Sojourn (Time Rovers) Jana Oliver

I did not expect to love this book as much as I did. I had started it once before, I got confused by all the jargon, I felt as though I was missing a huge part of the story and so I put the book down, not thinking I would be picking it up again a few years later. I don't know what I was thinking. This time, I was enthralled by Oliver's world building from page one. It made sense and was explained well so there was no confusion for me. I really enjoyed the story and have already bought the next two books in the series.

Jacynda Lassiter reminded me of Riley Blackthorne from the 'Demon Trappers' series (although Lassiter came first). She is feisty, strong headed and kind. Her job involves taking 'tourists' back in time to explore a time period of their choosing (how amazing would that be?) but one assignment leaves her with severe time lag, a dead lover, a madman and the infamous 'Whitechapel murderer' in 1888 London. Mix time travel, Jack the Ripper and shape shifters, you get a fantastic story!
   I really liked the characters of Keats and Dr. Montrose and I'm secretly hoping 'Cynda will stay in 1888 with them instead of returning to 2057. The story is fast paced, characters are well developed and hints of their backstories are dropped -I hope they become more developed in the next book. On top of this, the murder mysteries are gripping and I enjoyed the plot thread about the transitives and how that really adds to the mystery and suspense in the novel - you can't trust anyone.

As with most of the books I read, I would recommend this simply because of the amazing way in which Jana Oliver can handle so many plot threads and weave them into one amazing novel.

As usual, please comment suggestions on how I could improve my reviews or which books I should review next xXx

P.S.
Have you heard that the newest book in Oliver's Demon Trappers series is out? 'Mind Games' sounds so good. I have already read the first few chapters from her blog and just bought the kindle edition for £2.99. A review will be up very shortly. I'm sooo excited to read the rest. I wasn't sure that there would be another book but I'm so glad that there is!