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whoisrois's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
cazinthehat's review against another edition
4.0
Fuuuuuun! Like Dr Who meets Horrible Histories - adventure in time travel that teaches you historical facts along the way.
starrynight1970's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. I was a little apprehensive initially because I always struggle with the concept of time travel but this was so well written and easy to follow. will definitely read the series.
lisa_pizza's review against another edition
1.0
One. Big. Cock tease. The whole "time police" concept is very nice, but this book executed it so poorly. The author spent so much time explaining what was going on during the different shifts in the world that he didn't do enough actual world building. I still have no idea where the timeriders come from, how they came to be, or what happened to the team before this one. I still have no idea who Sal is. I still have no idea what happened with Waldstein to make him want to ban time travel. Maybe these questions are answered in the later books, but this author failed to get me hooked so I don't care to find out. There are a few illogical situations that irk me, too. I hate, HATE, that the time bubble is set in Brooklyn on 9/10 and 9/11. That's very gimmicky. I only really cared about Liam and Bob's characters. They seemed to grow and build a relationship. The others I have no idea who they are and don't care. This should've been just a book about Bob. He really did everything. Truly a disappointing book.
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Why would Liam be a member of the Titanic crew if he was so afraid of drowning? Why would Foster and Maddie work so hard to get Liam and Bob back to their destroyed timeline? Couldn't Liam and Bob pass along the info of where Kramer first arrived in Germany in that guest book and then Maddie could go back to fix time and worry about Liam and Bob after time shifts and power has been restored?Spoiler
Sal getting snatched by the "Gollums" would've been more emotional had I built any attachment at all, but I didn't because I know nothing about her.lubos's review
1.0
nič pre mňa, dal som tomu niečo cez 200 strán ale nebavilo (možno trochu zo začiatku) a nemám chuť to dočítať
glazedrainwater's review against another edition
5.0
Ah, yes.
So it began.
It's been a long time since I first read this, and I have now finished the whole series.
I loved (and still do love) the concept, because time travel has always been a thing I've been curious about. What if you could go back in time? What if you could change things? What if you could go forward in time to see how something turns out?
The characters are all unique in their own way. Liam has been my favorite character ever since he was first introduced (that's the first page, isn't it?)
I love Alex's writing, and it's so easy to just... lose yourself in the story. To imagine what it might be like in a different decade (or century), to imagine what it looks, sounds and smells like.
Love it!
So it began.
It's been a long time since I first read this, and I have now finished the whole series.
I loved (and still do love) the concept, because time travel has always been a thing I've been curious about. What if you could go back in time? What if you could change things? What if you could go forward in time to see how something turns out?
The characters are all unique in their own way. Liam has been my favorite character ever since he was first introduced (that's the first page, isn't it?)
I love Alex's writing, and it's so easy to just... lose yourself in the story. To imagine what it might be like in a different decade (or century), to imagine what it looks, sounds and smells like.
Love it!
lydialikesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
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
4.0
pebal123's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
That’s…not his time travel works
macw12's review against another edition
4.0
Start out a little slow but as I keep going, it got way better. The characters are good and they have good development,