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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
A relatively short but fun read.
Reminiscent of Jodi Taylor's fantastic "Chronicles of St Mary's" series in that there is a similar humour/banter style and ideology. However, it is a shorter far less complex version of that series in many regards. A great 'filler' for the gap of wanting to read similar items/style as Taylor's series.
Looking forward to the second one.
Reminiscent of Jodi Taylor's fantastic "Chronicles of St Mary's" series in that there is a similar humour/banter style and ideology. However, it is a shorter far less complex version of that series in many regards. A great 'filler' for the gap of wanting to read similar items/style as Taylor's series.
Looking forward to the second one.
Expectations are very important- I came into this book expecting very little indeed, and actually it's not all that awful. It's a bit of fun! Picked it up for free with prime reading, and it's a fine little romp that doesn't overstay its welcome.
We have an organisation of "Quantum Curators" (don't worry about the name, just go with it), who visit an alternate reality in order to retrieve famous historical items before they are lost to the ravages of time. Lost masterwork paintings, famous swords, first edition folios, that sort of thing. It's a decent set-up, and it has a fun little Warehouse-13 fan-fiction vibe going on.
Ultimately the writing is pretty poor and the characters are pretty hilariously stereotyped. The thriller-style plot with its required action sequences and mandatory twists never manages to drag itself above mediocrity.
Regardless it's still an amusing little diversion, and while I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone offhand, I definitely wouldn't steer people away either. Sometimes you just need an entertaining and relatively mindless action flick, and that's what this feels like. Popcorn stuff.
We have an organisation of "Quantum Curators" (don't worry about the name, just go with it), who visit an alternate reality in order to retrieve famous historical items before they are lost to the ravages of time. Lost masterwork paintings, famous swords, first edition folios, that sort of thing. It's a decent set-up, and it has a fun little Warehouse-13 fan-fiction vibe going on.
Ultimately the writing is pretty poor and the characters are pretty hilariously stereotyped. The thriller-style plot with its required action sequences and mandatory twists never manages to drag itself above mediocrity.
Regardless it's still an amusing little diversion, and while I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone offhand, I definitely wouldn't steer people away either. Sometimes you just need an entertaining and relatively mindless action flick, and that's what this feels like. Popcorn stuff.
I really enjoyed this! The timeline bounces between two worlds and two characters with very very different perspectives so if that's not your jam you'll want to skip this, the timelines sync fairly quickly and I thought it was really well linked though so it didn't bother me (or feel disconnected) at all.
It takes a few chapters to get your head around the different worlds and timelines though- pay attention to the name and alpha/beta at the beginning of each chapter. I did really like the set up though, it's a really unique world that's being built and I think it's going to be fun to see what other historical events we get to crash into!
It's action driven and fun, the characters are a wide range of personalities (although individually they're not that complex but I found that the fast pace and mix meant that didn't matter to me)
It takes a few chapters to get your head around the different worlds and timelines though- pay attention to the name and alpha/beta at the beginning of each chapter. I did really like the set up though, it's a really unique world that's being built and I think it's going to be fun to see what other historical events we get to crash into!
It's action driven and fun, the characters are a wide range of personalities (although individually they're not that complex but I found that the fast pace and mix meant that didn't matter to me)
DNF at 16%
The premise and story seemed very interesting, but the POV kept shifting with no warning, making it very hard to follow. I can't tell if the book was supposed to be 3rd person God view or if it is 3rd person close because there are indicators of both. Either way, I got frustrated with having to jump from one character's head to another every few sentences or paragraphs.
The premise and story seemed very interesting, but the POV kept shifting with no warning, making it very hard to follow. I can't tell if the book was supposed to be 3rd person God view or if it is 3rd person close because there are indicators of both. Either way, I got frustrated with having to jump from one character's head to another every few sentences or paragraphs.
I really enjoyed this! The timeline bounces between two worlds and two characters with very very different perspectives so if that's not your jam you'll want to skip this, the timelines sync fairly quickly and I thought it was really well linked though so it didn't bother me (or feel disconnected) at all.
It takes a few chapters to get your head around the different worlds and timelines though- pay attention to the name and alpha/beta at the beginning of each chapter. I did really like the set up though, it's a really unique world that's being built and I think it's going to be fun to see what other historical events we get to crash into!
It's action driven and fun, the characters are a wide range of personalities (although individually they're not that complex but I found that the fast pace and mix meant that didn't matter to me)
It takes a few chapters to get your head around the different worlds and timelines though- pay attention to the name and alpha/beta at the beginning of each chapter. I did really like the set up though, it's a really unique world that's being built and I think it's going to be fun to see what other historical events we get to crash into!
It's action driven and fun, the characters are a wide range of personalities (although individually they're not that complex but I found that the fast pace and mix meant that didn't matter to me)
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Fluffy, escapist, fun. It takes a great deal for me to capitulate to a first person narrator, but this novel made me willing to do it.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated