J. M. Buckler

"I cannot guarantee that I will be the person you want in your life, but I will do everything in my power to be the person you need." Elara Dunlin never imagined how much her life would change after moving across the country at the start of her senior year of high school. Who is the mysterious man with the deep blue eyes that follows her everywhere she goes? Strange events begin to unfold, causing Elara to question her own reality. The predictable and simple life she has always known dramatically changes on one cold, fateful night...the night when the elusive blue-eyed man finally approaches her directly and shares information that completely turns her world upside down. Eventually Elara realizes that she has to tell her only friend, Cyrus, the truth about the mysterious visitor. Will he believe any of it? The elusive man continues to reveal dark secrets about her troubled past, adding a new dimension to their growing relationship. Is she willing to place all of her trust in this one person who pushes her physically and emotionally farther than she ever thought possible? He had warned Elara that her life would change forever, but does she have the courage to move forward?

Seeker of Time

Nora Reisenberger

I picked up this book after I had come to know J.M.Buckler through her Insta stories and becoming interested in the world and stories she spoke of when reverencing her work.

Going into the book with both the knowledges hat it is a debut novel and with high expectations non the less these are my thoughts.

The beginning both managed to capture my attention and intrigue me to keep reading and confronted me with a few ... clumsy passages (some repetitive phrasing or weird was do describe simple things).

I immediately felt a kinship to the main character of Elara — there were multiple occasions were my brain went “Omg, SAME!!” and I can also tell, that some of those notions and opinions probably stem from J.M. herself and it just gives the characters an even more authentic and real feeling to them.

Generally I would say that the book is fairly fast paced and easy to get into. I also didn’t experience any points in which I felt inclined to put down the book and not take it up again to continue reading.
(I finished it in two evenings.)

Some bits are fairly predictable, especially if one likes to read books in the genre - because let’s be fair fantasy books all *kind of* follow the same pattern.

The way the story plays out and the way the sequel is set up (!) is quite smart and feels really natural.

My only concern would be that sometimes I felt like characters unnecessarily spelled out conclusions I could have drawn on my own but considering that ist is YA (if I’m nit completely mistaken) it’s target-audience-appropriate in that way. This doesn’t mean older readers can’t enjoy it as well — I did, and I’m technically older ;)

I’m excited to continue this series, especially as I understand that the sequels get even better.

Solid book. Can recommend.
For anyone who likes stories about superpowers and discovering special abilities in High School settings.
And maybe a little bit of romance because there is definitely some exceptional book-boyfriend-material (and even I can say this as a very gay lesbian reader xD)

I also own the audio book because I always appreciate hearing the writer tell the story in their own words and their own voice 👌🏻 
I read most of it (listened to maybe 15%) but did enjoy the narration.

Seeker of Time

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