maggieluong's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
stridera's review against another edition
4.0
I expected some kind of payoff to the "we have free will" lines. Hopefully the next book will have the big payoff...
storyjum's review against another edition
3.0
A five star performance from Luke Daniels, a five star story right up until Brit turned into a vindictive, spiteful cow and pole-axed poor old Phillip. Darkened what I thought was an incredibly fun story. I must of missed something, but I can't quite get my head around how her planting of false memories in another version of herself of Phillip cheating on her was justified, that seems like a disturbingly manipulative, petty, cruel thing to do.
Disappointing, as this story was incredibly entertaining up until that point. Phillip's perfectly awkward forced laugh as he tries to rationalize taking his staff into the bathroom, the "Goblin's" reaction to Martin's "spell of disapproval" and the Harry Potter ripoff glowing Moose were memorable highlights, but there were plenty of other amusing, clever and hilarious scenes that really highlight how much fun the writer and narrator had with this book (Dance is in the Heart choreographed fight scene, "Looks like you fell for the banana in the tailpipe!, the varied references to Future Phillip's bedraggled appearance i.e. "Hobo Phillip").
I'm tempted to give this 1 or 2 stars for how strikingly bad I found the Brit/Phillip scenario but when I think of how good the rest was I can't stay mad at it!
billyhopscotch's review against another edition
4.0
This one was kind of sad and frustrating. A good read, but maybe a bridge too far in the series.
anyonas's review against another edition
4.0
Much better than the last one. Not sure if it should’ve ended here instead of milking the series.
shaekin's review against another edition
2.0
I still like these books, but this one was less favorite. The time travelling paradox got old pretty fast, especially when the characters don't even try anymore, and just act very annoying. The ending was incredibly unsatisfying and frustrating. Many of my favorite characters just acted like small, petty children. I'm definitely still reading the next book, because I want to see how the series comes back from this.
brianbell7's review against another edition
1.0
5 Stars for Luke Daniels' performance. Negative 5 Stars for the terrible story. One Star for the One Likeable Character in this series now, Gary. So disappointing. Hard to follow, entirely uninteresting, couldn't wait for it to end. I loved the first few books of this series but it's so off the rails from what it was. I don't even like giving any review One Star because I feel like it's rude to the author who worked hard on their book. But I can't not say something here. Maybe by chance the author will come across this review and understand that I love his work generally, but this was awful. I wish Elder Myself came back to stop me from spending the Audible credit.
kenreid's review against another edition
5.0
I knew it was worth sticking with this series. The past few books were rather lackluster, but this one takes the cake. Full of fun magic, intrigue, and keeps you thinking (and keeping track) of plot. Most enjoyable, and great narration on the audiobook as always.