Review: Timepiece by Myra McEntire

Timepiece by Myra McEntire
Series: Hourglass #2
Publisher: Egmont USA
First published: June 12th, 2012
Source: NetGalley
Format: eARC
Pages: 336

Goodreads Summary:

A threat from the past could destroy the future. And the clock is ticking...

Kaleb Ballard's relentless flirting is interrupted when Jack Landers, the man who tried to murder his father, timeslips in and attacks before disappearing just as quickly. But Kaleb has never before been able to see time travelers, unlike many of his friends associated with the mysterious Hourglass organization. Are Kaleb's powers expanding, or is something very wrong?

Then the Hourglass is issued an ultimatum. Either they find Jack and the research he's stolen on the time gene, or time will be altered with devastating results.

Now Kaleb, Emerson, Michael, and the other Hourglass recruits have no choice but to use their unusual powers to find Jack. But where do they even start? And when? And even if they succeed, it may not be enough...

Click here to read my review for Hourglass.

My Rating: 4.0 / 5

First thoughts:

Following Kaleb's point of view, Timepiece gives us the chance to get to know some other characters better. It took a while for me to get back into the story, but once I did, it was hard to put down - and now I can't wait to see what Myra McEntire plans to do next. With an interesting time travel concept, I'd recommend this series to everyone who's looking for a very refreshing paranormal story. 

More detailed:

After having loved the first book Hourglass so much, my expectations for its sequel were pretty high. Sadly I have to say that they weren't completely met, because I definitely didn't feel as passionately about the second installment of this series as I did about the first. Nonetheless it was a very enjoyable read and I am dying to find out what will happen now.

At first I had some problems getting back into the story. I probably should have re-read Hourglass first, because I only had vague memories about what important things had happened. But after a while I remembered the most important things and felt more comfortable following the story - nonetheless I'd recommend you to read a recap of the first book if your mind betrays you like mine.

I was definitely looking forward to the story being told from Kaleb's point of view, because I really adored him in the first book. Honestly, I had expected a (little) love triangle, but for those of you who hate them, let me tell you not to worry - there's is no real love triangle, but Kaleb manages to find love nonetheless.

The character development mostly focused on Kaleb and his love interest and while this was very interesting to witness, I was a bit disappointed that the rest of the characters didn't appear as often as I wanted them to. Besides that I'm very happy with how the main plotline turned out and found it quite hard to put my Kindle away during certain scenes, constantly wishing for a happy ending.

Those of you who enjoyed the first book should definitely pick up Timepiece. It might not have been as awesome as Hourglass for me, but this series still has a special place in my heart and I hope to get my hands on a copy of the third installment as soon as possible. If you haven't read this series yet - why are you still reading this review? Go ahead and get a copy of the first book right now.

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Carina