Review: A Reunion in Time

A Reunion in Time A Reunion in Time by Russell F. Moran
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I was still reveling in Where the Wind Knows when I started this book. Ah, time travel!

And then I remembered, when it is done well, it's great. And when it's not, it's just annoying. This was annoying.

It started well. Surprising.

The protagonist is attacked by a man in a black robe. As per his FBI training, he respond quickly. Definitively. It turns out the attacker in a robe is a priest. And the protagonist has moved from the present time to the past, just a few days before 911. He is in his high school, in his high school body. In the present, he is 37 years old, and in 2001, he is 17.

He narrates with sarcasm, authority, curiosity. With profanity.
The priests don't seem to mind. And at least one believes him--or at least seems to.

His parents believe him.
And here the story breaks down.

It moves quickly and neatly and mostly people believe him.
The protagonist is joined by his wife, only she is also 17 now. And his friend, who is now 14. And together they gather data that enables them to thwart a future terrorist attack.

The characters are humorous and completely implausible.
A reviewer described this as minimalist fiction, and yes, that is what it is. Not a lot of details. Moves quickly.

But without the development, it just is difficult to buy into.
I finished it because I saw that it wouldn't take very long.

And that is that. I need a GOOD book.

The thing is,



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