has so much hype. Reading this book made me feel like I was watching a movie that takes my attention. When is Jen going to find the truth? Why did Todd kill a random stranger? All these questions are soon answered as you read through the book and as Jen is in a time loop. The twist at the end was completely unexpected and overall, I liked how the ending turned out.
This is the first book I have read from this author and I have to say, I wasn’t disappointed–overall, this book is a page turner filled with twists and turns and worth 4.5 stars!
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