Synopsis from the back of the book:
1985. The death of Eleanor's twin sister tears her family apart. Her father blames her mother for the accident. When Eleanor's mother looks at her, she sees only the daughter she lost. Their wounded family crumbles under the weight of their shared grief.
1993. Eleanor is fourteen years old when it happens for the first time... when she walks through an ordinary door at school and finds herself in another world. It happens again and again, but it's only a curiosity until that day at the cliffs. The day when Eleanor dives... and something rips her out of time itself.
And on the other side, someone is waiting for her.
My Review: This book is magical. I had no idea what to expect from reading the back cover. It in no way explains the details of what this book is about and am for that I am thankful. It's like watching a movie before knowing anything about it and being floored by how good it was. If you know what it is about you have expectations and are often times disappointed simply because you expected more. I had no idea what to expect other than Jason Gurley spent almost half his life writing it. I can tell you for sure that there was not one bit of disappointment with this book. It just got better and better with every turn of the page.
Towards the end of the book I was wondering how it would all come together and for the briefest of moments I was worried I would be left hanging with no solid ending. Needless to say that didn't happen. The ending floored me. Teared me up. Kept me thinking about it for days. I am still thinking about all that happened throughout this book. It has been awhile since a book has made me sit and just think and contemplate the impact of such an amazing well crafted story and how other books will disappointment me because that will not be this good. I wish I had even a small percentage of Jason Gurley's imagination. How someone can think of a story like this, then also have the ability to convey it through written word is beyond me. It is a gift that has been perfected with this book. This is the first full novel of his I have read and it will definitely not be the last.
Even though I was given a copy of this ebook I still purchased the paperback from Amazon. For me reading a paperback is so much more enjoyable and fulfilling then reading on my kindle. In this particular case I am even more glad I bought the book, one reason is simply that I want support an indie author, and secondly this book is absolutely beautiful. The cover, the feel of the matte finish, the art work at the start of the different parts, even the font is beautiful. Literally everything about this book is good. I highly recommend reading this book.
My Rating: 10
Pages: 596
Author website: http://www.jasongurley.com/
