I’ve been eagerly waiting for this second installment in the “Prevent the Past” series and it’s finally here! Claire and Cyrus have been accidentally sent back to 2002 rather than 2035 as planned, and while waiting to see if super brilliant scientist Laney rebuilds the time machine and comes to get them, they devise a plan to research Laney’s grandfather Edward Randolph, who will one day far in the future destroy the world in a mass nuclear attack. This seriously has so many awesome time travel paradoxes and fun science geekery moments that I can’t even. There is plotting. Surprise allies and enemies. Twists you don’t see coming (no spoilers here!) And a hilarious hair dye scene that will have you in stitches. I love how real Claire and Cyrus are. These are older characters (and a May/December couple at that) and delightfully flawed. I loved Laney’s imperfect belly in book one and I love that Claire isn’t thin as a reed in this one. Beauty comes in many forms and these brilliant, resourceful heroines are a great read (and seriously, if you are going to try to take over the world, you’d better check Claire for fingernail clippers first.) And ooo… those last few chapters left me absolutely on the edge of my seat with hints of what may be in store for book three!!!

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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