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Nick Of Time #1
Time to Run
A woman sets off on what could be her last joyride, with a man who is killing more than just time, in this first of a five-part thriller serial.
Nicki Janssen’s days are numbered, but the feisty seventeen-year-old is not going to face her future lying down. Instead of enduring another round of medical treatments, she hits the road with a pocketful of cash, a bus ticket—and a romantic fantasy of riding into the sunset with her childhood crush.
Handsome, dangerous Brad Ward is facing a different kind of death sentence. Sent to prison for felony murder, he has escaped and rekindled his connection to Nicki. He’s sworn he’ll never be taken alive.
When Nicki’s father, Carter Janssen, discovers what she’s done—and who she’s with—he draws on all his skills as a prosecuting attorney, and all his love as a father, to rescue his daughter from an untimely death . . .
Praise for the writing of New York Times–bestselling author John Gilstrap
“When you pick up a Gilstrap novel, one thing is always true—you are going to be entertained at a high rate of speed.” —Suspense Magazine
“If you like Vince Flynn and Brad Thor, you’ll love John Gilstrap.” —Gayle Lynds
“Gilstrap is one of the finest thriller writers on the planet.” —Tess Gerritsen
“Gilstrap pushes every thriller button.” —San Francisco Chronicle
Includes a preview chapter from John Gilstrap’s next thriller, Friendly Fire
Nicki Janssen’s days are numbered, but the feisty seventeen-year-old is not going to face her future lying down. Instead of enduring another round of medical treatments, she hits the road with a pocketful of cash, a bus ticket—and a romantic fantasy of riding into the sunset with her childhood crush.
Handsome, dangerous Brad Ward is facing a different kind of death sentence. Sent to prison for felony murder, he has escaped and rekindled his connection to Nicki. He’s sworn he’ll never be taken alive.
When Nicki’s father, Carter Janssen, discovers what she’s done—and who she’s with—he draws on all his skills as a prosecuting attorney, and all his love as a father, to rescue his daughter from an untimely death . . .
Praise for the writing of New York Times–bestselling author John Gilstrap
“When you pick up a Gilstrap novel, one thing is always true—you are going to be entertained at a high rate of speed.” —Suspense Magazine
“If you like Vince Flynn and Brad Thor, you’ll love John Gilstrap.” —Gayle Lynds
“Gilstrap is one of the finest thriller writers on the planet.” —Tess Gerritsen
“Gilstrap pushes every thriller button.” —San Francisco Chronicle
Includes a preview chapter from John Gilstrap’s next thriller, Friendly Fire
112 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 29, 2016
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About the author
John Gilstrap
76 books1,190 followersA little bit about my background... I've always been a closet-writer. As a kid, I lived for the opportunity to write short stories. I was the editor of my high school newspaper for a while (the Valor Dictus, Robinson High School, class of 1975), until I quit ("You can't fire me! I quit!") over a lofty First Amendment issue that seemed very important at the time. My goal, in fact, was to become a journalist in the vein of Woodward or Bernstein. Okay, I confess, I wanted to be Woodward; Robert Redford played him in the movie, and chicks really dug Robert Redford.
I graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1979, and armed with a degree in American history, I couldn't find a job. I ended up settling for a position with a little-noticed trade journal serving the construction industry. They called me the managing editor and they paid me food stamp wages. I hated it. About this time, I joined the Burke Volunteer Fire Department in Fairfax County, Virginia, if only to find relief from the boredom of my job. Running about a thousand calls my first year with the department, I was hooked, and the volunteer fire service became an important part of my life for the next 15 years. In the early eighties, hating my job, I went the way of all frustrated liberal arts undergrads—back to graduate school. Earning a Master of Science degree in safety engineering from the University of Southern California, I started down a whole new road. For the next decade and a half, I became an expert (don't you hate that word?) on explosives safety and hazardous waste. Meanwhile, I kept writing. I didn't tell anyone, of course, because, well, you just don't share artistic dreams with fellow engineers. They look at you funny.
My first novel, Nathan's Run, was in fact my fourth novel, and when it sold, it sold big. At a time in my life when things were going well—I was president of my own consulting firm—things were suddenly going very well. Warner Bros. bought the movie rights to Nathan's Run two days after the first book rights were sold, and as of this date, the novel has been translated and published in one form or another in over 20 countries. With Nathan's Run in the can, as it were, I thought I might finally be on to something, but I didn't quit my "day job" until after I sold the book and movie rights to my second novel, At All Costs. I figured that while one-in-a-row might be luck, two-in-a-row was a trend. So, I started writing full-time.
More novels followed, and then a few screenplays. I was living the dream.
But I really didn't like it much. I learned pretty quickly that when you're born a Type-A personality, those extrovert tendencies don't go away just because you're practicing a craft you love. In fact, after just a couple of years of dream fulfillment, I was pretty friggin' bored with the company of my imaginary friends, so I did something that I've never heard a full-time artist do before: I went back to a day job. At first, it was just a matter of reactivating my consulting business, but then, in 2004, I was handed my ideal Big-Boy Job (that's what my wife calls it) working as the director of safety for a trade association in Washington, DC.
And I continue to write. In 2006, Six Minutes to Freedom was published to considerable acclaim. My first (and probably last) foray into book-length non-fiction, SixMin tells the story of Kurt Muse, the only civilian of record ever rescued by the super-secret Delta Force. Thanks to Kurt's cooperation (he is co-author), I gained access to people and places that lifelong civilians like me should never see. The heroic warriors I met during that research turned out to be nothing like their movie stereotypes. These were not only gentlemen, but gentle men, who remained free of the kind of boasting and self-aggrandizement that I was expecting. They were supreme professionals, and very nice guys.
And through them I got the idea for my new series character, Jonathan Grave. He's fo
I graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1979, and armed with a degree in American history, I couldn't find a job. I ended up settling for a position with a little-noticed trade journal serving the construction industry. They called me the managing editor and they paid me food stamp wages. I hated it. About this time, I joined the Burke Volunteer Fire Department in Fairfax County, Virginia, if only to find relief from the boredom of my job. Running about a thousand calls my first year with the department, I was hooked, and the volunteer fire service became an important part of my life for the next 15 years. In the early eighties, hating my job, I went the way of all frustrated liberal arts undergrads—back to graduate school. Earning a Master of Science degree in safety engineering from the University of Southern California, I started down a whole new road. For the next decade and a half, I became an expert (don't you hate that word?) on explosives safety and hazardous waste. Meanwhile, I kept writing. I didn't tell anyone, of course, because, well, you just don't share artistic dreams with fellow engineers. They look at you funny.
My first novel, Nathan's Run, was in fact my fourth novel, and when it sold, it sold big. At a time in my life when things were going well—I was president of my own consulting firm—things were suddenly going very well. Warner Bros. bought the movie rights to Nathan's Run two days after the first book rights were sold, and as of this date, the novel has been translated and published in one form or another in over 20 countries. With Nathan's Run in the can, as it were, I thought I might finally be on to something, but I didn't quit my "day job" until after I sold the book and movie rights to my second novel, At All Costs. I figured that while one-in-a-row might be luck, two-in-a-row was a trend. So, I started writing full-time.
More novels followed, and then a few screenplays. I was living the dream.
But I really didn't like it much. I learned pretty quickly that when you're born a Type-A personality, those extrovert tendencies don't go away just because you're practicing a craft you love. In fact, after just a couple of years of dream fulfillment, I was pretty friggin' bored with the company of my imaginary friends, so I did something that I've never heard a full-time artist do before: I went back to a day job. At first, it was just a matter of reactivating my consulting business, but then, in 2004, I was handed my ideal Big-Boy Job (that's what my wife calls it) working as the director of safety for a trade association in Washington, DC.
And I continue to write. In 2006, Six Minutes to Freedom was published to considerable acclaim. My first (and probably last) foray into book-length non-fiction, SixMin tells the story of Kurt Muse, the only civilian of record ever rescued by the super-secret Delta Force. Thanks to Kurt's cooperation (he is co-author), I gained access to people and places that lifelong civilians like me should never see. The heroic warriors I met during that research turned out to be nothing like their movie stereotypes. These were not only gentlemen, but gentle men, who remained free of the kind of boasting and self-aggrandizement that I was expecting. They were supreme professionals, and very nice guys.
And through them I got the idea for my new series character, Jonathan Grave. He's fo
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March 1, 2016
Time to Run is the first installment of a five part book series by author John Gilstrap. Seventeen year old Nicki Janssen had overcome an eating disorder only to then lose her mother to cancer. While grieving for her mother Nicki had resumed her obsession with weight loss and had turned to diet pills. The pills however had side effects ending up putting Nicki in the hospital herself and without a heart and lungs transplant she finds herself with only a year left to live.
Not wanting to live out her remaining time hooked to machines and with little hope of living long enough for a transplant Nicki has decided to run away with a boy from her childhood. Nicki's father is a prosecutor and teams up with his law enforcement buddies trying to track Nicki only to find out that the boy in question is wanted for murder.
What a great beginning to this series. A definite page turner that got me hooked on the story right away. Nicki is one you can't help but feel for with the girl having gone through so much in her seventeen years. Her father, Carter, is a tough as nails attorney that just wants what's best for his daughter but doesn't know how to communicate with her after the loss of his wife, Nicki's mother. And Brad obviously has a story behind him that I'm very anxious to find out about.
Overall, a fast paced wonderful start to this series that has me jumping right into part 2.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
For more reviews please visit https://carriesbookreviews.wordpress....
Not wanting to live out her remaining time hooked to machines and with little hope of living long enough for a transplant Nicki has decided to run away with a boy from her childhood. Nicki's father is a prosecutor and teams up with his law enforcement buddies trying to track Nicki only to find out that the boy in question is wanted for murder.
What a great beginning to this series. A definite page turner that got me hooked on the story right away. Nicki is one you can't help but feel for with the girl having gone through so much in her seventeen years. Her father, Carter, is a tough as nails attorney that just wants what's best for his daughter but doesn't know how to communicate with her after the loss of his wife, Nicki's mother. And Brad obviously has a story behind him that I'm very anxious to find out about.
Overall, a fast paced wonderful start to this series that has me jumping right into part 2.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
For more reviews please visit https://carriesbookreviews.wordpress....
October 30, 2021
First of a serialized book. Haven’t done this since THE GREEN MILE. We’ll see...
March 4, 2016
This is part 1 of 5 parts.
Nicholette is 17 and needs a heart and double lung transplant or she will die, she lost her mother to cancer a year ago and her father will try anything to prolong his daughters life so he wants her to have this experimental trial but Nicolette is tired of being prodded and pocked so she runs away with a man that used to live next door to her that is a wild child and has been in prison for killing that she recently meet again in a chat room.
Of course Nicolette doesn't know any of this she only remembers him as the boy next door she had a crush on so is she running with the right person?
Looking forward to reading the other books.
Thanks to Netgalley the publisher and John Gilstrap for a copy of this book.
Nicholette is 17 and needs a heart and double lung transplant or she will die, she lost her mother to cancer a year ago and her father will try anything to prolong his daughters life so he wants her to have this experimental trial but Nicolette is tired of being prodded and pocked so she runs away with a man that used to live next door to her that is a wild child and has been in prison for killing that she recently meet again in a chat room.
Of course Nicolette doesn't know any of this she only remembers him as the boy next door she had a crush on so is she running with the right person?
Looking forward to reading the other books.
Thanks to Netgalley the publisher and John Gilstrap for a copy of this book.
February 28, 2016
I received this book free from the net galley and publisher in exchange for an honest review.
If you had a year to live, how would you live it? Do you want to spend it in a hospital waiting to die or would you want to be free to do your own thing, live your life and enjoy the time you have left ?
Nicolette is 17 and has something called PPH. Without a heart and double lung transplant she will be dead in a year. She and her father always seem to be butting heads and are not in agreement as to the next part of treatment. Wanting to hang onto his daughter after the death of his wife, he will try anything to prolong her life. But Nicki is so tired of being poked and prodded and now the doctors have a new experiment to try on her. She's had enough. So she runs. Brad used to be the boy next door, her crush and when they reconnect, she is thrilled. But who she runs with just may not be who she thinks he is. And the chase is on.
This is the first book of a five part story. I have read a lot of John Gilstrap's novels in the past, At All Costs and Even Steven were my favourites. He writes gripping thrillers that you don't want to put down and is a master at storytelling. I knew this was the first part of five but I was so disappointed when I was done, I want so much more of this story and it ended too soon for me. Fortunately, I was also given the second part.
Thank you to John Gilstrap, the publisher and net galley for allowing me to read and review this book.
If you had a year to live, how would you live it? Do you want to spend it in a hospital waiting to die or would you want to be free to do your own thing, live your life and enjoy the time you have left ?
Nicolette is 17 and has something called PPH. Without a heart and double lung transplant she will be dead in a year. She and her father always seem to be butting heads and are not in agreement as to the next part of treatment. Wanting to hang onto his daughter after the death of his wife, he will try anything to prolong her life. But Nicki is so tired of being poked and prodded and now the doctors have a new experiment to try on her. She's had enough. So she runs. Brad used to be the boy next door, her crush and when they reconnect, she is thrilled. But who she runs with just may not be who she thinks he is. And the chase is on.
This is the first book of a five part story. I have read a lot of John Gilstrap's novels in the past, At All Costs and Even Steven were my favourites. He writes gripping thrillers that you don't want to put down and is a master at storytelling. I knew this was the first part of five but I was so disappointed when I was done, I want so much more of this story and it ended too soon for me. Fortunately, I was also given the second part.
Thank you to John Gilstrap, the publisher and net galley for allowing me to read and review this book.
May 17, 2021
Can't Wait For The Next Installment
Can't wait for the next installment. This new five "book" installments reminds me of the 1950's when as a ten year old on Saturday I went to movie theater and watched eagerly when a cliffhanger in the series UNTIL next week; thrilling for a ten year old and thrilling now. BTW the author is a marketing innovative genius or a con man. Respectfully a combination of both !
Can't wait for the next installment. This new five "book" installments reminds me of the 1950's when as a ten year old on Saturday I went to movie theater and watched eagerly when a cliffhanger in the series UNTIL next week; thrilling for a ten year old and thrilling now. BTW the author is a marketing innovative genius or a con man. Respectfully a combination of both !
December 31, 2017
Good start.
Good start let's see if it continues. Some good character development. But I want more, a full story. I k
Good start let's see if it continues. Some good character development. But I want more, a full story. I k
August 4, 2020
One of 5 continuing short stories.
December 8, 2020
Time to run
John you are a pretty good writer but if you think I am paying $2.99 for 97 pages you obviously think too highly of your books they are not that good. Past reader.
John you are a pretty good writer but if you think I am paying $2.99 for 97 pages you obviously think too highly of your books they are not that good. Past reader.
November 19, 2022
Fast read, well written. I rate it 4.7 stars.
June 19, 2023
NOT a book
This is not a book but rather a teaser. It is designed to leave the reader hanging so that the author can sell the total book. UNACCEPTABLE FOR PRIME READERS!
This is not a book but rather a teaser. It is designed to leave the reader hanging so that the author can sell the total book. UNACCEPTABLE FOR PRIME READERS!
June 24, 2025
I didn’t care for it. Even from one of my favorite authors.
February 23, 2016
Thanks to netgalley.com, John Gilstrap and Penguin Random House for the ARC copy for my honest review. Time to Run is part one of five parts, it's a serial single titled 'Nick of Time'.
It's an emotional read, one that any reader can relate to and it's oh so real.
Prosecutor Carter Janssen, his daughter Nicolette Janssen are at odds with each other. After losing Jenny Janssen his wife, her mom a year ago to cancer. The two find themselves in another crisis, when they learn that Nicki needs a heart and lung transplant.
She's been diagnosed with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, PPH for short which causes the thickening of the tiny vessels in the lungs and causes the blood flow to back-up throughout the body, as it waits to pass through the narrowing vessels.
Typically patients have a life expectance of 9 to 12 months, without having a transplant.
Nicki was to have a heart and bilateral lung transplant but the donors parents change their minds and her doctors want to try a newer treatment.
It would require a lengthy hospital stay for Nicki. As her doctors would insert a pump into her chest, administer Prostacyclin, monitor her and it may add more months onto her life.
Her dad agrees to do it but Nicki just 17 years old doesn't she sneaks out of the hospital, meet up with a former neighbor and go on a fantasy adventure.
The problem is, that former neighbor is Brad Ward a 22 year old prison escapee and he found Nicki one night online in a chat room.
The two came up with planning an adventure, things that they would do before Nicki passed away from her illness. They'll have to elude her father who already has started looking for them and eventually law enforcement.
I liked Time to Run, liked Jack Gilstrap's writing style, he holds your attention, brings his characters to life and it would make an excellent movie.
It reminded me of Thelma and Louise. Made me think what if J.D. and Thelma ditched Louise, although the storyline may differ it easily could have been something similar to Nick of Time.
Deputy Darla Sweet of the Essex County Sheriff Department in Essex, North Carolina gets introduced in the story, she's likable, honest and tough. Sure at some point in the story, she will meet up with Brad and Nicki and Sweet would make a great new series for Gilstrap.
Definitely a worthy read, it's a good starting point it you never read any of his books and Jack Gilstrap just might end up being your new favorite author.
It's an emotional read, one that any reader can relate to and it's oh so real.
Prosecutor Carter Janssen, his daughter Nicolette Janssen are at odds with each other. After losing Jenny Janssen his wife, her mom a year ago to cancer. The two find themselves in another crisis, when they learn that Nicki needs a heart and lung transplant.
She's been diagnosed with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, PPH for short which causes the thickening of the tiny vessels in the lungs and causes the blood flow to back-up throughout the body, as it waits to pass through the narrowing vessels.
Typically patients have a life expectance of 9 to 12 months, without having a transplant.
Nicki was to have a heart and bilateral lung transplant but the donors parents change their minds and her doctors want to try a newer treatment.
It would require a lengthy hospital stay for Nicki. As her doctors would insert a pump into her chest, administer Prostacyclin, monitor her and it may add more months onto her life.
Her dad agrees to do it but Nicki just 17 years old doesn't she sneaks out of the hospital, meet up with a former neighbor and go on a fantasy adventure.
The problem is, that former neighbor is Brad Ward a 22 year old prison escapee and he found Nicki one night online in a chat room.
The two came up with planning an adventure, things that they would do before Nicki passed away from her illness. They'll have to elude her father who already has started looking for them and eventually law enforcement.
I liked Time to Run, liked Jack Gilstrap's writing style, he holds your attention, brings his characters to life and it would make an excellent movie.
It reminded me of Thelma and Louise. Made me think what if J.D. and Thelma ditched Louise, although the storyline may differ it easily could have been something similar to Nick of Time.
Deputy Darla Sweet of the Essex County Sheriff Department in Essex, North Carolina gets introduced in the story, she's likable, honest and tough. Sure at some point in the story, she will meet up with Brad and Nicki and Sweet would make a great new series for Gilstrap.
Definitely a worthy read, it's a good starting point it you never read any of his books and Jack Gilstrap just might end up being your new favorite author.
August 16, 2016
I received a review copy of this book from NetGalley.
The idea behind this book is a little bit different to what I am used to. It’s not a novel or novella, but rather the first installment of a serialised story. Personally, I’m not a fan of the serial style. I like to have the whole thing in my hands and read it at my own pace rather than have to wait for the next instalment, but it had John Gilstrap’s name on it and I liked some of his previous stuff so I gave it a try anyway.
Time to Run is the beginning of John Gilstrap’s serialised story Nick of Time. It covers roughly the first twenty percent of the story that follows terminally ill teenager Nicki Janssen. Nicki, who has only twelve months left to live unless she can get a heart and double lung transplant, decides to enjoy what time she has left by running away from home with an old friend she has recently reconnected with online.
It’s a bit hard to review this book because it’s not a full story, but just a segment of it. The general idea of the plot is interesting and for some reason it reminds of the TV show Catfish and it reaffirms the notion that you don’t really know who you’re talking to online. However I also found it frustrating because it had just gotten me fully engaged and then it was over. In terms of characters, I liked Nicki and found her quite easy to relate with but I haven’t really seen enough to form an opinion of anyone else.
All in all, Gilstrap has a very nice writing style and while I am interested to see what happens next, the serial style is not something I particularly enjoy. Luckily the wait isn’t too long as there’s only a couple of weeks until the next installment Time to Hide is released.
Is it worth a read? If you like the serial style of storytelling and can keep yourself engaged in between the release of new installments, then Time to Run is worth a read. It’s an interesting story and Gilstrap has a pleasant writing style which would appeal to a lot of thriller readers.
This review was originally published at Worth a Read.
The idea behind this book is a little bit different to what I am used to. It’s not a novel or novella, but rather the first installment of a serialised story. Personally, I’m not a fan of the serial style. I like to have the whole thing in my hands and read it at my own pace rather than have to wait for the next instalment, but it had John Gilstrap’s name on it and I liked some of his previous stuff so I gave it a try anyway.
Time to Run is the beginning of John Gilstrap’s serialised story Nick of Time. It covers roughly the first twenty percent of the story that follows terminally ill teenager Nicki Janssen. Nicki, who has only twelve months left to live unless she can get a heart and double lung transplant, decides to enjoy what time she has left by running away from home with an old friend she has recently reconnected with online.
It’s a bit hard to review this book because it’s not a full story, but just a segment of it. The general idea of the plot is interesting and for some reason it reminds of the TV show Catfish and it reaffirms the notion that you don’t really know who you’re talking to online. However I also found it frustrating because it had just gotten me fully engaged and then it was over. In terms of characters, I liked Nicki and found her quite easy to relate with but I haven’t really seen enough to form an opinion of anyone else.
All in all, Gilstrap has a very nice writing style and while I am interested to see what happens next, the serial style is not something I particularly enjoy. Luckily the wait isn’t too long as there’s only a couple of weeks until the next installment Time to Hide is released.
Is it worth a read? If you like the serial style of storytelling and can keep yourself engaged in between the release of new installments, then Time to Run is worth a read. It’s an interesting story and Gilstrap has a pleasant writing style which would appeal to a lot of thriller readers.
This review was originally published at Worth a Read.
March 7, 2016
Seventeen year old Nicki has at best one year left to live, unless she can receive a heart and lung transplant. She reconnects with a con artist who has a very checkered past that she had a crush on five years ago named Brad. And he promises that if she hits the road with him, he can take her away from the world of hospitals, tests, and experiments and make her dreams come true. Not wanting to spend her final months tied to machines and poked and prodded, Nicki decides to put her faith in Brad.
The character development is complete and sets the mood for the rest of the book. We are also introduced to one or two characters who will no doubt play a part later on in the story. This first installment ends just as Nicki and Brad's new adventure begins. It has the promise to be another solid thriller from one of the genre's best. I received this as a free ARC from Kensington Books, Lyrical Underground on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The character development is complete and sets the mood for the rest of the book. We are also introduced to one or two characters who will no doubt play a part later on in the story. This first installment ends just as Nicki and Brad's new adventure begins. It has the promise to be another solid thriller from one of the genre's best. I received this as a free ARC from Kensington Books, Lyrical Underground on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
March 29, 2016
First part of a very promising five-part serial about seventeen-year-old Nicki who is terminally ill. Instead of spending her remaining time in the hospital, she decides to have the ultimate adventure and reconnects online with Brad, a childhood crush who used to live next door. But Brad turns out to be a bit of a con-artist. The two set off pursued by Nicki's father, a prosecutor.
Fast paced and very engaging, this had me hooked from page one. I've never read anything by John Gilstrap before. I really like his writing style and considering how short this installment was, he managed to provide a really solid introduction to the characters while also packing in some gripping action that keeps you turning the pages. Desperate for part two now.
Many thanks to the publisher who provided me with a copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Fast paced and very engaging, this had me hooked from page one. I've never read anything by John Gilstrap before. I really like his writing style and considering how short this installment was, he managed to provide a really solid introduction to the characters while also packing in some gripping action that keeps you turning the pages. Desperate for part two now.
Many thanks to the publisher who provided me with a copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
March 1, 2016
A very short serial single, #1 in John Gilstrap's Nick of Time series, was over before I had a chance to get to know the characters. Nicki, a seventeen year old with a terminal illness hooks up with Brad, an old acquaintance, in a chat room. She's tired of living by the rules and decides to throw caution to the wind and take off on an adventure with Brad. She only has a year to live, and she wants to live it her way, not her father's.
I was very excited to read this, since I loved Nathan's Run, but this was no where near as good a read for me.
Thanks to Netgalley for the chance to read this ARC in return for my honest review.
I was very excited to read this, since I loved Nathan's Run, but this was no where near as good a read for me.
Thanks to Netgalley for the chance to read this ARC in return for my honest review.
March 2, 2016
I am really enjoying John Gilstrap's writing style in this series (Nick of Time), the pace of the book is brilliant and you can feel the tory building in this instalment as the books moves through towards the end - I am really looking forward to reading part 2. The characters are good and you can see the relationships starting to form and you already know that the path of the main characters is not going to run smoothly. Looking forward to see where the book takes me.
April 3, 2016
John Gilstrap never lets me down...
I like this concept of reading in parts.. With only a little time to read, this finds the spots throughout my day when I would like to have a new story, but don't have the time for complete novel.
Each and every one of John Gilstraps books captivates me from the very first paragraph. This one is no different... It's a wonderful read that I highly recommend...
I like this concept of reading in parts.. With only a little time to read, this finds the spots throughout my day when I would like to have a new story, but don't have the time for complete novel.
Each and every one of John Gilstraps books captivates me from the very first paragraph. This one is no different... It's a wonderful read that I highly recommend...
March 28, 2016
**SPOILER FREE**
WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! AMAZING! Want a book that will keep you one edge but have you question yourself? This would be the one! What is behind this cover is much deeper than one might think! The thrill is more than expression! The plot of this book as well as the characters have been very well thought out!
*Received for an honest review*
WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! AMAZING! Want a book that will keep you one edge but have you question yourself? This would be the one! What is behind this cover is much deeper than one might think! The thrill is more than expression! The plot of this book as well as the characters have been very well thought out!
*Received for an honest review*
October 29, 2016
Part one
Was interesting. Hope to read the second part becase it let me in suspence. I really want to know about Nicki. What will be her decision. Will she escape and run to her father. Will she get the treatment? So young and so ill. I hope for her to be reasonable, healthy and alive!!!
Was interesting. Hope to read the second part becase it let me in suspence. I really want to know about Nicki. What will be her decision. Will she escape and run to her father. Will she get the treatment? So young and so ill. I hope for her to be reasonable, healthy and alive!!!
March 9, 2017
I knew this was the first in a series: you can pretty much figure that out by the title.... I liked it a lot and will download the rest of them to my kindle. Maybe not as good as his stand alone books but still a great read!
February 6, 2017
Excellent, exciting read.
April 9, 2016
Good but......
Gilstrap can write, no doubt. And this story was good. However paying for each little part is going to add up and I am not sure I want to get wicked in.
Gilstrap can write, no doubt. And this story was good. However paying for each little part is going to add up and I am not sure I want to get wicked in.
April 27, 2016
Gilstrap seems to specialize in kid-in-peril stories. This hasn't started out as one of his best, but it's interesting enough for me to seek out the next installment.
May 22, 2016
Slow
Not usual exciting Gilstrap book. I Will not continue reading this series. Not recommended to anyone that I know. Yeech
Not usual exciting Gilstrap book. I Will not continue reading this series. Not recommended to anyone that I know. Yeech
June 8, 2016
A good start. I see the 5 individual shorts are all available or the complete novel will be out later this year. I haven't decided which route I will take, but they will be read.
June 21, 2016
Nice intro to some very complex characters. It ask the question " what would we do if we only had months, days or hours to live?"
July 31, 2016
Too short
Story was just getting interesting and then it left you hanging. Since I paid .99 cents I guess I had it coming. This was a tease to buy more books in the series.
Story was just getting interesting and then it left you hanging. Since I paid .99 cents I guess I had it coming. This was a tease to buy more books in the series.
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