wandellms's review against another edition
3.0
This book just couldn't grasp my attention. But picked up about half way through.
amandasupak's review against another edition
3.0
I was told that the first one was good, second one was meh, third one was good again. I think this book suffers from the fact that there is no time traveling until the very end, and you know the ending is that he has to fix everything so you Ara just waiting for the bad stuff to end and come to the conclusion.
imzadirose's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable conclusion to the trilogy. It was slower than the others and I was bored for a while in the beginning, but once it got going it was good and definitely liked the last part of it and the wrap up. I wasn't expecting the ending, so I liked that and it all came around great! Enjoyable time traveling trilogy.
jojo50's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Makes the second book worth reading. Neither is as good as the first.
iamivan91tx's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
davebartell's review
2.0
Long long entry to story that was abandoned. The main character finally moved on, but the story thread that dominated the first third of the book just dropped.
After the well conceived and executed first book, the 2nd and 3rd installments became long chases chases that did not create a satisfying story arc for me. Time jump. Run. Time jump. Run. Over and over. Some series are best left a single
After the well conceived and executed first book, the 2nd and 3rd installments became long chases chases that did not create a satisfying story arc for me. Time jump. Run. Time jump. Run. Over and over. Some series are best left a single
leok's review
5.0
Now that was an enjoyable conclusion to a somewhat chaotic series. I don't suspect a fourth book will be written (any halfhearted attempt would only ruin the series), but I wouldn't mind stumbling across a well written fan-fiction novella of what happens to the .
The book is slow during the first half, but not in a boring, get to the point sort of way. It's more like a thorough review of how Denny deals with his situation, and slowly building up to its resolution. This is something I really enjoy about Battles' books, he takes time to provide the reader with his analysis of how things would play out given the circumstances the character(s) find themselves in. He allows the scene to play out in such a way that it both provides the reader with a glimpse into the thought process the character(s) goes through, while simultaneously not rushing through a scene with creative narrative tricks and hand waving. If he feels a scene deserves a few extra lines, then he gives them. This has been the case with most of the series (Sick, Quinn, etc) I read from Battles.
Would highly recommend this series to anyone wanting a short, in this case a 3-volume book series about time travel and the consequences that might be created from mucking about with events in a a linear timeline.
Spoiler
Isle of Lidias. What was it up to, six, seven Lidias by the end of the book.The book is slow during the first half, but not in a boring, get to the point sort of way. It's more like a thorough review of how Denny deals with his situation, and slowly building up to its resolution. This is something I really enjoy about Battles' books, he takes time to provide the reader with his analysis of how things would play out given the circumstances the character(s) find themselves in. He allows the scene to play out in such a way that it both provides the reader with a glimpse into the thought process the character(s) goes through, while simultaneously not rushing through a scene with creative narrative tricks and hand waving. If he feels a scene deserves a few extra lines, then he gives them. This has been the case with most of the series (Sick, Quinn, etc) I read from Battles.
Would highly recommend this series to anyone wanting a short, in this case a 3-volume book series about time travel and the consequences that might be created from mucking about with events in a a linear timeline.
imzadirose's review
4.0
Enjoyable conclusion to the trilogy. It was slower than the others and I was bored for a while in the beginning, but once it got going it was good and definitely liked the last part of it and the wrap up. I wasn't expecting the ending, so I liked that and it all came around great! Enjoyable time traveling trilogy.
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