Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
BOOK REVIEW: Unforeseeable by Jeff T. Jones
Genre: Speculative Christian fiction (time travel, aspects of The Screwtape Letters and A Christmas Carol, is political, novella)
Audience: Adult (subject matter, vocabulary, and some cursing)
My summary: Steven is given the opportunity to travel back in time and make changes to better the present. Steven takes the opportunity, and he believes his three choices in the past will better the modern world. When he returns to the present, though, Steven sees a different outcome than he expected.
Positives
The story has clear influence from The Screwtape Letters and A Christmas Carol yet uses those aspects in a unique way so the story feels like its own.
The story Is political in a sense, but it focused more on the truth behind political topics and depoliticizing them to be what they are.
The story brings social issues to a personal level to show that making these human choices into “social issues” dehumanizes them. The book upholds truly valuing human life rather than enabling people to do what feels good or makes them happy in the moment, which leads to a continual, futile search for satisfaction.
Most of the arguments were solid, and the reasoning was well explained. The ideas, theology, and examples were sound and worked well to prove points.
The Dolan character was well done.
The plot itself was very intriguing. The main premise that you could travel back in time to make a better today is interesting, but watching it play out and seeing how Steven’s choices affected him was convicting and sad.
I did cry. The idea of one mistake taking the life of someone you care about got me.
The language was uniquely descriptive, and the style worked well for the story.
Negatives
The proofreading and editing could have been more polished. I did notice a few story inconsistencies, things that didn’t quite line up, and quite a few general tense and punctuation errors that pulled me out of the story.
Some of the dialogue and character actions felt contrived or set up rather than natural. Those parts did make the message come through, but if more time was spent making the dialogue and responses natural, the impact could have been even deeper.
Overall: A convicting story that urges readers to remember God’s way is best.
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BOOK REVIEW: Unforeseeable by Jeff T. Jones
Genre: Speculative Christian fiction (time travel, aspects of The Screwtape Letters and A Christmas Carol, is political, novella)
Audience: Adult (subject matter, vocabulary, and some cursing)
My summary: Steven is given the opportunity to travel back in time and make changes to better the present. Steven takes the opportunity, and he believes his three choices in the past will better the modern world. When he returns to the present, though, Steven sees a different outcome than he expected.
Positives
The story has clear influence from The Screwtape Letters and A Christmas Carol yet uses those aspects in a unique way so the story feels like its own.
The story Is political in a sense, but it focused more on the truth behind political topics and depoliticizing them to be what they are.
The story brings social issues to a personal level to show that making these human choices into “social issues” dehumanizes them. The book upholds truly valuing human life rather than enabling people to do what feels good or makes them happy in the moment, which leads to a continual, futile search for satisfaction.
Most of the arguments were solid, and the reasoning was well explained. The ideas, theology, and examples were sound and worked well to prove points.
The Dolan character was well done.
The plot itself was very intriguing. The main premise that you could travel back in time to make a better today is interesting, but watching it play out and seeing how Steven’s choices affected him was convicting and sad.
I did cry. The idea of one mistake taking the life of someone you care about got me.
The language was uniquely descriptive, and the style worked well for the story.
Negatives
The proofreading and editing could have been more polished. I did notice a few story inconsistencies, things that didn’t quite line up, and quite a few general tense and punctuation errors that pulled me out of the story.
Some of the dialogue and character actions felt contrived or set up rather than natural. Those parts did make the message come through, but if more time was spent making the dialogue and responses natural, the impact could have been even deeper.
Overall: A convicting story that urges readers to remember God’s way is best.
#HAPruitt #author #writer #review #bookreview #reviewer #bookreviewer #independentauthor #indieauthor #authorsupportingauthors #fiction #speculativefiction #unforseen #timetravel #screwtapeletters #politicalfiction #whatif #christianfiction #contemporary #sanctityoflife #godswayisbest
