Kaleb Ballard was never supposed to be able to see ripples - cracks in time. Are his powers expanding, or is something very wrong? Before he can find out, Jonathan landers, the man who tried to murder is father, reappears. Why is he back, and what, or whom, does he want?
In the wake of Landers' return, the Hourglass organization is given an ultimatum. Either they find Jack and the research he's stolen on the people who might carry the time gene, or time will be altered - with devastating results for the people Kaleb loves most.
Now Kaleb, Emerson, Michael, and the other Hourglass recruits have no choice but to use their unusual powers to find Landers. But where do they even start? And when? And even if they succeed, it may not be enough...
Review: This book got a lot of crap on Goodreads due to the change in POV from the first book, Hourglass, as well as for the confusing cast of characters and the not-so-thought-out plot. But, in my opinion, this was a really good sequel. The POV was funny enough, the action was fast paced and the main character was fairly well developed, making this an acceptable read. However, I was awfully disappointed to find out that Emerson, the head strong, and quick thinking heroine from the first book, was reduced to nothing more than a love struck, weak and, for some reason, violent minor character. Oh, the tragedies of young love.
The new hero, Kaleb, is hilarious and charming. It's very interesting to see him change throughout the book, maturing into his powers and his responsibilities. Too bad he has these weird, messed up periods of uncontrollable anger. Another thing I don't get about him is why the author chose to include so many interactions with his past one night stands, when one of the plot lines involve a real romantic interest for him. We get he's a player, but if you keep bringing it up, it's going to get annoying real fast.
Let's move on to plot, shall we? The plot, overall, is acceptable, albeit unrealistic. The ending was very, very disappointing. Without going into details, let's just say that it is the classic, baby-ish happily ever after kind of ending; where everyone is happy. The disappointing part comes in when you realize, according to the plot, that there will be another book. But for what? Everyone's happy. Props to the author for not breaking our hearts, but sometimes, the appropriate thing to do is just rip out the reader's soul. You still have more books to repair it.
Overall, only read this book if you read the first or are looking for a mindless chick flick with a sci-fi twist. 3.5/5
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