J.D. Faulkner's Mirrored Time

Title: Impatiently Waiting for the Sequel…

J.D. Faulkner’s “Mirrored Time”

Reviewed by S. Davis

11/29/14

8:44 p.m.

While fantasy novels involving vampires and werewolves are filling up the bookshelves left and right, J.D. Faulkner’s first fantasy novel “Mirrored Time” is definitely a refreshing change. The novel plays upon the idea of time and how it might not always appear to follow a linear fashion, but loops in on itself in a circular motion. I might still be reeling from the open-ended conclusion of the first book in the Time Archivist Novels, but I thought the novel was absolutely stunning. Faulkner managed to create relatable and witty characters that one could connect with and a storyline filled with suspense and magic that makes one hope that it is not that far from being impossible.

Right from the start the novel pulled me right in, making me stay up late devouring page after page, and leaving me crestfallen once I realized I had completed the novel. The detailed descriptions of the imagery and emotions made me feel like I was standing in the rooms with the characters and feeling what they were feeling. When the characters were distraught and anxious, I was biting my nails with worry; when they were triumphant, I was doing a victory dance of my own – inside my own head, of course. And while the action of the novel clips along at a steady pace, the book is not difficult to keep up with.

It is evident that Faulkner is extremely talented, with a vivid imagination and an enviable brilliance, one that makes me really jealous of her. As someone who has always hoped for a bit of magic in my own life, the idea of reality colliding with fantasy is both intriguing and scary, which is probably why I felt like I could relate to the main character, Gwen Conway, so well.

All in all, for Faulkner’s first novel, I thought it was excellent, and I CANNOT wait for the sequel! If you are looking for a pleasant escape from your own reality and wanting time to slip away from you, then “Mirrored Time” is positively a book worth reading.

  

Cheers!

*****I give this novel 4 out of 5 stars!

S. Davis