Falling Out of Time

Running Out of Time, Book 2

De: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Narrado por: Lillie Ricciardi

Return to the world of the bestselling Running Out of Time with this middle grade thriller from Margaret Peterson Haddix, where Zola discovers she’s related to Jessie Keyser and her seemingly perfect utopian world is covering up a dark reality.

Twelve-year-old Zola thinks she has the perfect life. She thinks everyone does, now that it’s 2193, and humanity has solved all its problems. Insta-Closets deliver new clothes every morning, Insta-Ovens deliver gourmet meals on demand, and virtual reality goggles let her have any adventure she wants, with friends from all over the world.

Then one day Zola finds a handwritten note in her Insta-Closet:

If you want to see things as they really are, come find me.

What if Zola’s wrong about everything—even the year? As she struggles to figure out who wrote the note, she discovers a printed book in her Insta-Closet called The Jessie Keyser Story: How One Girl Escaped from Clifton Village. Zola wonders: Who is Jessie Keyser, and why does she look like her . . . and what else do they have in common?

In this sequel to the classic novel Running Out of Time, Margaret Peterson Haddix has crafted a riveting story that captures the terrors of a world where nothing seems real—but finding out who really loves you still matters.

©2023 Margaret Peterson Haddix (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

Meh Sequel

I loved the first book. I couldn't wait to find out what happens next. This one was just a recycling of the first book, but making less sense. There was no reason why the people didn't just leave. It was explained so much better in the first book.

Read this before you read it >:(

Ok so this was not as good as the first one it didn’t make much sense how they connected the story and was basically the opposite of the first book. It would have been better if they didn’t try to relate it and it was just in a different universe or smth yk. But it still was an interesting concept. But istfg the amount of times this book said “insta closet” omg and “future villie”, “vr”, and “puck” omg there were so many repeated words it hurt my brain. And also the fact there was like 5 chapters describing a scene near the end where she was walking to school and getting a battery for her vr 💀. And kinda all over there’s so many unnecessary chapters just to make the book longer because there is hardly anything going on. Anyways overall it was very similar to the first. But I did die laughing when they said “sirigooglelex” 😭 like Siri google and Alexa 😭😭😭. Anyways maybe it’s not worth the money but might as well listen to it. It’s the kinda book that’s interesting enough to keep listening and is long so you can have sothing to listen to for awhile. But definitely not in like the golden favorite books you can read or listen to over and over again. (I’m not even done with the book while writing this so maybe don’t trust me💀)

What do you do when you’ve fallen out of time?

This was an amazing sequel to Running Out of Time. This book had me wanting to know more every time I had to pause. I think it is perfect for tweens, teens, and adults alike to read; since the writing comes from a 12-year-old, the language is neither too complex nor too juvenile. If you haven’t read the first book in the series, it is a MUST to better understand what is happening in this book.

Ehhhh

The first book was a childhood favorite. I e reread it many times as an adult. The sequel fell short and didn’t seem plausible. I wanted a continuation of Jessie’s story, I guess. This was more like a redo of the first.