I'll Stop the World

Lauren Thomans Ill Stop the World is a whip-smart mystery with a vibrant cast of characters that gives off great eighties vibes. I was absolutely dazzled by this unputdownable genre-bending novel thats equal parts coming-of-age suspense and emotional tale of forgiveness and second chances. Mindy Kaling The end and the beginning become one in a heart-pounding coming-of-age mystery about the power of friendship, fate, and inexplicable second chances. Is it the right place at the wrong time? Or the wrong place at the right time? Trapped in a dead-end town, Justin Warren has had his life defined by the suspicious deaths of his grandparents. The unsolved crime happened long before Justin was born, but the ripple effects are still felt after thirty-eight years. Justin always knew he wouldnt have much of a future. He just never imagined that his life might take him backward. In a cosmic twist of fate, Justins choices send him crashing into the path of determined optimist Rose Yin. Justin and Rose live in the same town and attend the same school, but have never metbecause Rose lives in 1985. Justin wont be born for another twenty years. And his grandparents are still alivefor now. In a series of events that reverberate through multiple lifetimes, Justin and Rose have a week to get Justin unstuck in time and put each of them in control of their futuresby solving a murder that hasnt even happened yet.