Review: Hourglass
Author: Myra McEntire
Rating: 5/5
Genre: sci-fi, paranormal, romance
Recommend To: fans of the Unbecoming of Mara Dyer and Red Ruby
Well, well, well...what a surprise! (*snorts at herself* I sound like someone's ridiculous grandmother.) Anyway.... in all honesty, I wasn't expecting much. Maybe an overly hot guy and a naive little girl. I wasn't really expecting all the good things that came with those.
The Plot: There was actually a pretty complicated plot and the McEntire did actually do some research on time travel. The Novikov Principle is an actual theorized proposal, but who knows if it's true. Other than the previously mentioned overly hot guy meets naive girl, there was a lot of space time continuum and creepy dead people stuff happening too. Secret societies and betrayals abounded. Overall, it wasn't as one dimensional as I'd expected (which probably wasn't a fair judgement in the first place, but hey, after reading too many paranormal romances you stop expecting too much).
The Characters: Overly hot guy's name is actually Michael, and Emerson is the naive girl. But...what makes Emerson more interesting is her deep, dark past. It wasn't sloppily thrown together to create a wounded, depressed character. Nope, this girl actually had some issues. So I guess there was some self-discovery in here too. Michael was alright, he was heroic and handsome. I get the whole "perfect for each other" thing. But after Emerson, all the secondary characters became my favorites. Thomas and Dru were completely perfect. My heart froze at thought of them in danger. Contrary to other books, they prove that poor orphan girls can have people (other than their boyfriends) who care about them. Also, Kaleb. Maybe he was drinking and flirting way too much, but he was still more interesting than Michael. Lily, Ava, Cat and Jack round out the rest of the group with some awesome, nefarious things happening behind walls. There were some pretty marvelous characters in Hourglass.
The Romance: Maybe it was supposed to sizzle, but it didn't...at least not until the middle to the end. Up until then, I wasn't feeling too much intellectual connection between Michael and Em, just physical (and I'm not a huge fan of love at first sight). I like better dialogue between two lovers, forbidden I might add. But after Kaleb and Ava entered the picture, it actually got much more interesting. I like jealousy, but not confusion. This may have had a minor love triangle, but it was an engaging plot point. And the relationship began to feel a little more realistic, even if Michael's speeches were slightly too dramatic.
Overall: Like aforementioned, this book wasn't sloppily put together (something I hate) and it had some twists that I really didn't see coming. The dialogue wasn't amazing between the two main characters (Michael just kept feeling too good to be true) but it pulled together in the end while leaving some unsolved riddles to lead into the next book.
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