Review: Fantastic Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2013
When I picked up this book, it was described as Terminator meets Groundhog Day, and I had, at that point, NO idea what to think as I started to read.  I'm not much into sci-fi, and wasn't ever a big fan of Terminator, but I loved Groundhog Day, so I thought-- could be good.I was wrong.  It wasn't good.  It was GREAT.  The gist of the story is set in the future, a woman-ruled world and men are the subservient slaves to the female gender.  The main character is sent back in time to stop this from happening by stopping the Mother of the Future.But there's a twist, because it can't just happen once.  The Mother of the Future has to be destroyed in parallel universes, and when he finishes one task, he's sent to another universe and it literally starts over again, with no memory of it.  It sounds like it would be cyclical, but it actually worked really well.  He sort of has muscle memory, if you will, of the Mother of the Future, and they begin to connect each time he goes through the motions.I won't spoil the ending and let you know what happens.  I will say that I feel like the ending could have been more fleshed out for me, but I can understand why it was left the way it was left.  I was a little squeamish at the description of getting back a "male-driven society" because I carry with me personally just a hint of feminism, but only a hint, just enough for me to crave equality, not dominance.The author handles everything very well.  The characters were great, it was funny in all the right parts, and it was short, which worked well for the theme.  It didn't drag on, and I didn't find myself wanting to skip parts, which happens to me in books of more considerable length.  There's an offered playlist and download in the digital copy which I thought was cool, though I didn't check it out.I'm surprised, frankly, that this book doesn't have more attention.  The writer is very talented, the book is really well written, and I think it's another gem that's slipped through the cracks of Indie publishing.  I think it's fairly priced at $2.99 USD for the length, and the cover is really cool, made me instantly think of Tron which made the nerd in me *squee* a little bit.I'm giving this book a well-deserved five of five stars and I implore you, if you enjoy this genre of sci-fi and time travel, check this out.  Buy this book.  It will be worth your time.