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Rift Walkers #1
Rift
In this dangerous game with time, someone's bound to lose.
Seventeen-year-old Saige Phillips can’t help holding on to the hope that she’ll find Chloe, her twin who went missing five years ago. After all, Saige sees echoes of Chloe sitting in the window and skipping down the stairs. Though there’s never been any sound associated with Saige’s “hallucinations,” she’s freaked out by the breathing she hears in her bedroom.
The breathing is definitely real, and it’s definitely not coming from Saige. It’s echoing through a time rift that originates in Saige’s bedroom. Then a grayed-out guy shows up, saying his name is Price and he’s from the future. He has the same blue film clinging to him that Saige has seen on Chloe, and she seizes onto the idea that her twin went through the rift.
As Saige searches for answers in her time, she’s met with secret after secret, all coming back to one source: her physicist mother.
Price lives in the year 2073 with his Time Keeper father and a whole slew of global initiatives that regulate time travel. He knows time shouldn’t be played with. What he doesn’t know is why the rift opened now, or how he can stop it.
The deeper Price digs, the harder the truth is to swallow. His father willfully violating the global time travel initiative is one thing. Stealing the rift site from Saige’s mother is quite another. And kidnapping—or worse—to cover everything up takes things too far.
When the rift begins to show signs of overuse and instability, Price is desperate to close it before it explodes while Saige will do anything to keep it open long enough to find Chloe.
Seventeen-year-old Saige Phillips can’t help holding on to the hope that she’ll find Chloe, her twin who went missing five years ago. After all, Saige sees echoes of Chloe sitting in the window and skipping down the stairs. Though there’s never been any sound associated with Saige’s “hallucinations,” she’s freaked out by the breathing she hears in her bedroom.
The breathing is definitely real, and it’s definitely not coming from Saige. It’s echoing through a time rift that originates in Saige’s bedroom. Then a grayed-out guy shows up, saying his name is Price and he’s from the future. He has the same blue film clinging to him that Saige has seen on Chloe, and she seizes onto the idea that her twin went through the rift.
As Saige searches for answers in her time, she’s met with secret after secret, all coming back to one source: her physicist mother.
Price lives in the year 2073 with his Time Keeper father and a whole slew of global initiatives that regulate time travel. He knows time shouldn’t be played with. What he doesn’t know is why the rift opened now, or how he can stop it.
The deeper Price digs, the harder the truth is to swallow. His father willfully violating the global time travel initiative is one thing. Stealing the rift site from Saige’s mother is quite another. And kidnapping—or worse—to cover everything up takes things too far.
When the rift begins to show signs of overuse and instability, Price is desperate to close it before it explodes while Saige will do anything to keep it open long enough to find Chloe.
303 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 17, 2016
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Elana Johnson
162 books2,042 followers3-time USA Today bestselling author Elana Johnson writes adult contemporary beach romance. She is the author of over 130 books across two names, and there's nothing better than sun, sand, and swoon-worthy kisses! Unless it's a sweet-and-sexy cowboy - read those under her pen name of Liz Isaacson. Or an emotional, heartfelt women's fiction novel - read those under her pen name of Jessie Newton.
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June 8, 2020
Well I didn't think I'd enjoy these but boy was I wrong. I enjoyed the ideas of the time rifts and the way the characters became aware of each other. I like the way that the truth gradually comes out about Price's dad and how he then must go against everything he knows to find the rest of the truth. I saw some of the twists like the one about Chloe being who she was but some surprised me like what Chloe's mum really did.
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January 29, 2017
A great YA time-travel story! I loved all the characters. It changes POV between chapters, but that added to the intrigue of the story. I loved how the details of Price, Saige, Cascade, Soda and others were dripped through the storyline, until they all came together in a big aha!
I loved the futuristic details. I have to admit that some of the tech was way over my head, but it didn't interfere with my enjoyment of the story. It was explained well enough for me to get the general idea, but didn't spend a lot of time getting into the nitty-gritty of the science. True science nerds might find some fault with this, but I was very grateful not to be inundated with irrelevant tech details.
The action was fast-paced and kept me reading far too late into the night for my own good. The characters were great. Had a little problem with Price's dad and Saige's mother. They just seemed so... cold. And mean. But it got me thinking about intrigue, and I can't say anything more without giving away secrets that the reader needs to find out as they go.
Highly recommended to teen readers who enjoy a little tech, lots of action, and twisty plot lines that somehow work their way out. Can't wait to read book 2 to see how it ends up!
I loved the futuristic details. I have to admit that some of the tech was way over my head, but it didn't interfere with my enjoyment of the story. It was explained well enough for me to get the general idea, but didn't spend a lot of time getting into the nitty-gritty of the science. True science nerds might find some fault with this, but I was very grateful not to be inundated with irrelevant tech details.
The action was fast-paced and kept me reading far too late into the night for my own good. The characters were great. Had a little problem with Price's dad and Saige's mother. They just seemed so... cold. And mean. But it got me thinking about intrigue, and I can't say anything more without giving away secrets that the reader needs to find out as they go.
Highly recommended to teen readers who enjoy a little tech, lots of action, and twisty plot lines that somehow work their way out. Can't wait to read book 2 to see how it ends up!
May 16, 2018
This YA sf book, although readable, was a weak on the SF and heavy on the YA drama for my tastes.
The male protagonist spent the entire first portion of the book distancing himself from his father emotionally and physically, with internal monologue implying that he disliked and mistrusted him. Once his father is revealed as an actual villain, his internal monologue switches to betrayal - literally thinking that all he ever wanted was his father's approval. Although I get that this might be an accurate reflection of an adolescent's emotional state, I found it jarring and made it hard to relate.
The time travel plot was either badly thought out or badly presented. The villain had a business in which he would, for payment, 'fix' problems in someone's past. So how and when would he get paid? In the present (timeline which will be overwritten) or in the timeline where the problem never occurred?
The male protagonist spent the entire first portion of the book distancing himself from his father emotionally and physically, with internal monologue implying that he disliked and mistrusted him. Once his father is revealed as an actual villain, his internal monologue switches to betrayal - literally thinking that all he ever wanted was his father's approval. Although I get that this might be an accurate reflection of an adolescent's emotional state, I found it jarring and made it hard to relate.
The time travel plot was either badly thought out or badly presented. The villain had a business in which he would, for payment, 'fix' problems in someone's past. So how and when would he get paid? In the present (timeline which will be overwritten) or in the timeline where the problem never occurred?
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June 19, 2017
A fantastical tale of technology and time travel. There is always a greedy individual trying to manipulate the system to his own benefit! Enjoyed the interaction between the "travellers".
November 1, 2017
This book had a very interesting take on time travel/parallel universes. I enjoyed it a lot and look forward to reading the rest of the series.
March 19, 2017
This was a very engaging YA time travel story. I identified with the characters and followed all their tense situations. I look forward to reading the next adventure.
February 6, 2017
I haven't been pulled into a book like this since Hunger Games or Divergent. Rift is told through 2 POVs--Saige and Price. The more danger they got into the faster I read. I've read stories about rifts in time (or saw it on Doctor Who). Like all time travel, the characters have to be careful not to change the past for fear of changing the future. But what if the people you love are involved? The characters are revealed slowly, the same way the intrigue and danger are. I can't wait to read the sequel.
October 28, 2016
This book is full of some rather awesome tech, lots of intrigue, a good amount of mystery, twists and turns, brilliant world building, and a cast of characters that are all fierce and intriguing in different ways. A fascinating read!
April 25, 2017
This was an awesome sci-fi read. Full of action, drama, mind blowing time travel, amazing technology and a dash of romance. It was very well written with a well thought out storyline and plausible future world, and I really loved all the interesting and well developed characters. The story was intriguing and there were plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing. I found this book to be very addictive and a very enjoyable read.
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