In A World Just Right by Jen Brooks | Review ft. Dr. Who
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In a World Just Right by Jen Brooks Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on April 28, 2015
Genres: Science Fiction
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Source: Purchased
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(Last Updated On: May 31, 2022)High school senior Jonathan Aubrey creates worlds at will. In Kylie-Simms-is-my-girlfriend, he’s given himself everything he doesn’t have in real life-–the track team, passing grades, and his dream girl–-until one day he confuses his worlds and almost kisses the real Kylie Simms. Now his girlfriend Kylie and the real Kylie are changing, and Jonathan must solve the mystery of his own life to save his love from a gruesome fate.
Jonathan was a very unique character. I loved that he possessed the ability to create his own worlds. That’s a concept that I had never heard before. I also really liked Kylie, though I felt bad that she almost seemed to start to like him at times because she liked him in a parallel universe!
Of course, this book had a huge plot twist at the end. I was literally mind-blown, though I had suspected the plot twist a bit early on. However, the story convinced me otherwise and made me believe that what I thought to be true wasn’t, and then all of a sudden it actually was! I was reading and then all the sudden I was like:
I have to say, that plot twist at the end actually made me love the story even more.
I know for sure that this is one that I’m going to recommend to people. It’s a wonderful cross between Dr. Who and We Were Liars.
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I've never heard of this novel before, but it does sound really intriguing! Especially the parallel worlds concept. Great review! 🙂
Thank you! It was incredibly awesome!
Great review! The whole premise of this book sounds really interesting and I'm curious about this big plot twist at the end. I love both Doctor Who and We Were Liars so I think that I will give this book a try.
The plot twist really got me in the end. 🙂
Love the review. Adding this one to my TBR.
Yay!
Love the review. Adding this one to my TBR.
Seeing as I love We Were Liars AND Doctor Who knowing this is a cross between the two makes me very happy. I have this one but basically have yet to dive into it, which is shame on my part from the sound of things. It actually makes me think of Dissonance by Erika O'Rourke.
I hope you love it if you pick it up! I've been meaning to get around to reading Dissonance for a while. 🙂
Ahhh! I really really really want to read this book! I added it to my to-read list a few months ago, but I never had the chance to read it.
It sounds so fantastic! Great review!
I hope you love it if you get the chance to read it!
I really haven't seen this book around very much, but I had been wondering what it was about! And I have to say that of all the parallel world novels that I've read, none has ever featured a character that can CREATE their own parallel worlds. That is actually all kinds of awesome.
And I LOVE plot twists! And I also love it when you think you've guessed it but the book convinces you that you're wrong and then it turns out you were right all along.
Also: Doctor Who crossed with We Were Liars? BRILLIANT!
It is pretty awesome! The originality was just blossoming out of the book from all ends which really made for a unique read. And YES, THAT PLOT TWIST WAS AMAZING.