Time-Tripping Over You - by Brennon Lane (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

"You're not from here? Where are you from?"
"Your future. I know you, Jude. And I know you want control over the time traveling. I can fix it."

College freshman Silas Turner is a scientific anomaly. Thrown back in time uncontrollably, he's forced into his pre-transition body for hours to days at a time, reliving random events in his past. Why? Every cell in his astrophysics major brain is straining to figure it out. But the "time trips" just keep on coming, disrupting Silas's life, and he's certain he's a one-of-a-kind phenomenon--until brash, guitar-playing Jude Forrester barges into his life, exhibiting the same symptoms.

He claims a future version of Silas visited him, and that, according to future-Silas, they're meant to help each other stop the time trips. If working together can really lead to finding a cure, Silas can handle Jude's tortured-artist attitude; Jude can humor Silas's nerdy obsession with the stars.

As they get closer to a solution, they grow closer to each other. But Jude is still grieving an old connection that broke his heart, and he can't help but wonder if changing the past might save himself and Silas a lot of heartache. Amidst cataclysmic consequences, Silas and Jude must face the cosmic circumstances that brought them together if they hope to protect their timeline--and the future they seem destined to share.

Review Quotes

"Lane has crafted an adorable and surprisingly scientific debut, filled to the brim with messy, queer BIPOC representation."
--Booklist, starred review

"Lane's debut uses dual points of view to generate poignant internal conflict as readers experience the visceral trauma of societal homophobia, first love and betrayal, and the stifling discomfort of not being able to fully embrace oneself."
--SLJ reviews

"The way [the boys'] differing personalities clash and mesh is just as compelling as the time travel itself [...] [in this] sweeping sci-fi romance that spans time and an answer to the question of whether love can save the world."
--BCCB

"The romance offers affirming aro-ace representation and an appealing, high-tension, prickly sweet dynamic."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Time-Tripping Over You is exactly the kind of romance I wanted at Silas and Jude's age: celebrating queerness and trans connection, acknowledging the difficult paths so many of us cross to be ourselves, wrapped up in a sci-fi twist. A shining star of a book!"
--Andrew Joseph White, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Compound Fracture

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