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    Tempest

    By Julie Cross

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    Em 2009, o jovem Jackson Meyer descobre que pode viajar no tempo. Durante os seus "saltos" para o passado, nada muda no presente. Isso era apenas uma diversão inofensiva, até que sua namorada Holly morre durante uma invasão à sua casa. Em pânico, ele consegue voltar dois anos, mas descobre que ficou preso no tempo. Desesperado para voltar e salvar Holly, Jackson resolve tocar sua vida em 2007 e tentar descobrir o que puder sobre suas habilidades. Não muito tempo depois, as pessoas que atiraram em Holly, membros de um grupo apelidado pela CIA de "Inimigos do Tempo", vêm a sua procura para recrutá-lo ou matá-lo. Com tudo isso acontecendo e Jackson ainda tentando encontrar pistas sobre as origens de sua família para descobrir mais sobre suas habilidades, ele precisa decidir até onde está disposto a ir para salvar Holly... e possivelmente, o mundo inteiro.
    LanguagePortuguês
    PublisherEditora Jangada
    Release dateJun 17, 2015
    ISBN9788564850132
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    Tempest
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    Julie Cross

    Julie Cross lves in central Illinois with her husband and three children. Julie is a YMCA Gymnastics Program Director, which means she works with lots of teenagers, who help to inspire the characters she creates. Tempest is her first novel for young adults.

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    • 4/5
      Find this review and more at On The Shelf!Time traveling books aren’t ones I normally read, but this one sounded pretty interesting, so when I saw it on LibraryThing‘s Early Reviewers list, I just had to request it, and luckily I won it! Time traveling in this book is different than the time traveling in a lot of things you see; it actually talks about separate timelines and such. The cover grabbed me when I saw it also. The storm in the background with the lightening fit really well with the title, and it ties into the book, too.At first, it kind of took me a little while to get into the book. I’m not really sure why, but it could have been because I wasn’t used to reading this type of book. But as I read it, it became more and more intense, and I flew threw it once I was really hooked. The book is a constant struggle for Jackson, and his character becomes so different after everything he goes through, so there is a lot of character development. I really liked his computer nerd friend, Adam, for some reason. He’s a good friend to Jackson and is fascinated by science stuff. Holly I wasn’t too crazy about at first because she just didn’t click for me, but that changed as well. There was also a really good emotional scene, but I was surprised by the lack of emotion in some spots.**SMALL SPOILER ALERT** I don’t know how CIA stuff is usually done in books, but my only real complain is that the CIA stuff in this novel just didn’t seem as believable as it could have been. It may be just me on that one, but somethings just seemed to simple. Like agents giving up secrets way too easy. **END OF ALERT**All in all though, I enjoyed this book and I can’t wait to find out what happens next, especially after the ending. I like the way it ended and am anxious to see what’s next.Intense once it gets going, good emotions, enjoyable characters, could have been a bit more believable with certain areas.
    • 3/5
      First of all, this doesn't need to be a series. I mean unless the author pulls something spectacular out in the next books its just going to be more convoluted plot lines that endeavor to get the two leads together. And really the romance wasn't the strongest part in the book. The time travel and "bigger" story with the government vs The Enemies of Time (terrible name) was far more interesting. And here's the issue, I don't care about Holly as a character. There is one too many scenes of her being the victim and needing to be saved by Jackson. It's gets old and it doesn't allow the character any growth while Jackson grows tremendously, especially his relationship with his father. So basically if the love story gets ignored in the next book then I might be up for it.
      Secondly, when the book says, "he whispers" please audiobook narrator DON'T ACTUALLY WHISPER! I can't hear you and I can't rewind and jack up my volume. Just it's a tiny detail but for some reason this book had lots of whispering and so it happened, a lot.
    • 3/5
      What a thrill ride! Time travel is, of course, completely fascinating as a concept, but it's extraordinarily difficult to do well. Actually, I have no complaints with how Cross has done this. Way better than The Lake House any day.

      What particularly intrigues me are the variations in time-jumping power and the other abilities Jackson seems to be developing. I hope more is learned about these and where the powers originally came from later on. The ubermensch theme is pretty cool too, especially since people with that mindset make awesome bad guys.

      I never really bonded with Jackson as a character. He's okay, but I'm not sure how much I like him. Actually, now that I think about it, I don't have any particular love for any of the characters. However, I do really love the way the characters are together, the way they interact. Cross has attained something resembling actual human interaction, which is pretty fantastic.

      Jackson and Holly are definitely put forward as fairy tale level love, and they are seriously drawn to one another from the first time they meet (and from the first time they meet again...haha). However, they did not immediately declare their love for one another or anything like that. Although the degree of their affection is extreme, as are the circumstances, the relationship moves in a believable way. They have hangups and little fights. These important details are left out of too much fiction.

      On a somewhat related note, I really hope all teens are not this sexually active nowadays. When Jackson and Holly first have sex, he is surprised to discover she is a virgin, even though she's not even in college yet. He thinks to himself that it had been a long time since he had sex with a virgin, which leaves me wondering exactly how much action this guy has been getting and since when?

      If you like action, romance, espionage and time travel, you will not want to miss Tempest. This is the first book in a series, which I have every intention of continuing with.
    • 4/5
      What. A. Ride. When I started reading this book I really did not think that I would love it this much. In fact I thought it was just another lame time travelling story. Then it had to get all "Alias" meets "The Time Travelers Wife" and I found that I could not put it down. I thought the book was going in one direction, only to find that we were going an entirely different direction all together!

      My one complaint is that there were times when things were moving a little too quickly and I found myself having a somewhat difficult time figuring out who was who. I also wanted to know why Holly 007 was so different from 009. What had happened in her life to make her change so drastically? I thought the character of Jackson was great. I really liked that we as the reader grew alongside Jackson and learned more as he learned more.

      I am incredibly excited because it looks as if this may be a series! I really hope the next book is released soon though because I feel as if I am in shock and I need to see what happens next! I am hoping there will be more about Courtney in this next book.
    • 1/5
      The premise: ganked from Amazon.com: The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun.That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he’s stuck in 2007 and can’t get back to the future.Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.But it’s not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these “Enemies of Time” will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler. Recruit… or kill him.Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he’s willing to go to save Holly… and possibly the entire world.My Rating: Not My Cup of Tea (DNF)Maybe it's because I tried reading this after Catherynne M. Valente's excellent The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. Seriously, that could be the whole problem right there. But I picked this up, started reading, and was utterly unengaged, even though the whole "girlfriend gets fatally shot" thing happens in the first 24 pages. But I think that's the problem: in that short of time, I'm not made to care about our hero, Jackson, nor do I have a real reason to root for his relationship with Holly. It's not like I want Holly dead or anything, but that sense of urgency I'd feel for Jackson to save her isn't there because I'm not connecting, and that's unfortunate. It doesn't help either that I found Jackson rather unlikable. He keeps his time-traveling a secret from Holly, which I don't mind, but when they have a big argument, Jackson's reactions to a lot of what's happened (even something as simple as getting Holly's feminist roommate out of the room) just rubs me the wrong way. I guess it boils down to the fact I don't buy Cross's first person narrative MALE voice.Cross also really doesn't bother much with setting in the pages I read, which makes my imagination work overtime to try and fill in the blanks using what few context clues I get, and that's irritating when I think I have it worked out and I get a new clue to dislodge that mental picture.That's basically my technical assessment. I put it down after 89 pages because I really, really didn't care about what I was reading (not good for a book that's supposed to be an SF thriller), and I dreaded picking the book back up. So I didn't, and picked up something else instead.For my buck, if you want a good, suspenseful story about a guy who keeps time traveling in order to avert disaster and save the woman he's falling in love with, I highly recommend watching the film Source Code instead. And that's not as insulting-sounding as it seems: Tempest has already been optioned by Summit Entertainment, the fine folks who've brought you the film adaptations of the Twilight books.That is all.
    • 3/5
      I was confused a lot of the time because of the time traveling and the main character doesn't really know what is going on. Hopefully it will become clearer with the next book.
    • 5/5
      This time travel novel is fantastic. The main character is well-developed and likable, but not perfect. The side characters feel like characters, not devices. While there is a lot of jumping in time, I never felt confused about where we were on the timeline. And the romance in this was spectacular and genuine. If you like time travel, romance, and spies, this is a great book for you! I look forward to picking up the next book in the series!
    • 3/5
      i enjoyed the book, but i wasn't a big fan of it. i'm planning on passing it on to a friend that loves time travel books and i'm pretty sure she would like this book.
    • 4/5
      I give Tempest a 4 out of 5. That means it was a good book, kept me entertained and left me thinking about it for a bit afterwards, but not quite gushing about it.Kudos to Julie Cross for coming up with an innovative way to incorporate time travel into what is otherwise fairly normal teen life. In Tempest, nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer has recently found he can jump back in time, but just by a little bit. He can't change the course of events, and only stays a little bit, then is back in his present time, 2009 (presumably the year when Julie Cross wrote the novel). That all changes when his girlfriend, Holly, is shot before his eyes, and he finds himself back in 2007, unable to get back to his present. And now, in 2007, it looks like he might be able to change things as well. So he befriends his girlfriend and her friends as they were in high school, in an effort to figure out what has happened and get back where he belongs.The story that follows is complex and intriguing. It kept me reading to find out the answer to the questions that come up early in the novel. I've seen reviews that mention that the characters are flat, and I will agree that Jackson Meyer is almost a caricature at first, but urge the readers not to give up because of that. That is how Jackson sees himself at the beginning of the book. But over the course of the story, he grows, discovering who he is on more than one level and more importantly, realizing what is important to him.My only serious concern with the novel was the lack of descriptions. There is very little to give me the look, smell, or feel of any of the places in the book. At times, particularly near the end, the missing description made the action difficult to follow. But otherwise, I recommend Tempest. It's an excellent debut novel.
    • 4/5
      This book was highly entertaining. I really enjoyed it. The author's writing is easy to read and the characters are like able. The setting is also another part of the book that I like. It has a great feel to it. I'll be looking for the next ones in the series!
    • 3/5
      Jackson is about 17 when he realizes that he can travel through time. He keeps it a secret, using it as a research project with his friend Adam, until he meets other time travellers and finds himself in the midst of a battle between good and evil for the future of the world. But he is not sure which side is good, and which is evil.
    • 5/5
      There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding “Tempest”. After the film rights were nabbed by Summit Entertainment, I decided to check out what “Tempest” was about. Shortly after I went ahead and pre-ordered the book. This has been one of my most anticipated releases for 2012, so imagine my surprise when I was informed it was up on NetGalley. Needless to say, once I was approved I started reading right away…and I’m glad that I did.“Tempest” is about a Jackson Meyer, a nineteen year old time traveler. He spends a lot of time conducting experiments with his friend Adam, oblivious to the fact that people are watching him. He’s never been able to jump back more than a few years, but when strangers hunt him down and kill Holly, his girlfriend, Jackson jumps back to 2007 – two years earlier – unable to find his way back into the present.What’s really interesting about “Tempest” is that we get to meet the characters more than once. In a way, you kind of get to see them grow up – which I know may sound strange. But take Jackson’s last visit with Courtney. It’s that visit in which he’s finally able to see what he has to do. It’s that moment in which he finds the strength to let go.We get to meet Holly and Adam in 2009, before meeting them again in 2007, before going back to 2009. I loved that we got to see how the characters changed in time.Honestly, I’m not sure I can express just how much I enjoyed this book. “Tempest” is the perfect beginning to a trilogy. You’ll fall in love with the characters, well, most of them. There are enough twists in the book to keep you constantly guessing.The ending is sad, yet perfect at the same time. He has to let go, even if he doesn’t want to. I’m eager to see what will happen next: what Thomas has in store, what Emily was trying to show Jackson, and how Jackson’s decision is affecting him.
    • 5/5
      This is one of those books you just can't put down. I got it as part of the early review program and finished it the same day it came in the mail. It's a book about time traveling, although they are going to market it like a twilight book which I think is the wrong direction to go to. It's a perfect book for a movie which it's already been optioned for so I can't wait for that to happen. Also I already can't wait for the next two books in the series to see what happens.
    • 5/5
      I really liked this book! It was so creative!! I loved the main character and how the plot unfolded. I am on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens next!
    • 4/5
      I'll admit going into this that my expectations weren't super high, but the concept sounded unique enough that I decided to go in with an open mind. (I think my reluctance was the similarity to the Fallen-Hush,Hush category of books.) I'm glad that I gave this a try, because it pulled me in and I found myself wanting to read more and more of the story. Granted there were times when either the plot didn't make sense or I was lost, but despite that, it was still an enjoyable read. And while I've read stories that are somewhat similar, I found that this had a unique twist on the whole time travel-type story.
    • 3/5
      I recently picked up Julie Cross's debut novel, Tempest, because the whole concept of the book seemed intriguing. The closest thing I could think of to this novel was the movie, “Jumper,” which I somewhat liked but ended up very confused by. Turns out I had the same reaction to this novel.

      I’ve been enjoying books recently told from the male point of view and this is no exception. Jackson’s head is a very easy place to be. I liked his character and I thought it was a nice change to have a college male as the lead. His relationship with his girlfriend Holly is more mature than many books I’ve recently read; they have a physical relationship, and they are also experiencing some communication problems that feel realistic. Both of them, along with their friend Adam, work with privileged children at a summer camp and when we meet up with them they are working hard to keep the kids entertained and under control at the zoo (good luck!). Jackson has already been jumping back in time for short distances and durations, and has been documenting his experiences at the insistence of Adam, who is studying the phenomenon. Holly, however, is unaware of what Jackson has been doing and this is where the relationship problems are occurring; Jackson has been standing her up for dates as he attempts the time jumping and never even thinks of telling her why. I find it refreshing to see that Jackson and Holly are having normal communication difficulties that I think many people can relate to.

      When the two reconcile after their most recent argument, they spend the night together and then are awakened the next morning to two men knocking at Holly’s dorm-room door. The two men insist Jackson accompany them to see his father, but since he has been trained since childhood not to leave with strangers (he is from a rich family himself) he refuses and a fight ensues. Holly is shot during the confrontation and Jackson accidentally jumps much farther than he ever has before – from 2009 to 2007. Any time he attempts to get back to Holly in 2009, he finds himself inexplicably boomeranging further back in time and then forward to 2007 – but no farther. Jackson now needs to find out what is causing him to stall in 2007 so he can correct the situation and get back to help Holly.

      The rest of the book is about Jackson meeting up with the younger versions of Holly and Adam, and even his twin sister – who died when they were 14 years old. Along the way, he finds out his father is more than he seems and that the government agency he works for has been experimenting with time jumps for years. The agency is currently trying to prevent other time jumpers from altering anything along the time-lines so that the future can play out the way it is supposed to.

      And this is where I had difficulty with Tempest. The characters are intriguing, the concept is great, but the whole thing gets bogged down by so many jumps forward and backward that I became very confused where Jackson was, which characters belonged where, and what the heck new characters introduced at the end were doing. There are “half jumps” and “full jumps,” sometimes things CAN be changed and sometimes they can’t, more characters keep showing up and jumping around…frankly, I became a bit lost. Since this is the first book of a trilogy I expect questions to be left open for the next book, but it felt like I was left with nothing BUT questions and no answers. Events and characters kept piling on with no resolutions. I have no clue who are the good guys at this point (except Jackson, Holly and Adam); everyone has an agenda and they are all conflicting. I’m not going to spoil the ending, but after everything Jackson did throughout this book and how his every action was an attempt to get back to Holly I found his final actions to be frustrating.

      There is enough in Tempest to make me want to check out the second book in the trilogy and see where Cross is taking the story. I’ve been left with so many questions, though, that I found the book more frustrating than satisfying. Hopefully that is reversed with book two as Cross settles down with her story and characters, and I will be left anxiously awaiting the final chapter.
    • 3/5
      Age 14 and up The first of a trilogy aout Jackson Meyer, a 19 year old college studen who discovers he can jump through time. It seems like fun and games at first until two men break into the dorm and his girlfriend Holly is shot.I do at times find some time travel novels confusing and I was alright with this one up until the end. It was at that point I felt this novel didn't pay off, the explantions were going to be dragged into the next book.
    • 3/5
      I thought Tempest was an ok book. Anything with time traveling in it will always grab my interest. Unfortunately, my interest waned quickly with Tempest. There really wasn't anything new or unique in the story, no surprises to pique interest. I didn't feel any emotional ties between Jackson and Holly at all, even though she was supposed to be the main reason he was doing all the time jumping.The one saving grace in this book for me was the relationship between Jackson and his twin sister, Courtney. He visits her a few times in the past and their meetings are so sweet. I wish there had been more with them than with Jackson and Holly.Tempest may be enjoyed more by younger adults. It may also hold interest for those who have a love for time travel.
    • 5/5
      Tempest by Julie Cross (Tempest #1)Pages: 344Release Date: January 17th, 2012Date Read: 2012, March 15th-18thReceived: LibraryRating: 5/5 starsRecommended to: 17+SUMMARY -Jackson Meyer was always the average, normal teenager...until a year ago, when he discovered his ability to travel through time. First it was freaky. Then it was all fun and games. And now, with the help of his supergeniusfreak friend Adam, he wants to find some answers. But when men come looking for Jackson, killing his girlfriend Holly right in front of him, he must use his extraordinary gift - and an accidental "jump" to the past - to save her and uncover a few family secrets that could mean a change...in everything.MY THOUGHTS -I am feeling this incredibly strong urge to buy everyone a copy of this book. (Everyone as in...I don't know.) Not all would like it, but holy gracious, it was so stinkin' good I can't even help but try.You guys, come on! Julie Cross if flipping awesome! How Did She Do It?! I loved literally everything about this book. (Ok, well, there could have been a little less language...BUT...) I loved Jackson, seeing a male perspective in first person. Holly, Adam, cool CIA stuff, time travel that isn't hokey, perfectly paced plot-line with a perfect train of thought that never breaks.I've never understood time travel so well. I suppose I should try out my own abilities soon... ;)Julie Cross writes like nothing I've ever seen. The brilliance of her style is her clarity, her way of describing. It allows her to show, not tell. To bring the reader into the story. I was one of those readers. I really was.CHARACTER NOTES -Let's just put this out there now - Jackson and Adam totally remind me of the Neal/Mozzie duo from White Collar...and in all the best ways. They're not copies, either, just similar, and if I absolutely love the Neal/Mozzie duo (which I do!!), you can bet on me loving Jackson/Adam.Jackson rocked this book to the very core. He radiates total and complete excellence - as a character in literature and as a real person. I connected with him and - guilt as charged! - totally fell in love with him. He's far from perfect, but shows tons of personal growth and strength in doing the right thing. At first I thought Holly might be too good for him, but no... He totally deserves her!Speaking of Holly. She's way too cool! She's a dream come true for Jackson, but she's real, flaws and all. She added so much meaning to Tempest, being at the lead of Jackson's drive to search for answers.There are so many great characters here, I wish I could name them all. Some start out bad and end good (like as in good guy/bad guy...not quality...they're all great quality characters!). Some totally tricked me and flipped the story upside down. I found I was second-guessing myself more than once on a lot of these people. They're very involving!STORY NOTES -But that's not the only aspect of Tempest to turn things around.This story is freaking crazy!!! Every two seconds my ideas/plans/theories about the story line were blown up in my face by some insanely incredible twist.Tempest starts fast and ends faster. So much happens, which could have been so confusing, but I never once wondered about the theories or experiments. Everything made sense...okay, except for that one thing at the end. But even that didn't bother me too much. I know Cross will tie it in in the second and third books...I trust her that much. *please don't break my trust!*Skip this if you don't want something spoiled for you!!! - it's the biggest spoiler in the book so if you haven't read it, I don't recommend reading it!SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER!!!!I thought that going back in time to a different "timeline" meant you couldn't change the future? Like, he went back, saw and talked to Courtney, and yet nothing in 2009 changed. When he went back in time to avoid meeting Holly in the very beginning, it was to change the future. But it doesn't work that way. So am I missing something or is that a hole in the story?END OF SPOILER!!In any case, whatever my issue was with the end...it was still breathtaking, gut wrenching, and totally heartbreaking. I definitely cried some in this book because the whole thing had a very emotional undertone...and some of the scenes...GAH! Don't get me wrong - Jackson is this a total guy and not a mushy gushy softy - but he has the perfect mix of manliness and a sensitive side, which only adds to the brilliance of Tempest. (And which only works to make me fall head over heals for him because that's like my dream guy!!)The love story was just wonderful. It reminded me some of Everneath in the fact that it had already happened, but needs to be "relived". That was one of the factors that sold me in Everneath, and it worked again with Tempest. I love the slow progression of things between Holly and Jackson, and the fact that it was still so intense. Like, emotional (not the dramatic type) and beautiful and so stinking sweet.SUMMING IT UP -Tempest sucked me into its timeline! ;) Yes, I'm hopelessly lost in the world of Jackson. I'm hooked. I didn't think I'd love it, but wow I was wrong! And now... Second book please come out very very soon!!!!!For the Parents -Quite a lot of foul language... F bombs, GD, b**ch, s**t, d**n, etc. For that alone I recommend to older ages. But on top of that there are some crude sexual remarks and, yes: college age Jackson and Holly are practically living together. A few minor details (Julie Cross is really good an implying and leaving out unneeded details), but it happens at least 4 times, and with enough detail to make me squirm at the thought of my 15 year old sister reading it.Recommended to older teens, 17+.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book so much!! This may be the only book involving time travel I've ever liked-she did it so well! I loved the way this book unraveled, getting more and more complex with each "jump" through time. The only downside is that book 2 doesn't even have an estimated publication date yet, so it may be awhile to get to read more=(
    • 4/5
      Okay, so I did really enjoy the storyline of this book. I’ve come to realize lately how much I enjoy books about time travel. It’s also interesting to see all the different approaches authors come up with in dealing with the same basic idea.In this book the main character, nineteen-year-old Jackson can jump through time. He can only jump to the past and only for short amounts of time. That is until he jumps two years into the past and can’t get back. He has no other choice but to pretend this is his rightful time and just try and learn everything he can about what’s happening.There are three main characters in this book: Jackson, Holly, and Adam.-Jackson was a pretty good main character; he’s smart, caring, and charming. What’s not to like, right? For some reason I just didn’t fall in love with him the way other readers have. -Holly is Jackson’s girlfriend, and honestly, I felt bad for her most of the time. She has no clue who Jackson really is or what he can do. He’s always hiding things from her and lying to her and for what? I never really understood why he didn’t just tell her. It wasn’t because he was trying to keep her safe or anything because at the beginning he doesn’t even know there is any danger. Holly soon becomes a target to his enemies because of their relationship even though she’s clueless as to what’s happening. I just felt like she was an innocent bystander who kept getting caught up in all of Jackson’s crap.- Adam was my favorite character. Holly’s friend and Jacksons’ right hand man. Adam knows all about Jackson and what he can do and the two of them are working together to try and figure things out. Adam is a super smart, computer geek, with a big heart and lovable personality.I was just talking to a friend about the lack of books out there that have college-age main characters. Being in college myself, I would like to see more books centered on this age group. So when I heard this book was about college-aged characters I was excited.Unfortunately, in this instance this basically just meant that there was more swearing and sexual content than in most young adult books. I would say this book was meantfor an older audience (18+) than what it’s being marketed for. Tempest is the first book in a new trilogy, one that I will definitely continue to read.
    • 3/5
      Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer can travel in time, but he’s no Doctor Who-he can only make short jumps backward, and he can’t change anything. It’s all harmless experimentation until his girlfriend, Holly, is shot when two gunmen attempt to kidnap him. Panicked, Jackson jumps back two years and gets stuck there.The consequences of unprepared time travel and Jackson pretending to be his 17-year-old self are amusing, but as he explores his life and pursues Holly (now his girlfriend-to-be), the already gripping story escalates. Jackson discovers his father’s secret life with a shadowy government agency called Tempest, and father and son become tangled with violent rival time travelers determined to alter the course of history. As Jackson explores his powers, he has no idea which side to trust or who is trying to kill him, and failure to make the right decisions threaten worldwide repercussions. Summary from BPLThis reads almost like a novelized version of a movie. In the acknowledgments, the author thanks a producer for shepherding her project towards filming. It’s a fast-paced sci fi and spy thriller featuring teen protagonists. I found it hard to keep track of the various jumps in time even though each chapter bears a dateline. And I agree with other reviewers that the alcohol and sex would have been more appropriate for a twenty-something couple.7 out of 10
    • 4/5
      Review Courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: The revelations about Jackson Meyer’s time traveling ability and family past are interesting to read, but the pacing is somewhat slow.Opening Sentence: Okay, so it’s true. I can time-travel.The Review:Jackson Meyer has the rare ability to travel through time. It’s not an exact science and not as extreme as in the movies since he can only travel short distances back in time. That is until intruders break in and shoot his girlfriend Holly during a struggle and Jackson jumps back two full years. Confused and trying to find his way home, Jackson realizes he is stuck in 2007 until he can figure out a way to get back to his own time.I enjoyed the characters Julie Cross created. Jackson is a sarcastic but nice guy who really cares for his girlfriend Holly and their super smart friend Adam who helps him understand his time traveling. Holly is a sweet, smart girl who is in the dark about Jackson’s time traveling. Since most of the novel is set two years before Jackson is dating Holly, we mainly see her seventeen-year-old self, a younger and more guarded Holly than the one Jackson knows, though he still knows her well. Since the novel is narrated by Jackson when he finds her in 2007, we don’t see her character develop much beyond what Jackson notices about the differences between 2007 and 2009 Holly. She’s very likable, but I never feel like we really get to know her since Jackson already does and sees little need in giving the reader details on what he already knows. Jackson and Holly did not meet until 2009, so Jackson has the upper hand in knowing all about Holly, but is a total stranger to her. He tries to hide their mutual past, but sometimes slips up and acts like he would with 2009 Holly. Adam brings up the possibility of Jackson taking advantage of 2007 Holly in a way since he already knows what to say and do to cause her to like him. It did seem a bit odd for Jackson to spend so much time with a two year younger version of his current girlfriend, but considering the last thing he saw before he jumped to the past was her shot by strangers who seemed to know about his ability, I can understand his need to see her again to make sure she was alright.Adam is extremely smart, and the only person Jackson feels comfortable sharing the secret of his talent with. Before the intruders shot Holly, Jackson and Adam were working on experiments to figure out the limits of Jackson’s power. When he is stuck in the past, Jackson meets Adam again and convinces him to believe what is happening to him. 2007 Adam is way more skeptical and paranoid than 2009 Adam, and it takes a secret code 2009 Adam left with Jackson to convince him what Jackson says is the truth. I really liked the character of Adam, and he helped make sense of some theories about Jackson.More secrets are revealed as Jackson tries to figure out what to do while in 2007. Jackson never knew his mother, and his twin sister, Courtney, died of cancer when they were sixteen. After getting stuck in the past, Jackson starts to realize some odd things about his father and his own childhood, and comes to the conclusion that his father is not who he thought he was. His father kept things from Jackson. Important things! I don’t want to spoil anything, so you’ll have to read for yourself to find out the truth behind his father’s neglect since Courtney died, his involvement with Jackson’s time traveling, and who the man really is. I did like the twists Cross wrote, especially in connection with Jackson’s past.One thing Jackson does realize is he is not alone with his gift of time travel. There are others like him, but not all of them use their powers for good. In fact, some of them are downright evil and want to take Jackson with them. Can Jackson’s wits keep him safe?As the book neared the ending, it became a bit more confusing, but I imagine the many questions I had will be answered in upcoming novels. The pacing throughout was a little slow, but the twists and information revealed is really what kept the book going. I enjoyed Tempest, and my only complaint is with the hesitation in the overall flow of the novel.Notable Scene:I spit out a mouthful of something strawlike and realized I was lying facedown in the grass. Somewhere. Somewhen. My heart was pounding. It hadn’t even felt like a jump.The sun warmed the back of my neck. I shouldn’t have felt the heat so much. This was different from a normal jump. Something was different.It must have been a dream . . . or I’d hit my head. Maybe I hadn’t even had a fight with Holly? Maybe none of that had happened? Acid churned in my stomach just thinking of the sickening image of her lying in a heap on the floor.I pulled myself up from the grass and tripped over something, falling flat on my face again. And I felt the painful impact of my body colliding with the ground. Based on how much it hurt, this was definitely home base. My black bag lay at my feet. I must have dragged it with me.After forcing my eyes to focus, I realized this was Central Park. Right near my building. My legs felt like lead as I stepped closer to the sidewalk. I pulled my phone from my pocket and tilted it so I could see the time. It was completely blank. After banging it against my thigh a few times, I gave up and asked a woman passing me on the sidewalk, “Do you know what time it is?”“A little after six,” she said as she jogged past.The aches running through my entire body were so intense, I had to stop and sit down on a bench.“You okay?” an old man asked from beside me.“Fine, thanks,” I said, leaning my head back. I just needed to rest for a minute. Right before I closed my eyes, the old man’s newspaper came into focus and I jolted upright after reading the date.September 9, 2007.What the freaking’ hell is going on?The Tempest Series:1. Tempest2. Vortex (January 8, 2013)FTC Advisory: St. Martin’s Griffin provided me with a copy of Tempest. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 1/5
      Couldn't finish it. . .and after slogging through the first couple chapters, I found the characters flat and uninteresting. Despite a highly promising premise, the book wasn't compelling and lacked depth.
    • 5/5
      Oh, how I loved Tempest! I received this during an insane week at work and, because my free time was so limited, I read the majority of it in one sitting the day before I had to send it off to the next person on the tour. Our time together was much too short, but this is one read I’ll be glad to revisit.Jackson was a great narrator. It was refreshing to have a male POV and he delivered the awesome with his charm, wit, and adoration for his girlfriend, Holly. Time traveling aside, he came across as a very normal guy and Julie Cross made him believable with his flaws and insecurities, too. I absolutely fell in love with him!We all should know by now that I’m a sucker for a good romance and Tempest offered just that! Though Holly and Jackson were already in an established relationship (woot!), time traveling allowed a look into how they came together. Jackson’s interactions with the younger 007 Holly were absolutely sweet, while the scenes with 009 Holly gave a feeling of familiarity and ease… Oh, and sexy times (woot again!)! Because of the shooting that kicks off the story, there was also a lot intensity as Jackson tried to deal with his guilt and worry. All of this made for a very happy me.The most surprising aspect of this book was how full of heart it was. While it delivered on the action and excitement I anticipated, I was taken back by the multiple times I found myself getting weepy. Jackson goes through quite the emotional journey in regards to Holly, not knowing who to trust, and his family. His ability allows him to experience some eye-opening situations, bring closure to things he wishes he could have done differently, and mature.As enjoyable as Tempest was, it definitely felt like an introduction to something much, much bigger — in a good way. I can find it frustrating when details to the “big picture” are scarce and I can’t get a feel for the direction the story is going, but Cross managed to fill this book with a thrilling adventure, while at the same time setting up and offering a glimpse of what’s to come. Without giving away any details, at one point Jackson sees two very different futures and I can’t wait to see how it all comes together to those points. It’s going to be epic!That ending? Let me go sob into my pillow. So perfect, so right, and yet absolutely heartbreaking. ARCs for books that I love always leave me feeling anxious for the next one, but the wait for this one already seems especially long… 2013?! Yikes. I will be waiting with a certain degree of misery to find out where the story goes next, but I have no doubt that Julie Cross will deliver with an equally amazing sequel.
    • 3/5
      I wasn't entirely sure what to expect from Tempest. Between the time travel blurb and the connections to "Twilight" that are being screamed on the covers, I wasn't sure if this was going to be a science fiction thriller, a paranormal romance or something else completely. Tempest is something between a romance, a thriller, science fiction and something else. The story is told through the eyes of Jackson, a boy who can time travel, but only for short periods of time. While one of Jackson's friends studies him to help understanding the time traveling phenomenon, Jackson learns more about his strange abilities -and why they don't mess up the time stream. Then, everything changes. Jackson's girlfriend Holly is fatally shot and he accidentally jumps back in time two years -and can't get back. Now Jackson must re-write the past and cross space and time to get back to Holly.While Tempest sounds like an interesting concept, sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. First, I really enjoyed the male narrator, it was really something different for the YA genre, even though his primary mission is centered around his love for Holly. However, the frequent time-jumping and shifts between character relationships and other events was really confusing at certain points and occasionally became so overly complex that it was hard to me to fully follow what was going on.Despite this, Tempest, overall had a unique concept that was interesting and felt fairly epic, though no other characters were really developed aside from Jackson. I was, however, surprised at the level of adult content in this book. It wasn't explicit, but it was there, making Tempest not as clean as many other, more Twilight-like novels out there. Tempest is also strangely low key on the romance, but focused on the semi-Lost-like Desmond time travel. I wouldn't say that I loved this book, or that I will read the sequel, but its an interesting teen novel that's worth the read.
    • 3/5
      I'm not sure how I feel about this novel. It was an interesting plot and it kept me reading but I was not as excited to get to the end as other books I have read recently. The characters are difficult to get a full grasp on since there is so much jumping around in time. Jackson is the main character, which is refreshing for a teen live story- male POV, only he is a little obsessive about his girlfriend. He has the ability to time travel and the rest of the novel involves time jumping, trying to get back to the right time, and learning about his background. All of thus while fitting in a love story lost me a little. This is the first of a trilogy- maybe it will make mire sense through the series. Also- I'm my ARC I found a typo and that irks me because I wasn't even looking for any but this one confused me bc it changed the sentence completely. 
    • 5/5
      This book is going to be famous. It is already being turned into a movie. Foreign rights have already been sold in 12 countries. This book is going to be everywhere, and it should be.When I began reading it I was only partially intrigued, but this book was crazy, epic, awesome, spell-bindingly amazing. Seriously, I was unable to put it down until I finished it. The intensity of the time traveling was fantastic. There is mystery, action, romance all crammed into this one great book.Jackson can't trust anyone in this book. Everyone is fighting for themselves. I felt bad for him because he was so alone. Holly didn't even know he could time travel. I kept wishing she did know so he could have someone other than Adam to talk to. I was more interested in finding out about his dead twin Courtney than I was hearing about Holly. His story with Holly is good and dandy, but the mysteries with Courtney are even better. Everything concerning Jackson and Courtney was touching.Julie Cross wrote a fantastic page-turner. You must get this book when it comes out! I'm also stoked for the movie. I'll be looking into it a lot.
    • 5/5
      Holy wow, I loved this book!! I loved this twist on time travel, and I really want to know what happens next. Tempest was nothing like I expected. I certainly didn't expect that it would make me cry and keep me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next. I thought that Jackson was such a great character, and I loved his journey not just through time, but also as he learns who he really is and what is really important to him. He also learns that he can't control everything and that sometimes, there's no perfect solution. I also really liked all of the secondary characters but especially liked Adam. (I'm such a sucker for the geeky guys)I'm guessing (and hoping) that this isn't the end of the story because of the questions opened up toward the end of the book, and I'm really excited to read whatever's next.Audio specific comments: The narrator was pretty good, however, some of his female voices (Janna) and one of his male voices (Dr. Melvin) were laughable. His Jackson and Adam were awesome though. Also, I absolutely LOVE the cover. Probably one of my favorite covers ever.
    • 4/5
      I was a little bit concerned at first when I started reading the book. Time travel can be an interesting theme in a novel, but all too often it becomes confusing and somewhat messy. (I am thinking the very first Cassandra Palmer novel by Karen Chance). The story was great until I became so confused about who was where and when. Julie Cross does a pretty good job of keeping the reader in the know at least as much as the hero Jackson is. Still by the very end of the book I was a little confused. Things just moved far too quickly for my liking and I wasn't sure exactly how certain things happened even when I read back over them. Still that is only dropping "Tempest" down one star. The book was easily more enjoyable for me than I believed initially. The story is about Jackson, a college student who is in love with his girlfriend Holly. And he and his friend Adam do a bunch of experiments testing his ability to time travel. As the book opens, Jackson can time travel. He can't go back very far, and what he does in the past doesn't seem to affect anything once he gets back to his real timeline. He also gets pretty sick the longer he is away and the further back he travels. When Holly gets shot, Jackson jumps back in time as he panics. Who would shoot Holly? Does that mean they were really after Jackson? And how is his father involved?One of my favorite things about this story is watching Jackson grow as he goes back in time and tries to learn about his past and his special abilities. The characters are well fleshed out for the most part and the author keeps us guessing right along with Jackson about whether to trust Jackson's father. Jackson's father is no CEO. There is a little romance to the story and some sex talk. At the heart of the story though, its about love. And not all romantic love. Holly ends up being just a small part of that. Its about Jackson's love for his father and even to some degree for the mother he never met. The most beautiful part of the story is about Jackson's love for his twin sister Courtney. This book is very emotional, and I cried hysterical once and at least a little in another scene.I am definitely going to read the next books in this series. I am not sure I buy into the prehype that that is going to be the next Hunger Games (loved it) or even Twilight (not so much) but I do think its well worth the reading time. I also really hope that some things become clearer in the next installment. It would be nice to really know more about the bad guys whose motives are never made very clear.