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theespressoedition's review against another edition
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Grief
booking_along's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
this was a lot of different things all rolled in to one story but it worked.
this entire book reminded me of a fantasy/sci-fi version of the popular teen movies from the late 90s early 2000s.
and while i normally absolutely hate: this is a cross between and than list either other books or movie/tv shows that most of the time don’t really compare all that much….
reading the characters behavior reminded me a LOT of Gossip Girl (original series! no clue if the “new” one is similar) and utterly other worldly moments in that show where. and that mixed with Alias maybe a sprinkle of Dark Angel? in the sense that it’s all a bit mysterious- not even the entire group that is supposed to work together really knows what’s going on, nobody really explains what’s going on or how this one unbelievable unrealistic thing can actually be happening. Also the action/adventure moments of going somewhere doing something dangerously secret and basically hoping that a bit of a pretty smile can get you through the worst if necessary -if not a fight is always a good option, right?!
so i guess i am saying if you enjoyed those shows and what i listed above reminded me off them? This book might be just as entertaining and fun for you as it was for me.
mostly this book consisted of well known if not a bit overused tropes in the YA media as a whole:
- the unpopular girl there overlooked by basically everyone suddenly gets discovered and learns she can do or is something special and finds this too good to be true guy that somehow actually seems be interested in her as well.
- the ones where the unpopular girl gets the attention for some reason of someone outside of her typical reach and the popular girl tries everything she can to sabotage and be hurtful without actually showing how close she is coming to becoming stepping over the line into becoming actually dangerous to those around her.
- the ones where the popular girl gets away with being awful, hurtful and even dangerous to others around her but everyone is too afraid to stand up to her at the chance that it will put them into her distractive path.
as i said for me this was just a fun book.
ridiculous, even stupid in some moments, but fun.
it was entertaining and fun, but had nice touches throughout that kept it interesting and the entire plot of time traveling teenagers to rob history to enrich a billionaire? come on! that’s just too entertaining to not enjoy simply because of its utter ridiculousness!
the writing style was easy to read, the chapters short (2-6 pages) making it easy to read a few more and fly through the book.
did i find the over the top descriptions of the “fashion” moments (where a 17/18 year old girl seems to always grab the silky short mini dress that hugs her just right and learns to walk in mile high heels just by her desire to be able to) a bit stupid and sometimes even skipped a few lines because i was just not interested in that?
yeah sure but i do think that there are YA readers that will love those moments because they can relate.
and in many ways who can’t relate to the dream of owning your dream wardrobe filled to the brim with every piece of clothing and accessories you ever dreamed of or could imagine? be that full of designer pieces or the most comfortable sweatshirts and pants you could dream up? do not even pretend that you never imagined in your younger years what it would be like to just be able to own your dream style in all the ways you ever imaged! so really the author just wrote the dream into a bookish reality!
i do wish that the petty girl-sabotage-girl moments wouldn’t have been as often and obvious and extreme or at least not without some form of repercussions for the saboteur. but again YA book and first in a series so clearly that couldn’t have been resolved as fast as i wish it did.
also it played a bit too hard on the “trust no one!” “everyone’s your enemy!” trope, especially for a group of people that do need to at least be able to trust that they are not just left stranded somewhere they can’t come back from and with every possibility of getting killed if they are left behind!
i did really enjoy the entire time travel elements and wish we would have gotten more of that and even the training of how they learned to fit into the time -what of the linguistic dialects of specific time periods that were never written down but would make you stand out? or specific small details in style that would make you stand out as a time traveler?
the book skipped a bit too much above or around those explanations.
and overall for a book that’s not small not a huge amount gets explained or solved to give even hints of answers. that was disappointing.
i do dislike books a bit that start to really build up their momentum just pages before it’s finished and than leave the reader hanging, waiting for the next book and hoping that one will provide all the answers and explanations.
all that sounds as if i didn’t enjoy this!
i did!
it was very fun! it was entertaining and had its funny moments, it’s ridiculously over the top moments, the cheesy romance scenes… it had all elements of a very entertaining read and i was in the right mood or just really enjoy this a lot.
but this book does have a lot of flaws and plot holes or just no real plot in some moments that are covered with jealous characters and their extreme behavior and sometimes a bit of snark.
and to stop myself from repeating myself more, let’s just end this with:
do you want something that just sweeps you up and makes you grin (and other because it’s fun or because it’s so utterly stupid)? give it a try!
do you want a full blown thought out time travel Sci-Fi that explains it all and everything makes sense and has a good realistic reason?
just skip this!
if you want fantastic plot that don’t write in a jealousy scene if the plot gets a bit too lacking, complicated or too tangled? don’t read this.
Read this if you want something that will be a fun read for you.
Not every book needs to be a literary master piece people!
the fun easy entertaining ones are often the best reads! this is one of those!
enjoy it for what it is and have fun with it!
this entire book reminded me of a fantasy/sci-fi version of the popular teen movies from the late 90s early 2000s.
and while i normally absolutely hate: this is a cross between and than list either other books or movie/tv shows that most of the time don’t really compare all that much….
reading the characters behavior reminded me a LOT of Gossip Girl (original series! no clue if the “new” one is similar) and utterly other worldly moments in that show where. and that mixed with Alias maybe a sprinkle of Dark Angel? in the sense that it’s all a bit mysterious- not even the entire group that is supposed to work together really knows what’s going on, nobody really explains what’s going on or how this one unbelievable unrealistic thing can actually be happening. Also the action/adventure moments of going somewhere doing something dangerously secret and basically hoping that a bit of a pretty smile can get you through the worst if necessary -if not a fight is always a good option, right?!
so i guess i am saying if you enjoyed those shows and what i listed above reminded me off them? This book might be just as entertaining and fun for you as it was for me.
mostly this book consisted of well known if not a bit overused tropes in the YA media as a whole:
- the unpopular girl there overlooked by basically everyone suddenly gets discovered and learns she can do or is something special and finds this too good to be true guy that somehow actually seems be interested in her as well.
- the ones where the unpopular girl gets the attention for some reason of someone outside of her typical reach and the popular girl tries everything she can to sabotage and be hurtful without actually showing how close she is coming to becoming stepping over the line into becoming actually dangerous to those around her.
- the ones where the popular girl gets away with being awful, hurtful and even dangerous to others around her but everyone is too afraid to stand up to her at the chance that it will put them into her distractive path.
as i said for me this was just a fun book.
ridiculous, even stupid in some moments, but fun.
it was entertaining and fun, but had nice touches throughout that kept it interesting and the entire plot of time traveling teenagers to rob history to enrich a billionaire? come on! that’s just too entertaining to not enjoy simply because of its utter ridiculousness!
the writing style was easy to read, the chapters short (2-6 pages) making it easy to read a few more and fly through the book.
did i find the over the top descriptions of the “fashion” moments (where a 17/18 year old girl seems to always grab the silky short mini dress that hugs her just right and learns to walk in mile high heels just by her desire to be able to) a bit stupid and sometimes even skipped a few lines because i was just not interested in that?
yeah sure but i do think that there are YA readers that will love those moments because they can relate.
and in many ways who can’t relate to the dream of owning your dream wardrobe filled to the brim with every piece of clothing and accessories you ever dreamed of or could imagine? be that full of designer pieces or the most comfortable sweatshirts and pants you could dream up? do not even pretend that you never imagined in your younger years what it would be like to just be able to own your dream style in all the ways you ever imaged! so really the author just wrote the dream into a bookish reality!
i do wish that the petty girl-sabotage-girl moments wouldn’t have been as often and obvious and extreme or at least not without some form of repercussions for the saboteur. but again YA book and first in a series so clearly that couldn’t have been resolved as fast as i wish it did.
also it played a bit too hard on the “trust no one!” “everyone’s your enemy!” trope, especially for a group of people that do need to at least be able to trust that they are not just left stranded somewhere they can’t come back from and with every possibility of getting killed if they are left behind!
i did really enjoy the entire time travel elements and wish we would have gotten more of that and even the training of how they learned to fit into the time -what of the linguistic dialects of specific time periods that were never written down but would make you stand out? or specific small details in style that would make you stand out as a time traveler?
the book skipped a bit too much above or around those explanations.
and overall for a book that’s not small not a huge amount gets explained or solved to give even hints of answers. that was disappointing.
i do dislike books a bit that start to really build up their momentum just pages before it’s finished and than leave the reader hanging, waiting for the next book and hoping that one will provide all the answers and explanations.
all that sounds as if i didn’t enjoy this!
i did!
it was very fun! it was entertaining and had its funny moments, it’s ridiculously over the top moments, the cheesy romance scenes… it had all elements of a very entertaining read and i was in the right mood or just really enjoy this a lot.
but this book does have a lot of flaws and plot holes or just no real plot in some moments that are covered with jealous characters and their extreme behavior and sometimes a bit of snark.
and to stop myself from repeating myself more, let’s just end this with:
do you want something that just sweeps you up and makes you grin (and other because it’s fun or because it’s so utterly stupid)? give it a try!
do you want a full blown thought out time travel Sci-Fi that explains it all and everything makes sense and has a good realistic reason?
just skip this!
if you want fantastic plot that don’t write in a jealousy scene if the plot gets a bit too lacking, complicated or too tangled? don’t read this.
Read this if you want something that will be a fun read for you.
Not every book needs to be a literary master piece people!
the fun easy entertaining ones are often the best reads! this is one of those!
enjoy it for what it is and have fun with it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
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