Regression (Book One of the Infinion Trilogy)

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Regression (Infinion #1)

by Kathy Bell (Goodreads Author)

3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 · rating details · 158 ratings · 51 reviews

Fourteen-year-old Adya Jordan is too good to be true. Her skills with people, information, and technology make her the perfect new intern at megacorp Three Eleven, the company which covertly controls the world in an alternate 1985. Could this be because this is not her first lifetime? Or even her second? Or does it have more to do with the strange sequence of DNA in her ce...more

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Published July 1st 2009 by Northern Sanctum Press

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Jan 18, 2010 Words rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. There were a few good things this book had going for it. The beginning drew me in right away, and I liked the use of Dr. Weaver's journal entries to reveal what was happening in the future. There were some good ideas in this book, which made me enthusiastic to continue reading it. Unfortunately, there were several big distractions from the premise of the novel, which was in large part given over to rants against men, particularly those who looked down on stay-at-home mothers. Adya spent a lot of...more

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Jan 16, 2012 Kate Policani rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: win

Mystery surrounds Adya Jordan. She may look like a forty-year-old wife and mother, but her past holds a deeper, and much longer story. This story begins its revelations when her car is struck by another in a traffic accident and she awakens in the hospital. But she finds that she is now fourteen years old. Struggling to discover why she is young again, catapulted back to her younger days, she explores her world and journals her memories.
Telling all of her experiences would ruin the surprise! Suf...more Mystery surrounds Adya Jordan. She may look like a forty-year-old wife and mother, but her past holds a deeper, and much longer story. This story begins its revelations when her car is struck by another in a traffic accident and she awakens in the hospital. But she finds that she is now fourteen years old. Struggling to discover why she is young again, catapulted back to her younger days, she explores her world and journals her memories.
Telling all of her experiences would ruin the surprise! Suffice it to say that she finds a home in a company called Three Eleven. The leaders of this company are just like her, sent back from the end of a different lifetime, but all male. The company, nonexistent in the reality she remembers, is bent on discovering a great and cataclysmic mystery, occurring on November 11, 2011, unless they can all find out what it is and prevent it.
This story took me less than two days to read because it was so well-written! Events flowed seamlessly and one adventure lead to the next. I was always wondering what would happen on the next page. The concept of the cataclysm and its solution was fascinating, and Kathy Bell thought a lot about every aspect of the scientific approach to preventing the end of the world. She also threw in a dash of magic with the supernatural occurrences witch drove Adya toward salvation.
The character of Adya was loving and emotionally real, but I think it was a mistake for the author to create her with no flaws. Adya never made a gross error. She had no idiosyncrasies. Not only that, but she always knew everything and was always right. If it weren't for her warmth, I would have disliked the character for being a preachy know-it-all. The only thing that saved her for me was her fervor for humanity, her fellowmen, and her own children. She would have been one of my favorite characters ever if she had managed to get dressed down or say the wrong thing. Heck, if she hadn't known everything about everything all the time that would have done it. She didn't even burn the steaks at her barbecue! Toward the middle of the book I wanted to put a frog in her bed or tie her shoelaces together or something. A feeling of sympathy for her faults and a sense of shared humiliation would have made me love Adya Jordan.
That was really the only thing I would change about this book! Adya was still a pretty awesome lady and the story was a super-duper page-turner! I really appreciated the classiness with which Kathy treated the more intimate moments of the plot, too. Sexiness was preserved but trashiness was not included.The action was well-timed and the plot was smooth as butter.
Now I really need to get the next book, Evolussion! You will too if you read Regression. Just do it. You know you want to!(less)

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Jan 15, 2011 Kallierose rated it 1 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I've given it one star - it could probably have earned 1.5 stars if that rating was possible.

I wouldn't have bothered to read the whole story if it wasn't for the fact that the premise was so intriguing. I was immediately drawn in by the concept of regression, and as we met more and more regressees (and found out more about why Adya had been regressed) I found myself more interested.

The big problem with this book, other than the poor grammar and punctuation, was that the characters were all comp...more

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Nov 07, 2010 Myckyee rated it 4 of 5 stars

In this first book of the Infinion series, Adya Jordan, a forty year old woman and the mother of six children, wakes from a coma to find herself in her former fourteen year old body, her husband and children a far-off memory. She discovers to her dismay that she is in a different `timeline' and woke from an accident that she has no memory of. No one around her is aware of her regression except for the elite from the mysterious Three Eleven Corporation.

I was immediately taken with this novel when...more In this first book of the Infinion series, Adya Jordan, a forty year old woman and the mother of six children, wakes from a coma to find herself in her former fourteen year old body, her husband and children a far-off memory. She discovers to her dismay that she is in a different `timeline' and woke from an accident that she has no memory of. No one around her is aware of her regression except for the elite from the mysterious Three Eleven Corporation.

I was immediately taken with this novel when I read the blurb for it. This is the sort of science fiction that appeals to me. Part of that appeal stems from the `what if' factor. There are all sorts of questions that can't be answered, but are fun to ask anyway: What if I'd been born earlier than the year I was born in? Later? What if my parents hadn't met the day they had? Would they have gotten to know each other if they'd met another day? What if I hadn't gone to the same school as my husband? I might have met him regardless since I already knew him slightly through a mutual friend. Regression asks all of those questions plus many others I've never thought of before. The plot of this novel starts almost at the first page and the action doesn't stop. I enjoyed how the Three Eleven Company is portrayed almost as a living, breathing character and has a sinister, foreboding feeling to it. The author did a great job drawing the reader into the atmosphere of Three Eleven.

Adya is a very likeable main character. I think part of her attraction is that she does not make poor choices or (for the most part and in my opinion!) does not exercise unusually bad judgment. Nothing ruins a book for me more than a character who continually frustrates! So, despite looking like a fourteen-year-old, Adya displays the life experience and maturity of an older woman. I kept that image in my head while reading and found it an interesting perspective. She deals with all sorts of new situations and people - but what stuck out the most was the patriarchal and condescending nature of the big corporation.

The plot, action and characters of this novel do not disappoint. However, I think that the book could have used more editing. For a finished book there were a few typos that should have been corrected. Other than that, I really enjoyed this novel and plan on reading the next book in the series, Evolussion. Anyone who enjoyed reading Replay by Ken Grimwood or The Children of Men by P. D. James would also enjoy Regression. (less)

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Oct 21, 2010 Crazycatladyslibrary rated it 4 of 5 stars

Regression by Kathy Bell

40 year old Adya Davies has it all: a loving husband, six healthy and happy children, a Doctorate in Child Development, and the ability to stay at home and raise her children full-time. When she and her infant daughter Hope leave her parent’s house to run a quick errand on November 11, 2011, disaster strikes in the form of an out-of-control SUV aiming straight for their vehicle. When Adya wakes up in the hospital, her whole world is changed.

Adya finds herself 14 year old...more Regression by Kathy Bell

40 year old Adya Davies has it all: a loving husband, six healthy and happy children, a Doctorate in Child Development, and the ability to stay at home and raise her children full-time. When she and her infant daughter Hope leave her parent’s house to run a quick errand on November 11, 2011, disaster strikes in the form of an out-of-control SUV aiming straight for their vehicle. When Adya wakes up in the hospital, her whole world is changed.

Adya finds herself 14 year old Adya Jordan again, in the year 1985. Nobody knows anything about her husband and children, and everyone believes her memories of her adult life are just side effects of her head injury. But Adya knows she is no normal 14 year old. She still has the knowledge and memories of her 40 year old self, and she is determined to figure out what has happened to her. She begins to keep a journal to record her memories and to give her a place to vent her frustration and confusion.

On her first day of high school, Adya is asked a question in her technology class that points her in the right direction for finding the answers she seeks: What does “11, 11, 11” mean to you? To everyone else around her, Three Eleven is the name of the largest technology company in the world. To Adya, Three Eleven is the date that her old life abruptly ended, 11/11/11. A quick phone call to the toll-free number she is given in response to her answer heralds the beginning of Adya’s new life as a Three Eleven intern, and the start of her real quest to discover what happened to her and the reasons behind its happening. She meets others like herself who have been “regressed” and have now devoted their lives to finding out why. Little do any of them know that 14 year old Adya, the only female to regress, not only holds the key to unraveling the whole mystery but is also the solution to their ultimate plight.

I really enjoyed this book. I’ve read many other time-travel books, but the story line of this one is unique. Although the book started out a bit slowly for me, I soon found myself captivated with the story, unwilling to put it down, and even wondering about it and forming conjectures of what would happen next when I was not reading it. Anyone who enjoys reading science fiction and time travel stories will find this book to be enthralling and full of surprises. It'a a great beginning to a promising trilogy, and I, for one, am eager to get my hands on Book 2, Evolussion! I give Regression 4 stars.
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Oct 15, 2010 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars

REGRESSION, by Kathy Bell, is an interesting introduction to the Infinion Series. Bell stretched my imagination while showing travel between dimensions. I appreciate all books that have to do with time traveling or slipping into other dimensions because the topic always fascinates me.

I did enjoy the concept of this book very much but I had a few issues with the main character. Adya started off as a 40-year old and then BAM! she was fourteen again with no recollection of what happened. She was st...more

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Nov 10, 2010 BecksBookPicks rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book draws you in from the beginning. For me is was different from most anything I had really read. A 40 yr old mom wakes up as her 14 year old self. That alone draws your attention. Adya is of coarse a very mature 14 year old and it was weird that her parents didn't quite pick up on it after Adya came out of her coma. No one believed she had regressed. However, early on Adya finds where she is suppose to go and its with a corporation called Three Eleven, which basically stems from the date...more

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Jan 24, 2010 Geoffrey rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: alt-history, near-time

I've read quite a few time travel books and I like the idea used in this book. It's a new twist and very interesting concept. I've also read quite a few books that involve racing to avoid apocalypse. This is also a new twist in that they know a disaster is coming and when but they do not know what the disaster will be.

Throughout, Ms. Bell adds more details to both how the time travel works and the upcoming disaster. Each release of information made me feel I now understood what was going on, but...more

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Feb 16, 2012 Mareena rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone who enjoys fantasy

Recommended to Mareena by: Kathy Bell

Fourteen year old Adya Jones wakes up from a coma claiming to be a forty year old. She evidently believes that she is a mother of six children who has recently been in a car accident. The doctors in 1985 believe that Adya is suffering from severe head trauma and they keep her in hospital for most of the summer. Adya Davies is extremely frightened and confused when she wakes up in the hospital and the doctors won't let her see her daughter Hope. They claim that she is fourteen and unmarried, whic...more

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Feb 06, 2011 Mary Isaac rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was much better than I expected. Regression is part of a trilogy. I "purchased" the Kindle for free off Amazon.com as they will often offer with a series in hopes that you will purchase the other books in the series

Regression is a story about time travel as a result of science and an astronomical Armageddon. The lead character is a 40-something year old woman who finds herself pushed back into time into 1986. While she is trying to determine if this is real, and if so, why this has oc...more This book was much better than I expected. Regression is part of a trilogy. I "purchased" the Kindle for free off Amazon.com as they will often offer with a series in hopes that you will purchase the other books in the series

Regression is a story about time travel as a result of science and an astronomical Armageddon. The lead character is a 40-something year old woman who finds herself pushed back into time into 1986. While she is trying to determine if this is real, and if so, why this has occurred she discovers that she is not alone.

The author was successfully able to paint a realistic picture of the main character's journey in time. She faces challenges while attempting to determine why she has gone back in time - what it is like for a 40 year old to live in the body (and home) of a 14 year old, the psychological torments of attempting to grasp the concept of a life lost wile attempting to reclaim that same life.

I was able to relate to the main character because I am exactly the same age. Some of her experiences as both a teen and as a mother correlated to my own. As a mother I could understand the struggles with wanting to repeat history, mistakes and all, to ultimately have my own children back in my life. I could also understand the challenges of facing the reality of this occurring - an adult will have a different perspective on life than a teen and the choices as a result could lead to a different path.

The strong aspect of this book was the unique plot and the science behind it. The author presented an interesting concept of time travel. A great deal of emphasis was placed on bringing scientific facts and theories into the novel and support the story line.

Where this story was lacking was in some of the writing. The science would be very detailed. For the most part the story flowed and was interesting but there were also times when the flow would be broken.

Anagrams were disappointingly obvious and were casually placed here and there throughout the storyline. I would think "Oh,an anagram...." and then go to google to decipher it. A more subtle approach would have meshed better with the rest of the novel and provided more of a wow-factor at the end.

The writing was for the most part solid- the story would flow and suddenly a new twist would be introduced out of the blue and just as quickly end. This was a sloppy approach to building an otherwise solid storyline.

Of course Sci-Fi will have a fantastical element but some of these quick turns were just silly and unnecessary. More attention to these parts would have added some depth versus corniness. On the flip-side, this gave a fun read and I am interested in reading the rest of the story.

I think as the writer matures as a novelist, some of the weaker areas will fade. Bigger points for the creativity of the writer and for an overall good story.
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Jul 29, 2010 S. rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi

Interesting premise, intriguing plot and decent sci-fi... handicapped by stilted and shallow dialogue, poor grammar and punctuation (commas are not periods!), and poor character development. The writing does not flow smoothly and the pacing is uneven.

The main character, Adya, is annoyingly perfect, knows everything (seriously), and is impossible to relate to. While I certainly relate to being looked down on for having chosen to be an educated stay-at-home mom, I got very tired of hearing her le...more

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Nov 20, 2009 Alanna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks

I received this ebook through the Member Giveaway on LibraryThing. I was very excited because the premise seemed so interesting: 40 year old Adya wakes up in 1985 as her 14 year old self. Adya manages to connect with the Three Eleven Corporation, run by fellow "regressees" who have taken it upon themselves to save society from what they believe is their impending doom.

The story and the concept itself was amazing - Kathy Bell did a great job of incorporating the science behind the concept. I woul...more

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Oct 23, 2010 Yvonne rated it 3 of 5 stars

I was excited to read this book. The book confuses you and piques your interest at the same time. Regression starts out slow and I had to really pay attention to find out what was really going on. The story is like an end of the world type where some sort of disaster happens in 2011. The impact of the disaster is so powerful that it causes Adya to time travel. She goes back in time twenty six years and is forced to live her life over but has all of her memories from her future self.

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Oct 16, 2010 Mary rated it 3 of 5 stars

Despite a couple of problems with the writing and editing, I really enjoyed this sf/time-travel novel and really didn't want to put it down. Usually problems of that nature are the kiss of death for me with any book, but this one was so, I don't know, intriguing, I just ignored them so I could finish it. And to tell the truth, I had trouble putting it down to sleep and read it pretty fast, even with all the looking up of definitions of scientific and mathematical terms.

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Nov 09, 2010 Lori rated it 3 of 5 stars

As a reader who finds both time travel and alternate realities fascinating, Regression fit my literary bill with an absolutely fantastic (and slightly unnerving) premise. The original idea explored by author Kathy Bell did not disappoint and I was thrilled with the idea of the forty year old central character awakening in a hospital in 1985, as a 14 year old. You see, I too was a teen of the 1980s and I rapidly flipped through the pages, hoping to find references to that decade of excess that wo...more As a reader who finds both time travel and alternate realities fascinating, Regression fit my literary bill with an absolutely fantastic (and slightly unnerving) premise. The original idea explored by author Kathy Bell did not disappoint and I was thrilled with the idea of the forty year old central character awakening in a hospital in 1985, as a 14 year old. You see, I too was a teen of the 1980s and I rapidly flipped through the pages, hoping to find references to that decade of excess that would make me grin and laugh and think "I remember that!"

This is where Ms. Bell threw her first curve ball. The 1980s aren't totally as I (or central character Adya) remember them. Instead of the video game/television/me-me-me overload, the world has become a more utopian society. Technology has advanced by twenty years and once devastating diseases such as AIDS have been eradicated or supremely controlled, with the superhuman Three Eleven Corporation controlling much of the world's progress and employing some of the greatest, once individual, minds.

I was impressed by the alternate past and the revised future and believe it's one of Regression's strongest points. However, I felt the book lost some steam and began to flounder after the first half. Regression is steeped in genetics and scientific study and by the second half of the book, I found some of the references almost overwhelming, as if I was back in high school or college classes. For a lover of science and physics, this may not be an issue but for this reader it became somewhat taxing. Additionally, there was an event about forty pages into the book that was a major deviation from her original timeline that was life changing in every aspect and yet I felt the occurrence was rushed and neither the author nor Adya gave the event the appropriate reaction.

The character of Adya also began to lose me as the book progressed. I wanted to like her character but in general I found her grating and borderline annoying. For someone who began a day as a mother of six only to awaken as a teenager she seemed to have very little difficulties or emotional conflict. I do understand that while physically she was a teenager, she still retained the mind and memories of her adult self but I would have appreciated more inner and external struggle at having to relive what can be some of the most difficult years of life. Rather than being confused and humbled, Adya came across as self-righteous, superior and all knowing. Furthermore, nearly every male crossing Adya's path instantly and inexplicably fell in love with her, even if they were physically adults and she remained (physically) a teenager. Mental adult or not, I found it disturbing and creepy. It also reinforced my opinion that Adya was an unrelatable and unpleasant character.

I also found a few supporting characters lacking in full development which is a shame as it could have been a fertile ground for harvesting and I would rather have learned more about them rather than the continual fluffing of Adya.

I found the grammatical and typographical errors throughout the book distracting although I will admit that I am a grammatical and spelling snob and readers who aren't as particular about these things may not find them a hindrance. Some of the dialogue felt a bit forced but I can chalk part of that up to the fact that this is Ms. Bell's first book and I hope that subsequent works by the author will be more fluid.

As a reader beware, Regression is the first book in a trilogy and would not be fully satisfying as a stand alone book as the conclusion leaves many questions unanswered.

Overall, while Regression didn't fully measure up to the high hopes I held for it, the story was appealing enough to keep me motivated in turning the pages until the end and most sci-fi readers will thrill with the time travel/apocalypse/alternate reality aspects and author Kathy Bell does hold promise as an entertaining storyteller.

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Jan 26, 2012 Rebyj rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is about Adya, a 40 year old mom of 6 one of which is her daughter Hope who plays a part in this book and evidently in the entire series. Adya is sucked back in time to her 14th year.
It's quickly apparent that there is a reason and the story progresses to her involvement with a group determined to avoid an unknown apocalyptic event.

I found the book to be very enjoyable. I had some issues with the science but that's easy for me to let go in fiction and move on with the story. The paci...more

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Jan 12, 2010 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle

This is science fiction with a lot of science. Be prepared for lots of discussion of DNA,genetics, etc. The main character, a 40 year old mom has a car crash and wakes up in her own 14 year old body in 1985. She's been regressed to another timeline, with the goal of saving the world. She teams up with the scientists at megacorporation 3Eleven, to take her role as mitachondrial Eve. Very interesting to me from the science level. Although it did have one of my pet peeves, a main character with a n...more

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Dec 06, 2009 Melissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

have so far only made it to paige nine but I felt that I had to write something already. It is an extremely emotional mind twist and I have enjoyed every word of it... I am so far highly impressed and already recommend it to anyone who loves science fiction books.
I meant Chapter Nine... I will make at least one more recommendation once I see if the ending impresses me as much as the beginning and towards the middle has.
I have finished the book and have enjoyed it so much that I highly recommend...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Joy rated it 4 of 5 stars

A unique way TO time travel. It gave me something to think about. What if I have the chance to consciously go back to my younger self? What do I need to change? What do I need to improve? The things I need to say which I wasn't able to say in my original lifeline ...

The plot was good but as the story goes on I was a little bit annoyed by Adya. She was supposed to be a mature 40 year old woman only that she was entrapped in a teenager's body. What's with the teenager's emotional conflict? Well, i...more

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Apr 05, 2010 ♦Jennifer♦ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

Regression is definitely a book not to be judged by its cover. The story was interesting, and while the characters were almost too perfect, they still had a lot to offer.

I think I'll start with the things that weren't so stellar. Adya was always stepping up on her soap box.Everytime she would meet one of her fellow regressees she would give this whole speach about how her being a woman isn't a mistake and how she has just as much to offer as the rest of the group. And then the man/men recieving...more

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Feb 02, 2010 Marty rated it 1 of 5 stars

This started out with such promise, but before long became bogged down in never ending detail that did nothing to move the story along. I found the main character over the top (I am hearing Helen Reddy sing "I am Woman Hear Me -)
The sci-fi part could have been so much more interesting, but was repressed in endless tours of secret labs that did ended with nothing accomplished. I found out this is part of a series - I will be skipping the rest.
I did not win this as a goodreads book. Had I done so,...more

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Oct 14, 2011 Jenny rated it 3 of 5 stars

Okay, I read this book because the author is a friend of one of my co-workers. Overall, it is an enjoyable read. This is the author's first novel, so some of the clunkiness in it I will write off as that.
The novel has two major flaws in my opinion. Adya is too perfect.
This character has almost no real flaws. It makes her a bit one dimensional due to this. The second flaw is that almost all the men start out as male chauvinists, that is until Adya sets them straight. This theme was played out mo...more

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Mar 28, 2010 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

Regression is not your typical time travel novel. The usage here is to send back in time, select individuals so that they can work together to stop/prevent a catastrophic event and to ensure the survival of the human race. The individuals just don't know what the catastrophic event is or what they are exactly suppose to do. The novel pulls you in from page one until the end. And, then you are left waiting for the next story in the series to be released!
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Oct 09, 2010 Debra S rated it 3 of 5 stars

The first title in the Infinion trilogy, it is off to a fine start. Forty year old Adya Jordan awakes to find that she has regressed into her fourteen year old body. Her memories of her life are intact, the question is what has happened and why. She soon learns that she is not the only person this has happened to, but she is the only woman. What skill set has she brought from the future to ensure the survival of the human race past the date November 11, 2011?

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Mar 14, 2010 Danielle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

The story is very unique and will definitely keep you reading!! A group of people are sent back to an alternate timeline to stave off the inevitable disaster in the future. Adya doesn't seem to fit into the group of regresses at first, but soon becomes a very important figure for the future.

Some scenes were unnecessarily awkward and I felt that the actions scenes were hurried though. Didn't get me as excited as I felt they should.
The characters needed more individuality. I felt that they were a...more

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Sep 17, 2011 Gerold Whittaker rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Time travel, Alternate history, DNA and Genetics.

Shelves: sci-fi-time-travel

40-year old Adya is the mother of six children. She is involved in a car accident and awakens to find that she has travelled back in time and has regressed to her 14-year old body. TO further confuse matters, she still has all the memories and abilities of her 40-year old self. After a while she has the impression that her trip back in time was not an accident, but rather that she was sent with a specific purpose. The question is: what purpose?

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Sep 05, 2011 Steven rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: donotread, sciencefiction, novels

This book started out with so much promise that I bought both it and the second in the eventual trilogy. That was a mistake!

Regression, by Kathy Bell, is a real disappointment. She started out with an interesting character and premise. Adya, a woman of 40, finds herself back in her 14-year-old body, missing her children and family. How did she get back here? Why did she get back here? Is there some big destiny awaiting her? Will her children be reborn in this timeline? For me, that is a great pl...more

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Aug 20, 2010 Dawn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If Goodreads allowed half stars, my actual rating would be 4.5 stars rather than just 4. The only reason for not giving it 5 stars is because of various issues that I attribute to poor editing (as opposed to poor writing). For example, at several points, the author uses the word "discrete" (or a form thereof), when she really means "discreet." This is something that spellcheck wouldn't catch, but a good editor would. These types of errors bug me because this is the kind of book that you definite...more

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May 02, 2010 Carrie rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Adults

Shelves: first-reads, books-i-own, arc-s-i-ve-won

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May 14, 2010 Leslie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, time-travel

A strong female lead, real science mixed in with speculation and a mysterious voice in the form of a journal from the future kept my interest in Regression, book one of a time-travel, alternate reality trilogy by new author Kathy Bell.

The story opens in November, 2011. Adya, a 40 year old wife and mother is in a car accident. She wakes up in the hospital suffering from a head injury to find that the year is 1985 and she is 14 years old. Her memories of 2011 are so vivid she can't believe she ha...more A strong female lead, real science mixed in with speculation and a mysterious voice in the form of a journal from the future kept my interest in Regression, book one of a time-travel, alternate reality trilogy by new author Kathy Bell.

The story opens in November, 2011. Adya, a 40 year old wife and mother is in a car accident. She wakes up in the hospital suffering from a head injury to find that the year is 1985 and she is 14 years old. Her memories of 2011 are so vivid she can't believe she has imagined the future. Has her consciousness traveled back in time, or is this all a dream?

Adya soon realizes that things are not the same in this 1985 timeline. Some of the differences are subtle and some are striking. Computer technology and transportation have advanced significantly. Is she in an alternate reality or had someone altered the timeline and for what purpose? She is determined to find answers but it will not be easy to disguise the experiences of a 40 year old mind in a 14 year old body.

Every few chapters we read the diary entries of Nicholas Weaver, written from the future. In his cryptic messages we learn that there will be some type of global disaster which will be devastating to the human race and that he is responsible for Adya being sent back in time.

This is a great story with an original concept and a twist in the time-travel genre. It's not a typical time machine story and avoids the paradoxes and traps that time travel stories often fall into. The use of hard science such as DNA and genetics added realism to the story while the journal entries gave it a touch of mystery.

It's refreshing to read science fiction with a strong female lead character. At times Adya can be a bit too strong and preachy causing some parts of the book to drag a little while she makes her point, but this is part of the person she is. Overall I found her character to be well developed, possibly at the expense of the other characters, a few of which I would have liked to get to know a little better. The dialog got a little choppy at times and didn't always flow well but don't let the author's style stop you from giving this book a chance.

The ending resolved a few of the plot lines but left many questions unanswered for part two of the trilogy. The next book, Evolussion, will be published later this year and I am looking forward to reading it.
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Born in 1971, I've called the Georgian Bay and Lake Huron area home for my entire life - minus the years at university. Even so, I found books a wonderful way to travel through time and around the world.

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