28 August 2024
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No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub
No Time Like Now is a book that follows Hazeem. His father died one year ago, and when he did, Hazeem got a special ability. He can give living things more years to live. So, he used his ability to grant people like his hamster Mary Shelley, his old friend Jack, his sheltered friend Holly, and Yamany. However, he finds out that these people, despite having their lives saved by Hazeem, don’t want to spend that time with him. With an ignorant and grieving mother, Hazeem mostly just helps out his grandma. However, when he needs to save her too, Time themself(Yes, them)appears to stop Hazeem because he caused the whole timeline to be at risk of collapse. In order to fix this, Hazeem needs to go back in Time and decide who to take back years from. Throughout all of this, Hazeem starts to realize that ever since his father died, he has just decided to waste his life. However, can Hazeem pick someone and save the timeline. Or will he fail and put the whole universe in danger.
In my opinion, No Time Like Now definitely could improve. The book has its good parts, but there were so many plot holes in it. One problem was that Hazeem already was experienced in using his powers by the time the reader was introduced to it. That meant it had a lot of confusion surrounding it. Also, the Chronosphere, which is what Hazeem and Time uses to travel around different points of time. However, it is apparently a metal object that could fit in someone’s hand, but it is used as a universal portal. Also, the whole Time is a them is very confusing and hard to grasp. Overall, the book isn’t the worst. However, there are places that need improvement.
My favorite point in the book is when Hazeem reconnects with his dad. After Time uses the Chronosphere to let Hazeem meet his dad, the two have a wholesome father son moment. Hazeem first tries to prevent his fathers heart attack. However, in the end, he comes to terms with it and spends a lot of time with his dad. He learns the meaning of his important last words, count not the years, but the tears.
Reviewed by Akshith I., Twin Hickory
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