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a_fantasy_lover's review against another edition
3.0
The book was great. The plot was great. The romance was downright childish and weird especially when it came to Gwyneth. Maybe that's how the book can be summarized. Now the details.
There are a few things that weren't cleared out in the book. First, why did Dr. White help Gwyenth when she was pretending to be sick? He was literally the last person to do that. Second, how did Lucas have the chronograph? One is in the future the other is in the past, so maybe Mr. Bernard (who seems to be Gwyneth's brother but with complications in between) was the one to pass it down from Lucy and Paul. Third, I think that the ending was a little rushed. I mean like Gwyneth and Gideon are now immortal, okay, now what? No mention of what happened to the Lodge after the events was there, nor the rest of Gwyneth's family, and there was no scene between the two main characters which gives any hints of what'll happen next. Nor did they discuss the idea that Lesley won't stay with Gwenyth all her life cause she isn't immortal, but maybe that last one didn't have to be there.
Other than - which seemed alot - the writer did an amazing job with explaining how the time traveling worked as I feel that this in particular can prove to be rather difficult for someone to write it in such detail and interwine everything together so it can make sense. I loved how the two main character and Lesley and Rapheal had this little like mystery solving thing and I definitely loved Gwyneth's little siblings (which are not her actual siblings now). Oh and I was definitely laughing throughout the whole book. The style of writing and the conversations are hilarious in this series.
The ending may have been rushed, and I mean RUSHED (I would've definitely like if there was an epilogue or another chapter saying something like '20 years later' or '100 years later' and just say some things that happened), but I liked the sequence of events and some of the characters, so it is a good series. Only if you don't mind how it ends abruptly.
There are a few things that weren't cleared out in the book. First, why did Dr. White help Gwyenth when she was pretending to be sick? He was literally the last person to do that. Second, how did Lucas have the chronograph? One is in the future the other is in the past, so maybe Mr. Bernard (who seems to be Gwyneth's brother but with complications in between) was the one to pass it down from Lucy and Paul. Third, I think that the ending was a little rushed. I mean like Gwyneth and Gideon are now immortal, okay, now what? No mention of what happened to the Lodge after the events was there, nor the rest of Gwyneth's family, and there was no scene between the two main characters which gives any hints of what'll happen next. Nor did they discuss the idea that Lesley won't stay with Gwenyth all her life cause she isn't immortal, but maybe that last one didn't have to be there.
Other than - which seemed alot - the writer did an amazing job with explaining how the time traveling worked as I feel that this in particular can prove to be rather difficult for someone to write it in such detail and interwine everything together so it can make sense. I loved how the two main character and Lesley and Rapheal had this little like mystery solving thing and I definitely loved Gwyneth's little siblings (which are not her actual siblings now). Oh and I was definitely laughing throughout the whole book. The style of writing and the conversations are hilarious in this series.
The ending may have been rushed, and I mean RUSHED (I would've definitely like if there was an epilogue or another chapter saying something like '20 years later' or '100 years later' and just say some things that happened), but I liked the sequence of events and some of the characters, so it is a good series. Only if you don't mind how it ends abruptly.
inessova's review against another edition
3.0
I have mixed feelings about the ending. It wasn't enough and the last revelation made me kind of sad.
nelly06's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
milyhope's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome series ans awesome end! Definitely this series us must read, entertaining, fun, romantic, time traveling stuff, do yourself a favor and read it!
dcnireads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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? No
4.5
barly's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
helenehannailona's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
3.0
Finally finished.
Sorry, too much tinkering on the computer, switching from an old Mac mini, which may have a defective drive to a new Mac mini and jumping from 10.6 to 10.8 and in a month or two to 10.9. Mail and iTunes are my main problems now, Mail is nearly solved (switching to IMAP and back again to POP).
iTunes was a joke when the update to 11 was out, but moving a whole library to a new computer and cleaning it up in the process is a week-long task, I am now 20-30% finished.
So back to the trilogy: I seriously considered rating the last book 4 stars, being glad to finally start a better book... But that would not do it justice.
The complete Trilogy is a quick summer read, for a few rainy days (if even a few are needed).
The main story of time-travel with the usual problems of meeting your ancestors and preventing yourself being born etc. was very well handled.
In the german (jupp, my first language, so I read it in German as it was conceived) version there where only few errors (one name was imho wrongly inserted), no grammar errors and a good structure. But the leading heroine got a little on my nerves, while being headstrong and sometimes making her own decisions, she was immature relationship-wise. Also all 3 books are more light romance, nothing I would consider realistic for a teenager over 14, both for the characters IN the book and the would-be reader.
Recommended if you find nothing better - but there are lots of better books, Hunger Games for instance.
Would I read more of her? Surprisingly the answer is yes, hoping for something with more sex and less romance and less whining (and crying).
The style was good.
My next book was ordered before it was published: [b:Under A Spell|17214409|Under A Spell (Underworld Detection Agency, #5)|Hannah Jayne|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1365987646s/17214409.jpg|23698098], so I know that a (for me) better book is waiting. (Added later: ... which was also not as good as expected, may be I am not in the right mood for this kind of books these days. Consider this than deciding wether to read this or the other book based on my review.)
Sorry, too much tinkering on the computer, switching from an old Mac mini, which may have a defective drive to a new Mac mini and jumping from 10.6 to 10.8 and in a month or two to 10.9. Mail and iTunes are my main problems now, Mail is nearly solved (switching to IMAP and back again to POP).
iTunes was a joke when the update to 11 was out, but moving a whole library to a new computer and cleaning it up in the process is a week-long task, I am now 20-30% finished.
So back to the trilogy: I seriously considered rating the last book 4 stars, being glad to finally start a better book... But that would not do it justice.
The complete Trilogy is a quick summer read, for a few rainy days (if even a few are needed).
The main story of time-travel with the usual problems of meeting your ancestors and preventing yourself being born etc. was very well handled.
In the german (jupp, my first language, so I read it in German as it was conceived) version there where only few errors (one name was imho wrongly inserted), no grammar errors and a good structure. But the leading heroine got a little on my nerves, while being headstrong and sometimes making her own decisions, she was immature relationship-wise. Also all 3 books are more light romance, nothing I would consider realistic for a teenager over 14, both for the characters IN the book and the would-be reader.
Recommended if you find nothing better - but there are lots of better books, Hunger Games for instance.
Would I read more of her? Surprisingly the answer is yes, hoping for something with more sex and less romance and less whining (and crying).
The style was good.
My next book was ordered before it was published: [b:Under A Spell|17214409|Under A Spell (Underworld Detection Agency, #5)|Hannah Jayne|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1365987646s/17214409.jpg|23698098], so I know that a (for me) better book is waiting. (Added later: ... which was also not as good as expected, may be I am not in the right mood for this kind of books these days. Consider this than deciding wether to read this or the other book based on my review.)