If time is money, then someone is robbing Sadie Lin blind.
Lately, Sadie can’t seem to hold on to a single minute. She misses appointments, loses track of entire evenings, and watches helplessly as her grades, music, and carefully planned future begin slipping away.
Then Gordon Bakersfield—the boy behind her most humiliating ninth-grade crush—offers an impossible explanation: someone is stealing her time.
That someone is Maya Milansky, Sadie’s former best friend and fiercest academic rival. But Maya isn’t the only time thief at school. Gordon has secrets of his own, and helping Sadie may not be the only reason he wants to keep her close.
To reclaim her life, Sadie must learn to control a power she barely understands. Because time can be stolen. It can be hoarded. And perhaps, in the right hands, it can be given away.
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A contemporary school setting where a supernatural ability directly disrupts daily life. Much of the setup centers on relationships: a fractured friendship with Maya Milansky, a complicated connection to Gordon Bakersfield, and Sadie’s struggle to hold on to her ambitions. The supernatural element appears central to the plot and to Sadie’s personal choices. This may appeal more to readers who want a short young adult story about rivalry, first attraction, and learning to manage an unsettling power.
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G-NRIS™ identifies Just a Matter of Time primarily as Paranormal, Young Adult, and Urban Fantasy. Its strongest themes include Time manipulation, Friendship and rivalry, Self-discovery, and Coming of age. Prominent narrative patterns include Supernatural powers, High school setting, Rivalry between friends, and Love triangle.
Readers connected to this book most often reflect General Literary Reader reader archetypes. Their strongest shared genre interests include Memoir, Literary Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and Biography. They are commonly drawn to themes such as concept art, character design, game art, and Life Story.
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