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Review by EvaReads -- Worldlines by Adam Guest
[Following is a volunteer review of "Worldlines" by Adam Guest.]
Worldlines by Adam Guest is the very first book of the Many Worlds series. It is based on the theory that we live in a multiverse instead of a universe. Every situation that we come across has multiple outcomes in different worldliness.
Gary Jackson, a college student is dating his high school crush, Michelle Peyton who is a nursing school student. They have a common friend, Sinead O’Brien who is the reason why Gary and Michelle started seeing each other. She is also Gary’s best friend and they both attend the same college. Gary is quite happy with his life. He has a good college, a nice part-time job, and is also planning to move into a new house with the love of his life. However, his world flips upside down when he ends up stabbing Michelle in the neck with a kitchen knife, at Sinead’s birthday party. He is immediately taken into custody for committing first-degree murder. Gary refuses to admit that he murdered his beloved with his own hands. Interestingly, he doesn’t even remember the incident at all, although the people at the party and the CCTV footage provide witness.
Gary from another worldline stabs Michelle in a lucid dream. A few days later, Sinead’s mother who suffers from dementia, accuses Gary of committing a murder and cites the exact events that occurred in his dream. She also claims to have been there at the party when the incident took place, whereas, in reality, she was admitted to the hospital at that time. Further, Gary and Sinead from this worldline, with the help of their college professor try to connect with different versions of themselves in the parallel worldliness and try to rescue the other Gary from prison.
This book has a very interesting storyline that keeps you sitting at the edge of your seat throughout. I like that physics theories of multiple worldlines have been explained quite well, using simple language. This helps to connect to the story. The storyline evokes a whole range of emotions from confusion and annoyance to relief and surprise. The only thing that I disliked about this book is the repetitive narrative used to describe the multiple outcomes of a single situation in different worlds. Paying special attention to when there is a change in worldlines would help to avoid confusion. The book has been professionally edited as I did not come across any errors. No sexual content exists in this book. There are some minor profanities.
I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. The author has done a great job with the thrilling storyline. The story does have some degree of violence so I would not recommend it to the young audience. The content of this book is not offensive to both religious and non-believer readers. I would recommend this book to readers who are interested in criminal sci-fi with a twist of fantasy. It will surely be an adventurous ride.
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Worldlines by Adam Guest is the very first book of the Many Worlds series. It is based on the theory that we live in a multiverse instead of a universe. Every situation that we come across has multiple outcomes in different worldliness.
Gary Jackson, a college student is dating his high school crush, Michelle Peyton who is a nursing school student. They have a common friend, Sinead O’Brien who is the reason why Gary and Michelle started seeing each other. She is also Gary’s best friend and they both attend the same college. Gary is quite happy with his life. He has a good college, a nice part-time job, and is also planning to move into a new house with the love of his life. However, his world flips upside down when he ends up stabbing Michelle in the neck with a kitchen knife, at Sinead’s birthday party. He is immediately taken into custody for committing first-degree murder. Gary refuses to admit that he murdered his beloved with his own hands. Interestingly, he doesn’t even remember the incident at all, although the people at the party and the CCTV footage provide witness.
Gary from another worldline stabs Michelle in a lucid dream. A few days later, Sinead’s mother who suffers from dementia, accuses Gary of committing a murder and cites the exact events that occurred in his dream. She also claims to have been there at the party when the incident took place, whereas, in reality, she was admitted to the hospital at that time. Further, Gary and Sinead from this worldline, with the help of their college professor try to connect with different versions of themselves in the parallel worldliness and try to rescue the other Gary from prison.
This book has a very interesting storyline that keeps you sitting at the edge of your seat throughout. I like that physics theories of multiple worldlines have been explained quite well, using simple language. This helps to connect to the story. The storyline evokes a whole range of emotions from confusion and annoyance to relief and surprise. The only thing that I disliked about this book is the repetitive narrative used to describe the multiple outcomes of a single situation in different worlds. Paying special attention to when there is a change in worldlines would help to avoid confusion. The book has been professionally edited as I did not come across any errors. No sexual content exists in this book. There are some minor profanities.
I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. The author has done a great job with the thrilling storyline. The story does have some degree of violence so I would not recommend it to the young audience. The content of this book is not offensive to both religious and non-believer readers. I would recommend this book to readers who are interested in criminal sci-fi with a twist of fantasy. It will surely be an adventurous ride.
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Worldlines
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