{"id":329139,"date":"2025-12-03T12:10:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/book-review-the-jolt-by-alex-woolf\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:10:05","slug":"book-review-the-jolt-by-alex-woolf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=329139","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Jolt by Alex Woolf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Title<\/strong>: The Jolt<\/p>\n<p><strong>Written by<\/strong>: Alex Woolf<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published by<\/strong>:\u00a0AW Publishing<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-jolt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8949\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/2025\/10\/31\/book-review-the-jolt-by-alex-woolf\/the-jolt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-jolt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"938,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Jolt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-jolt.jpg?w=188\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-jolt.jpg?w=625\" width=\"640\" height=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-jolt.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8949\" style=\"width:311px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-jolt.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-jolt.jpg?w=94 94w, https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-jolt.jpg?w=188 188w, https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-jolt.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/anitaloughrey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-jolt.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alex Woolf\u2019s <em>The Jolt<\/em> is a fast-paced and compelling read with few distractions from the central mystery of how they lost their memory. Although the story begins along familiar lines where two strangers meet with conflicting personalities, it quickly takes an intriguing turn, which adds depth and emotional impact.<\/p>\n<p>On a train journey, our two protagonists, Susie and Ryan, begin a casual conversation. Moments later, a mysterious jolt shakes the carriage and both of them lose consciousness. When they wake, they are still on the same train, but twelve months have somehow passed. When Susie returns home, she finds evidence of a man sharing her flat and her bed. Ryan, equally confused, arrives at her door to discover he is now her live-in partner.<\/p>\n<p>The novel\u2019s central idea, a time slip, which leaves the protagonists with no memory of a year of their lives, forms the heart of the story. Alex handles this concept with great skill, using Susie and Ryan\u2019s shared confusion to draw readers into their disorientation and vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>Friends and family treat their relationship as completely normal, yet neither of them remembers falling in love. As Susie and Ryan grow closer, they are forced to confront the unsettling truth of what happened on the train, the mystery of where they have been for the past year, and the possibility the jolt, which brought them together, might yet tear them apart. Each recovered memory feels immediate and powerful, allowing the reader to experience Susie\u2019s and Ryan\u2019s emotional turmoil in a deeply personal way.<\/p>\n<p>The tension builds steadily throughout, leading to a dramatic and satisfying climax by the river. The subtle use of the paranormal, centred on the mysterious green crystal, adds an intriguing dimension without overwhelming the human drama. The time-slip element and the suggestion the crystal\u2019s effects echo experiences faced by women across history, provides a thoughtful and unexpected layer of meaning.<\/p>\n<p>The characterisation is particularly strong. The \u2018will they, won\u2019t they\u2019 dynamic between Susie and Ryan feels authentic and their contrasting personalities, such as his untidiness and her tendency to speak without thinking, make them both believable and relatable. Their relationship demonstrates how opposites can attract and in doing so, help each other to grow. Alex portrays love not as a simple or idealised emotion but as a complex, evolving bond shaped by personal struggles and self-discovery.<\/p>\n<p>The attention to detail in the descriptions of setting and atmosphere makes each scene easy to visualise and adds to the novel\u2019s immersive quality.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy time-slip contemporary romance infused with paranormal elements, <em>The Jolt<\/em> is an excellent choice. It offers an emotional journey where attraction and suspicion constantly compete, leaving Susie and Ryan uncertain of their feelings and of the truth about their shared past.<\/p>\n<p>I have also reviewed this book on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R8695ACHCBTK7\/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/242392792-the-jolt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a> and BookSirens.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: The Jolt Written by: Alex Woolf Published by:\u00a0AW Publishing Alex Woolf\u2019s The Jolt is a fast-paced and compelling read with few distractions from the central mystery of how they lost their memory. 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