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maraya21's review against another edition
3.0
❌ Auxiliary Challenge™ 2018 winner for June over at Fallen Into Tijan Books -- Theme: Time Travel ❌
Bloody Hell, this book..
This was in my list for a loooong time amd I really wanted to get to it. Now that I have I am not sorry cause this was great!
Quick points: It was British thru & thru, which is not for everyone. It was great for me. The plot was ok, nothing special but not boring. Characters I liked and liked to hate. Fucking insanity, fuck-uppery & such a disregard for Health amd Safety regulations! Max & Leon are a stupidly adorable couple!
But there were things that miffed me: Some character actions & behaviours just for the sake of it most notably, some leaps & bounds out of nowhere, and some moments that were great keys turned into Haste Paste™ and promptly brushed off.
All in all though this was a great First! I mean you get methane, fresh dang and the on-the-fly homemade flamethrower fashioned off of an industrial vacuum cleaner and a large milk jug. *Boom*
Bloody Hell, this book..
This was in my list for a loooong time amd I really wanted to get to it. Now that I have I am not sorry cause this was great!
Quick points: It was British thru & thru, which is not for everyone. It was great for me. The plot was ok, nothing special but not boring. Characters I liked and liked to hate. Fucking insanity, fuck-uppery & such a disregard for Health amd Safety regulations! Max & Leon are a stupidly adorable couple!
But there were things that miffed me: Some character actions & behaviours just for the sake of it most notably, some leaps & bounds out of nowhere, and some moments that were great keys turned into Haste Paste™ and promptly brushed off.
All in all though this was a great First! I mean you get methane, fresh dang and the on-the-fly homemade flamethrower fashioned off of an industrial vacuum cleaner and a large milk jug. *Boom*
chrissiereads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
chrstn's review against another edition
Sexual assault scene out of the blue
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
lilyantan's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun, fast paced page turner. That being said, I read it two months ago and it's already faded away into the back of my mind. Nothing groundbreaking just light brainless fun.
Not too attached to it to bother reading the rest of the series.
Not too attached to it to bother reading the rest of the series.
kismetanne's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
mageofmadness's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
sienamystic's review against another edition
3.0
Fun enough for me to pick up the next one, but a little erratic in tone. There's a jump from "whoopsie, we're all eccentric tea-drinking historians here!" to more violent death and dismemberment stuff. Also, the impact of actually seeing history, which is supposed to be one of the big draws to becoming a historian who risks one's life daily, somehow comes off a little muted compared to the more fun shenanigans back home in St. Mary's.
There's a definite Connie Willis and Kage Baker influence, but they do better with the atmosphere of witnessing history. I'll go ahead and read the next one, and will probably be happy with it, but that may be enough for me.
There's a definite Connie Willis and Kage Baker influence, but they do better with the atmosphere of witnessing history. I'll go ahead and read the next one, and will probably be happy with it, but that may be enough for me.
demara_crim's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
guitarlisa's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0