Stanton, Angie. Waking In Time.

Stanton, Angie. Waking In Time. Capstone Publishers   2017 360p $17.95     ISBN 978-1-63079-070-7    hs/adult  Fantasy  VG-BN

Just before beginning college at the University of Wisconsin, Abbi’s grandmother dies with a final request on her breath … "Find the baby.” Thus begins this time-travel mystery aboout love and family.
     

This tale hooked this reviewer immediately, and will undoubtedly do the same for most who pick up the book. Abbi goes to bed one night and finds herself having gone back in time, waking up in 1983, where she meets Colton, the first clue in this time-travel mystery. Her next wakeup is in 1970, and each subsequent time hop continues to send Abbi back further in time. Will, having started college at the same school in 1927, finds himself traveling forward in time. Their relationship through time is what drives the story. The book is quite reminiscent of The Time Traveler’s Wife by Niffnegger, but written for a YA audience. The story is well written and held this reader’s attention throughout the book, and is a comfortable read. The romantic and intimate allusions referred to throughout the book make this a high-school age book. It would make an engaging high-low title, but will no doubt also find an audience with students who like romance and a bit of sci-fi.            

Summary: A college freshman awakens to find herself in the same bed and same college dorm room, but several years earlier. She has a family mystery to unravel as she travels backward through time. Romance ensues with a fellow time traveler.  Grades 10+.

Romance, Time Travel                                                    --Lynn Fisher