The writing in this is what I'd expect from a Gould novel. Engaging text, lots of planning and building stuff up in small pieces. Yet it has its small differences that break it apart from other Gould books: a bigger emphasis on women-in-STEM (Cent definitely has a bit of a chip on her shoulder ab...
It all began when David Rice was seventeen years old and was being abused by his father. Then it was immediately followed when he was almost raped after he ran away from their house. He knew it was teleporting, but he preferred to call it jumping and he considered himself from then as … a Jumper....
I didn't read the first Jumper book, because I saw the Jumper movie with that talentless hack Hayden Christensen. A friend of mine recommended this book, and I decided it was worth a try. And it was, indeed.This is the story of Griffin, of course. He's a Jumper. Someone who can teleport anywhere,...
This book is really close to a 5-star for me. The first 60% of the book definitely was. As usual, I loved the world building and wasn't sure about how the author chose to wrap things up. Charlie Newell inherits his uncle's farm after graduating high school, and discovers a portal to another versi...
When I peeked over the parapet at the back, Tara and Joe were below, cupping something hot in Krakatoa’s distinctive paper cups. Their breath fogged the air around them. I scanned up and down the alley, then checked out the side street as well. All seemed clear. I appeared behind Joe, lifted the ...
He was quieter, burning through his math and science workbooks for the entire year before the end of October. Taken by surprise, Mrs. Sodaberg had to shoot an unscheduled order off to the capital for the next workbooks in the series. In the interim, she lent Kimble to Mrs. Sedaris to help with th...
Padgett." Millie's cheek, where it had rested on the stone, was numb, and there was a pool of saliva sticking to her chin. Gross. She wiped it with her sleeve and checked her watch. She'd been down for ten minutes, but she doubted she would've woken up at all, if she were still in the condo. Th...