Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books, Netgalley for allowing me to read a copy of A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong in exchange for an honest review. This review might contain spoilers read at your own risk.
I am not sure what to make of this book because I loved all of the characters except Mallory who is the main character. At first it was cute with the whole let's blame all screw ups on the bump on my head and everyone will believe her and accept it. However, it got annoying listening to the same song over and over again like first few times okay I will buy it, but after that you should learn how to blend in better. I also got annoyed when Mallory was patting herself on the back for doing such a good job blending in when everyone kept giving her confused looks for every word that fell out of her mouth.
I did love how all of her stereotypes and assumptions were proven wrong, but I couldn't help but feel like maybe the author was forcing it and it didn't feel natural. Also, as someone who grew up near Vancouver my entire life there were a couple of things that had me wondering what Vancouver the author knew. Also as a side-note: Canadians can be just as nasty as the rest of the world and I really don't like when people try to pass it off as Canadians are so sweet and polite. The only difference is we know how to say sorry we just might not mean it. Also, how the Frick is someone supposed to know that saying sorry means you're Canadian? There were so many little things in this book that made me pause and even after two days of finished reading it I am still questioning it.
Reasons why I love Isla: she is one of the few characters who will bother to investigate and ask questions from the experts on whether a bump on the head can change personalities. She is willing to believe the impossible even with little proof because some of that proof cannot be obtained. She does not take crap from anyone despite having everyone trying to treat her like she is made of glass. Isla is willing to take matters into her own hands (without always thinking it through, but she does it because she wants to help). She is resourceful and I felt so sorry for her because of some of her past relationships.
Reasons why I like Duncan: he has reasonable reactions, he has had to deal with a crappy hand being a person of color and an illegitimate child. He does not let his wealth influence him and he is more than happy to help his sister out. Family is everything to him especially his sister, Isla. He is passionate about what he does and everything that he does is to help other people even when they do not think they need it.
The book felt a tad bit predictable but it did pick up at the 60% mark because before that it was slow and I think banging my nails into my head would have been less excruciating which is slightly disappointing because I love Kelley Armstrong's books. The ending felt too abrupt, but it has me curious for the rest of the series. I want to know what Mallory will do. I only hope we get different character's pov's because I can only spend so long in Mallory's head before I want to throttle her.
If you do read this book be prepared to suspend all disbelief because this book gets ridiculous with some of its antics or more like Mallory shouldn't be as believable as she is portrayed.
3.75 ⭐️
6.5💧
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