Patchwork

A fast-paced read that blends time-traveling, Greek mythology, and a modern day protagonist who suddenly finds herself with powers and a killer on her trail. A full review can be found at [a cup of tea and an armful of books] at the link below!

When Renata survives an explosion, she is thrown into an alternate universe which is like patchwork and is full of strange voices and a mysterious and scary figure. Then she goes back in time and decides to set right her mistakes and hope that this time, the future doesn't turn out as worse as it did before. A gripping and sensational read, just right for a rainy afternoon.

Patchwork is gripping, action packed, and an emotional rollercoaster at the moments when you least expect it. It broke my heart to have to put it down for a few days when life got busy but the ending was well worth the anticipation. This modernized retelling of the phoenix myth is the perfect read for lovers of YA action, fantasy, and thrillers and I can’t recommend it enough!

I highly recommend this book. The author manages to successfully mix the demons Renata faces in her every day life-grief, regret, fear, jealousy-with the supernatural powers that she finds herself fighting. We see Renata emerging (literally and metaphorically) into her best self even as she moves backwards in time month by month watching her friends devolve and seeing their actions in the light of hindsight. The author successfully hides the villain among a cast of suspects of equal measure and although the villain was a surprise the ending was plausible. As I read I wondered how Renata would survive the events of the book emotionally if she survived them physically but the author covered all bases and managed to end the book in a very satisfying manner.