Backward Glass
By David Lomax
October 1, 2013

Kenny Maxwell moves away from his friends and everything he knows into an old Victorian house; what he finds is more than just a few dust bunnies and cobwebs, he finds a mummified body and a mysterious note. Kenny is soon being haunted by Prince Harming, an urban legend, who kidnaps children. Kenny ends up trapped in a magic mirror.

All in all a very good time traveling, science fiction book.

Thank you to Flux and NetGalley for this review copy.

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: One mirror, every ten years a kid is picked, but not older than 17, and time traveling begins.Opening Sentence: “Here’s what you need to know: You’re my son and you’re something like negative twenty-two, because that’s how long it will be before you’re born.”The Review:Kenny is 14 when his parents buy this old house that is a total fixer upper, and while cleaning out the place and checking everything out he stumbles across a dead baby and a ...

[See the full review at thoughts and afterthoughts.]Rating: 4.75/5 Should this book be picked up? the tl;dr spoiler-less version: -If time-travelling is your niche, this is a pretty stellar read.-A suspenseful, thought-provoking literary piece that will have you trying to fit the pieces of a puzzle.-Characters are generally relatable and can be rooted for.-Definite information overload (and voids) at times that with persistence will come full circle; hard work pays off. Initial Thoughts: Wha...

Looking for a time traveling sci-fi novel with exciting twists and turns? BACKWARD GLASS is definitely something you should pick up!After discovering he can travel through time in an old mirror, Kenny, with the help of the travelers from the past and future, goes on a whirlwind adventure to save a baby from dying and to capture a crazy man of legend. The plot was very fresh and unique and had my attention from the get go. I loved the concept of this backward glass and Kenny, Luka, and the other'...

ARC provided by NetGalley and FluxBooksFantastic debut! My mind is still spinning with it all! I’m a huge fan of Doctor Who and of course I jumped on the opportunity to read Backward Glass. I read this book in less than six hours. That’s how mid blowing it was! Right from the first page you are sucked in. How can you not? The book starts off with a set of seven rules that are meant to be followed. Next it opens to a prologue that seems as if it might be a letter from Kenny (main character) to hi...

"Time travel gives me a headache." When one of my Goodreads friends shelved it as 'wants-to-read', I didn't hesitate to do too so since I found the cover beautiful and the blurb seemed interesting. And to tell you, this is really an interesting book like, seriously. And the writer's such a great storyteller that Backward Glass really caught my attention, my interest.In general, the plot was fantastic, compelling and engaging. And I can't deny the fact that I am really hooked to that since our...

*I received a free ARC of Backward Glass from Flux Books via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review*

Very well done time-travel story.

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Wow! For a debut book, this was really quite good. I wasn't sure what to expect from the story when I first picked it up, but I certainly wasn't expecting to become so engrossed in Kenny's story that I didn't want to put it down. I'm thinking the author is going to make a nice splash with this book. First, let me say that although this is a YA book, it reads like a coming of age story that adults can easily relate to, as well. So, if you normally shy away from this genre because of melodramatic ...

I'd never heard of David Lomax, but the premise of this novel sounded good so I picked it up. I'm glad I did. This YA sci-fi novel has time travel, action, realistic dialogue, and a great mystery/puzzle plot. It's emotionally engaging. And this is Lomax's debut novel. I'm looking forward to more from him.

I have never really been a huge time travel fan but the blurb for this book really had me curious, so I had to give it a try. Though at times I felt a bit confused it really was an enjoyable book.Kenny is from 1977 and when his family moved into their new home it contained a old carriage house. One day Kenny and his father was working on the carriage house and they opened up a wall and found a baby wrapped in newspaper. A piece of paper dropped from it and when Kenny picked it up it changed his ...