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All Our Yesterdays

Cristin Terrill

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Jun 01, 2013 Emma rated it it was amazing

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"You have to kill him."

Locked up in a government facility, Em marks time by staring at the drain in her center of her cell or talking to her fellow prisoner through the wall between their cells. Then, of course, there are the interrogation sessions with the Doctor. But Em tries not to think about those. Or the Doctor.

The only thing keeping her going is the list of instructions written in Em's own handwriting. Em has tried everything she can think of to prevent the completion of a time machine t "You have to kill him."

Locked up in a government facility, Em marks time by staring at the drain in her center of her cell or talking to her fellow prisoner through the wall between their cells. Then, of course, there are the interrogation sessions with the Doctor. But Em tries not to think about those. Or the Doctor.

The only thing keeping her going is the list of instructions written in Em's own handwriting. Em has tried everything she can think of to prevent the completion of a time machine that will break the world. The list proves that well enough.

But none of her attempts have worked and now Em is left with one last, terrible option.

Marina has loved her neighbor James since forever. More, even, than she loves herself sometimes. Quiet, focused James finally might be seeing Marina as more than a friend when one disastrous night changes everything. Everything Marina previously knew will be thrown into question as she struggles to protect James at any cost.

Em and Marina stand on opposite sides in a race to protect time. Only one of them can come out alive in All Our Yesterdays (2013) by Cristin Terrill.

All Our Yesterdays is Terrill's first novel.

Alternating between Em and Marina's narratives, Terrill has created a story that intertwines and connects in clever, unexpected ways. The time travel elements here are wonderfully plausible and key to the plot and all of its surprise reveals.

In addition to an action-packed adventure, All Our Yesterdays is a well-paced, meditative story about the strengths (and limits) of friendship. At the same time Terrill offers a thoughtful, subtle development as Marina come into her own and starts to learn to love herself.

With light science fiction (time travel) elements All Our Yesterdays is a great starting point for readers looking to give sci-fi a try as well as veteran readers. The other arcs regarding friendship and causality promise that this book has a lot to offer every reader. Highly recommended.

Possible Pairings: Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson, Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson, Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey, Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones, Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, Hourglass by Myra McEntire, Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff

*This book was acquired for review from the publisher at BEA 2013* ...more

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Aug 31, 2013 Abigail rated it liked it

I'd say all in all, a cool story line for a time travel book. I really liked the split narration at the beginning and thought it was a great technique for building suspense. The problems, I felt, came afterwards, after I started figuring everything put and it all seemed kind of obvious and redundant. The bottom line is you're reading about a time loop that feels endlessly frustrating. I got super annoyed at all the memories and flashbacks to Em and Finn on the fun as fugitives that were never fu ...more

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Aug 15, 2013 Sharon rated it it was amazing

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So good. So good. Adventure books never deal with the gray areas of morality as much as I want them to--THIS is the book. The time travel stuff is just as confusing as any time travel story, but this book was so good.

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Sep 18, 2013 Pam rated it it was amazing

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I LOVED this book. It's been over 12 hours and I still can't stop thinking about it.

This was an ambitious, yet incredibly successful first attempt at a novel. Yes, this is YA, but if you didn't know that up front, you wouldn't know it throughout the entire book.

This was crafted so carefully and creatively. I want to read it again. I want to read the next one! ...more

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Mar 08, 2012 Bethany rated it it was amazing

FANTASTIC. I want to reread right away because I feel like I missed some details in the beginning. Can't believe this is a debut novel and I REALLY can't wait for the sequel. ...more

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