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Parallelogram #4
Beyond the Parallel
(Book 4 of 4)
Everything has to change. My life depends on it.
High school senior and amateur physicist Audie Masters isn’t simply pursuing science anymore.
Her discovery of parallel universes and time travel have now led to a race for Audie to save her own life before it’s too late.
From award-winning author Robin Brande comes the exciting, mind-bending conclusion to the Parallelogram series.
You’ll never look at the universe or your own life the same way again.
Everything has to change. My life depends on it.
High school senior and amateur physicist Audie Masters isn’t simply pursuing science anymore.
Her discovery of parallel universes and time travel have now led to a race for Audie to save her own life before it’s too late.
From award-winning author Robin Brande comes the exciting, mind-bending conclusion to the Parallelogram series.
You’ll never look at the universe or your own life the same way again.
348 pages, Paperback
First published January 17, 2015
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About the author
Robin Brande
95 books264 followersRobin Brande is an award-winning author who writes in multiple genres, including fantasy, science fiction, young adult, romance, and nonfiction. Her young adult novels have been named Best Fiction for Young Adults by the American Library Association.
She is also a lawyer, martial artist, and wilderness medic.
Connect with Robin at:
www.robinbrande.com
www.facebook.com/robinbrande
www.twitter.com/robinbrande.
She is also a lawyer, martial artist, and wilderness medic.
Connect with Robin at:
www.robinbrande.com
www.facebook.com/robinbrande
www.twitter.com/robinbrande.
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January 25, 2015
I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Beyond the Parallel. I am slightly surprised by how MUCH I loved it. I'll start with the bad news. That's fair, right?! Beyond the Parallel is the fourth book in a series. The 'bad news' is that you 'have' to have read the first three books in the series in order to get this one. But is that really bad news?! You could easily see it as good news, right, ESPECIALLY since all the books in the series are available now. (And they are reasonably priced for the kindle as of right now). There are some benefits to waiting until the last book in a series is released before starting a series. The cliffhanger endings can't frustrate you if you've got the next book ready to go!
So. If you've read the first three books, I probably, don't need to convince you to pick up the last book. But in case you need a little extra convincing, I'll do my best. I will say that I found Beyond the Parallel to be satisfying and compelling to say the least. And that's keeping the gush out--so far.
So. What is Beyond the Parallel about? Audie, our heroine, is trapped--and not for the first time--in Halli Markham's body. She's been given a second chance of sorts. A chance to redo the last few days leading up to what *might* have been her death. There are a few things that Audie knows for certain, and oh-so-many things that she is uncertain of. On the one hand, Audie is trying to choose differently and avoid what she sees as mistakes from the time before. On the other hand, she's trying to be true to herself and follow her instincts. She doesn't want to over-think things and sit around doing nothing after all.
So Audie finds herself in Halli's body in London reunited with two of her closest friends: Daniel and Sarah. She'll be staying with that family. She's got a fuzzy plan: to find an Oxford professor who may be the only one to help her 'escape' this alternate reality and return to her own life/body. But she doesn't know his name or what school he's associated with. Fortunately, Daniel and Sarah (and their parents) are good at brainstorming. But even if all goes smoothly...there are other challenges to being in Halli's body. Namely Halli's horrible parents and their expectations and threats.
Much of the novel focuses on Daniel and Audie (in Halli's body) working with Dr. Venn. I happened to LOVE Dr. Venn. Those chapters, those conversations, well, I just LOVED the direction the story was going. It was just super-compelling and thought-provoking.
This is probably my favorite of the series perhaps because finally all things are resolved and many questions answered. I don't know that I had expectations on exactly how I wanted it to end, but, I was quite satisfied with everything!
I would definitely recommend all four books of course!
So. If you've read the first three books, I probably, don't need to convince you to pick up the last book. But in case you need a little extra convincing, I'll do my best. I will say that I found Beyond the Parallel to be satisfying and compelling to say the least. And that's keeping the gush out--so far.
So. What is Beyond the Parallel about? Audie, our heroine, is trapped--and not for the first time--in Halli Markham's body. She's been given a second chance of sorts. A chance to redo the last few days leading up to what *might* have been her death. There are a few things that Audie knows for certain, and oh-so-many things that she is uncertain of. On the one hand, Audie is trying to choose differently and avoid what she sees as mistakes from the time before. On the other hand, she's trying to be true to herself and follow her instincts. She doesn't want to over-think things and sit around doing nothing after all.
So Audie finds herself in Halli's body in London reunited with two of her closest friends: Daniel and Sarah. She'll be staying with that family. She's got a fuzzy plan: to find an Oxford professor who may be the only one to help her 'escape' this alternate reality and return to her own life/body. But she doesn't know his name or what school he's associated with. Fortunately, Daniel and Sarah (and their parents) are good at brainstorming. But even if all goes smoothly...there are other challenges to being in Halli's body. Namely Halli's horrible parents and their expectations and threats.
Much of the novel focuses on Daniel and Audie (in Halli's body) working with Dr. Venn. I happened to LOVE Dr. Venn. Those chapters, those conversations, well, I just LOVED the direction the story was going. It was just super-compelling and thought-provoking.
This is probably my favorite of the series perhaps because finally all things are resolved and many questions answered. I don't know that I had expectations on exactly how I wanted it to end, but, I was quite satisfied with everything!
I would definitely recommend all four books of course!
January 25, 2015
Perfect Ending
The fourth book of the Parallelogram series, Beyond The Parallel, is the perfect ending to the series. It combines in-depth exploration of quantum physics concepts with complex human emotions, as Audie Masters desperately tries to reunite with her former life. It is a bittersweet quest since she risks the new love of her life and her own life in order to find an answer of how to return home. A new character, Dr. Venn, provides new insight for Audie and the reader about time travel. Overall, the fourth book was worth the wait and is a fascinating read with many surprises for the reader. I applaud Ms. Brande for taking on such a difficult topic and making it an easy and entertaining story to read. I recommend this series for all readers who enjoy an adventure that presents puzzles to solve throughout. Truly enjoyable!!!
The fourth book of the Parallelogram series, Beyond The Parallel, is the perfect ending to the series. It combines in-depth exploration of quantum physics concepts with complex human emotions, as Audie Masters desperately tries to reunite with her former life. It is a bittersweet quest since she risks the new love of her life and her own life in order to find an answer of how to return home. A new character, Dr. Venn, provides new insight for Audie and the reader about time travel. Overall, the fourth book was worth the wait and is a fascinating read with many surprises for the reader. I applaud Ms. Brande for taking on such a difficult topic and making it an easy and entertaining story to read. I recommend this series for all readers who enjoy an adventure that presents puzzles to solve throughout. Truly enjoyable!!!
January 28, 2015
This was a fine, satisfying conclusion to an amazing four-book series that took up most of my reading time for a week. Normally I don't read a series straight through but read at least one other book in between installments. But these stories were so gripping that I couldn't resist going on to the next one immediately. And each book seemed more interesting and more riveting than the previous one!
You might think the complex subject matter involving quantum physics, time travel, and parallel universes would make for a difficult reading experience, but that's not the case here! Ms. Brande is such a talented writer and storyteller that it made for an easy and very enjoyable read. Also, the characters were excellent, intelligent and for the most part likable (I loved Dr. Venn!), there were plenty of twists and turns, and the fast pace and suspense kept me turning the pages.
Not just for teens, this is an entertaining, fascinating series for anyone who's interested in parallel universes and the like.
You might think the complex subject matter involving quantum physics, time travel, and parallel universes would make for a difficult reading experience, but that's not the case here! Ms. Brande is such a talented writer and storyteller that it made for an easy and very enjoyable read. Also, the characters were excellent, intelligent and for the most part likable (I loved Dr. Venn!), there were plenty of twists and turns, and the fast pace and suspense kept me turning the pages.
Not just for teens, this is an entertaining, fascinating series for anyone who's interested in parallel universes and the like.
May 13, 2015
This book was great. Audie is rushing around trying to find a way to survive. Halli is just living life. Daniel is scared. Sarah is her beautiful charming self baking yummy foods. Overall this book is a wonderful end to the Parallelogram series.
September 16, 2015
Darn this was good. I'm actually kind of mad that it's over. I was so eager to finish the series and now that it's over I want book 5. I want to keep reading about Audie's and Halli's adventures.
I rarely finish a series. It's a testament to this one that I stuck with it. There is a lot of science and time travel in book four to wrap my head around. But once I got into it, I was hooked. I stayed up way too late attempting to finish. And now that it's over I don't want it to be.
Totally worth the sleep deprivation.
I rarely finish a series. It's a testament to this one that I stuck with it. There is a lot of science and time travel in book four to wrap my head around. But once I got into it, I was hooked. I stayed up way too late attempting to finish. And now that it's over I don't want it to be.
Totally worth the sleep deprivation.
August 14, 2015
To read and enjoy this series you need to read them all at once. Waiting a year between the third and forth book is not good. You get lost and for the first half of the book you are think What happened, I don't remember this.
July 25, 2015
Beyond the Parallel
This series was amazing! It pulled its readers into a story that was completely its own and it made me want to search across threads for one of my own look-alikes!
This series was amazing! It pulled its readers into a story that was completely its own and it made me want to search across threads for one of my own look-alikes!
January 11, 2016
3.5 stars
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