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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I feel like I should have enjoyed this book a lot more than I did. But mostly, this book fell flat for me, and then the book ended without me feeling like anything had been resolved. Probably not bothering with the second book.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Text included in KindleUnlimited, audio from the library (Hoopla) - so free for me, and I'm still not sure it was worth it ;) It seemed similar to [book:Just One Damned Thing After Another|29661618] -The Chronicles of St Mary's. which others have raved over, but were just "ehh" for me. As this was.
I adored the accents in the audiobook! From the moment it started, as the narrator gave the title, and the author (EEEvaSonjin). There was Alpha and Beta (pronounced Baytah in my mind, but Behtuh here) - the two different earths.
So there were these two dimensions, as well as time travel (I probably shouldn't have read a second time travel book this month, having read [book:Glitch|53066406] a little earlier). The basic premise also was reminiscent of another YA series, [book:Found|1675216] - saving children right before death, rather than objects before destruction as in this book.
The chapters switched mainly between Neith (told in first person/past tense) and Julius (3rd person/ past tense) -but then there were a few other POVs, Charles, Sam, Ramin (all 3rd person, read by the male narrator). Then there were several "interludes" little random tidbits, from "we don't know who" just adding a little mystery, we know something bad is going on, that someone is thwarting the plans ...
I'm not sure if I was distracted while listening ... I never fully got immersed in the story or really cared about the characters or what they were doing. The two different Earths were interesting, and I might have liked reading on my own (but then I would have missed out on the accents) to make some notes about the differences between Alpha/Beta (our Earth is Beta). I remember religion wasn't something embraced on Alpha. Wars hadn't happened "Adolf and Hitler were perfectly bland names over on Alpha ..."
I wasn't positive where the characters were from (accents/names were unique) ... the main setup in Alpha was in Northern Africa, and they had some travels all over. In Beta, Julius was at Cambridge, as was much of the story.
I was about halfway through when I had an AudiobookOOPS and bumped things and ended up who knows where. Honestly, I almost just shrugged and said "ok, I'm just gonna be done" rather than attempt to find where I was. I had access to the Kindle text though, but as I started flipping through, I just wasn't even sure I had actually been following the story. I happened to remember a small tidbit (something about being intimate with ... Paul I think it was). Anyway, "intimate" was a decent word to search (wasn't used too many times), and with that, I was able to find my place and continue on. For what that was worth. I distinctly remember a similar moment in The Chronicles of St. Mary's (again, had to do with two of the characters getting together, and I realized I had no idea who one of them was and what was going on with the story).
I finished ... I think I have a basic idea of what happened, although ... don't ask me to give a recap ;) I'm not planning on continuing on with the series. I do think I'll remember that I read this, and the basic premise.
Content - there was some proFanity (x16), while some sex happened, it was nothing explicit. Some violence but nothing gratuitous.
I adored the accents in the audiobook! From the moment it started, as the narrator gave the title, and the author (EEEvaSonjin). There was Alpha and Beta (pronounced Baytah in my mind, but Behtuh here) - the two different earths.
So there were these two dimensions, as well as time travel (I probably shouldn't have read a second time travel book this month, having read [book:Glitch|53066406] a little earlier). The basic premise also was reminiscent of another YA series, [book:Found|1675216] - saving children right before death, rather than objects before destruction as in this book.
The chapters switched mainly between Neith (told in first person/past tense) and Julius (3rd person/ past tense) -but then there were a few other POVs, Charles, Sam, Ramin (all 3rd person, read by the male narrator). Then there were several "interludes" little random tidbits, from "we don't know who" just adding a little mystery, we know something bad is going on, that someone is thwarting the plans ...
I'm not sure if I was distracted while listening ... I never fully got immersed in the story or really cared about the characters or what they were doing. The two different Earths were interesting, and I might have liked reading on my own (but then I would have missed out on the accents) to make some notes about the differences between Alpha/Beta (our Earth is Beta). I remember religion wasn't something embraced on Alpha. Wars hadn't happened "Adolf and Hitler were perfectly bland names over on Alpha ..."
I wasn't positive where the characters were from (accents/names were unique) ... the main setup in Alpha was in Northern Africa, and they had some travels all over. In Beta, Julius was at Cambridge, as was much of the story.
I was about halfway through when I had an AudiobookOOPS and bumped things and ended up who knows where. Honestly, I almost just shrugged and said "ok, I'm just gonna be done" rather than attempt to find where I was. I had access to the Kindle text though, but as I started flipping through, I just wasn't even sure I had actually been following the story. I happened to remember a small tidbit (something about being intimate with ... Paul I think it was). Anyway, "intimate" was a decent word to search (wasn't used too many times), and with that, I was able to find my place and continue on. For what that was worth. I distinctly remember a similar moment in The Chronicles of St. Mary's (again, had to do with two of the characters getting together, and I realized I had no idea who one of them was and what was going on with the story).
I finished ... I think I have a basic idea of what happened, although ... don't ask me to give a recap ;) I'm not planning on continuing on with the series. I do think I'll remember that I read this, and the basic premise.
Content - there was some proFanity (x16), while some sex happened, it was nothing explicit. Some violence but nothing gratuitous.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The only reason I'm not giving this book 5 stars is because the idea was very similar to "The Chronicles of St Mary's", and even the way the last sentences of some chapters are foreboding. However, as our heros I prefer Neith and Julius so far, and I enjoyed the fast pace of the adventure. I'm looking forward to the next one! I suppose it will be even more mysterious and tense.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced