Reviews

Lost in Time by A.G. Riddle

laceej88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mvuijlst's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

laurajaylive's review against another edition

5.0

Time travel is so fun!

Just when you think you know what's going on, this story tells you no, diving you deeper into the mysteries. I truly enjoyed this!

jessicanb93's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book didn't go the way I was expecting it to. Part 4 threw me for a loop and I do wish we had more of Sam's POV through those sections but I get why we didn't. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and all of the twists.

petalish's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

cat_book_lady's review against another edition

2.0

Quantum entanglements that complicate time travel is the basic premise of A.G. Riddle's stand-alone book. Frankly, I didn't think this was his best because I think Riddle made it TOO complicated, even for him, leaving too many loopholes and too many times that I said, "Oh come on!" over a ludicrous plot element that seemed a bit over the top. That was disappointing because I was really looking forward to this book.

Thing is, Riddle is really great at building fast-paced suspense and fiddling with space and time, especially if you're familiar with his other works. He's also classic Riddle by not untangling the entire mystery until the very end, which is one of the only reasons why I finished because even though I had a pretty good idea, I just wanted to know for sure. This is not a book for character development or even great science but simply exploring possibilities that come with changing our linear time assumptions and discovering whether we even SHOULD. Surprisingly, Riddle takes a stance here that most choose not to broach, and that of course will leave you thinking.

I think Riddle bit off more than he could chew with this one, and I won't give spoilers. Still, if you love Riddle, you will always look forward to another good time/space continuum novel of his in the future.

cons_grapebook's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

brianpipa's review against another edition

4.0

Writing was god awful in some places but I kept reading because the overall plot was interesting

davecapp's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

DNF. Conceptually an interesting story - enough that I bought it.  The problem is the storyline is really far fetched.  I like SciFi a lot, but when I start ringing the implausible bell there’s an issue.  But the real problem is the writing - it’s pretty basic, and all of the five characters are shallow and two dimensional.  I tried to knuckle down and get through this, but st page 231 I decided to stop wasting energy, hoping for a “that was ok” result.  It wasn’t ok.

marimar02's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5