Nathan's mother has been run over by a bus and he now lives with his father Henry - a not altogether satisfactory state of affair. Then, suddenly one day Henry disappears leaving a hole in the bathroom wall and Nathan is plunged into an adventure that involves a Beefeater and questions about the nature of time.
In the beginning this book is quite baffling but if you persist, you will be drawn into Nathan's exciting adventure. ( )

Reviewed by Joan Stradling for TeensReadToo.com

After Nathan's mother is hit by a bus, his life changes dramatically.

As he struggles to come to terms with her loss and learns to live with his father, his life takes a sudden turn . . . one he never thought possible.

His father mysteriously vanishes through a hole in the bathroom wall.

Trying desperately to keep his life from falling apart, Nathan tries to find his father but bizarre things continue to happen. He ends up in the past, trying to keep his father from ruining their only chance at happiness.

COUNTER CLOCKWISE is a fun, quickly paced novel in which the main character grows as he discovers how the past, present, and future are linked.

Cockcroft creates a relatable character in Nathan, and I enjoyed going COUNTER CLOCKWISE. ( )

With the aid of Bartleby, an enormous Tower of London guard known as a Beefeater, Nathan travels through time to stop his father from changing the past. ( )

This first novel of Jason Cockcroft was a tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice or of later the Time Travelers Wife. A combination of fantasy and time travel woven into a tale of choices.
We find Nathan in shock from his mother’s death and having to live with his father, Henry, as the parents had been divorced for years. Cornella’s death had left Henry very discombobulated. He then disappears through the bathroom wall leaving a hole of his shape.
Nathan meets a Beefeater named Bartleby and his dog that only likes bubble gum. Bartley is a little strange and this begins the travel to prevent Henry from finding his wife and changing the past. Bartleby needs to put everything back to rights ergo counterclockwise.
This brings Nathan to realize that there is a reason for everything and he has to make the right choice. ( )