Alsberg, Sasha. Breaking Time. Inkyard Press, 2022. 978-1-335-28489-1. $18.99. 352 p. Grades 9-12.

After witnessing the murder of his best friend by a mysterious man with supernatural strength, Callum, a Scotsman living in 1568, is transported through time. In the present day, after Klara almost hits him with her car, she brings Callum back to her family’s inn and doesn’t believe his strange story until the mysterious man shows up and tries to kill her too. Eventually, Klara learns that she is the final pillar of time, and that is why, like Callum’s friend Thomas, she is being hunted. Callum is determined to protect Klara, especially since he could not save his friend, and together, they plan to defeat the man and beast who will stop at nothing to claim the power that resides within her. 

THOUGHTS: I’d recommend Breaking Time to any readers asking to read Outlander. It’s the perfect addition to a high school collection as a similar, YA version of the popular adult series and show. It’s perfect for any reader looking for time travel, magic, and romance, and readers will be impatiently waiting for the next book in this action packed series.

Fantasy          Emily Hoffman, Conestoga Valley SD