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Loop by Karen Akins Series: Loop #1
Published by St. Martin's Griffin on 10/21/14
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Source: Reviewer Purchase
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At a school where Quantum Paradox 101 is a required course and history field trips are literal, sixteen year-old time traveler Bree Bennis excels…at screwing up.
After Bree botches a solo midterm to the 21st century by accidentally taking a boy hostage (a teensy snafu), she stands to lose her scholarship. But when Bree sneaks back to talk the kid into keeping his yap shut, she doesn't go back far enough. The boy, Finn, now three years older and hot as a solar flare, is convinced he's in love with Bree, or rather, a future version of her that doesn't think he's a complete pain in the arse. To make matters worse, she inadvertently transports him back to the 23rd century with her.
Once home, Bree discovers that a recent rash of accidents at her school are anything but accidental. Someone is attacking time travelers. As Bree and her temporal tagalong uncover seemingly unconnected clues―a broken bracelet, a missing data file, the art heist of the millennium―that lead to the person responsible, she alone has the knowledge to piece the puzzle together. Knowledge only one other person has. Her future self.
But when those closest to her become the next victims, Bree realizes the attacker is willing to do anything to stop her. In the past, present, or future.
Short and Sweet Review
Bree is from the 23rd century and is a shifter also known as a time traveler. On a mission to the 21st century Bree royally screws up by taking a boy she meets hostage. Bree tries to go back again and convince him to keep quiet about what happened but she doesn’t go back far enough and now the boy, Finn is three years older and he likes Bree or another version of her that has visited him. Even though she tried to fix things Bree makes things worse because she ends up transporting Finn with her into the 23rd century. When Bree gets back she learns that someone has been attacking time travelers and now Bree and Finn have to find out who and stop them. I don’t think I’ve read a book with time travel, but I could just be forgetting about a book that includes time travel, that being said I was entertained and my interest was held. Theres not too much time travel just because once Bree finds out about the incidents that are happening during her time she decides to stay in that time period. I thought Bree was a good character, she was funny and snarky. Bree deals with a lot of scrutiny because of something that has left her mother in the hospital. Finn was a nice addition too, her was determined to make sure Bree was safe even if that meant staying in the 23rd century. I loved Bree’s roommate and best friend Mimi she was supportive and tried to help Bree all the time, I also liked that she didn’t mid helping Finn once she found out about him. So here’s where things get crazy and I was a little confused at first but then everything starts making sense and comes around full circle so stick with me here. Future Bree has gone back in time and seen Finn a few times to warn him to keep something safe, so when our Bree now goes back she doesn’t know what future Bree has already done or what she wants until she comes to that point in her future. So everything that is occurring is because future Bree went back in time to make sure that something was safe and what we’re reading is Bree catching up to what her future self has done and trying to figure out what she wants. Like I said its confusing at first but it makes sense once you finish the book. I thought it was a great book and it kept me engaged in the story I liked the time traveling and following the clues. For a book set in the future that has time travel involved I liked it and it worked well, I would love to get my hands on the second book soon!
