BOOK TITLE: Twisted
Reflections
ISBN: 9781620154335
AUTHOR: Shay
West
GENRE: Fiction
FORMAT: Digital
SERIES / STANDALONE: The
Adventures of Alexis Davenport #2
REVIEW BY: Dhivya
Balaji
HOW I GOT THIS BOOK: The
author’s manager sent us digital copies for review. Thank you, Pamela!
SUMMARY:
Alexis
Davenport is learning to come to grips with her ability to travel through time,
but she still hasn’t been able to stop the evil Drifter and his Master from trying to alter the past.
When
she travels back to ancient Egypt, Alex gets a most unexpected surprise; she
meets someone who can help her figure out how to use her powers, another
Traveler like herself.
But
can Alex learn how to control her gift before Drifter finds a way to stop her
from meddling in his Master’s plans?
Twisted
Reflections is the highly anticipated Book Two, in The Adventures of Alexis
Davenport Series.
REVIEW:
In this second instalment of the
series, Alexis Davenport is going strong in her new school, has just settled
herself into her aunt’s house and had started coming to terms with the
reflections in the mirror forcing her to go into the past to protect history.
But her mother has shattered her peaceful comfortable setup by announcing that
they have to move to another house soon. Coming to terms with her life being
jeopardised once again by the impending move and her aunt forcing her to work
more hours in her shop, Alex pushes herself to face all her troubles.
Adding to Alex’s troubles, she comes
across another traveller in one of her travels to Egypt to save the timeline of
King Tut. The traveller, Sean, informs her that he is well aware of the gift
and has a master who guides him and helps him protect the timeline. From Sean,
she learns that she could control herself to travel to the time period she
wants. Alex practices travelling on will and goes to Sean’s time period, late
twentieth century UK, and meets his master, who only increases her confusion
regarding her gift.
In Egypt, Alex and Sean manage to not
only foil the plans of the evil traveller; they also manage to force him out of
the body he inhabited. The evil traveller, the drifter, is angry beyond words
and speeds up his plan to kill Alex. If and how Alex manages to save history
and escape the clutches of the traveller, in addition to handling her other
normal troubles forms the rest of the story.
The plot is expected (the readers
would have a better understanding if they read book one first). The character
development has a few believable twists and when the real name of drifter is
revealed, along with his designation in the current time period, the reader is
left with a dry anticipation that leaves them frustrated for more information.
What should have been at least a semi closure, tries in vain to be a cliff
hanger.
The second book has slightly more
detail about Alex’s teenage problems, making her a slightly irritating
protagonist, right when her character should obtain more depth and clarity. But
if you enjoyed book one, there are enough events in book two to keep you
engaged with just the right amount of sympathy with Alex to keep you going.
WHAT I LIKED: The
continuation of interesting events in history, the main reason the books are
interesting.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER: The
slightly dampened character development of Alex and Karen, not to mention
Jenifer.
VERDICT: If
you enjoyed book one and want to know what happens next, go for this.
RATING: 4/5
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Shay
West was born in Longmont, CO and earned a doctorate degree in Human Medical
Genetics from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical. Dr. West currently
lives in Grand Junction, CO with her two cats. When not writing novels, she
plays with plushie microbes and teaches biology classes at Colorado Mesa
University. She is the author of the Portals of Destiny series and the
Adventures of Alexis Davenport series. She has also been published in several
anthologies: Battlespace (military sci-fi), Orange Karen: Tribute to a Warrior
(fundraiser), and Ancient New (steampunk/fantasy).
You
can find Dr. West and more of her work at Shay-West.com.
Social Media Links:
http://Shay-West.com
https://www.facebook.com/shaywestauthor
https://twitter.com/DrShayWest
EDITIONS AVAILABLE: Kindle
PRICE: Rs.
180 for Kindle
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