Wrong Place Wrong Time

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

From Page 1, I was hooked! I talked about this book so much that several people have decided to read it. My friend recommended this to me when I told her I was in a bit of a reading slump and I’ve been adamantly thanking her because it got me back on track 😄 I couldn’t put it down and chose to lose sleep so that I could read more. The characters are realistic and the main character, Jen, is lovable enough for you to truly empathize with her struggle. I’m not just saying that because we share a name 😂 

In a reading slump? Read this book. 

Want something thought-provoking? Read this book. 

Need a book everyone will love? Read this book!

The story is sort of told backwards as Jen wakes up each day further in the past. She relives the days in full and must figure out what causes her son in her present day to stab a total stranger in front of her house. The timeline and time jumps are easy to keep track of and the storyline is sneakily unpredictable. The plot twists are so shocking that I had to stop reading just to process everything. The heart of the story makes you wonder how well you know the people in your life and how far you’d go for the ones you love. 

Goodreads Choice Award:
Nominee for Best Mystery & Thriller (2022)

Can you stop a murder after it’s already happened?

It is midnight on the morning of Halloween, and Jen anxiously waits up for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to return home. But worries about his broken curfew transform into something much more dangerous when Todd finally emerges from the darkness. As Jen watches through the window, she sees her funny, seemingly happy teenage son stab a total stranger.

She doesn’t know who the victim is, or why Todd has committed such a devastating act of violence. All she knows is that her life, and Todd’s, have been shattered.

After her son is taken into custody, Jen falls asleep in despair. But when she wakes up… it is yesterday. The murder has not happened yet—and there may be a chance to stop it. Each morning, when Jen wakes, she is further back in the past, first weeks, then years, before the murder. And Jen realizes that somewhere in the past lies the trigger for Todd’s terrible crime…and it is her mission to find it, and prevent it from taking place.