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pagesplotsandpints's review against another edition
2.0
<b>Read Completed 6/7/24 |</b> 2 stars (contains spoilers)
I'm pretty disappointed in this. I've read a few books by this author before and they've been decent with some being better than others. I had high hopes for this one but it quickly went downhill after introducing the logistics of the story and what the Quantum Radio actually is.
The beginning had a lot of science, and that's not usually too overwhelming for me, but this was a little too much science talk in the beginning and not enough other stuff. I liked Ty and wanted to know more about him but I kind of felt like the author was reserving a little too much character development for future books. This is supposed to be a series but it doesn't look like there's any info on future books yet.
After we make a huge jump in plot, everything really goes flat, boring, and info-dumpy. The book turns to an alternate history of the world but wow, is that explanation boring when it should have been exciting. The characters visit museums to find out about the history, and also question one single (dying) man in order to find out about this new world with its new background. This was SUCH an info-dump with facts being recited to the reader when it could have been in an exciting discovery of dialogue and making connections with the people in this world. Also, unless you're a big history nerd, it's just really not interesting. We didn't have to go into that much detail.
I really wished this book also focused more on just Ty as the main character. He finds three other people that are also sort of the keys for this Quantum Radio and I found them incredibly boring and underdeveloped. Ty was the interesting one and maybe Nora has something good going on, especially since she has a childhood connection to Ty. Maria was legitimately pointless as a character (sorry, Maria, but it's true) and provides nothing to the plot. Kato didn't really provide much to the plot either except for some muscle and random historical facts.
This was just really not it for me. The story itself was good and had some good bones but the execution was really flat in terms of pacing and it just felt like Part 1 in one chunk and Part 2 in another chunk. The ending was wholly unsatisfying with a mysterious group of people from another Earth who have been watching them all along but can't reveal their identities (who are obviously them. Come on.) and now they have to go on missions to save all the universes. Umm. Why though? They need to stop the big bad baddies, okay. But why did they need to meddle in this alternate universe as some sort of a test? They had no idea what they were doing and the whole thing was frankly weird and assumed a LOT of responsibility that was loosely integrated. I wanted to go back to the science part and leave the weird alt third reich world.
I'm pretty disappointed in this. I've read a few books by this author before and they've been decent with some being better than others. I had high hopes for this one but it quickly went downhill after introducing the logistics of the story and what the Quantum Radio actually is.
The beginning had a lot of science, and that's not usually too overwhelming for me, but this was a little too much science talk in the beginning and not enough other stuff. I liked Ty and wanted to know more about him but I kind of felt like the author was reserving a little too much character development for future books. This is supposed to be a series but it doesn't look like there's any info on future books yet.
After we make a huge jump in plot, everything really goes flat, boring, and info-dumpy. The book turns to an alternate history of the world but wow, is that explanation boring when it should have been exciting. The characters visit museums to find out about the history, and also question one single (dying) man in order to find out about this new world with its new background. This was SUCH an info-dump with facts being recited to the reader when it could have been in an exciting discovery of dialogue and making connections with the people in this world. Also, unless you're a big history nerd, it's just really not interesting. We didn't have to go into that much detail.
I really wished this book also focused more on just Ty as the main character. He finds three other people that are also sort of the keys for this Quantum Radio and I found them incredibly boring and underdeveloped. Ty was the interesting one and maybe Nora has something good going on, especially since she has a childhood connection to Ty. Maria was legitimately pointless as a character (sorry, Maria, but it's true) and provides nothing to the plot. Kato didn't really provide much to the plot either except for some muscle and random historical facts.
This was just really not it for me. The story itself was good and had some good bones but the execution was really flat in terms of pacing and it just felt like Part 1 in one chunk and Part 2 in another chunk. The ending was wholly unsatisfying with a mysterious group of people from another Earth who have been watching them all along but can't reveal their identities (who are obviously them. Come on.) and now they have to go on missions to save all the universes. Umm. Why though? They need to stop the big bad baddies, okay. But why did they need to meddle in this alternate universe as some sort of a test? They had no idea what they were doing and the whole thing was frankly weird and assumed a LOT of responsibility that was loosely integrated. I wanted to go back to the science part and leave the weird alt third reich world.
probablyattached's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A solid palette cleanser if you enjoy multiverse stuff and time travel. A fairly easy read.
dothelindyhop's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mreatman's review against another edition
5.0
I freaking loved this book! Can’t wait to read more!
driver669's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I truly enjoyed this book. A nice mix of genres that satisfied me in ways I didn't think would happen.
francogrex's review against another edition
3.0
It wasn't bad and it wasn't very good either but I could read it without a lot of pain, it makes for an easy reading which is something. There is nothing original or exceptionally exciting, but sometimes it's okay to read a book that doesn't bore you even though it doesn't transport you to another world so to speak. 3.5 to 4
dellereadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5