Review: Vortex (Tempest #2) by Julia Cross

Vortex (Tempest #2)
by Julia Cross
Release Date: January 15th 2013 by St. Martin's Griffin
Series: Tempest #2
Pages: 368
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Julie Cross's Vortex is the thrilling second installment of the Tempest series, in which the world hangs in the balance as a lovelorn Jackson must choose who to saveJackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love of his life, Jackson has proved himself to be an excellent agent. However, after an accidental run in with Holly—the girl he altered history to save—Jackson is once again reminded of what he's lost. And when Eyewall, an opposing division of the CIA, emerges, Jackson and his fellow agents not only find themselves under attack, but Jackson begins to discover that the world around him has changed and someone knows about his erased relationship with Holly, putting both their lives at risk all over again.

(Summary taken from Goodreads)


My Review:

As much as I liked the first two books, I didn't quiet connect with this book. I was expecting to see more of Jackson and Holly (More cute moments). I thought the book started off really slow, mainly because not a lot of things happen in the beginning. Reading books from a guy's point-of-view is a bit different from reading a girl's point-of-view, so that might be why I couldn't connect with the book as much. The life of a secret agent is really hard from seeing all the training that Jackson has to go through. In this particular book, his journey starts off by accepting the role as a Tempest agent, his training leads him to discover new friendships, and new adventures. From seeing how much he goes through, I still couldn't believe how he was able to leave Holly, but it's no surprise that this story has its twists and turns. There were a lot of times when I would just put off from reading the book (because it wan't getting interesting), but then I would go back and keep reading (finding myself unable to put it away). With new characters and secrets, Vortex is definitely a book that is packed with action and surprises. The ending left me wanting more, so I'll be looking forward to reading the last installment of this series.


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Check out my review on Tempest and Tomorrow is Today. 

Review: Tempest by Julia Cross

Tempest
by Julia Cross
Release Data: Published January 17th 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin
Series: Tempest #1
Pages: 352
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The year is 2009.  Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun.

That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he’s stuck in 2007 and can’t get back to the future.

Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.

But it’s not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these “Enemies of Time” will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler.  Recruit… or kill him.

Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he’s willing to go to save Holly… and possibly the entire world.


*Summary taken from Goodreads


My Review: 

This book is one of the best books I've read so far. What attracted me to reading the book was the cover! It looked really intriguing to read, so I gave it a try and I wasn't disappointed at all. The story is unique since I've never read an entire novel from a guy's point-of-view. The plot itself was also great, which made it a page turner for me. Overall it was a good romance/thriller story. From the beginning I was attracted to Jackson and Holly's love story, the story as a whole is full of twists and turns that left me wanting more and completely stunned at the end. Since I read the prequel first, I had no idea how complex the story was going to be. There wasn't enough details for me to be able to understand the story, other than that fact that Jackson likes Holly and that he can time-travel. After reading Tempest I can say that the story comes to a full circle, and it is much easier to understand. It was hard to keep up with the dates and times at first, but it got easier at the end. Although the ending of the book was a bit sad, I CAN'T WAIT TO READ WHAT HAPPENS TO JACKSON AND HOLLY! 

I definitely recommend this book for anyone that wants to read something new and from a guy's P.O.V.


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