Hourglass (Hourglass #1) by Myra McEntire
Hardcover
400 pages
Published June 14th 2011
by Egmont USA
Published June 14th 2011
by Egmont USA
Summary:
One hour to rewrite the past . . .
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 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?
Thoughts:
One hour to rewrite the past . . .
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 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?
Thoughts:
The cover blew me away! It was the first thing that drew me to the book. I was so expecting a horror story maybe something along the lines of Sixth Sense but got Back to the Future instead. And it was amazing! Okay, so the Hourglass organisation reminds me of Prof X's School for Mutants but well so many books are using the same old formula that I sort of accept it. So now it seems that everyone has some super hero powers. Great.
Emerson is your average girl next door who thinks she can see ghosts. Yup cliché. And Michael is even more cliché'. He's your average smoking hot mysterious stranger. So the characters are kind of boring but the plotline really got me hooked. And the twists..yes the twists really save the book.
Verdict: 4 stars
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ReplyDeleteSuch an original story! Great review, thanks:)
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I've started to really live books that are series and this book sounds good!
ReplyDeleteI need to read this one!!!!!!! Thanks for the review! I'm much more excited about it now :o)
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This one sounds very awesome!
ReplyDeleteI really liked Hourglass. It was the first book that I read where the characters could manipulate time and I thought it was very refreshing. Plus the plot twists were really great and kept me guessing throughout the whole book.
ReplyDeleteI too was drawn to the cover, it's so different and captivating. Thanks for the review.
Your comment is awesome. The book has been on my shelf since like for-e-ver. This is just another reason why I should read it next
ReplyDeleteThis was my pick for my most fav book of 2011!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good book, I've heard so much about it taht I really need to go pick up a copy and like, NOW!:)
ReplyDeleteThe cover is awesome. I read the book before. It's interesting and kinda X-men-like, but I'm not sure I'm interested enough to read the sequel though. Maybe I would borrow from the library.
ReplyDeleteI agree. The cover is awesome. And when I looked at this book, I thought it be about pyshic powers, not ghosts. :D Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYeah, the cover blew me away, too. And I loved Back to the Future. :) Gotta read this! Thank you for the review!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading this! The cover is awesome! And I love books with time-travel as theme. I want to read this immediately! Thanks for sharing it! :-D
ReplyDeletethe cover is freaking gorgeous.. i love love it..and it sounds so good.. :)
ReplyDeleteloved this book! Emerson's voice is awesome and KALEB. Swoon:)
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