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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.)
leaolivia's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
gretairn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? No
3.5
ritasreadingcorner's review against another edition
5.0
Oh boy... One more triology finished.
Okay, so. I REALLY liked this triology, it is one of my favorites!
This last book was so surprising and shocking that my mouth's still open. But now everything makes sense! Lucy and Paul were so speachless and shocked when they first saw Gwen because she was their daughter and they had never seen her. Of course! But I felt bad for Gwen when she found out. It happened the worst way.
One of the things I liked the most about this book was the evolution of Gwen and Gideon's relationship. Thank God he ended that stupid lie - only because he thought she had died, but still. They loved each other so much and they were so lovely. Damn! And he was always there for her when she needed.
I still can't believe Mr. Whitman was actually Count Saint-German. I mean, WHAT THE HELL??? When they first started talking about the possibility of the count still being alive, I was very confuse. It didn't make much sense to me. Anyway, at first I thought it was Mr. George, because of all that talk about the most unexpected person and blah blah blah. But then I thought 'no way, he was Lucas' friend', and of course it wasn't him. To be honest, Mr. Whitman was the second person who crossed my mind and it looks like I was right this time. It also makes sense, because sometimes he was very abrupt and sarcastic and he didn't seem to like Gwen very much. When that son of a bitch shot Gideon, I was just beginning to cry when he resurrected. I was like 'what the hell just happened here?'. And then we're told he's immortal because Lucy and Paul made him took the elixir. Oh, thank God. I wasn't ready for his death.
What Gwen did for James was very sweet. She really saved his life and he would be forever thankful to her if he knew. Then again, Gideon was very sweet to help her with such a crazy thing.
I was disappointed with some things, though. I was hoping Grace and Falk would stay together at the end, even though he was a bit stupid and arrogant sometimes. They were like teenagers when they were together and that was kinda sweet. I was also hoping Lesley and Raphael to stay together. I guess he liked her for real. That thing about Gwen being immortal, and then Gideon as well, didn't convince me. I mean, wasn't it enough they could travel back in time, they would also have to live forever and watch all of their loved one's death? It would have been better if they had found an elixir to undo that or something. I was also expecting that in the end they would find a way for Lucy and Paul to travel back to the future and have a normal life so that they could be parents for Gwen - I'm not saying she would live with them, because Grace was her mother, but it would have been nice. To finish, the other thing I didn't like was that we never knew what happened with the Guardians, what they said when they found out the truth, what they did, if they forgave Lucy and Paul...
Well, despite all the things I didn't like, I still loved the book and I'm very, very happy Gwen and Gideon ended up together.
Okay, so. I REALLY liked this triology, it is one of my favorites!
This last book was so surprising and shocking that my mouth's still open. But now everything makes sense! Lucy and Paul were so speachless and shocked when they first saw Gwen because she was their daughter and they had never seen her. Of course! But I felt bad for Gwen when she found out. It happened the worst way.
One of the things I liked the most about this book was the evolution of Gwen and Gideon's relationship. Thank God he ended that stupid lie - only because he thought she had died, but still. They loved each other so much and they were so lovely. Damn! And he was always there for her when she needed.
I still can't believe Mr. Whitman was actually Count Saint-German. I mean, WHAT THE HELL??? When they first started talking about the possibility of the count still being alive, I was very confuse. It didn't make much sense to me. Anyway, at first I thought it was Mr. George, because of all that talk about the most unexpected person and blah blah blah. But then I thought 'no way, he was Lucas' friend', and of course it wasn't him. To be honest, Mr. Whitman was the second person who crossed my mind and it looks like I was right this time. It also makes sense, because sometimes he was very abrupt and sarcastic and he didn't seem to like Gwen very much. When that son of a bitch shot Gideon, I was just beginning to cry when he resurrected. I was like 'what the hell just happened here?'. And then we're told he's immortal because Lucy and Paul made him took the elixir. Oh, thank God. I wasn't ready for his death.
What Gwen did for James was very sweet. She really saved his life and he would be forever thankful to her if he knew. Then again, Gideon was very sweet to help her with such a crazy thing.
I was disappointed with some things, though. I was hoping Grace and Falk would stay together at the end, even though he was a bit stupid and arrogant sometimes. They were like teenagers when they were together and that was kinda sweet. I was also hoping Lesley and Raphael to stay together. I guess he liked her for real. That thing about Gwen being immortal, and then Gideon as well, didn't convince me. I mean, wasn't it enough they could travel back in time, they would also have to live forever and watch all of their loved one's death? It would have been better if they had found an elixir to undo that or something. I was also expecting that in the end they would find a way for Lucy and Paul to travel back to the future and have a normal life so that they could be parents for Gwen - I'm not saying she would live with them, because Grace was her mother, but it would have been nice. To finish, the other thing I didn't like was that we never knew what happened with the Guardians, what they said when they found out the truth, what they did, if they forgave Lucy and Paul...
Well, despite all the things I didn't like, I still loved the book and I'm very, very happy Gwen and Gideon ended up together.
annashiv's review against another edition
4.0
A good finale for the series. I still got confused at times, again probably because of the translation from German to English. It ended a lot quicker than I thought it would and I still didn't like how much focus was put on the relationship between Gwen and Gideon. Overall entertaining and fun, but not the best book ever. At parts it was predictable and sometimes cheesy, but the main focus of this series I feel is entertainment and I think it did that very well, at least for a female audience.
miareads3000's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75