I just recently finished "The After Hours" by Aspen Andersen.  The book will be published on March 4, 2025.

 I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I was intrigued with the plot line - time traveling, romance, intrigue, murder - I mean that is what all books should be made of.

The story goes into depth on how this "supernatural abilities" came about and what it entails -and the rules that go along with using them.  

I really do not want to give to much away - the one group of beings that have this power has supposedly wiped out by a battle with another group - well it turns out that there was one more person until she "jumps" to the future and gives her power to a girl, Sloane, that we meet in her present.  

Sloane has a lot of baggage of her own - and the book shows her trying to deal with it - with jumps back to the past, but then there will be like three or four "hers" in the past so it gets complicated.  Also, when you start jumping to much it takes time off your life.

Basically, at the end, she is going to be accused of murder, that the actual killer is actually dead, and has been for at least five years - the evil chick from the side that everyone thought was dead.  

I really didn't like the ending - maybe there was no way to tie it up that Sloane had a happily ever after - and it had to end the way it did - which is sad.  I guess I like to think that there are happily ever afters and that often isn't the case.  

I would give this book a solid four - it got a little complicated to me with the whole "supernatural ability" description - I also wish the other group that wasn't the bad group had actually sat and talked to Sloane - maybe there would have been another outcome.  

Thank you so much for allowing me to review the book!