Michael Joseph Wrong Place Wrong Time: The most talked about thriller of 2022

I’ve been excited to read Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister for such a long time now, so when my copy arrived, I jumped to read it straight away. I’ve been a fan of Gillian’s books ever since I read her debut, and her latest book is definitely, in my opinion, her best yet. I love the idea she explores here which makes this novel so different and so compelling. I was so eager to find out what was going to happen and I flew through it in just a couple of sittings.We meet Jen, who witnesses something so unimaginable; she can’t even begin to comprehend it. Her son has killed someone, right in front of her. Now she has to face the chaotic fallout. But after the night her son becomes a killer, something unusual happens, Jen wakes up the next morning, only it’s the day before the incident has taken place. Has she imagined the whole scenario? But each morning following, when she wakes up, she begins to realise that she is living her life backwards, each day, she is travelling further and further backwards in time. But why is this happening? How can this be happening? Is there a higher purpose here? Does she have the opportunity now to prevent her son from carrying out such an awful crime?Jen felt very real as I was reading this book. You can feel her anguish as she realises what her son has done. As she begins to realise that she is travelling backwards in time, you can see just how scared and frustrated she feels. Jen has no idea why this is happening. Like Jen, I wanted to know what was happening to her, and I wanted to see if there was any way she could prevent what was going to happen to her son in the future.We also hear from the point of view of a person called Ryan. It isn’t quite clear how Ryan fits into the story, but Gillian McAllister reveals why he is there in such a clever way. I thought the chapters told from his point of view were very intriguing. I have to say there is a jaw dropping moment as the final truths come to light.I’m certain Wrong Place Wrong Time will be in my top ten reads of the year. It is such a clever, original novel and I highly, highly recommend it.

Not amazingly written, but great characterisation. I feel like the author could've been more ambitious with the plot given the inventive and unique literary devices. Loveable characters you get to know very well with heartwarming conclusion. Though I felt there were no big dramatic twists at the end which you would expect from this genre. Worth buying and reading.

I like a good read so when I saw the reviews on this book, I decided to order it. I have to say that it is not as good as it’s cracked up to be. The twist wasn’t a surprise to me as I had already worked it out. So for that reason I gave it 3 stars.

As a fan of time-travel fiction I absolutely devoured this book.It's an incredibly clever scenario where the mother sees her son getinvolved in a knife crime, and to prevent this from happening, shefinds herself waking up each morning in different days in the past:the idea being that the knowlege she gains from these past moments,will eventually provide the answers that she seeks.A damn clever story, and full marks to the author, who painstakinglytakes us back, forever digging into each new day, foraging for knowledge,that will, hopefuuly, set her son free.Sensational read.

I haven’t finished this book so I won’t be reviewing the story for now.My issue is with the quality of the book itself. I bought the hardcover and when I first received it, it looked fine. However, when I started reading it, I noticed that every so often, some of the pages of the book are sort of glued together at the top, which makes it hard to open the book wide open without ripping some of the pages. When I try to separate them, it tears and damage the top part of the pages. I don’t know if my one is just defective or if every hardcover of this book is like this, but it is quite disappointing. I was looking forward to reading this book and now I find myself having to separate and so rip the top of some pages to be able to read comfortably.I did get this book on a deal so I won’t be sending it back anyway. Plus I already have started reading it anyway. But it’s a shame that the quality is so poor, especially for a hardcover book that is usually worth £14.99.