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Jan 04, 2012

Kira marked it as to-read

Caution: You're about to read a review of the sample chapters of this book. This review was written because the content of those sample chapters offended me. It may not offend everyone, but this review space was given to me so that I could express myself and my opinion. Discussion is welcome, but arguments, bullying and flames are not.
Now, I am someone who believes in something very strongly. So strongly, in fact, that I will defend that belief to the end. And if that makes me an A-HOLE, t More...

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Nov 25, 2011

Wendy Darling rated it:

I think that a lot of readers are going to enjoy Tempest a lot more than I did, judging by the insane marketing efforts planned for this book and by the early reactions I've seen. And to be fair, this is a very readable novel that kept me turning pages so fast you'd think I was eating potato chips. <spoiler>I don't eat many potato chips, however, because eventually they'll just make me feel sick.</spoiler> Unfortunately, my own overall reading experience was a very frustrating one be More...

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Feb 21, 2012

Stephanie rated it:

Until the last ten percent of Tempest, I was resigned to giving it one lonely star and, for once, not having even an inkling to pick up its sequels. I truly believe some people will be captivated with the story Julie Cross has woven together because it's not a bad book, it 's just not a good book either. In all honesty, this is more of a 1.5 star book simply reliant on the principle that it just wasn't for me. However, it really doesn’t fit on my 1.5 star shelf, which is home to some prett More...

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Dec 20, 2011

Emily rated it:

I hate giving out one star ratings. I really hate it. And thankfully it doesn't occur too often because most books have something redeeming about them, something that I can think "yeah, the book wasn't great, but I enjoyed that one bit". I'm afraid I couldn't find this at all in Tempest. Harsh as it may seem, this is one of those novels that I honestly have no clue how it got published. It made no sense, the characters were one-dimensional, parts were misogynistic... and to top it all More...

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Jan 12, 2012

Lora added it

Update as of 6/25/11: Okay, is it just me or are they trying to mimic the cover for Hush, Hush? And the title? Wasn't Tempest the original title for Silence, the final book in the Hush, Hush series? Geesh! - copycat much?

15 comments like (21 people liked it)

Nov 10, 2011

Flannery rated it:

Now that there are a few other people with ratings near mine, I don't feel like the only dissenter in a field of praise.

20 comments like (30 people liked it)

Jan 22, 2012

Giselle rated it:

Time travel is a very tricky subject to get into. (Look at the epic failure of Lost for example). There is the usual paradox of, if we go back in time then what happens must already have happened to make us go back. As well as the endless time loop theories. Tempest battles this with separate timelines. So now my questions are: if we change timeline, then what happens to our self in the original timeline? Does a fake us keep living there? If not, is it as if we never existed there, or do people More...

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Jan 16, 2012

Ashelynn rated it:

This review also appears on Gypsy Book Reviews.

Tempest is the book being buzzed about in the YA blogosphere. I’d jump whenever I saw somebody talking about it, reading about it, Julie Cross talking about it… I wanted to read this book and I would make time travel to the future possible in order to read the book right now.

October, 2011 I found out it was on NetGalley. I requested and squealed three days later when I was accepted. I’d read the first four chapters and dying More...

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Nov 09, 2011

Crystal rated it:

This book has everything! It is a cross between the Matrix, Conspiracy Theory, and The Bourne series. Very action packed and I have to admit very confusing at times, but in the end all that confusion is well worth it.

What happens in this book is a very intense plot involving several different characters and when you read it, it is like watching a ball of yarn unwind. There are so many secrets that I lost count of how many times I thought I knew something because it turned out to be w More...

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Nov 25, 2011

♥Rachel♥ rated it:

This story is like a roller-coaster ride, the fun kind where you don’t want to get off! (Not the kind that leave you with the mother-of-all-headaches and nauseated, thinking why, oh why did I get on?!) Anyways…..yes, the fun kind where you don’t want it to end. I wanted this story to go on and on, to find out what happens next!!

Jackson Meyer is a nineteen year-old college student with an oh-so-sweet girlfriend, Holly, living in the year 2009. Jackson seems like the typical norma More...

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Dec 14, 2011

Lindsay rated it:

So I was absolutely thrilled when I received not one, but two arcs of this book. I'd been itching to read this for weeks and I was excited that I wouldn't have to wait till January to pick this up. Plus, this book is about time travel AND its from a guy's pov. What's not to love?

Honestly, I enjoyed this Julie Cross's debut more than I thought I would, even if it was different from my original ideas. Other than a few moments where I lost my connection to Jackson and the story, I was r More...

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Feb 20, 2012

♥ Sarah ♥ rated it:

Oh my goodness this was an incredible book. I couldn't put it down. It's one of those books that pulls you in so quickly and you'll lose hours of time because you become so invested in the world and the characters and the story that nothing else seems to matter at the moment!

Tempest is an incredibly unique story that brings a new version of time travel to the table. If I had to compare it to anything else I would say it sort of feels like a blend between Back to the Future, Time Travel More...

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Nov 02, 2011

Arlene rated it:

In Tempest Jackson Meyer carries a recessive gene known as the Tempest gene. This gene is capable of producing certain symptoms or abilities such as time travel and advanced memory. When Jackson begins to experiment with his new found abilities, he’s faced with the dangers that come with time jumping and exposes himself to a whole new world filled with lies, intrigue and danger that not only risks those he cares for most, but also the fate of events which he can alter during his time jumps.
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Dec 06, 2011

Lissa rated it:

I do want to read this. I love the Butterfly Effect films, about time-jumpers. But I don't want to read it if it's similar to The Butterfly Effect. Everyone's saying 'this is so unique!' And apparently the narrator can't change anything in the past that he jumps to. So he'd just be getting younger and younger, right? Cos he can ONLY jump backwards. And then re-live his life. And jump backwards again.

I know, I haven't read it yet. It doesn't make sense to me. Even if he can't affect w More...

9 comments like (11 people liked it)

Feb 01, 2012

Jeannette (The Starry-Eyed Revue) rated it:

Maybe my expectations for this book were too high, or maybe it was just too hyped to begin with, but I just couldn’t connect to the characters or the story the way I would have liked. I love the whole aspect of time travel, but rather than be mysterious and science-fictiony (yup, another review where I make up my own words) like I had anticipated, it felt more like a rip-off of that movie Jumper. And not in a good way.

The premise is intriguing, though not all that original. However, More...

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Jan 27, 2012

Jess (Gone with the Words) rated it:

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When I began reading, I didn’t realize just how much time traveling, or jumping, Jackson would be doing. I was worried that I would be confused or get lost by him going back and forth so often, but it was not the case at all. The book flows brilliantly with no hiccups in its pacing.

As you may have noticed, this book is narrated by a boy. That’s right! We don’t have nea More...

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Nov 08, 2011

~Tina~ rated it:

I really wish I could have enjoyed Tempest more then I did. The concept is really actually cool and I liked most of these characters but I think the way it was delivered ruined it for me. It was erratic, confusing and moved rather quickly and eventually I lost interest and had to skim the rest of the book to finish it.
I am looking forward to seeing this on the big screen though, maybe it'll do better as a visual?

Thanks Crystal for touring this out and Amber for sending it. Sorr More...

12 comments like (10 people liked it)

Oct 27, 2011

Michelle rated it:

Have you ever read a book that's so amazing, and you love it so much, that you know even the best review can't give the book the justice it deserves?

Tempest was a book like that for me.

I was drawn to Tempest when I saw the "broken flux capacitors" reference in the summary. Back to the Future is my favorite movie ever, so I knew Tempest was going to be a book for me! And I was right. Just like the summary of the book says, the time travel in Tempest doesn't req More...

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Oct 17, 2011

Joy (joyous reads) rated it:

Firstly, the cover instantly reminded me of an angel story so I wasn’t really gung-ho on reading this book. There’s just something about the boy and a girl falling from the sky that immediately scream angels to me. But when I read the synopsis, the time traveling element piqued my enthusiasm. Once I was in the thick of things, I was unable to look away from the pages and was quickly drawn into Jackson’s world.

Tempest is told through Jackson’s point of view, which makes this book doub More...

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Jan 19, 2012

Bethany rated it:

I loved Tempest! It was really nice to read something that is different than most books out there for young adults. It slightly reminded me of the movie Jumper, but with time travel. This book is filled with so much action and adventure that I couldn't put it down. The ending completely broke my heart. The worst part of Tempest is that I have to wait till 2013 for the second book to come out. Tempest was a great book, I'm so glad I had the chance to read it.

4 comments like (2 people liked it)

Jan 17, 2012

Elizabeth rated it:

I got this book as an ARC from librarything.com that said it doesn't at all affect my reviewing of this book.

I didn't hate this book but I didn't really love it either. It was just so, so. It seemed to my like the author absorbed tons of ya books then decided ok I can do that too, and Tempest was the product of that. It blended so many different things from current series in the ya world that I found myself comparing it to so many different books, and that is not a good thing. More...

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Oct 17, 2011

Isamlq rated it:

2.5/5

It took forever to get things going but once I was more than just a little interested, the story ended (and in a dramatic fashion, might I add.) Normally, YA’s told from the boy’s POV are a win for me. Yet, even with Jackson being believable (sometimes likeable and sometimes not, ) I can’t say that I liked his story. Everything just took too long and towards the end, everything was a bit… too much.

He’s a boy with a lot of money as well as good fortune on his side More...

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Oct 27, 2011

Gabby rated it:

oh wow! another ARC grab form Netgalley!
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we are introduced with the Main character Jackson Meyer,he has the ability to jump through time. but he can't change what's in the past he can just Jump back and forth through time. the person he has interacted to in his "jumps" won't be able to remember or recognize him when has came back to his proper year... in other words Jackson has the ability to tr More...

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Jul 26, 2011

playingwithfire marked it as to-read

I want to read it....but....
Looks like one of those books that there will be a huge hype about only to disappoint.That seems to happen a lot lately.

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Feb 15, 2012

Nymeria rated it:

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Feb 18, 2012

Rose rated it:

Julie Cross's "Tempest" is a book I know I'm going to have a hard time discussing without feeling major pangs of guilt gripping me from the inside, because it should've been a story I enjoyed. I didn't enter the book with any major expectations. The premise seemed interesting, and while weary that the time-travel didn't note any major repercussions or system it was based upon, I jumped in headfirst anyway. Because as long as the author makes it work within his/her own systemic plott More...

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Oct 30, 2011

Bookish♥Sarah rated it:

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Gosh, where to start? I loved this book so much! It was a whirlwind. I'm sitting here, trying to make sure there was nothing I didn't like about it, just for the sake of being objective. I can honestly tell you, this book was 100% fantastic in my eyes. I would read it over and over again. ♥

This book is about Jackson Meyer. He's a 19-year old college student in the year 2009. Seemingly normal - ri More...

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Dec 29, 2011

Shelley rated it:

*Rating* 3.0
*Genre* Science Fiction; Time Travel; Male characters POV

*Full Review*

Jackson Meyer is 19 years old college student who is rich, and can time travel. He supposedly has a recessive gene called Tempus that allows him to travel to different points in time. He has a girlfriend who he loves, and his best friend Adam Silverman has been involved in the experiments to see how far back Jackson can go. Of course, there are evil villains who just happened to have d More...

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Jan 25, 2012

Krystle rated it:

Oh, the controversy, oh the response. I really had no idea what to think about this book before I read it after all the stuff that went down. Heh.

The book has an awesome cover and a fabulous premise but, whoa, man. I was totally expecting some greatness with this but I didn’t. So sad, I didn’t. The main problem with this book is the romance aspect of it and the characters.

So, this book, right? It basically revolves around Jackson trying to get his girlfriend back before More...

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Jan 16, 2012

Jacinda rated it:

If a non-reader or at least a reader who isn’t avid as myself, were to ask me to describe Tempest to them, I would tell them it’s the movie Jumper, but with time travel. This movie popped into my head very early on in the story. I loved this movie enough, that after first watching it, I was even going to read the book…this was before my reading obsession started so it’s kind of huge. After noticing the similarities, I was hoping to love them both the same, but Tempest fell flat.

I wante More...

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