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demilee1369's review against another edition
2.0
This book held a lot of promise from what the synopses tells but it does fall a bit flat for me. I enjoyed the characters and how realistic some of them are. However the story did not seem to hold my attention and I found myself putting the book down a fair bit. I even came close to not continuing the story at all. I continued in hopes that the story would pull me back in like the first chapter of the story did for me. Unfortunately this did not happen but it did give me enough to have an interest in how the series progresses.
merrieberrie's review against another edition
5.0
A really enjoyable read- looking forward to book 2.
eltorothedeep's review against another edition
Another (good) Time Travel Story
I've read a few time travel novels recently, and this is definitely one of the better ones. The characters are interesting and the timelines don't get so confusing that the book starts to feel like a text book about time travel.
The action/suspense parts are really well written and the historical parts are believable.
Overall a good read, don't know if I will read the sequel though.
I've read a few time travel novels recently, and this is definitely one of the better ones. The characters are interesting and the timelines don't get so confusing that the book starts to feel like a text book about time travel.
The action/suspense parts are really well written and the historical parts are believable.
Overall a good read, don't know if I will read the sequel though.
jmarchek's review against another edition
4.0
If you like young adult novels with time travel and a clean love triangle then this is the book for you! First of 3.
lyricsninja's review against another edition
3.0
This is another of those enigmas as to where to rate it. The concept of time travel being presented is fun and interesting along with the jumps to some of the more famous time periods that exist (the World's Fair in Chicago, for example). However its extremely hard to actually really fully relate to the characters involved. Of course there is a tangled love story (duhhhh) though I found it overly off-putting as to how quickly Rysa Walker wrote their love growing. We are talking the sort where we meet and immediately we are in love and oh i would do anything for you... blah blah blah. Its nauseating. A number of the secondary characters really have no depth either, or their depth comes from doing something that is nearly 100% out of character for who they are. Leaps of faith are something we take in certain circumstances, but not typically when our life (and that of our descendants and really the whole world) are on the line.
*shrug* maybe I'm just cynical. But the above average writing and overall enveloping nature of the story was enough to warrant 3 stars.
*shrug* maybe I'm just cynical. But the above average writing and overall enveloping nature of the story was enough to warrant 3 stars.
asl4u's review against another edition
5.0
This is a great story. I liked the characters i liked the story -i liked the logic -i liked the relationships.. I liked the places they went... I just really enjoyed thus book and cant wait to start book 2
jlynnelseauthor's review against another edition
3.0
**SPOILERS**
Overall, the book kept me in suspense. A lot happens, and there are lots of unexpected twists. However, the first half of the book felt like an endless info dump. It would have been more interesting if part of Kate's grandmother's story had been told in real time. There were good character moments which could have been explored. It would have been so fascinating if grandmother Katherine's and granddaughter Kate's stories had run parallel. It is a book about time travel after all.
The ending did not sit well with me. Kate travels back to a time after a time shift that erased her mother from existence. But since its now fixed by Kate, where is the actual Kate from that time she just traveled to? Did that Kate get erased some how? Time travel conundrums were never resolved.
In the last few chapters, however, I did begin to wonder what the point was. If the Cyrists were really determined to kill Katherine in the past, it seemed like they could just keep time traveling back and undoing what was "fixed." The multiple persons traveling back to the 1800s was a little overwhelming.
When Kate insisted on visiting her father in the shifted timeline, I got annoyed. I couldn't figure why Kate wouldn't go to her grandma's safe house. But it was a good chapter. Kate saw her father who had two other kids, so would ending that timeline really the right thing? Those two boys would not exist in Kate's timeline. I liked how the author presented the moral implications to Kate and to the readers. Sadly, this was never brought back up at the end and it should have been. Kate met those little brothers, so it was personal. What did she feel when she saw her dad the first time besides her own wants and needs?
All in all, the author has a creative mind and can weave complicated tales. I want to read the next book and look forward to seeing if Kiernan's Kate begins to emerge.
Overall, the book kept me in suspense. A lot happens, and there are lots of unexpected twists. However, the first half of the book felt like an endless info dump. It would have been more interesting if part of Kate's grandmother's story had been told in real time. There were good character moments which could have been explored. It would have been so fascinating if grandmother Katherine's and granddaughter Kate's stories had run parallel. It is a book about time travel after all.
The ending did not sit well with me. Kate travels back to a time after a time shift that erased her mother from existence. But since its now fixed by Kate, where is the actual Kate from that time she just traveled to? Did that Kate get erased some how? Time travel conundrums were never resolved.
In the last few chapters, however, I did begin to wonder what the point was. If the Cyrists were really determined to kill Katherine in the past, it seemed like they could just keep time traveling back and undoing what was "fixed." The multiple persons traveling back to the 1800s was a little overwhelming.
When Kate insisted on visiting her father in the shifted timeline, I got annoyed. I couldn't figure why Kate wouldn't go to her grandma's safe house. But it was a good chapter. Kate saw her father who had two other kids, so would ending that timeline really the right thing? Those two boys would not exist in Kate's timeline. I liked how the author presented the moral implications to Kate and to the readers. Sadly, this was never brought back up at the end and it should have been. Kate met those little brothers, so it was personal. What did she feel when she saw her dad the first time besides her own wants and needs?
All in all, the author has a creative mind and can weave complicated tales. I want to read the next book and look forward to seeing if Kiernan's Kate begins to emerge.
buchweiser's review against another edition
2.0
Erinnert an eine Mischung aus Büchern, u.a. "The Doomsday Book" und gleich am Anfang wird etwas doppelt erzählt, einmal von Oma an Enkelin, dann gleiche Story von Enkelin an Vater. So ein schlechtes Gedächtnis haben die meisten Leser nicht. Plätschert so vor aich hin mit einem Schlenker zur World Fair, was wiederum an einen weiteren Roman erinnerte...
katrenia's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Towards the end, the multiple timelines and memories got a bit confusing. Overall I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the next one.