Review of Now That You're Here by Amy K Nichols

Advanced Review of Amy K Nichols' Now That You're Here

Release Date: December 9th, 2014

Synopsis as found on GoodReads.com:

In a parallel universe, the classic bad boy falls for the class science geek.

One minute Danny was running from the cops, and the next, he jolted awake in an unfamiliar body--his own, but different. Somehow, he's crossed into a parallel universe. Now his friends are his enemies, his parents are long dead, and studious Eevee is not the mysterious femme fatale he once kissed back home. Then again, this Eevee--a girl who'd rather land an internship at NASA than a date to the prom--may be his only hope of getting home.

Eevee tells herself she's only helping him in the name of quantum physics, but there's something undeniably fascinating about this boy from another dimension . . . a boy who makes her question who she is, and who she might be in another place and time.

And, coming soon, Duplexity, Part II: While You Were Gone flips this story on its head and tells the tale of the alternate Danny and the alternate Eevee, living in Danny's parallel world.

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This is a compelling story of Danny, a boy who wakes up in an alternate universe, still in his body, but just an alternate version of himself. His parents, who are alive in his universe, died 6 years ago in this universe and every landmark he knew is just gone. The only thing familiar to him is one girl, Eevee. She only knows him as the lazy stoner who sleeps through class, but when he wakes up, it is like a whole new world has opened up to her as well.

Eevee is a science nerd & when Danny tells her that he is lost, she begins to help. With the help of her best friend Warren, they attempt to find a way for Danny to get back to his family. The only problem is, the more time Danny & Eevee spend together, the more they begin to fall in love.

I have read multiple alternate reality/teleportation stories & have loved many of them. This one is a very good & quick read. If you are a fan of Claudia Gray's A Thousand Pieces of You, definitely pick up this book.