Book Review: Millie by Cally Jackson

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I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

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Millie is book three in Cally Jackson’s, The Ripple Effect Series, and features spoilers for books one and two. If you haven’t read those, you need to start there.

I have to be honest on this one, I struggled relating with Millie through the first half of this book. I’m not entirely sure why, but there was a slowness in the story development that had me wanting to speed forward a little bit. But as I got through more of the book, the importance of the first half started to weigh in and Millie worked on winning me over. She’s an incredibly selfless and complex character that is usually thinking about other people before herself. This was an element of her personality that made it difficult for me to relate with her.

While selflessness is an important trait that I admire, she seemed to be ignoring a lot of her own wellbeing which had me put off a bit. As I said though, she has strong development throughout the course of the story and really blossoms into a beautiful character as it concludes. With her time travelling abilities, she is far more cautious than her sister had been in the first two books. Even when she finally makes a decision to change something in the past, she does so in a very seamless way that is honed in and focused.

This book and the main character challenged me as a reader to work through my own discomfort with her and meet her on the other end of the story. It’s well written and engaging, without any jarring break in the plot or character development. It’s a little emotional with supporting characters trauma, and Millie is there to hold everyone’s hands and find a solution. She’s willing to sacrifice everything about herself for those she loves and that trait was incredibly inspirational for me.

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The Ripple Effect Series

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Can Millie survive what Time Travel Disorder has to throw at her?

Millie Richter has always admired her sister, Caitlyn, but now that her own disorder is taking effect, Millie is terrified she’ll follow in Caitlyn’s footsteps and rewrite history. The last thing Millie wants is to become a stranger in her own life, so she’s determined to do whatever she can to leave the past – and therefore the present – unchanged.

But when she finds herself face to face with her father – alive and well in the past – her perspective shifts abruptly. Millie is torn between the desire to prevent her father’s untimely death and the fear of rewriting her existence.

Then, back in the present, Zach (the gorgeous guy who lives a few floors up in her unit block) finally notices her and asks her out on a date. A psychology student, Zach is thoughtful, caring and a little damaged. Their connection is instant and electrifying, pulling Millie into a whirlwind romance she never saw coming. Now Millie has even more to lose. If she prevents her dad’s death, she’ll risk erasing her relationship with Zach.

In this heart-wrenching third installment, Millie must balance love and duty, all while grappling with the profound consequences of her choices.

Millie is the third book in The Ripple Effect series and is best read after the first two books.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Cally Jackson

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Cally Jackson grew up in the small country town of Gatton, Australia, and has been telling stories for as long as she can remember. After deciding at 17 that a Hollywood acting career was sadly out of reach, Cally turned to a career in professional communication with fictional writing as her labour of love.

In grade two, Cally’s passion for fictional writing proved a little problematic when she got in trouble for penning her own tale instead of copying directly from a story book as she was supposed to be doing – it was a handwriting exercise, after all.

Cally’s first novel, The Big Smoke, was published in 2012. A decade and two children later, The Ripple Effect series was born.

Cally now lives in Brisbane with her husband and children, where she continues to entertain herself and others by letting her imagination run wild.

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