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books4susie's review
3.0
I know I was in a reading slump when I picked this book up. It took me way longer than usual to finish. I liked the story and reading Kashmir’s point f view. The last 100 pages had me gripped but I did feel like the ending was rushed. Maybe it’s just me, but I finished feeling a bit confused and want to blame it on all of the distractions in my life right now.
michalice's review against another edition
4.0
Its no secret that I struggled with the start of this series, but soon found myself hooked. Knowing that The Ship Beyond Time was being published did make me excited to see how this story for Nix ends. I wanted to read this one earlier than intended, but life got in the way and pushed back all of my books, including this one.
The Ship Beyond Time picks up with the crew escaping from Royal Hawaiian Guard, with Nix having to take them somewhere else fast. Their fast escape takes them to New York, where they meet a mysterious stranger who has a map and a letter for Nix, as well as how to retrieve thier stolen map.
The new map takes them to Ker-Ys, a mythical city that was eventually flooded by the sea when the walls meant to protect them we opened. The letter promises that by going to this mythical city, Nix will learn how she can change the past, and her future. The story Nix knows for this mythical city however, is not the story she is told when she gets the letter and map. But she sees this as proof of being able to change the past, or the future, and is determined to follow this lead to save her father, herself, and Kash.
The Ship Beyond Time takes us on an amazing adventure with Nix and the crew as she heads out to find the truth. But this journey also brings her someone who is dearly missed, and thier arrival certainly leaves a lot of questions for Nix to ask. Their trip to Ker-Ys however isn't as easy as they imagined, with changes to the story that only Nix can see, discoveries over past navigators, and the chance to see if the story is true or not comes with a lot of dangers.
I liked the addition of a new story and new people to this book. I've never heard of Ker-Ys before so I did have to have a quick look to find out more about this story. With a new island comes new people and ways of life, and I have to admire Nix for stubbornly refusing to follow like a sheep, and make her own judgements about the situation. The problem of losing one she loves certainly puts a damper on things as she is determined that no-one goes into a dangerous situation where she is likely to lose them. I enjoyed the mystery of the story itself, and the ever present doubt over whether it was possible for Nix to change the past or not. The addition of other possibilities was an interesting addition, and made you question what would happen between not so friendly crew members when they had to make tough choices.
Final Verdict
The ending of The Ship Beyond Time wasn't one I expected, and I did shed quite a few tears over it all. I'm hoping that we get to see a possible future, a small book to show us how it all ends, I know for a fact I'd snap it up in seconds.
The Ship Beyond Time picks up with the crew escaping from Royal Hawaiian Guard, with Nix having to take them somewhere else fast. Their fast escape takes them to New York, where they meet a mysterious stranger who has a map and a letter for Nix, as well as how to retrieve thier stolen map.
The new map takes them to Ker-Ys, a mythical city that was eventually flooded by the sea when the walls meant to protect them we opened. The letter promises that by going to this mythical city, Nix will learn how she can change the past, and her future. The story Nix knows for this mythical city however, is not the story she is told when she gets the letter and map. But she sees this as proof of being able to change the past, or the future, and is determined to follow this lead to save her father, herself, and Kash.
The Ship Beyond Time takes us on an amazing adventure with Nix and the crew as she heads out to find the truth. But this journey also brings her someone who is dearly missed, and thier arrival certainly leaves a lot of questions for Nix to ask. Their trip to Ker-Ys however isn't as easy as they imagined, with changes to the story that only Nix can see, discoveries over past navigators, and the chance to see if the story is true or not comes with a lot of dangers.
I liked the addition of a new story and new people to this book. I've never heard of Ker-Ys before so I did have to have a quick look to find out more about this story. With a new island comes new people and ways of life, and I have to admire Nix for stubbornly refusing to follow like a sheep, and make her own judgements about the situation. The problem of losing one she loves certainly puts a damper on things as she is determined that no-one goes into a dangerous situation where she is likely to lose them. I enjoyed the mystery of the story itself, and the ever present doubt over whether it was possible for Nix to change the past or not. The addition of other possibilities was an interesting addition, and made you question what would happen between not so friendly crew members when they had to make tough choices.
Final Verdict
The ending of The Ship Beyond Time wasn't one I expected, and I did shed quite a few tears over it all. I'm hoping that we get to see a possible future, a small book to show us how it all ends, I know for a fact I'd snap it up in seconds.
gdoo2024's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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
4.0
twowheelsaway's review
4.0
I liked this even more than the first one! A super cool universe, a Hot Take on time travel conundrums, and better pacing than the last one made this a really good read.
pantsreads's review
3.0
Loving the adventure, but still wishing I connected better with the characters.
Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
peachesndplums's review against another edition
3.25
don’t read this book with weeks inbetween i forgot so much and that definitely impacted my reading experience but liked the story! very reminiscent of inkheart
aimeesbookishlife's review against another edition
4.0
This book picks up almost exactly where [b:The Girl from Everywhere|21979832|The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1)|Heidi Heilig|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1434729653s/21979832.jpg|41290415] left off, . I read them back to back but there is a helpful recap of the events of the first book (without too much info-dumping) so even if I had left a gap I think I would have been able to remember all the necessary information.
The first thing that struck me was the difference in pacing between this book and the first book. The Girl from Everywhere takes a little while to get going, although I actually loved the slow scene-setting, whereas this one jumps straight in with a gripping story that kept me turning pages way after bedtime. I think it's because the set-up was already done in the first book - there aren't any characters to get to know, and the reader already understands Navigation, at least a little bit.
Speaking of Navigation, the sci-fi nerds will be pleased that Heilig goes into much more detail in this book about the type of time-travel involved. It's actually a little bit 'timey wimey wibbly wobbly' but mostly because the characters themselves don't really understand whether or not they can change the past; in fact the whole story is about that. I loved the moral dilemmas and quandaries about changing the past - do you risk the lives of innocent strangers to save those you love? Can you undo your own existence? My only criticism would be that these subjects aren't given a lot of time in the book, they're usually raised by one character and dismissed by another with a 'we'll figure that out later' attitude, but I guess most readers would have been bored by pages and pages of characters philosophizing about the nature of time so maybe it's for the best.
I LOVED having POV chapters from Kashmir. He was in many ways the break-out star of the first book; a sarcastic, loveable rogue with impeccable dress sense. He goes through somewhat of an existential crisis in this book too (he is from a mythological city and starts to wonder if his whole life is just someone's invention) so it makes sense to be able to see it from his perspective.
It's a very worthy sequel to a great debut, and I'd recommend both books to all lovers of YA sci-fi/fantasy.
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with Blake now aboard the Temptation and all the crew recovering from their ordeal in HawaiiThe first thing that struck me was the difference in pacing between this book and the first book. The Girl from Everywhere takes a little while to get going, although I actually loved the slow scene-setting, whereas this one jumps straight in with a gripping story that kept me turning pages way after bedtime. I think it's because the set-up was already done in the first book - there aren't any characters to get to know, and the reader already understands Navigation, at least a little bit.
Speaking of Navigation, the sci-fi nerds will be pleased that Heilig goes into much more detail in this book about the type of time-travel involved. It's actually a little bit 'timey wimey wibbly wobbly' but mostly because the characters themselves don't really understand whether or not they can change the past; in fact the whole story is about that. I loved the moral dilemmas and quandaries about changing the past - do you risk the lives of innocent strangers to save those you love? Can you undo your own existence? My only criticism would be that these subjects aren't given a lot of time in the book, they're usually raised by one character and dismissed by another with a 'we'll figure that out later' attitude, but I guess most readers would have been bored by pages and pages of characters philosophizing about the nature of time so maybe it's for the best.
I LOVED having POV chapters from Kashmir. He was in many ways the break-out star of the first book; a sarcastic, loveable rogue with impeccable dress sense. He goes through somewhat of an existential crisis in this book too (he is from a mythological city and starts to wonder if his whole life is just someone's invention) so it makes sense to be able to see it from his perspective.
It's a very worthy sequel to a great debut, and I'd recommend both books to all lovers of YA sci-fi/fantasy.
mhari_e_c's review
4.0
I really love these characters and the whole concept, but some things just confuse me about the plot. The ending was really good though I will admit sad. I’ve been left wondering what has become of John Slate. This is a pretty good duology and a pretty quick read. If the concept of time travel interests you in any way you’d probably enjoy this book!
janeeyre_914716's review
1.0
I honestly have to unfortunately give this a one star rating because I was confused with some things and why this was written in my brutal honest opinion. I was seriously bored with this one and was so close to DNF'ing this one so many times but then I'd talk myself into keep going hoping it would get better and for me it just didn't cut it. I don't know why.
So to sum up both books for me.....
I was bored in other words mainly with this second book. I don't know why I couldn't get into these and even though the first book [b:The Girl from Everywhere|21979832|The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1)|Heidi Heilig|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1434729653l/21979832._SY75_.jpg|41290415] was a 2 star and lacked for me but this one however I just personally felt like it shouldn't have been written if I'm going to be honest. I don't know. I'm just glad many others ended up liking this duology and even though the first book looked promising to me I guess they just weren't for me.
Though I've debated if I'd recommend them or not and I guess I have to say yeah. I would still recommend them considering many others liked and/or enjoyed these while I for some reason couldn't. And yet I'm just not as big of a fan of time travel type stories and it really depends on the story for those big time and I felt these kinda lacked a lot for me but didn't seem as much of historical fiction as they (or only book one) was labeled as and maybe that's why I didn't like it as much. So if you're one who likes time travel like books go for it and pick these up cause you may just like these and I hope you do. :)