Huge disappointment! It was like reading a dictionary....so much information you want to regurgitate it. I was hoping this book would be a continuation of what Tommy & Ginny went through after Grizz went to prison. How they fell in love and had a child together. It really wasn't! This book was like she wrote 30 chapters, stapled them each, then threw them up in the air. She then picked them all up and put them together in whatever order they happened to be in. One chapter would be Grizz in 1950, the next Ginny/Tommy in 2000, then for good measure lots of flashbacks to when Ginny was at the motel! It did clear up a few questions but no real great revelations. Oh, each character has multiple names to keep up with too. I won't continue and wished I had stopped after finishing book one which was a story I couldn't put down. ( )

3.5 stars. Beth Flynn has a way of writing which gets under my skin and tugs at my emotions. I cried at least a few times while reading this. Unlike 9 Minutes the first book in this series, the pacing seemed a bit off. There was way too much time skipping i.e. 1975 to 2000, 1980 to 1975 and so on... It made sense to tell the story that way, but it left me with a feeling of temporal lag. I am struggling to write this review as I really want to start reading the third and final book in this series: A Gift of Time.

The book was good. On the downside: reading it reminded me of that feeling you get in the middle of an overly long (but especially scenic) car journey. Totally necessary but you still want to get to the climax instead of stopping at all the scenic overlooks. ( )

You will need to read book 1 first.

The Dark King is still in control of the board. Book two in the series - I'm going to make this recommendation from the beginning of the review. Nine Minutes is an absolute required read. I would not recommend this book as a standalone. With that said, Out of Time is very much a middle book. It fills in the holes and pieces that needed to finish out what you know about the characters from book one. And then, the second half of book two leads you to what will be a wild ride to the final book in the series.

The first half of this book spends quality time on the back stories of the central male characters, Grizz and Grunt. We learn as Ginny does the pieces of the story. Beth Flynn weaves an emotional journey that has the reader questioning what they believe is the truth and where the characters are continually manipulated. As part of a work of fiction, the tale twists and turns to give the reader information to ponder that may be a bit far reaching for some, but I felt that it lent to the uniqueness of the story. I could go into detail to summarize, but its best to experience for yourself.

Beth Flynn has a way of creative gift of telling a story, giving you subtle hints of what's to come in single sentences. This was a book you need to take your time with to read, to grasp the subtleness of the characters. Out of Time does not contain some of the continual gasping moments that Nine Minutes had. However, as Ginny learns more of the truth, the ride picks up speed heading towards a cliffhanger that will have the reader wanting book three NOW! ( )

I gave this book 5 stars at first, then I sat back and thought about it and got really angry. Not only do I have a thousand more questions, but I felt I was reading from two different books part of the time. Out of Time will answer all your questions from Nine Minutes, at least it answered all of mine. It also left me with more questions and a lot of head scratching. (I still loved it though and will continue to stick around for more.)

We're moving from one character POV to three...I think three, maybe it was four, to be honest I am not sure and I only finished it two days ago. We're finally getting Grizz's background story, and Grunt's, and learning that everything we knew about Kit/Ginny and her past was untrue. I won't give away spoilers, but if you're reading this review I will assume you've read Nine Minutes. Grizz's past is told firsthand from prison and secondhand through Grunt's confessions to Kit. We see his childhood, how he found himself as a notorious, feared biker, and an agent to "them." We also begin to understand why Kit stayed and how as an adult 25 years later comes to recognize her story wasn't the way it should've been. She has children, a husband, and she's out of the biker lifestyle. But then there's a reporter who meddles and forces everyone to confront their secrets and boy were there some secrets that will throw you for a loop! The final cliffhanger is a good one, a damn good one. What the hell is gonna happen to the love triangle now!?

Beth Flynn provides you answers on all of Nine Minute's characters, even the most minor. I loved hearing how some of the minor character's lives turned out, their careers, their children, and getting the answers from them about the past secrets. I also love that we've been promised even more in book 3, coming in 2016. Grizz ended up charming me to no end, because his past hooks you end and you watch him grow up. He's bad for a reason, he's egotistical and handsome, but he's also got a soft side. The plot twists were awesome, though a bit overdone. I grew to hate Grunt and I think I still do, even if Kit/Ginny loves him. Flynn leaves little hints as she leads up to the big reveal and she does it in the best way possible, little sentences here and there as secrets are revealed.

I hated the largest plot twist. Hated it. I all of a sudden feel like I am reading a political thriller. I left me really terrified of what we'd see in book three, but I've seen confirmed with Flynn that it was a secondary plot to provide historical significance in Grizz's story. Thank goodness! That said, I think Flynn wrapped it up in a neat bow. I also hated that the love story I adored from Nine Minutes was a lot more sinister than I expected it to be, but then I accepted it and realized that this would be how a kidnapper mystery could really work. I took some convincing though.

All together, political thriller aside, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who liked Nine Minutes. I continue to think that Nine Minutes can be read as a standalone novel, but if you want the questions answered then read on to book two. I will definitely stick around for the final novel in the thriller and I look forward to seeing what happens.


More Added 7/30/15


It has now been four days since completing Out of Time and I have become one of those women, you know the type, obsessed with a fictional character. Why is it that I have a character love obsession with Grizz, what the heck? I didn't picture him as anything but scary, and now all I want to do is have him win the girl and get the good life. What are these feelings? Seriously, I have a saved photo on my phone of what I picture him to look like. My boyfriend loves this by the way, he think it is hysterical. Soon I will have to use .gifs to describe my feelings.

I not only jumped from reader and reviewer, to having a complete obsession, and thank goodness Beth Flynn welcomes that with open arms. I've joined a group with the rest of the Flynnatics and have been given an opportunity to not only interact with other fans, but with Beth herself. She's answered questions I had and didn't have, provided insight into book three, and really helped me with the bad feelings I had above. I won't give the book five stars still, for me it is a four, but it is an incredible four-star book and I continue to push it on every friend. ( )