‘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 within the hope 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 off the page in such a unique way. The storytelling 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.
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