andymoon's review
4.0
Can't wait to finish the rest of the series, sooo good. Already one of my fave YA series.
lestaslettering's review
3.0
Mr. Scarrow needs to work on character development and world building. That plot twist at the end was woah, but this reminded me too much of the Great Zoo of china. This felt unstructured and messy, even though the concept is pretty amazing. But it hasn't been well thought out. And also the names. Do a little research, please. Sal is discomforting and Becks? I mean none of those were any names i could connect to. Names have power, you know? Anyway, this could have easily been a five star if this was written, more structured and put together than all over the place, and oh god, the missing letters, the editorial errors, I don't know if this is just in my edition or common, but that was a serious put off. I was 90% towards giving up on this just because of them. Dear Editors, you had one job. But yeah, the story and the way the author went about it was interesting if not altogether original. Enjoyable. But bland. I should have had lower expectations, maybe.
otaryseal's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
giannabk's review against another edition
3.0
I like this series, it's a great point between fantasy and this could happen for real. The characters are very likable and relatable. Overall it's just a great read that I woeld recommend for sure.
It was the first book I ever read in an ebook version and it wasn't so bad, I didn't thought I would like to read digital, but it was quite okay!
It was the first book I ever read in an ebook version and it wasn't so bad, I didn't thought I would like to read digital, but it was quite okay!
fantasytravelerxv's review
4.0
Fast-paced, non-stop action and adventure. I couldn't put it down. Several books of this series was a gift to my brother. He didn't like the books and after he gifted them to me I was hesitant to read them at first. However I am so glad I did. Don't let the cover fool you into thinking this book juvenile or stupid. Yes it is a young adult adventure about time travel. But it's really well written and has some dark and very interesting speculative science fiction aspects, albeit easily explained. I liked the plot overall, the characters and their back stories, the part about a species of intellectual dinosaurs similar to human beings and how there is still so much humans don't know about the world, the idea of alternative realities and the flesh and tissue based robot. The only part I really didn't like was one character's constant blasphemy.
librariann's review
4.0
TimeRiders: still incredibly exciting and satisfying. I can't wait to share this ARC with some of the kids who were fans of the first in advance of the October US pub date. Too bad its pages are already coming loose.
marinelibrareads's review against another edition
4.0
L'histoire se base sur le même principe et le même déroulement que le premier tome mais on est constamment surpris ! Et quelle révélation !