![]() ![]() I'm drawn into Gabby's predicament partly because her voice is so immediate-sardonic in some moments, vulnerable in others, but readable always. Keller utilizes the first person, present tense voice that's become popular with young adult novels, but it never feels forced or pretentious here. I'm not quite sure how the author pulled this off it's not often a story develops with such speed yet remembers to put the characters first. This well structured young adult fantasy manages to balance a breakneck pace with a character-driven plot. As she and Michael are pulled into one adventure after another, Gabby has to determine who she is, whom to trust, and where she belongs. ![]() The other Shifters are convinced she's not like them, maybe not even trustworthy, though no one will explain why. until he leads her through a portal into Keleusma, the refuge and training facility for Shifters. Unlike normal humans, Shifters have been chosen to preserve history and can be pulled to wherever in the timeline they're most needed. Stuck in the 1860's, she meets Michael Pace, who claims he and Gabby are Shifters. ![]() ![]() That's the day a silver bracelet appears on her wrist and sucks her back in time. Gabby Creed lives a normal life until the day she turns seventeen. ![]()
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