Tin Men (The Clay Lion Series Book 2)

I so loved the first book in the series, “The Clay Lion” and “Tin Men (The Clay Lion Series Book 2)” by Amalie Jahn, is equally as wonderful. Charlie is a skillfully drawn character and his story is captivating. The author has created an intriguing time travel romance that engages the reader. She uses mystery and emotional threads in her telling of what really is a beautiful story with plenty of suspense: “When I snooped, I found only locked doors and empty files. My parents kept a secret from me my entire life. And it was finally time to find out the truth.”I like how the author creates tension even when explaining the issues with time travel: “It was at that point the real dangers became apparent, especially with regard to making changes in the past. As more and more people were traveling back to relive wonderful moments in their lives, some of those infinitesimally small changes began to affect not only the traveler’s life , but also the lives of innocent bystanders.”As Brooke helps Charlie to find what he is looking for, their own love story makes an excellent parallel to his father’s life. The questions presented to the protagonist make this one of those stirring books that stay with you, that makes you think. Themes of love and trust run deep in this story. I highly recommend this book and the whole series. Well done. Five stars.

The Tin Men by Author Amalie JahnI really enjoyed this book!Charlie Johnson, a young university student is deeply in love with his soul mate Brooke Wallace. At the deepest core of their being, they both know that they are meant to share a life together. However, upon the unexpected death of his father in a climbing accident, Charlie doesn't feel the pain of his loss. Throughout his life, Charlie has experienced an inexplicable void. When Charlie steps into his father's office after his funeral service, he finds more than he bargained for....the police have returned his father's climbing equipment. The knots on the rope....they just aren't quite right. Then Charlie discovers a picture of a young woman in his desk draw. Who is she? What does she have to do with his father? Why would he have her picture? So many questions...so few answers.When Charlie confronts his mother, he discovers more about himself but not enough to satisfy his desire to get to the bottom of his past. In this Sci-Fi romance novel, the readers are taken on a suspenseful journey in both present and time travel to the past along with Charlie and Brooke to get those answers.Well-written and captivating...definitely makes me want to read more novels by this talented author!Inspirational Author & Book Reviewer ~ Dolores Ayotte Up The "Down" Ladder: Simple Ideas to Overcome Depression

Amalie Jahn hit it out of the park again with Tin Men. This one has all your favorite characters, but this time it is Charlie's life that is turns upside down and Charlie that is looking for answers only he can find in the past. But when Brook is adamant about him not using his trip, she has to finally break down and tell Charlie why he can't use his trip to get the answers he so desperately wants.But when he decides he is going to do it any ways they find away for Brooke's past self to help him find his answers, but will that come with even more consequences?This was another killer book, it will suck you in and won't let you go. The action and suspense just holds you. I had the audiobook and the narrator Simon Lee Phillips really made this book. He is a awesome Charlie, and put a pulse into the story it is great to listen to such a awesome narrator, read such a wonderful book, it is like they were made for each other.

Having read Amalie Jahn before I knew I would undoubtedly be in for appealing characters and a well-written story. On that score TIN MEN did not disappoint! But what thoroughly surprised me was how well she handled the concept of time travel. Forever confused by movies such as, “Back to the Future II,” I had come to the conclusion that going back and forth into different time warps just ‘wasn’t my thing.’Yet in Ms. Jahn’s skillful hands, not only did her heartfelt protagonists draw me in before the time travel element was even introduced, I was fascinated by how authentic she made it all seem––as part of a governmental system of rules and mandates. To me, then, her time travel was not only believable, it became riveting, and like a thriller, had me turning pages to find out about long lost secrets, understand the concept of lives being saved, and most important of all, witness the importance and strength of true love. All I can say is Ms. Jahn, you have made a complete convert out of me! 5 stars...in any period of time!

Tin Men is a great follow-up to The Clay Lion! This time, we see the story through the eyes of Charlie Johnson, boyfriend to Brooke Wallace, who was the central character in the first book in the series.After his father's unexpected death reveals a secret about his own past, 21-year-old Charlie enlists the aid of his girlfriend Brooke in the search for his birth mother. Answers spark more questions, and Charlie's obsession to know the truth can only be satisfied with a trip back in time, which is stringently regulated by the government. Brooke tries to discourage him, knowing from her own experience that those who undertake time travel, even with the best of intentions, find things seldom turn out as planned. Despite her protests, Charlie makes the leap. Even if he finds the answers he's looking for, will he return to a present that's irreparably altered?This story is fast-paced and engrossing, with a dystopic twist that makes it even more suspenseful than the first volume in the series. Highly recommend.

I loved more Tin Men than The Clay Lion (if that is possible).In Tin Men we find all the main themes of The Clay Lion, but more empowered and full of new meanings and ideas to meditate.Charlie's journey in the past to find the truth about his present is such a magnificent metaphor of the emotional and personal development a young adult has to tackle to became an adult.Mrs Jahn delivered the story with her usual grace and excellent writing skills.Now heading to book No3, this series is unmissable for young adult genre lovers!

I couldn't resist reading this after getting to know the characters in Clay Lion, and yet it would stand up alone perfectly well. Once into the first chapter or so I just didn't want to put it down! It kept me guessing to the very end. I particularly loved the observations on unconditional love and the authentic insights into issues surrounding adoption. Highly recommended!

I have read a huge amount of sci-fi over the years, from the dystopian to the utopian, yet have never come across a novel with such a down-to-Earth feel about it as Amalie Jahn’s ‘Tin Men’. In fact, had I not known the book addressed the problems arising through the use of time travel, the first quarter of the novel read as a superb character-driven mystery tale, I knew I was still on to a great read. When the author started exploring the consequences of going back in time and unwillingly altering the present, the story ramped up to a further level of quiet genius. I say ‘quiet’ not in detriment to the writer’s evident skill at crafting solid characters that take the story effortlessly into the category of exceptional, rather as a compliment to the structure she chose. In too many of the sci-fi tales touching on time travel we encounter the same action-filled scenes of mayhem that often serve to disguise a thin plot. This is not the case here, though. Jahn’s protagonists and antagonists are so artfully created they add the intensity the story needs by their interaction without resorting to ‘cheap’ sensationalism. This is a novel that will not just appeal to lovers of outstanding sci-fi, however, but to anyone who likes a great mystery story, with enough red herrings and twists to keep even the most ardent fans happy. Amalie Jahn: an amazing discovery; an author I will be reading again.