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Tyme's End

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Bibi feels out of place wherever she goes- everywhere, that is, except for Tyme's End, the deserted house she breaks into whenever she thinks nobody is nearby. There she meets Oliver, the owner, who has just returned after ten years away. Bibi's and Oliver's lives become inextricably linked as they both pulled towards Tyme's End. For Tyme's End is more than just a house. I...more

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Published January 4th 2011 by Bloomsbury UK

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Feb 16, 2013 Krysta Aryel rated it 1 of 5 stars

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I found a lot of positive reviews for this book, as well as disappointed readers who wished the book hadn't been divided into three parts, who wished for the writer to just focus on the relationship between Bibi and Oliver and just get rid of the other two parts.

My problem with this book is not that it is divided into three parts, because I think the book is a lot more interesting that way. Instead, I found my problem lies with the characters. Actually, the whole...more [BEWARE~ There might be SPOILERS]

I found a lot of positive reviews for this book, as well as disappointed readers who wished the book hadn't been divided into three parts, who wished for the writer to just focus on the relationship between Bibi and Oliver and just get rid of the other two parts.

My problem with this book is not that it is divided into three parts, because I think the book is a lot more interesting that way. Instead, I found my problem lies with the characters. Actually, the whole reason for me not liking the book more is because of the characters.

In the first part of the book, we are reading through Bibi's POV. She is a sixteen years old girl who feels out of place everywhere she goes, except for Tyme's End. I have to say I'm very annoyed with her. I couldn't connect with Bibi at all despite all the emotions and tantrums she's throwing all around the pages. Her little crush on Oliver makes it much more unbearable for me to read that I have to force myself to finish the first part alone. And Oliver is boring too, despite the mysterious aura he keeps emanating, or Bibi thought he keeps emanating... But then I do some thinking and hey, Bibi is one lonely girl, and she sees another person who seems to be lonely. So I kinda understood the intimation between the both of them. So I conclude to myself that I just find the way Bibi looked at life is tedious and monotonous. I don't feel Bibi and I are going to get along.

The second part is Oliver's POV. I enjoyed this part more than the first part. He's a troubled young boy desperate for the love of his estranged father who has an ongoing issue with his grandfather. He grew up being bitter in life, but gets along really well with his grandfather, whom he loved very much. But though I enjoyed the second part more because of the mystery about H.J. Martin begins to unravel, I find it very hard to sit through Oliver's POV. For one thing, he is as bitter as Bibi and pretty much irrational. Alright, let me knock myself on the head for writing that; since teenagers are (in most YA)- somehow- supposed to be irrational all the time. I know YA novel is to appeal to the young people, but... come ooonnn...

The third part is from Oliver's granddad's POV. The grandfather's name is also Oliver (maybe that's why I found a lot of people on the internet saying the book is confusing.. lol). OK, let me just say the third part is exactly what I have been expecting of this book. This is the only part of the whole book that I love. The other two I can appreciate, but to love the stories is beyond me. In the third part, I finally feel the suspense that I am supposed to feel in the first two parts (in which I spent most of my time being confused as to why they are important at all). Unlike Bibi and Oliver the grandson, Oliver is actually the more interesting and complicated character. I can feel his struggles and difficulties better than I could feel Bibi's and Oliver the grandson's, the two whom I thought spend most of their times being brats. Although Oliver is being a brat himself, at least his pain and confusion seemed genuine. I cannot understand why everyone lashed out the third part being the most boring of all. The third part should have consume the whole book. It is the only part and the only character I can feel for.

But another aspect of the book that disappoint me greatly is how little time is given to explain the mystery behind Tyme's End. I mean, yeah sure I understood about everything towards the end but come on, the ending is just- it just end so suddenly. The whole mystery is supposed to be about a manipulative, scheming man whom all I know of is that he did some kind of evil thing in the past and- well, just that. Just the whole thing on the cover and nothing more. So I lay myself down and do more thinking, so the author is trying to convey about how evil this guy is that his actions affect other people greatly. But I'm not satisfied with the way the story ended or the way the antagonist is handled. I want to know MORE about this evil traits he possessed. I don't want to just hear that he "did some evil things in the past" and a little hint or two about his evilness. His manipulative nature is vague at best. Yes he showed symptoms of a sociopath, but just in that one scene where he tortured a bug to dead. I mean, I'm not really convince of his "insanity", or of his evilness. Apparently I don't give a damn about the antagonist at all to even care about his behavior.(less)

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Oct 22, 2012 Emma rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ghost-story, romance

Ok, so this book left me frustrated. Why, you may ask? Because I really enjoyed the first third of this book and wanted to know what happened to Bibi and Oliver. Having said that, I didn't much like Bibi but it's easy to dislike teenagers of that age. Liking the characters in books is not a prerequisite for me as long as they are consistent and believable and, to be fair to Bibi, she had reasons for why she was a bit of a whiny brat.

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Jun 25, 2011 TheBookAddictedGirl rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: All In Need Of A Good Ol' Ghost Story

Shelves: british-fiction, dark-romance, fantasy, favourites-shelf, for-review, murder-mystery, paranormal, read-2011, romance, thriller-suspense, urban-fantasy, ya

Bibi feels alone in the world, having been adopted by family friends after her parents died. And although they love her and she loves them, she’s not theirs, and they’re not hers, not really. She doesn’t feel at home anywhere, longing for her birthplace in the Middle East. Nowhere, that is, apart from Tyme’s End, the old house in the village where she lives. There she feels safe, she feels as if she belongs. And so, when the mysterious owner, Oliver, appears and claims he is going to sell that h...more Bibi feels alone in the world, having been adopted by family friends after her parents died. And although they love her and she loves them, she’s not theirs, and they’re not hers, not really. She doesn’t feel at home anywhere, longing for her birthplace in the Middle East. Nowhere, that is, apart from Tyme’s End, the old house in the village where she lives. There she feels safe, she feels as if she belongs. And so, when the mysterious owner, Oliver, appears and claims he is going to sell that house, she just has to change his mind.
But why? What enchantment does Tyme’s End have over her and what possibly could have happened there for Oliver to be so desperate to get rid of it? And what scared him enough to stay away for ten years? As the first part of the story goes on, Bibi’s and Oliver’s lives become entwined, as they experience the beauty of first love. But all the while, through all the magic, there’s Tyme’s End, hanging over the story remotely, hinting at the darkness to come... For Tyme’s End has a sinister past that involves death, betrayal, and an evil, manipulative owner, H. J. Martin... (See why it had me hooked?)
Tyme’s End is made up of three parts, that start in 2006 and end up in 1936, the year of the events leading up to the murder of H. J. Martin. Each of the three narrators feels real; each has their own unique voice, and I found it incredible that the tale slipped so smoothly between the generations. I must admit, the first part of the tale is a little slower than the rest of it, but it’s so beautiful you really don’t care. And, besides, from the first page, even if you don’t really notice at first, B. R. Collins winds up the suspense, tempting you with snippets that make it impossible to stop until you know the reason of the house’s evil: this book is absolutely addictive! I also love the way the story started at the end and slowly went backwards to the core of the tale; the reason the house is malevolent and evil, the death of the owner. Beautifully written, Tyme’s End had me hooked from the first page, and haunting and scary, I knew that B. R. Collins could make me believe anything after the first few paragraphs. A psychological thriller, with a side of ghosts; it builds suspense from the first page, tightening its grip on you with every chapter. Managing to both shock me by the twists and causing me to be riveted by the evil of the house, I needed to get to the end, to find out who killed H. J. Martin. An absolute page turner that promises to both chill and absorb you, this book is a must read for all readers who want to be on the edge of their seats for an entire story. With a killer ending – literally! – this book is absolutely sensational!(less)

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Mar 13, 2011 Josie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: got-from-library

I read the blurb of this book and I thought to myself, 'Aww, cool a horror story with someone called Bibi in it, promisingly scary, with a touch of romance!' And that was exactly was I got.
Yeah; in the first 1/3 of the story!! If this had been just a story of Bibi and Oliver I would have probably have given it four stars, because I loved that part, but then suddenly their story ends and they're never mentioned of together again. Sucks! Instead we go further into the past and it gets more and mo...more

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Jul 22, 2012 Michelle rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: bought-from-amazon, fiction, historical-fiction, no-longer-own, books-read-2012

I originally bought this bought for someone's Christmas, but after seeing the cover and the blurb, decided they weren't getting it and kept it for myself.

What a mistake that was. Once I finally got around to reading this, I was actually looking forward to it. I'd just read a good, but time consuming book (11.22.63 by Stephen King) and just wanted a nice easy read. This LOOKED nice and easy.

I won't go into the storyline, as you can read the blurb for yourself, but within the first few pages, you...more I originally bought this bought for someone's Christmas, but after seeing the cover and the blurb, decided they weren't getting it and kept it for myself.

What a mistake that was. Once I finally got around to reading this, I was actually looking forward to it. I'd just read a good, but time consuming book (11.22.63 by Stephen King) and just wanted a nice easy read. This LOOKED nice and easy.

I won't go into the storyline, as you can read the blurb for yourself, but within the first few pages, you discover that the lead character, Bibi, is a little brat. You'd think she was the only person in the world who had been adopted. If she wasn't mouthing off at her adoptive parents, she was storming off in the huff. Yawn. And then she gets to the spooky old house shown on the cover ...

The first 100 or so pages are good. I sped through them in no time. But then I discovered the book is split into three parts: 2006, 1996, and 1936. But it's like the author started writing the book, and then discovered they had finished the entire book, but it was only just over 100 pages long. So they decided to keep writing. So the rest of the book feels completely unrelated (even though it is) and definitely feels tacked on and ever so slightly rushed, as if the author has no idea what they're writing about, or where they are wanting to go with the book.

I ended up skimming from about 200 pages into the book. I couldn't be bothered with it anymore. I wanted to put it down, and move onto the next book on my list, but I was so close to finishing it. And it feels like a waste of a couple of days reading.

Also, my main quibble with the book (apart from Bibi, who you'll be glad to know, doesn't appear again after the first segment of the book), is it reads very much like a YA book. That's all very well and good if you enjoy reading YA books (I do), but from the cover, I wasn't expecting a YA book, I was expecting a thriller. More or less.

A secondary quibble, is the author seemed to focus a lot on the smells in the book. There was a new smell every other page it felt like, and I got severely fed up with it. Yes, I know smells exist in the world, but I don't need to know that a certain item smells like this. I KNOW what it smells like!

Needless to say, in case you haven't already guessed, this book has frustrated me so much, that I won't be keeping it. I was expecting so much, and got so little. Don't get this book unless it's second hand, and very cheap. It's not worth it brand new.(less)

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Aug 30, 2011 Rachael (Piper) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: carnegie-2011

Was this book one of the best teenage books I've read this year? Nope.

However it was very well written and thought out. The story is told going backwards in time, so the reader gains hints of what has happened in the past and then finds out the whole story at the end.

The things I liked the most was the atmosphere of Tyme's End house, you can picture it in the present all ruined, near past all dusty, very past a social place full of people. The time and events were definitely captured for each er...more

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Jul 24, 2011 Sophiee.†. WaylandMellarkTallynCullen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Okay, so this three is for the first half of the book. Thaats about all I got to and I decided to stop after reading reviews and ratings. I want to cherish the ending between Oliver and bibi because I believe he was a gorgus person who gave her a chance to move on but seriously I don't give a rats tush about the house! I mean seriously it's suppose to be haunted?? That just ruins the story for me how they just dis bibi and then after the second half oliver! The blurb talks only of bibi who is th...more

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Feb 19, 2011 Brittany M. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one, as I hadn’t heard about it before and was pleasantly surprised when I received it in the mail. It’s also hard to describe what ‘genre’ this one fits in, as it’s part gothic thriller and mystery.

This one is set in three time periods, three generations. 2006, 1996 and 1936. My favourite portion of the story was definitely Bibi’s because I really enjoyed the relationship between her and Oliver II. Even though he was 27 and she was only 16, you could reall...more I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one, as I hadn’t heard about it before and was pleasantly surprised when I received it in the mail. It’s also hard to describe what ‘genre’ this one fits in, as it’s part gothic thriller and mystery.

This one is set in three time periods, three generations. 2006, 1996 and 1936. My favourite portion of the story was definitely Bibi’s because I really enjoyed the relationship between her and Oliver II. Even though he was 27 and she was only 16, you could really feel their chemistry and you wanted them to be together. I was actually quite disappointed when Bibi and Oliver weren’t revisited in the end.

The main object of this novel is the sprawling estate of Tyme’s End. I really enjoy stories that centre on the history of a house and this one certainly delivers. There’s a great mystery about this house and it’s first owner that isn’t unravelled until the end. Still, I didn’t feel like the ‘death’ of H. J Martin really justified the ‘haunting’ of this house. I’m not sure why but I expected a greater revealation than what was given to us.

For some reason we’re expected to believe this house is dark, stifling and intoxicating. It’s dangerous. It’s not until we go back to 1936 with Oliver II’s grandfather meeting H. J Martin that we see just how ‘evil’ and overpowering this man was. You can tell straight away there’s something creepy about him, something controlling, but to be honest I thought it would’ve worked out to be some sort of demonic influence rather than plainly a cruel man.

I did like this story, but it didn’t capture my interest enough to read it in one sitting. I found myself putting it down and picking it back up a few hours later, only to complete one chapter and do the same. I wasn’t particularly attached to any of the characters and as soon as the relationship between Bibi and Oliver was deemed ‘over’ by the first part, my main point of interest was extinguished. I only kept reading to find out the root of the mystery and quite frankly that left me disappointed.

However, I think this story will appeal to a lot of people. There’s no complaint by me for the writing or prose, B. R. Collins is a great writer, but simply the idea of this story didn’t ‘stick’ with me enough to deem it a favourite. I would have liked to understand the falling out between Oliver’s grandfather and his father, would have liked to understand more about why Oliver was haunted in the house even though he never met Martin… there is a lot that could’ve been explained and tied up but simply wasn’t.

Recommended to: I recommend it to anyone who likes a darker sort of read.(less)

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May 27, 2011 Maria rated it 2 of 5 stars

I thought that this this book was okay. There wasnt much of a story line and the book kept jumping around times zones going back a generation each time. This made the book quite confusing and it took a good few pages until i was able to work out who's point of view it was from. Also at the begining it started with a girl who had nothing to do with the rest of the story line. It seemed to be a romance at the start however i soon found it was murder mystery or 'house history' than anything else.
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Feb 22, 2011 Stephanie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: bloomsbury, sent-for-review, i-own, british-books-challenge-2011

I started this book with hesitation because I didn't really know what to expect as I'd never read this type of book before. At the beginning, we meet Bibi, an adopted teenager who feels that she doesn't belong in her family or in England. She often goes to the dilapidated old mansion called Thyme's End near her home when she wants to escape from troubles at home because she feels accepted and safe there. It was owned by the much acclaimed author of The Owl Of The Desert, H.J Martin but no one ha...more I started this book with hesitation because I didn't really know what to expect as I'd never read this type of book before. At the beginning, we meet Bibi, an adopted teenager who feels that she doesn't belong in her family or in England. She often goes to the dilapidated old mansion called Thyme's End near her home when she wants to escape from troubles at home because she feels accepted and safe there. It was owned by the much acclaimed author of The Owl Of The Desert, H.J Martin but no one has seen the current owner for 10 years. Bibi came across to be very bratty girl who doesn't appreciate what she has and I found it very hard to like her at first. However, trouble starts she is discovered in Thyme's End by the twenty seven- year old owner, Oliver who is finally visiting from America. Over one day special day spent together,they develop a friendship and find that they have a unique understanding of each other and their feelings. The day that they spent together was lovely because although they only knew each other for a short time, I felt their relationship was believable as the bonding process was slowly built up. I would have liked to see more of their relationship because I love a bit of romance but I understand that would have undermined the impact of the book.

The next part of the book jumps back in time to when Oliver was ten years younger in 1996 and some of the mysteries about the house that were raised by Bibi were unravelled. We also learn the reasons behind Oliver's troubled feelings and problems in the first part, which helped me to understand and get to know his character a lot more. There was a lot of suspense in this part because an element of ghost stories slips in but it didn't capture my imagination although I can't place my finger on why because it was very well written. My favourite part of this section was learning about the history of the house.

The final part of the novel is set in 1936 and is told through the eyes of Oliver's Grandfather also by the same name), who we met in part 2 as an older man. I don't want to give too much away about it but it explores the relationship between Oliver and the author H.J Martin, who is known by him as Jack and reveals the true nature of who he was.

I thought that the idea of telling the novel in three parts was really clever and interesting and at the end, I briefly looked back through the first section with fresh eyes when I knew the truth about Thyme's End and saw the trail of hints left by the author. Another thing that I thought particularly effective was the way that the house was used as a kind of 'prop' or 'symbol' in the plot because it means something different to each characters and has a real presence throughout. Without the house, there would be no story!

Verdict: It's not at all that this book was bad, because it truly wasn't- but I couldn't immerse myself in the characters and story so I didn't enjoy it that much. However, I think that those who like Gothic types of books might like it because I believe that if you can really get into it, the atmosphere would be very spine chilling and tense.
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Mar 30, 2012 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Mar 18, 2012 Leonie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya

If you're going to have a problem with this book it seems like it will be because it has different sections which do different things, and you'll only be interested in one. While I did feel a bit of a pang not knowing what happened to Bibi and Oliver after the first part, I got drawn into the other two parts, and really liked how the structure of the book worked. The sections all work together while having their own things going on, and as you go backwards you reveal the different layers to the...more

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Apr 27, 2011 Phanee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned, read-in-2011

This book was a very pleasant surprise! I started reading it without really knowing what to expect, but, as the story progressed I found myself more and more engrossed in the story!

The actual story is split into three parts, each one describing the events that happened in a particular year (mainly over the course of a few days to a few months each). It starts off with Bibi's part in the story, which is set in 2006. As it says in the blurb, Bibi essentially feels at home only when she is at Tyme'...more This book was a very pleasant surprise! I started reading it without really knowing what to expect, but, as the story progressed I found myself more and more engrossed in the story!

The actual story is split into three parts, each one describing the events that happened in a particular year (mainly over the course of a few days to a few months each). It starts off with Bibi's part in the story, which is set in 2006. As it says in the blurb, Bibi essentially feels at home only when she is at Tyme's End, a deserted house near her home. She has actually set up her own corner in a room in the house, to run to whenever she feels low. There, quite unexpectedly, she meets Oliver, the owner of the house, who has not set his foot in England (or Tyme's End) for 10 years. Through her encounters with Oliver, we learn many scraps of information, which only caused me to want to keep on reading the book, to find out what has happened!

Thus, we get into the second part of the story, which is set in 1996 and is told from Oliver's point of view. That, as you can see is ten years earlier. That leads us to the third - and last - part of the story, which is set in 1936. With these two last parts, we get to find out the exact history surrounding Tyme's End.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the air of mystery that the author enveloped Tyme's End in. The way the story progressed was just right, giving us just the right amount of information to make us speculate about what really happened. The author gives all sorts of information, describing various scenes in such detail, that you end up thinking, 'Ah! Yes! That's it! I knew it all along!'. But in the end you just sit there thinking, 'Wow! Did not see that one coming.'. And that makes a talented author. She makes you go exactly where she wants you to go. That takes some talent.

All in all, this book was a definite surprise! It's one of the best mystery books I have read as of late and I would really love to read Ms Collins' other two books, to see if they're just as good! Definitely recommended!(less)

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Jan 28, 2013 Evelyn Doyle rated it 1 of 5 stars

Perhaps this would be a good read if you're immortal, so you don't feel you've lost anything from spending the time to read something that's 90% superfluous description. That kind of redundancy can probably only be appreciated by someone who enjoys literary poetry. (That's clearly not me.) If you can see past that, your next challenges will be the barely-moving plot, and the infuriating teenage narrator of the first section. She's the iconic self-entitled teenager (who insists she's not a kid bu...more

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Jan 20, 2011 Kirsty (overflowing library) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: review-books, uk-author

I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up this book but I found the more I read the more I enjoyed this book.

The thing I loved most about it was that it was in three parts. The first set in 2006, the second in 1996 and the final part in 1936. The charcaters in all three time periods overlapped and I loved jumping back in time to find out more about the story.

The first part part of the story focuses on the story of Bibi a young girl who feels out of place everywhere she is except when she spe...more

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Feb 16, 2011 Vicki rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, for-review

Tyme’s End offered something I adore…a gothic setting, an old mansion and a spine chilling mystery. I love settling down to a book such as this. If it’s cold and dark outside and the fire’s blazing indoors then all the better. And so I was expecting a bit of a treat with this one.

In actual fact though, the book proved to be a little on the disappointing side. I wasn’t gripped with the beginning at all, yet throughout the book there were definite high points. When I turned the last page it was wi...more Tyme’s End offered something I adore…a gothic setting, an old mansion and a spine chilling mystery. I love settling down to a book such as this. If it’s cold and dark outside and the fire’s blazing indoors then all the better. And so I was expecting a bit of a treat with this one.

In actual fact though, the book proved to be a little on the disappointing side. I wasn’t gripped with the beginning at all, yet throughout the book there were definite high points. When I turned the last page it was with a feeling of having enjoyed the book enough, but not being completely overwhelmed and slightly dissatisfied.

Tyme’s End tells a story spanning over eighty years and in three parts. Beginning in the present from Bibi’s point of view then switching to 1996 where Oliver Jnr takes over and finally ending with 1936 and Oliver Snr’s story. Bibi certainly isn’t the most favourite character I’ve come across, and for most of her section I found myself irritated by her. Adopted and feeling like she doesn’t fit in with her small village life, she’s prickly, childish and rude. She escapes to the abandoned mansion, Tyme’s End where she eventually runs into its reluctant owner, Oliver Jnr. Over the period of 24 hours an intense and sinister relationship developes between the pair which at times I found a little uncomfortable, forced and not completely believable. I was pretty sure after fifty pages I wasn’t going to enjoy this book at all, then all of a sudden things changed and I found myself intrigued by the mysteries of Tyme’s End, if not particularly enamoured by the characters themselves.

Moving onto the second part of the book, I finally got what I was hoping for. Oliver and his Grandfather’s relationship had me hooked with its dark secrets. In this section BR Collins really shines as a storyteller, dripping in just the right amount of tension and atmosphere to have the hairs on the back of your neck prickling. I was completely involved in this section, reading with held breath and speeding through the pages desperate to know what was happening. I really liked young Oliver too in this section, feeling desperately sorry for this lonely and sad young man and thought that Tyme’s End itself became as much a character here as any of the humans.

The intriguing and atmospheric feeling continues into the final section, set in 1936 and Collins evokes the period wonderfully. At one point I looked up from the book and was almost surprised to find myself in a modern coffee shop and not in the grounds of an eerie mansion in the English countryside back in the thirties. With Oliver’s grandfather, we slowly discover the truth about the house and it’s evil owner, and just how it ended up belonging to the naïve and orphaned student. I was all set for a fantastic finale having enjoyed this part of the book the best. Sadly things became a little confused for me. Collins introduced some spooky and disturbing ideas, but in my opinion didn’t expand enough on them, leaving them very vague, and a lot of the terror was lost for me. I was also disappointed that the house, Tyme’s End didn’t seem as alive and evil as it had previously and that many questions seemed left unanswered.

Overall I did enjoy reading this book, and after a slow start I did find myself gripped and speeding through this book very quickly. At times the atmosphere and tension are absolutely electric and deliciously creepy. The descriptions transported me back in time with such vividness I felt I’d become part of the story. I liked how by the end of the book the connection between Bibi, Oliver Jnr and Oliver Snr became clear and I could understand why all three had been drawn to the house and how similar they were despite being very different people from different times. However I felt that I’d like to have seen more of a connection between the three while reading the novel, perhaps by alternating past and present rather than moving backwards which resulted in the three stories being individual rather than entwined. I was also left feeling disappointed at the drop in tension at the end and frustrated with the questions which were left unanswered. There was a fantastic story there, somewhere in this book…I just couldn’t help feel it could have been much more. I’d recommend as a quick read if this type of story is your thing, but be prepared for not being completely blown away by it.
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Feb 16, 2012 Emma Woodcock rated it 2 of 5 stars

This had some quite good stuff going on (although Bibi was quite whiney and tiresome, and Oliver's motivations seemed dubious to say the least), but then it just wandered off and became tedious. I have no idea what it was all supposed to be about, or how the latter parts were supposed to be relevant to the first part - ghosts of bad behaviour? History repeating itself? Cycles of abuse? *shrug*

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Jun 30, 2012 TheWrittenWord.Mo rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book was... well kinda off. There was a great back story to it, with the House and all that had occured there, but the story of the characters wasn'r gripping and i found myself becoming more and more disinterested. So in a way the book wasn't my kinda thing, the idea was really good and the cover is very pretty too :P but the characters just weren't agreeing in with me so after finally having finished the book (because i just can't not finish a book) I've come to the conclusion that it get...more

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May 31, 2011 Lisa rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-in-2011, library-loan, young-adult

This book splits into 3 different era's I loved the 1st part and wanted more on Bibi and Oliver in the present time, but it then goes back in time, to Olivers' Dad and Grandad's time, I didn't like that part of the book and that's why I only gave it 2 stars

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Aug 23, 2011 Denise rated it 4 of 5 stars

An intriguing story that turned out to be quite different from what I expected after reading the blurb.

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May 15, 2011 Musicmaniac101 rated it 2 of 5 stars

i think this story dragged on to much as i loved the first story as it was original but then i read the second one it was a bit confusing but ok then read the third one and just got so bored i stopped reading...

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Jan 23, 2013 Alice rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: amazing

This books will stay with me for the rest of mu life :)

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Jul 04, 2012 Megan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Sucked. Totally wasn't the book i though it was. The person i was lead to believe was the main character was only in the book for the first third of it. Totally wasn't what i though it would be. Nothing was resolved. We only were able to understand the mystery behind the house and Oliver's feelings towards it. Other than that? Nada. No resolution. No nothing. Sucked. Sorry, but it did.

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May 02, 2012 Kagama-the Literaturevixen marked it as to-read

Love the cover,love the blurb.

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Nov 14, 2012 Arwen rated it 3 of 5 stars

woah a lot 2 get ur head around

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Oct 11, 2011 Sharon rated it 2 of 5 stars

Started off 'ok' and went downhill from there...

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Jun 05, 2012 shadesofmaybe rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-this-one

I should start counting how often the author uses 'the swish of a car'

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Oct 06, 2011 Mely rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, ebook, 2011-read, to-blog

Collins really likes parallel narratives.

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Jun 01, 2012 Alana rated it 2 of 5 stars

Interesting. But could slow to get into.

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Jan 19, 2013 Samuel Capri rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love the book

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B.R. Collins is a graduate of both university and drama school. Her first novel The Traitor Game was published to much acclaim and was both winner of the Branford Boase Award 2009 and longlisted for the 2009 Carnegie Medal. Bridget lives in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

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