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nikki52010's review against another edition
5.0
Reread Oct 2020
I'm so glad I found this series! This is easily one of my new favorites. I loved every aspect of it. The time travel, the historic and future story lines and the characters. I'm just mad I have to wait to read the next book. While it didn't end in a cliff hanger, it left off at a place where you want to know what happens next!
I'm so glad I found this series! This is easily one of my new favorites. I loved every aspect of it. The time travel, the historic and future story lines and the characters. I'm just mad I have to wait to read the next book. While it didn't end in a cliff hanger, it left off at a place where you want to know what happens next!
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
Last year there was a reading challenge with a time traveling prompt. Well written time travel stories are not easy to find. Quite often it's not really time travel, but dimension travel and sometimes it's just playing around without making sense. I did stumble upon this series though, but I didn't have the funds to get it. And last week I all of a sudden saw Amazon having the series on sale for 5 euro per book. I had to have all three right away and I also had to start reading right away.
This book does time travel as it should be done. That does mean that it gets confusing and complicated at times. History is altered, timelines are reset, people can disappear and appear and a grandma can be born after her grandchild. It's not easy to constantly keep up, but it's worth it to just let things happen, to just accept that things work a certain way. Because the story is really exciting and how the time traveling is used is so well done.
Because if you know you can alter time. And if you know what will happen in the future because you've read about it or lived through it, that gives an endless amount of power. And while a lot of books are about people scared to change the future, because what if they erase their own existence, this book is all about changing the future. It's about changing the future on purpose and most of all with purpose.
And along the way we also land in an insanely interesting time period. The biggest time traveling part of the story takes place in Chicago during the time of the world expedition and the murder hotel. I have to admit that I'm only familiar with the scene because of Kerri Maniscalco's bookseries, but it was amazing to rediscover the location and the murder hotel and to learn a little more about it. I can't wait to see more of the past and future in the other two books in the series.
(The romance also got very very complicated, by the way. I can't wait to see how that will go in future books either!)
This book does time travel as it should be done. That does mean that it gets confusing and complicated at times. History is altered, timelines are reset, people can disappear and appear and a grandma can be born after her grandchild. It's not easy to constantly keep up, but it's worth it to just let things happen, to just accept that things work a certain way. Because the story is really exciting and how the time traveling is used is so well done.
Because if you know you can alter time. And if you know what will happen in the future because you've read about it or lived through it, that gives an endless amount of power. And while a lot of books are about people scared to change the future, because what if they erase their own existence, this book is all about changing the future. It's about changing the future on purpose and most of all with purpose.
And along the way we also land in an insanely interesting time period. The biggest time traveling part of the story takes place in Chicago during the time of the world expedition and the murder hotel. I have to admit that I'm only familiar with the scene because of Kerri Maniscalco's bookseries, but it was amazing to rediscover the location and the murder hotel and to learn a little more about it. I can't wait to see more of the past and future in the other two books in the series.
(The romance also got very very complicated, by the way. I can't wait to see how that will go in future books either!)
dotreadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I feel bad giving this book only 3 stars because it was actually a really good story line BUT it just did not hold my attention. I kept wanting to hurry up and finish. I believe the writer focused on world building, back history to much. I wanted more action. The love story was shallow but then they were teenagers so I didn’t expect much. I’m not sure if I’ll read the next book. It would make a good movie though.
thepaperzombie's review against another edition
5.0
I received this book in exchange for an honest review and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Kate finds out from her ailing grandmother that she has the ability to travel through time. Kate is to be trained to travel through time and fix the time line that has been altered by opposing forces. Everything goes wrong when a time shift takes place that erases Kate's life. Her Grandmother is killed in the past and so she no longer exists. Her whole life is gone. Now Kate has to learn to use her powers of time travel to fix the time line and set things right.
I really loved this book. Kate is just the right amount of vulnerable and bad ass "self rescuing princess". Some authors fall into the mistake of making their female main character too much of a bad ass. So much so that it's unbelievable. I'm all for strong female protagonists but no one can be strong all the time. Rysa Walker does not make that mistake. Kate can kick ass but she also has just the right amount of emotional depth. She gets scared, she gets nervous, and she's doubts herself but she still does what she must. That is truly what it means to be strong.
The romance in the novel is great. I love Trey. He's a really sweet guy but at the same time Kieran is all for me. Usually I dislike love triangles but this makes so much more sense and is less frustrating than other love triangles. I mean if your entire past changes and you no longer exist... you're likely to meet a guy and fall in love since that other relationship actually never happened for you.
I would definitely recommend this book. It's so well written and Rysa Walker does a fantastic job of drawing you into the book and making you become invested in the characters. Read it. You will not regret it.
Kate finds out from her ailing grandmother that she has the ability to travel through time. Kate is to be trained to travel through time and fix the time line that has been altered by opposing forces. Everything goes wrong when a time shift takes place that erases Kate's life. Her Grandmother is killed in the past and so she no longer exists. Her whole life is gone. Now Kate has to learn to use her powers of time travel to fix the time line and set things right.
I really loved this book. Kate is just the right amount of vulnerable and bad ass "self rescuing princess". Some authors fall into the mistake of making their female main character too much of a bad ass. So much so that it's unbelievable. I'm all for strong female protagonists but no one can be strong all the time. Rysa Walker does not make that mistake. Kate can kick ass but she also has just the right amount of emotional depth. She gets scared, she gets nervous, and she's doubts herself but she still does what she must. That is truly what it means to be strong.
The romance in the novel is great. I love Trey. He's a really sweet guy but at the same time Kieran is all for me. Usually I dislike love triangles but this makes so much more sense and is less frustrating than other love triangles. I mean if your entire past changes and you no longer exist... you're likely to meet a guy and fall in love since that other relationship actually never happened for you.
I would definitely recommend this book. It's so well written and Rysa Walker does a fantastic job of drawing you into the book and making you become invested in the characters. Read it. You will not regret it.
larry_yonce's review against another edition
2.0
Trey and Kiernan...Kiernan and Trey
I did enjoy the Cyrist plotline quite a bit, but everything else was just o.k.
8-year-old Kiernan's vocabulary and phenomenal powers of observation were an even bigger stretch than all the time travel escapades!
I did enjoy the Cyrist plotline quite a bit, but everything else was just o.k.
8-year-old Kiernan's vocabulary and phenomenal powers of observation were an even bigger stretch than all the time travel escapades!
nyeran's review against another edition
3.0
“Mi ricordava una specie di cucciolone appiccicoso, e non avevo idea di come fare per scrollarmelo di dosso.”
♠ Alla faccia dell’infodump. Se la trilogia delle gemme della Gier mi è risultata vuota e povera di contenuti questa è decisamente un salto in avanti. Forse anche troppo. Informazioni su informazioni su informazioni, tanto che invece di sembrarmi una YA a volte credevo di star leggendo un manuale di istruzioni. Forse la Walker ha sbagliato a rovesciare tutto il contenuto del suo calderone in questo primo libro (L’ha fatto o ci sara ancora altro da scoprire nel secondo?), ma non riesco a fargliene una colpa.
Certo, le prime 150 pagine sono state di una lentezza esasperante ma è stato necessario per darci l’idea generale, perchè la Walker fà questo, ci dà un idea precisa, ben raccontata e plausibile di ciò che è successo per poter finalmente cominciare ad immergerci nella storia. Ammetto di aver avuto dei principi di mal di testa con tutte quelle informazioni, spesso sono dovuta tornare indietro e rileggere tutto per capirci qualcosa. Ma onestamente, ero così contenta che finalmente stessi leggendo uno sci-fi dove gli avvenimenti e i marchingegni avessero un senso logico che credo di aver apprezzato la storia molto più di quanto avrei fatto altrimenti XD
♠ No d’accordo, ho esagerato, mi sono piaciuti i protagonisti seppur con le loro pecche ma devo dire che ero molto più interessata ai viaggi nel tempo e agli intrighi che alla storia d’amore – come sempre in pratica XD-.
Ho apprezzato moltissimo il fatto che Kate fosse in grado di difendersi da sola e a differenza di altre protagoniste lo dimostri pure tramortendo una ragazza con una sedia senza farsi troppe seghe mentali, o che nonostante sappia picchiare duro si ritrovi nei guai e debba essere costantemente salvata, no, lei si ritrova in una situazione pericolosa e si salva da sola, lo fà usando sia il cervello che la forza bruta e porta a casa anche un premio. Ho anche pensato che si sia fidata di Trey troppo in fretta però, decisamente troppo in fretta. Lo conosce da nemmeno 10 minuti e gli dice tutto, TUTTO. Va bene che poi quando lui vede sparire la fotografia non è che poteva raccontargli che era su candid camera, capisco pure che ti sei ritrovata sola e sentivi il bisogno di un amico, però ecco forse aspettare almeno un giorno non avrebbe fatto male.
Tra l’altro lei si fida di tutti subito, si fida subito di sua nonna, di Connor, di Kieran che per quanto ne sà fà parte dei cattivi, non è nemmeno sicura che se uccide Cyrus l’orizzonte temporale tornerà ad essere quello che lei conosceva perchè non è mai successo prima e quindi ha solo la parola di sua nonna, che sì è tua nonna ma calma. Si fida subito anche di Prudence che, si è tua zia ma considerando che fino a 10 secondi prima eri convinta che stesse cercando di uccidere te e tua nonna, almeno un mimimo dubita.
♠ Il triangolo amoroso, non sò nemmeno se posso definirlo tale perchè Kieran compare tipo due volte? Tre al massimo? E non è che faccia molto, cioè intendo oltre a baciarla – tre volte - e dirle che nel suo orizzonte temporale Kate lo ama non fà granchè. A parità di numero di pagina disposizione Kieran risulta decisamente il personaggio maschile più intrigante, o forse lo penso solo io. Fà di sicuro meno di Trey che però ha una personalità piuttosto anonima, è carino, gentile, educato e ricco ma nient’altro. Questo ragazzo sembra avere solo pregi, per carità apprezzo moltissimo che non sia uno stalker possessivo e scimmiesco però l’insta-love di lui che si interessa subito a lei dopo che sviene in classe e poi prova a toglierselo dai piedi non l’ho gradito. Spero che il fatto che lui ora non si ricordi di lei non ci costringa a sorbirci troppo angst e patimenti nei prossimi libri. Chi vivrà vedrà, immagino.
"Lasciate solo impronte, portate via solo ricordi."
♠ Alla faccia dell’infodump. Se la trilogia delle gemme della Gier mi è risultata vuota e povera di contenuti questa è decisamente un salto in avanti. Forse anche troppo. Informazioni su informazioni su informazioni, tanto che invece di sembrarmi una YA a volte credevo di star leggendo un manuale di istruzioni. Forse la Walker ha sbagliato a rovesciare tutto il contenuto del suo calderone in questo primo libro (L’ha fatto o ci sara ancora altro da scoprire nel secondo?), ma non riesco a fargliene una colpa.
Certo, le prime 150 pagine sono state di una lentezza esasperante ma è stato necessario per darci l’idea generale, perchè la Walker fà questo, ci dà un idea precisa, ben raccontata e plausibile di ciò che è successo per poter finalmente cominciare ad immergerci nella storia. Ammetto di aver avuto dei principi di mal di testa con tutte quelle informazioni, spesso sono dovuta tornare indietro e rileggere tutto per capirci qualcosa. Ma onestamente, ero così contenta che finalmente stessi leggendo uno sci-fi dove gli avvenimenti e i marchingegni avessero un senso logico che credo di aver apprezzato la storia molto più di quanto avrei fatto altrimenti XD
♠ No d’accordo, ho esagerato, mi sono piaciuti i protagonisti seppur con le loro pecche ma devo dire che ero molto più interessata ai viaggi nel tempo e agli intrighi che alla storia d’amore – come sempre in pratica XD-.
Ho apprezzato moltissimo il fatto che Kate fosse in grado di difendersi da sola e a differenza di altre protagoniste lo dimostri pure tramortendo una ragazza con una sedia senza farsi troppe seghe mentali, o che nonostante sappia picchiare duro si ritrovi nei guai e debba essere costantemente salvata, no, lei si ritrova in una situazione pericolosa e si salva da sola, lo fà usando sia il cervello che la forza bruta e porta a casa anche un premio. Ho anche pensato che si sia fidata di Trey troppo in fretta però, decisamente troppo in fretta. Lo conosce da nemmeno 10 minuti e gli dice tutto, TUTTO. Va bene che poi quando lui vede sparire la fotografia non è che poteva raccontargli che era su candid camera, capisco pure che ti sei ritrovata sola e sentivi il bisogno di un amico, però ecco forse aspettare almeno un giorno non avrebbe fatto male.
Tra l’altro lei si fida di tutti subito, si fida subito di sua nonna, di Connor, di Kieran che per quanto ne sà fà parte dei cattivi, non è nemmeno sicura che se uccide Cyrus l’orizzonte temporale tornerà ad essere quello che lei conosceva perchè non è mai successo prima e quindi ha solo la parola di sua nonna, che sì è tua nonna ma calma. Si fida subito anche di Prudence che, si è tua zia ma considerando che fino a 10 secondi prima eri convinta che stesse cercando di uccidere te e tua nonna, almeno un mimimo dubita.
♠ Il triangolo amoroso, non sò nemmeno se posso definirlo tale perchè Kieran compare tipo due volte? Tre al massimo? E non è che faccia molto, cioè intendo oltre a baciarla – tre volte - e dirle che nel suo orizzonte temporale Kate lo ama non fà granchè. A parità di numero di pagina disposizione Kieran risulta decisamente il personaggio maschile più intrigante, o forse lo penso solo io. Fà di sicuro meno di Trey che però ha una personalità piuttosto anonima, è carino, gentile, educato e ricco ma nient’altro. Questo ragazzo sembra avere solo pregi, per carità apprezzo moltissimo che non sia uno stalker possessivo e scimmiesco però l’insta-love di lui che si interessa subito a lei dopo che sviene in classe e poi prova a toglierselo dai piedi non l’ho gradito. Spero che il fatto che lui ora non si ricordi di lei non ci costringa a sorbirci troppo angst e patimenti nei prossimi libri. Chi vivrà vedrà, immagino.
"Lasciate solo impronte, portate via solo ricordi."
samrushingbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I'm so glad I finally got my hands on this book (the second one will arrive in the mail in a couple more days). It was a really interesting time travel story, and I like that it took time for Kate to learn about it all and to start making time jumps of her own. A lot of time was spent with the Kate/Trey relationship, but I definitely feel more drawn to Kiernan. Overall it was an interesting premise that was executed well. Plus, the cover for this book is gorgeous. I will definitely keep an eye out for more Rysa Walker books in the future.
elllljayyyy's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
kethyar's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, I really enjoyed this book! (Evidence is that I read it in less than 24 hours) It was well-written, a quick read without feeling like fluff, and I loved loved loved the characters!
Kate is a normal teenager who has a gene that allows her to time travel with a CHRONOS medallion, and with the help of her grandmother, travels in time to try to reset the timeline that's been altered.
The whole time travel with altered time lines was very neat. On one hand, confusing, but even the characters find it that way. Obviously, small and large events are being changed at different points, and it's starting to add up. But it's interesting to see how one point may be righted but other things are still different.
The characters were great. Kate felt real and realistic to me. I really connected with her and felt she was well written. I'll have to say I liked Kiernan over Trey, but then, who doesn't love a tall, dark handsome Irishman who's in love with you?? But even side characters, like Connor and her father and mother, all seemed very realistic with their motives and quirks.
A couple of times I felt a little lost in the explanations. In the beginning, when Kate's grandmother is explaining everything, there was at least one point where I ended up lost. I re-read the sections/pages, but it almost seemed as if there was missing information, or the characters were supposing everyone knew a bit more about what was going on. A point later in the book in a conversation with Prudence left me in the same point of confusion. Not completely bewildered, but just felt like I had some missing gaps. But I gallantly pressed on, assuming it would all come together in the end (kind of like the characters did - surely all this alternate backwards/forwards will make sense eventually!). It did.
There are definitely ideas that need to be explored going forward, and a lot more time that needs to be corrected, so I can't wait for a sequel! The relationships between Kate and Trey and Kiernan are ones that I'm very excited to explore and see where it all goes.
Again, I thought this was a great, fun read and would highly recommend it.
Kate is a normal teenager who has a gene that allows her to time travel with a CHRONOS medallion, and with the help of her grandmother, travels in time to try to reset the timeline that's been altered.
The whole time travel with altered time lines was very neat. On one hand, confusing, but even the characters find it that way. Obviously, small and large events are being changed at different points, and it's starting to add up. But it's interesting to see how one point may be righted but other things are still different.
The characters were great. Kate felt real and realistic to me. I really connected with her and felt she was well written. I'll have to say I liked Kiernan over Trey, but then, who doesn't love a tall, dark handsome Irishman who's in love with you?? But even side characters, like Connor and her father and mother, all seemed very realistic with their motives and quirks.
A couple of times I felt a little lost in the explanations. In the beginning, when Kate's grandmother is explaining everything, there was at least one point where I ended up lost. I re-read the sections/pages, but it almost seemed as if there was missing information, or the characters were supposing everyone knew a bit more about what was going on. A point later in the book in a conversation with Prudence left me in the same point of confusion. Not completely bewildered, but just felt like I had some missing gaps. But I gallantly pressed on, assuming it would all come together in the end (kind of like the characters did - surely all this alternate backwards/forwards will make sense eventually!). It did.
There are definitely ideas that need to be explored going forward, and a lot more time that needs to be corrected, so I can't wait for a sequel! The relationships between Kate and Trey and Kiernan are ones that I'm very excited to explore and see where it all goes.
Again, I thought this was a great, fun read and would highly recommend it.