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discovering.
Fortunately,
there
are
questions still to answer as the fate of
Reese, Maribel and Sariah’s twin, Gideon,
remains unknown.
Roll on Book Three!
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TIN MEN by Amalie
Jahn
By Christoph fischer
(WEBSITE)

I consider myself very lucky that I managed
to get hold of an ARC of “Tin Men” by
Amalie Jahn.
After reading “The Clay Lion” I couldn’t
wait to see where she would take her young
adult time travelling series and Jahn did not
disappoint me at all.
In “Clay Lion” Brooke tried to save her ill
brother through time travel, this time the
focus is on her boyfriend Charlie, who at
the funeral of his father, finds out that he is
adopted. The opening scene at the dreary
funeral and the emotions that follow are
portrayed with her usual sensitive, warm
and empathetic style. Even if you have not
read the “Clay Lion” you will feel for the
wonderfully kind lead characters with their
problems, choices and feelings.
The discovery of an old picture in his
father’s belongings sets in motion the
question of identity and a search for
Charlie’s real family. Again, Jahn handles a
difficult subject matter with sensitivity,
grace and depth. As Charlie and Brooke
play detectives the subject of adoption gets
highlighted from different angles, leaving
plenty of food for thought with this reader.
The series is set in a time where Time travel
is possible and legal, yet heavily regulated
and restricted. Brooke persuades Charlie to
use his ‘once-a-lifetime’ time travel trip to

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find out more. From here Jahn takes us into
a cleverly plotted sequence that puts Charlie
towards tough choices. The novel explores
the logical implications of time travel and
cause and effects brilliantly and had me
quite in awe of the twists and turns that this
brought with it.
At the heart, this is a story of love and
family, about family values and deep
emotional ties. The bond between Charlie
and Brooke is strong and beautiful to see,
as is the bond between Charlie and his
sister Melody. The characters in this book
are all very engaging and serve the story and
its message of true love very well.
This is every bit as accomplished as ‘The
Clay Lion’ was and Amalie Jahn is a
talented, thoughtful and kind-hearted
author whose books will bring tears to your
eyes but will leave you moved, warmed and
full of hope.
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