A very original and unusual story involving time travel and unraveling a mystery.
The Paradox Hotel is the stopover destination for the ultra rich who intend to time travel via Einstein Intercentury Timeport to particular historical places. The reason for their choices of where to visit are as individual as they are and accompanied by may different motivations. The rules are that nothing can be changed and people are only able to go into the past.
January Cole is head of security at The Paradox and has recently become aware that she is becoming Unstuck — she’s experiencing ripples in the time paradigm — and is aware that her supervisors and the staff are noticing. And, what a bad time for this to happen. Apparently the time travel complex has come into hard times and is up on the auction block. Four billionaires have come to bid on the enterprise and that is when things start to deteriorate.
Not an expert in physics or really understanding the whole concept presented here, but I felt that there was so much more that could have been done with this idea. January was a very complex character, and not easy to like. Her pet drone, Ruby, was very entertaining and the interaction between the two of them was the most authentic in this large cast. At times a bit confusing, the narrative keeps the reader on their toes as the action and events spiral out of control. Science fiction is always a challenge as we ponder the big question — what if?
I enjoyed this one but honestly had hoped to experience some actual time travel but most of the novel took place within the hotel as we watch January attempt to get things handled while she decompensates. I definitely will be interested to read what other reviewers have to say about it.
Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for this e-book ARC to read and review.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series.
Genre - science fiction, time travel, mystery
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