A Second Chance for Yesterday
by R A Sinn
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Pub Date Aug 29 2023 | Archive Date Aug 22 2023
Rebellion | Solaris
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Description
Nev Bourne is a hotshot programmer for the latest and greatest tech invention out there: SavePoint, the brain implant that rewinds the seconds of all our most embarrassing moments. She’s been working non-stop on the next rollout, even blowing off her boyfriend, her best friend and her family to make SavePoint 2.0. But when she hits go on the test-run, she wakes up the next day only to discover it's yesterday. She's falling backwards in time, one day at a time.
As things spiral out of control, a long-lost friend from college reappears in her life claiming they know how to save her. Airin is charming and mysterious, and somehow knows Nev intimately well. Desperate and intrigued, Nev takes a leap of faith. A friendship born of fear slowly becomes a bond of deepest trust, and possibly love. With time running out, and the whole world of SavePoint users at stake, Nev must learn what it will take to set things right, and what it will cost.
Advance Praise
“One of the most mind-bending time-travel stories I’ve read in years” -- Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone
“A gripping and thought-provoking take on time travel, entangled with an emotional thread that will crack your heart open” -- Ren Hutchings, author of Under Fortunate Stars
“A heartfelt-spin on time-travel” -- Nathan Tavares, author of A Fractured Infinity
“The story broke my mind and my heart” -- Bill Wolkoff, showrunner for Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
“Time glitch stans of The Matrix and Back to the Future, ye be glad!” -- C. S. E. Cooney, author of Saint Death’s Daughter
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781786188274 |
| PRICE | CA$36.99 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 515830
Imagine waking up and finding out something weird is going on. Yes, we might all have that experience at some point or another. But programmer Nev Bourne realizes she’s falling backward in time. R.A. Sinn has unlocked a new fear! This is our book review and recommendation for A Second Chance for Yesterday.
Book premise
A Second Chance For Yesterday takes place in the future and has a sci-fi element to it. For the most part of the world, people walk around with an implant that allows them to “rewind” their life a few seconds. We have the existence of SavePoint, the creator of this brain implant and the company Nev is a programmer for. Nev was given the responsibility to roll out a 2.0 version, and she did…or so she thought. As she realizes she’s going backward in time, she has these moments of reflection about the person she was and how her past has shaped her.
In the midst of losing hope and her mind, she reconnects with a fellow classmate who convinces Nev that they should work together to fix the glitch Nev finds herself in. Clever of the authors, you have Nev moving backward and Airin moving forward.
Thought-provoking and would be a great book club read from all of the conversations that can be had about this book. A Second Chance for Yesterday was captivating and makes you wonder what the future might look like. Would we at this point in 2023 find SavePoint useful? What then happens to Nev?
Mac A, Reviewer
A Second Chance for Yesterday is a heartfelt journey into one woman’s past, exploring the mistakes she’s made and her attempts to save the future. Nev is a compelling narrator and protagonist, not always sympathetic but definitely the right woman for the job. Airin is a brilliant counterpart to her, and their relationship forms the core of a story that is ultimately about relationships, to people and to time, familiar, platonic, and romantic.
The author pair behind R. A. Sinn take the reader on an emotional rollercoaster of a story, through bursts of hedonism and grief, and, ultimately, about a woman who has been confronted suddenly with her own mortality. Nev’s future is moot, her past changeable (to a slight extent) and, as she comes to realize, a chance at redemption closes in on the horizon.
A Second Chance for Yesterday is a must-read just in time for summer’s curtain call. Its length makes it a quick but heartfelt read (I was in tears by the end) and it is an achingly sincere exploration of a woman’s past and her desperate attempts to save the future the further she gets dragged into the past. I’d recommend to anyone looking for character-driven, grounded science fiction and queer romance.
Angela K, Reviewer
This is a very futuristic book about Nev, who is a programmer that is working on brain implants that can rewind moments in your life you would like to change. However, things go horribly wrong when her implant takes a test run and has her life going backwards one day at a time.
She is not sure of how to change this until she reunites with a college friend, Airin. Nev describes to Airin what is going on. It is difficult for the pair to begin repairing this test before it goes live to the public. Nev is going backwards and Airin is living a typical life. They are able to meet despite living in different worlds.
It is a very interesting concept and the ending was bittersweet.
I would highly recommend.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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