For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn't there: swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant. Plagued by phantoms since her parents' death, she just wants the apparitions to stop so she can be normal. She's tried everything, but the visions keep coming back.
So when her well-meaning brother brings in a consultant from a secretive organization called the Hourglass, Emerson's willing to try one last cure. But meeting Michael Weaver may not only change her future, it may also change her past.
Who is this dark, mysterious, sympathetic guy, barely older than Emerson herself, who seems to believe every crazy word she says? Why does an electric charge seem to run through the room whenever he's around? And why is he so insistent that he needs her help to prevent a death that never should have happened?
4 stars
I absolutely adored Hourglass and can't wait to read Timepiece! I love the concept of the rips, and after seeing Back to the Future, who isn't intrigued with time travel? Granted, Hourglass wasn't about romping around the past/future the same way Marty McFly did, but it also added extra elements, such as people having extra abilities! Like the X-Men! I thought the 'forbidden fruit' relationship between Emerson and Michael was a tad hokey at times, and she sure did find him a bit hotter than was necessary, but nonetheless, it was swoon worthy. I'm eager to find out what happens with all the characters in Timepiece, and am going to be adding Myra McEntire to my list of awesome authors!
~Mandy
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