BLOG TOUR Review: Jump by D.L. Orton

Hi everyone! I’m delighted to join the tour organised by TheWriteReads for Jump, the second book in the Madders of Time series. After sharing my thoughts on book #1, Hive, yesterday, today I’ll be sharing my review for this book. Read on to find out more!

I received a review copy of this book for free from the author as part of the blog tour organised by TheWriteReads. This did not affect my opinion of the book in any way.

Published: November 2025
Pages: 406

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Blurb

The multiverse is collapsing. The time machine is broken. And humanity’s last hope? Might already be dead.

Seven months after the EMPs brought the world to its knees, a handful of scientists are racing against extinction—and each other. Somewhere in a flooded skyscraper lies a wormhole generator that might be able to undo the apocalypse. If they can find it. If it still works. If it doesn’t kill them first.

Meanwhile, Diego Nadales wakes in a cell, his face bloodied and his memories fractured. He’s being accused of terrorism, treason, and time travel. The last one, at least, is true.

Isabel is trapped inside a biodome ruled by the man she once trusted. But her bees—microscopic drones designed to save the planet—have been hijacked and weaponized. If she doesn’t find a way out soon, her creation will wipe out the last threads of life on Earth.

Old friends return. New enemies rise. And somewhere in the chaos, one small spark of hope just might be enough to ignite a revolution.

The clock isn’t ticking. It’s blowing up.

My Thoughts…

As soon as I finished the first book in the series, Hive, I knew I needed to pick up the second book immediately. So how very lucky for me that the stars and planets aligned to have Jump delivered to my doorstep just as I was finishing book one. Small things like this make me insanely happy.

Jump picks up where Hive left off, so make sure to read that one first! Diego and Isabel are separated, neither knowing where the other one is, and Matt’s team is struggling to find a way to make the space time bridge work amid growing pressures.

D.L. Orton has a way of writing that immediately makes me feel compelled to keep turning the pages. I’ll admit, I said “Just one more chapter” way too many times while reading this book… It was great to see the relationships between the various characters deepening, while also having other characters play a bigger role in the narrative. And these were possibly some of my favourites – I loved, loved, loved every scene with Cassie and Picasso or with Lani in them. There are some brilliant minds and some top-notch banter in this book, and despite the high stakes and all the end-of-the-world stuff going on, I giggled more than once while reading this book.

The plot definitely thickens in this book, and the stakes have never been higher. Quite a lot of pieces that were introduced in the first book fall into place while also leaving several open questions, making this a deeply satisfying read. I still had a few issues with the pacing, though they were less pronounced than in the first book, but I enjoyed spending time with these characters nonetheless so it didn’t end up particularly bothering me. The ending took a turn I definitely wasn’t expecting and my jaw dropped – I need to read the next book! Lucky for me it’s set to release in only a few months 😉