Review of PORTAL by Imogen Rose

PORTAL by Imogen Rose (YA/young adult book)

1-Second Review: Not Recommended

10-Second Review:
I think the premise for PORTAL has a ton of potential and the author shows some great creativity, but the execution felt very uneven and the story seemed to wander a bit. Many of the characters seemed flat and some of the situations I couldn't quite buy into because they hadn't been properly set up. I was intrigued by the mystery about Arizona's mother's involvement in the time travel/life switching, but ultimately didn't feel there was enough conflict to hold my interest. I'd love to see this book reworked with the help of a really good creative editor.

Book blurb (from Amazon):
Come Find Me Two Years Ago... Six words that propelled ice hockey playing tomboy, Arizona, into an alternate dimension. She suddenly found herself in the past. In one moment she went from being an ice hockey playing teenager in New Jersey to a glamorous cheerleader in California. She found herself transported from a happy life with her dad, Dillard, to a new, strange one living with her mother whom she hates. Apparently it's a life she's always lived in. Everyone knows her as Arizona Darley, but she isn't. She is Arizona Stevens. As she struggles to find answers she is certain of one thing- that her mother Olivia, a brilliant physicist, is somehow responsible.PORTAL is the story of the repercussions of Olivia Darley's attempt at creating a perfect world for herself and her children. Arizona's quest for answers threatens to undermine the seemingly perfect world that her mother has so carefully constructed. PORTAL is the first book of the Portal Chronicles. Fans of time travel, romance, and the supernatural will enjoy Arizona's quest for answers.

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