Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I found this book at the library and since it was on my TBR list, I picked it up. I was not at all disappointed.
The characters are believable, and the author did a wonderful job jumping for past to present and between characters narrating the story. The only time this confused me is when I had to stop in the middle of a chapter. There was great balance between fact and fiction, showing enough information about the elephants but it didn’t overpower the story or the characters.
I think the reason I had pressed on so enthusiastically, reading 200 pages in 2 days, was that I had read a review claiming that the end was a HUGE surprise. I will not reveal any spoilers but it wasn’t until the last 30 pages that everything came clear and I, myself, was extremely surprised with the ending.
A mix of elephant facts and a compelling story, this book is a must read and one I will reread again.


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The World Before Us by Aislinn Hunter

The World Before Us by Aislinn Hunter
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I found this book to be very confusing. I am not sure if it was because I was interrupted constantly while trying to read this or, if it was, due to the fact that the author jumps from past to present with little warning except by the beginning of a new chapter. I couldn't fall in love with the characters because I couldn't even who exactly was narrating. My assumption is that they were ghost that were following the main character around looking for answers.

I will be honest, I was very curious about how everything connected together but halfway through I was so confused about what was going on that I didn't even finish it. I think, though, if I was reading a physical copy not an ebook I might have had an easier time going back to find where I had stopped understanding what was going on and reread it for better clarification.

In short, this might be a good book but as far as my experience everything was against this book being good for me.

I received the ARC of this book from edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com for this review.

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