I’m still chugging away at the Tackle your TBR Read-a-thon! Over the weekend, by some miracle, I finished both books I was working on last week! And, wonder of wonders, I got my current WIP sent in to my editor, so I’m ready to attack some more reads!

But first, let me give you my final verdict on last week’s books.

A Way Back to You by Emily Gray Clawson

For two and a half years, Annabelle, a young widow with three small children, has been stuck in the past. Numbed by grief and overwhelmed by the responsibility of raising her three small children alone, she agrees to let them spend the weekend with a friend while she tries to get some much-needed rest at her parents’ home. But the next morning, Annabelle is suddenly sixteen again—and it just happens to be the worst day of her teenage years.

As she relives the drama of high school life, Annabelle realizes that her future husband, Mitch, has just returned from a mission and is living on the other side of town. While getting Mitch’s attention is more complicated than she imagined, Annabelle discovers that she is stronger than she has been willing to admit, and there just might be a future for her after all.

Um, wow. As Emily’s critique partner, I’ve had many a peek at her rough drafts. This particular book predates our critique group, and . . . wow. It’s awesome. Awesome. This might well be the best book I’ve read all year. Do you know how hard it is to make me cry and not resent it? I’m struggling to put together words to describe how wonderful this book is. The character’s arcs, the romance, the impossible choices she faces . . . W!O!W! Well done, Emily!

(Oh, I guess I should say I was given a free copy of this book because Emily is sweet. She wasn’t expecting a review.)

And on my Kindle:

Pivot Point by Kasie West

Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, a special type of clairvoyant, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she is able to look into the future and see both outcomes. So when her parents tell her they are getting a divorce and she has to pick who she wants to live with, a Search has never been more important.

In one future Addie is living with her mom in the life she’s always known and is being pursued by the most popular guy in school. In the other she is the new girl in school, where she falls for a cute, quiet artist. Then Addie finds herself drawn into a murder investigation, and her fate takes a darker turn. With so much to lose in either future, Addie must decide which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she’s willing to live without.

This was a fun read. I said last week, I had some definite expectations of where I wanted the novel to go. I didn’t get what I wanted—being both an adult and a huge fan of investigation series like Law & Order probably means I’m not quite the target audience, but I was kind of hoping it would be a little like the ill-fated TV series Awake. So when Pivot Point didn’t really go there, I was a little sad.

But there’s nothing wrong with how it did turn out. I loved the final choice Addie had to make. The narrative structure and unique concept also worked really well!

I realized after last week’s post that both of these books have to do with a form of time travel, and dual (duelling?) memories. Kind of funny to read them at the same time! I did start to get them a little mixed up, but fortunately, I kept them straight. I think.

What are you reading now?