A common theme throughout Jennifer Macaire’s books, and one of my favourite things about them, is the combination of science-fiction and historical-fiction genres. To an extent that’s to be expected in a novel encompassing time-travel. However, the time travel element of the book isn’t just a means of starting the story. From the act of time travelling itself, to advanced technology and having biodegradable equipment to avoid leaving any traces, the science-fiction aspect of the novel is present throughout the narrative. I love how well the two genres are blended together seamlessly!
Robin is a really interesting main character and I enjoyed her complexity. She is far from the prime candidate to be sent off on a mission for the Tempus University, but her expertise in variants of the virus ravaging the modern-day world gives her the opportunity to prove herself. However, she finds herself in deeper waters than she imagined, and the plot that unfolds had me questioning everything I knew so far. What was really going on, and who could Robin trust? In between all the action and mystery, as if this wasn’t enough, there is plenty of humour in the book too. I was laughing out loud on several occasions whilst reading A Remedy in Time.
12,000 years into the past, danger lurks around every corner. Wild beasts and the forces of Mother Nature are new territories for Robin, and for us readers. The descriptions of the landscapes and animals Robin discovers are absolutely beautiful and vivid. It was very easy to imagine myself as the reader in Robin’s shoes and discovering this entirely different world.
The novel is well-paced and full of action to keep us readers hooked. I found it very easy to sit and read A Remedy in Time for longer stints. There is so much going on and the underlying mystery is exciting and lures you into reading the next chapter, and the next, to see what happens next! I seriously didn’t want to put it down! In between all the action and mystery, as if this wasn’t enough, there is plenty of humour in the book too. I was laughing out loud on several occasions whilst reading A Remedy in Time.
I really enjoyed reading this book, as I am sure you have gathered from this review. It is the perfect mix of genres and tone to keep you reading for hours. I cannot recommend this book enough and I hope anyone who goes on to read it as well enjoys it as much as I did!

A really enjoyable time travelling tale. The well written story takes us back to a time of sabre tooth tigers and mammoths. With the survival specialist sent with the heroine dead, will Robin survive long enough to find the samples she needs to save the future from the virus. With twist and turns, there is plenty to keep the reader engaged in this story.

I love historical fiction in time travel format. This was a really enjoyable well written example of it. Totally recommend if you like that trope.

Thanks a lot to NG and the publisher for this copy.

Remedy In Time by Jennifer Macaire is a colourful story that weaves, historical fiction in with time travel. Set in 3377, we meet Robin, a scientist who has studied Typhoid. The world is being taken down by a different strain of Typhoid that is fatal. Time-travelling scientists believe this particular strain of it has somehow been brought from the last Ice Age and Robin is the scientist chosen to go back 12,000 years to find samples to return with in the hopr that a vaccine can be discovered. Sound a tad familiar? Yes, and with that in mind I embarked on my journey through time with Robin and her companion, a survival specialist.
Upon arrival, the survival specialist dies almost immediately...seems the specialist wasn't too clever at surviving. Robin discovers that the survival specialist wasn't exactly what he purported to be. She is now alone and has to defend herself against Sabre Tooth Tigers, Mammoths and the like and hope she is rescued! Can Robin actually survive long enough to collect the samples needed? Never mind return to her life alive?
What an adventure! A story that manages to bring pre-historic history to life. It leaps of the page in such a unique way. The story telling is fabulous. The story just flowed and it was so entertaining. I was just as scared at times as Robin! Just the thought of all these creatures roaming around managed to make me worried even. An absorbing and creative tale that easily distracted me from my everyday world.
Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources and NetGalley for the book to join in today.

A Remedy in Time is the second book in the time travelling Tempus U series, but is is very different from the first book, A Crown in Time, which was for the most part a historical fiction novel based in Middle Ages France (A Crown in Time review here). This time around, Jennifer Macaire takes us on an action adventure mission going back thousands of years to the Ice Age.

Robin Johnson, scientist from the year 3377, is sent back in time to try to get some clues to help her discover a cure for a deadly virus that is killing thousands of humans and animals in her own time - one which bears a striking resemblance to a disease that seems to have existed twelve thousand years ago. However, once she travels into the past, she unexpectedly finds she has more on her hands than collecting samples and trying to stay alive in a hostile environment - it is going to be up to her to use all her many skills to the max, not just her scientific knowledge, to get through her ordeal and back to her own time.

This was such a fun book, with a protagonist you can unquestionably get behind and I found myself racing through the pages. Robin is a woman with a troubled past, focussed and labelled as a sociopath in her own time, but she turns out to be the perfect candidate for the varied tasks she is called on to perform when her mission is turned on its head - and while saving the future, she discovers she can save herself as well!

There are some great characters in this book, of both the hero and villain variety - and not all of them are human. Jennifer Macaire recreates a very realistic pre-historic environment for them to inhabit too, with terrain, flora and fauna all beautifully described, and you feel the menace of the dangerous environment throughout. If you are looking for tales of sabre-toothed tigers (smilodons), dire wolves, huge bears and even giant beavers, then you are in for a treat here. I became very fond of Yah, Robin's unexpected pre-historic ally, and I defy you not to fall in love with the adorable lonely glyptodon!

There's loads of action and suspense, and an intriguing underlying thread of the importance of Robin being able to find a cure for the deadly disease causing havoc in her time, which allows our author to bring in some thrilling elements of dastardly deeds and corruption that serve to raise the plot more than a few notches above your average time travel adventure - and the way she uses 'future' technology here is really very clever. In many ways, it reminded me of Michael Crichton's books, which is always a good thing.

The final part of the book is rather thought-provoking, bringing in some intriguing dystopian touches, and the ingenious ending has a few delightful surprises which round the story off beautifully. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and cannot wait to see where Jennifer Macaire goes next in her time-travelling series.

I have reviewed it on Amazon. Excellent five stars. I loved this book and look forward to reading more in the series. It was entrancing and perceptive, a novel for our times.

Trigger Warnings
This book contains:
• Attempted murder
• Memories of murder
• References to psychiatric facilities and treatments
Characters
Robin is one of the most interesting main character’s I’ve read about. With her history of mental treatments, delicate relationship with her boss’s son, uncanny ability to survive against the odds and ability to make friends with unlikely allies, she really is one of a kind.
Jake, the son of her boss is briefly introduced at the start of the story, then not heard from again until much later. His role in the story feels more like that of a motivator and inspiration rather than love interest.
Yah, the caveman she comes across just won’t leave her alone and keeps popping up at just the right moment to help her survive. It feels at times like he could potentially be a love interest, but the story moves much too quickly with too much drama for anything more than a couple of hints to show themselves.
Storyline
Robin is chosen to be sent back to the last Ice Age to find traces of Typhus-77 which is currently running rampant on Earth. When she arrives, everything changes and she’s left alone, needing to survive the extremely dangerous time with no help.
Before help can get to her, she runs into Yah. With his help she recovers and is ready to be saved by the rescue team that arrives shortly after. Only problem is, they aren’t there to rescue her.
For almost the whole book we follow Robin surviving against the odds, in an attempt to bring back the cure Earth desperately needs.
Overall Thoughts
I feel like Jennifer started this one off very differently to her other books. There was a lot more time spent setting up Robin’s background and the background of what was happening compared to previous books. As we got into the book, that makes more sense since she isn’t trying to impact the past to ensure the future, she’s trying to save the future with the help of the past.
As I got absorbed into the story, I found myself forgetting that there’s usually a romantic element and just enjoyed the drama and excitement for what it was. Its own adventure and amazing story!
With every hurdle, every obstacle, every little piece of information we learn, the story felt more and more complex. I did guess what had happened before Robin figured it out, but that didn’t help me when the rescue team arrived when I had to start all over again.
The whole time I was on the edge of my seat needing to know what was going to happen, how would they save the world and what would happen to Yah?
Of course, I was left hanging right up until the very end! And it was brilliant! I loved it!
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In this book we are taken on a journey to the year 3377, a year in which there is a deadly virus that is spreading rapidly and causing havoc all over the world. Scientists are desperately battling to create a vaccine but as of yet to no avail. They soon come to realise that the virus appears to be similar to one that existed in the past, and that the cure could possibly be found within the blood of the sabretooth tiger.

This is the point that we meet Robin Johnson, the scientist who is more than willing to take part in the extraordinary and extremely dangerous decision they come to. Deciding the only feasible chance they have at finding a much needed cure, Robin must go back in time and retrieve the samples herself. From here the ever feisty Robin faces many challenges and obstacles as she tries to do what quite simply seems impossible.

It’s not just the creatures from the past that are a danger to her safety either. Along the way she faces terrible deaths, murder plots and of course a lot of running through the woods and trying to avoid becoming food to one of the many creatures lurking.

This story had me hooked right from the start. The storyline is so completely unique it is impossible to not find yourself getting lost within the world in which Jennifer brings to life so vividly in your mind. Robin’s character certainly grew on me throughout the story too as she learnt about her own inner strengths, making it impossible for me to not grow to adore her and what she stands for. The detail to the past certainly adds to the story and it is clear the author has done extensive research on this. The storyline is also incredibly reflective on life as it is for us all right now as we also try and navigate our own ways through a pandemic. It is purely coincidence of course, however it did allow me to connect to the story in a way I simply did not think was possible.

The entire book is written brilliantly from start to finish, with a perfectly paced storyline that takes hold of your imagination and takes you on a journey. With unique characters, and an even more unique storyline this book is the perfect form of escapism that we all so desperately need right now.

I was granted complimentary eARC access to A Remedy in Time by Jennifer Macaire via NetGalley as part of my participation in a blog tour for this title through Rachel's Random Resources. Thank you to all involved in affording me this opportunity! This has not swayed my opinion. My thoughts are my own and my review is honest.

My full tour stop blog post will be live 28 January 2021 at https://www.westveilpublishing.com/?p=5495

The year is 3377 and Robin has a chance to travel back in time with the hope of finding clues toward a cure for a strain of typhus that has become a significant problem. The trouble is she needs to travel back to the last ice age, and time travel seems to have a finite cap on exactly how far back a traveller can go and still return. The last ice age is beyond that.

I was immediately charmed and won over by Robin's account of how she came to work with her current mentor, exposing herself for the strategically agreeable and opportunistic woman she is, and noting that he gave up on his grumpy act that scared away her predecessors after failing to scare her off for a couple of years. I was immediately invested in these characters! It was clear from the start that Robin is our protagonist and the plot will follow her, but honestly, I wanted a little more of her and her stubborn mentor in the beginning. The way she introduced their working relationship sounded like it would be so amusing to be a fly on the wall!

The prospect of taking a human from a millennium in the future and sending her back into pre-history is an amazingly tantalizing idea, and the payoff in this novel does not disappoint! The creatures we read about in National Geographic and hear about on The History Channel are brought to life with great skill in this book, and the kid in me who dreamed of a career in paleontology could not get enough.

The reason this book is solidly a 4 star for me and not a full 5 is that the relationship that attempts to develop between Robin and the prehistoric man Yah just didn't do it for me. He's quite interesting and endearing, but the dynamic between them exposes just how accurate Robin's self-diagnosis of sociopath is. She doesn't change at all. She doesn't respond to him the way he thinks she should or the way the reader thinks she should. There's nothing truly there on her part. (And besides, isn't contact with paleolithic people prohibited? I know circumstances changed, but...)

Overall this was a great read, and I would highly recommend it to all lovers of historical fiction, light science fiction, and time travel. This is technically book two in a series, but it is advertised as being readable as a standalone, and I can attest that is true. I would also like to extend my compliments to the cover artist! Had I not been presented with the opportunity to access this book through the tour I would have undoubtedly come across this one in the NetGalley listings and been drawn to it anyway. This is the sort of cover that makes you look closer!

In the future, time travel is a tool of academia - expensive, but not impossible. With the world threatened by a viral strain of typhus with a 100% fatality rate, self-diagnosed sociopath Robin is sent back in time to gather samples that might kickstart the hunt for a vaccine. Unfortunately, corporate greed is timeless and Robin must survive the past to save the future.

Robin is such an interesting heroine. She's very unemotional in part due to a traumatic past that I'd perhaps have liked a bit more on. This distance stands her in good stead through the book but it's also a delight to see her open up as she admires the wonders of the past.

This was a fascinating blend of wilderness survival novel and a techno-thriller. In fact, there's a bit of everything which is making this review rather difficult to write despite being such an enjoyable book. There's Robin's somewhat uncomfortable and mysterious past, her complicated relationship with her boss's son, her friendship with a local caveman, her exploration of the past, and the time travel retrieval team with suspicious motivations. I can't categorise this book, I can only recommend it.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via Rachel's Random Resources; all opinions are my own

Part-survival story, part-time travel, part-prehistoric lover’s dream, this story follows scientist Robin as she is sent back ten thousand years from her present of 3377 A.D. A new disease resembling a strand of typhus from way back when is rampaging, taking out lives on Earth AND Mars, Humanity’s only hope of survival is to travel back and find samples of the virus from which to form an antidote.

But when Robin arrives and her companion is immediately killed by a weapon clearly meant for her, a more sinister scheme starts to surface, evidence that the disease from her time was planted there by a group meaning to profit off of desperation. And when Robin’s rescue team proves to be in on the plot, she must rely on herself alone, to survive not only in the past, but to bring back hope of saving the future.

This book has a super cool concept that roped me right in. The stakes were high from the start, with Robin literally being one of humanity’s sole hopes of surviving the contagion running rampant. Her trip back in time reads like a survival story first and foremost, foraging for samples and getting caught in nature, though the addition of high-tech gadgets from the future solving the most dangerous injuries and situations seeks to diminish the stakes that were initially introduced. Not even death is permanent with the help of technology from the future, it seems.

Robin is a strong, intelligent lead, but her narrative is logical to a fault, in that she is so smart that she has no faults, and so doesn’t really learn or change as a result of her circumstances. And there are some crazy circumstances. The presence of a caveman-turned-friend seeks to humanize her, but a repetition series of events goes from exciting to monotonous very quickly. Even a lightly touched-upon romance doesn’t quite give her the emotional depth you’d expect in a main character.

It’s a quick read, one that I’d recommend to readers who value setting over plot and character development. It’s definitely a unique blend of futuristic tech and prehistoric simplicity, a combination you don’t see all that often.

So before I even comment on the novel, I think we should all take a moment to appreciate the gorgeous cover! Wow! I really love it, it really captures the essence of the book.

This is not a novel I would ordinarily have chosen to read, but sometimes its nice to read something outside of your usual genres. A Remedy in Time centres around Robin, a woman who is highly intelligent but with a murky past. In fact, she remembers almost nothing about her childhood. In the year 3377 this makes her a dangerous woman in society, but her intelligence and subsequent work on the much needed vaccine for the fatal strain of typhus that is currently affecting the planet all work in her favour. She should never have been considered for a time travel mission, but her expertise are deemed essential in finding a cure for the disease that is destroying humanity, and halting the movement of people between Earth and Mars.

Jake is one of Robin's closest friends, and the son of Dr Powell, Robin's mentor. They can't seem to stay away from each other, despite Jake being in an on/off relationship with Helen. Jake is also less than keen on Robin time travelling. Whilst time travelling is now used regularly, Robin is due to go back 12,000 years which is at the absolute limit of the time travelling capabilities.

As I'm sure you can imagine, Robin's journey does not go smoothly. It is full of danger and mystery, as well as pre-historic beasts that Robin (and we as the reader) could only ever imagine. Pre-historic natural history is really brought to life in this novel in such a unique way, and I actually really enjoyed it! It was completely different to any novels I've read before, but it was really nice to escape to such a different landscape. So if you're looking for something a bit different, this could be the book for you. There's plenty of danger, there's some twists and turns, and there's a little bit of romance thrown in for good measure! So maybe go and grab yourself a copy of A Remedy in Time and immerse yourself in the pre-historic timeline!

In the 3370s, the political map of the world, in particular North America, has changed a great deal. Robin Johnson, a biologist, and researcher for the Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies at the Tempus University time travel lab, lives in the country, not the state, of California. A new strain of typhus, Typhus-77, is threatening the world, devastating large mammals and starting to attack humans. There's currently no cure. It's believed to be a version of a typhus strain that wiped out saber-toothed tigers in Paleolithic North America, and this leads to the idea that antibodies from saber-toothed tigers might be used as the basis for an effective treatment.

Which is how Robin gets recruited for a time travel mission to collect samples from the big cats and possibly other animals, as well.

They--Robin and Donnell Urbano, the more experienced time travel scientist she'll be traveling with--will only be there a week. He'll take videos; she'll take samples. The beam that sends them back will pick them up in the same spot. They'll be well equipped with all they need for survival, and if anything gets left behind--including the body of an accidentally killed scientist--implanted capsules will split and cause them to completely dissolve, so that nothing can be found to affect history. What could go wrong?

Yeah, we all know the answer to that--or part of the answer.

Robin's partner, who is the one with all the survival experience, dies within an hour of their arrival in the Paleolithic when his capsule activates. Panicked by the idea that the capsules are defective, Robin quickly and ruthlessly digs hers out of her skin--and discovers that it has her Donnell's name on it, not hers. She, not he, was supposed to die on arrival in the past.

She sets off her rescue beacon, but when the rescue party arrives, three of the four are people are Donnell's partners from previous expeditions, some of them for-profit missions, and at least one with dubious connections. Robin is not at all sure she can trust them.

The fourth member of the team is Jake Powell, son of her boss at the Center, and someone she regards as a friend. Or so she has thought till now. Given his company, can she really be sure?

In her efforts to survive, she accidentally does what was absolutely forbidden--meets a man of this time and, despite the difficulties in communication between two people with no particular skill for languages, manage basic communication and cooperation.

What follows is a terrifying effort to both get the samples she needs, and survive to get back to her own time--with or without Jake, depending.

The most terrifying part is the discovery of the real origins of the Typhus-77 virus, and why Robin was supposed to die.

It's an intriguing mystery, a fascinating look at Paleolithic North America, an exciting survival story.

And the characters are excellent, complex and believable.

Highly recommended.

I received a free electronic galley of this book from the publisher via Netgalley, and am reviewing it voluntarily.

A Remedy in Time is a fast-paced, edgy and atmospheric read that will absorb you from the very first pages.
This is a story of contrasts, from the fascinating wild life and habitats of the Ice Age and the customs and ways of cavemen, to the sci-fi vision of the future with its spectacular technology as well as the bleak apocalyptic world on the verge of self-destruction.
It's a dark, nail-shredding, gripping read. You don't know which characters you can trust. And you will never expect a shocker of a twist at the end. Compulsive reading!

Would you like to travel back in time to the Pleistocene era? The Pleistocene is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago. Homo sapiens evolved during this era. We now live in the epoch that followed- the Holocene epoch, known as The Age of Man. And yes, I would love to travel back to the days of great woolly mammoths and saber tooth tigers.

Thanks to one of my favorite authors, Jennifer Macaire, I can enjoy a vivid visit to the meadows, rivers and forests of that time. A Remedy in Time is the fascinating story of young scientist Robin Johnson. The year is 3377 and Robin is a researcher at Tempus University, the scientific center of time travel which has featured in most of the author’s historical time travel books. She must go back in time about 12,000 years to solve the mystery of a new typhus virus that is 100% deadly and is threatening the current world.

Once she has been transported back in time, Robin realizes that the rest of the team is involved in a sinister plot and they want to murder her. The mystery part of the story is exciting, but the best part is all the details about the flora and fauna that the author describes so well. Robin even meets a caveman and they form a bond. The book ends with a twist that I loved, and I hope that this ending means that more books in the series will follow.

I have read all of the author’s previous historical time travel books and I have found them all to contain well-developed and fascinating characters, along with complex settings and worlds. I did not feel that the author’s usual literary style of writing was present in this book, however I eagerly read it all.


Thanks to Rachel’s Random resources for the opportunity to read an advance digital review copy of this book. This is my honest review.

I was drawn to this book as I am a big fan of Jodi Taylor and saw that they are a bit similar in genre and delivery. I was not disappointed!
We start in the year 3377 and there is a deadly virus running rampage, scientists are battling to develop a vaccine - sound a bit familiar lol! Anyhoo, the virus appears to be similar to a variety of typhus from the past. Enter scientist Robin Johnson who is tasked with going back in time to the Ice Age to get samples to assist with this.
And so begins a terrifying perilous time for Robin as she tries to both stay alive and complete her task, at the same time with absolutely no idea where or even if rescue will come.
And that's all I am saying... Too much more will inject spoilers and that's not happening. Suffice to say, I really enjoyed this book, reminiscent of the Chronicles of St Marys in parts but also unique in others. It is very cleverly plotted and executed and the story goes along at a fair lick with some very interesting characters both human and otherwise. There's danger and humour and all things in between. You'll be rooting for the goodies and cheering when the baddies get their comeuppance. And you might even learn a few things along the way.
All in all a thoroughly decent read that gripped me throughout and left me satisfied at its conclusion. I have now added her back catalogue to my ever growing tbr. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Jennifer Macaire’s books combine wild action adventure plots against a meticulously researched background. Her latest thriller does not disappoint on either of these.

Although I am pretty sure the book was written before covid, the background is scarily contemporary: the world is being ravaged by a pandemic with no cure. The best possibility of a cure lies in the blood of sabre-tooth tigers (smilodons) which studies have shown carried the virus and from which you could make an antidote. Don’t spend too long worrying about this: it’s mainly an excuse for our feisty heroine (I really didn’t want to say that, but it’s that sort of book) to travel back to the Pleistocene (Macaire loves time-travel adventures), get a sample of sabre-tooth tiger blood and save the world.

What could possibly go wrong?

As if dire wolves, giant beavers, huge salmon with enormous teeth, and mammoths were not enough of a problem (not to mention the smilodons ), the expedition is packed with Bad People, anxious to kill Robin and get the vital serum for themselves. Cue murder plots, terrible deaths and a great deal of running through the woods trying to avoid becoming something’s dinner.

Is this a good read? You betcha. Macaire’s writing is fluid and entertaining. I powered through the story. Is it an improving read? Well, oddly enough, it does have quite a lot of fascinating facts about the animals of the time, so you can claim an educational credit. Is it great literature? Of course not. It’s entertainment pure and simple and easy to disdain as commercial rubbish. But it’s huge fun and brightened my day at a time that we all need our days brightening. And, though it’s easy to dismiss this sort of thing as hack writing, it’s surprisingly difficult to get right. Macaire scores a bullseye on this style.

Read it. Love it. Beg for more.

Not my usual style of book to read but "A Remedy in Time" by Jennifer Macaire resonated with the current pandemic. Set way in the future time travel is possible. Could it be used to cure Typhus 77? Having not time travelled myself, I am unsure how realistic the process is and also having not lived in the times of dinosaurs, again I am unsure how accurate this is. However, this does not matter as the story is interesting, particularly the relationship between the main character and Yah, a prehistoric man.

An interesting read.

I'm once again torn on how to decide on a rating for a book. It started off really well and I was very invested up until about the 50% mark, but then it started to fall a little flat. I guess you can't expect many different things to happen in the paleolithic times, but theres only so many smilodon attacks, or glyptodon encounters you can read before it becomes a little dull. There were some positives too, I loved Yah and feel like he should have had a bigger role. I just found the plot a little boring. This could have been a five star if the plot had improved at the rate it was going in the beginning. The intrigue I felt when the major incident that kicks off the plot when she goes back in time was so exciting, but then the rest of the book just became a bit boring. I would read another book by this author if it was set in a different time where there were people and places to make it more interesting as I do think the author is clearly talented. But 12000 years ago there isn't much going on other than the different animals who might eat you.

Robin Johnson is a scientist who has made a study of typhoid. The year is 3377, the world is very different and is being ravaged by a deadly variety of typhoid which is 100% fatal. When time-travelling scientists believe the strain has somehow been brought forward from the last Ice Age Robin is hand-picked to be sent back 12,000 years to bring back samples that might help to create a vaccine.

But things rapidly go downhill. Robin's companion, the survival specialist dies almost as soon as they arrive in the past, apparently killed by the implant designed to dissolve any evidence of the future, an implant which was not supposed to trigger until after they had returned to the present. When Robin reviews her companion's backpack, she is surprised by what he has (and hasn't) brought with him but she soon discovers that he was not what he seemed to be. Now she must fend for herself until she is rescued, fighting off Sabre-toothed Tigers, Mammoths and other extinct creatures.

I see that Jennifer Macaire has written several other time travel novels, I'm not sure whether this is a spin-off series or a continuation of an existing series, but it was easy to read as a stand-alone novel. I liked that Robin had all the accoutrements of her modern life in the Ice Age, her medbot and her floating screen.

Can Robin survive long enough to gather the data to create a vaccine?

I liked the cover art, reminded me of Jodi Taylor's books, so when I saw the endorsement from Jodi I had to request an ARC, good job because I bloody loved this, I don't want to spoil the story by giving away anything more, suffice to say the Ice Age bores me to tears and dinosaurs the same, yet this was poignant, dramatic, intriguing and yet (despite the subject matter) totally believable.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.