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katie_v89's review against another edition
4.0
I love Lesley Livingston, and while this trilogy is good it's definately my least favourite of the 3. I will say, the last 100 pages definately had me engrossed in the story, but sometimes all the time monkey shenanigans had this poor brain super confussled.
fadingsilence's review against another edition
2.0
Rating: 2.5 stars
It's been a long time since I've last read the other two books in the series. However, I feel that Lesley Livingston did a great job of kind of recapping the important parts of what had happened earlier. I wasn't left feeling lost for long, and for that, I greatly appreciate it.
I really tried to enjoy the concluding installment to the Time Travelling Monkey Shenanigans Gang. But I found myself a little disappointed. Now, I'm a fan of Livingston's, even have a personally autographed book from her, but her other series are more....serious. The mythology was more compelling and suspenseful in the way the plot slowly unwinded.
Clare and Allie are both very unique protagonists. You won't find another personality quite like theirs. Allie is all fireball attitude, wears only black, references nerdy things like Star Wars and Star Trek ALL the time, and is quite good with the tech stuff. Meanwhile, Clare is the more serious of the two and not so great with the nerd lingo, but she dives head into crazy time travelling adventures to save people (and trying not to change the course of history).
This series is all fun and definitely more lighthearted out of Livingston's collection of stories. I guess I just wasn't in the mood for that kind of the story so it was harder to enjoy the crazy hairball plans the two came up with to save Marcus from the past (where [b:Every Never After|15841818|Every Never After (Never, #2)|Lesley Livingston|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349197663s/15841818.jpg|21583821] left off).
What I can say that was positive is that Livingston did an amazing job trying to wrap up the loose ends after all the time travelling the two girls did in the previous 2 novels. No one wants to change history so....there goes the girls again for their last adventure to the past to make sure their reality doesn't change after all their meddling. It was a little confusing at times as to what artifact had to be found where and when exactly so that, say, Clare could find it two millennia later.
I'd say that Now and for Never concludes the series well. It just wasn't the kind of book I was looking for so that may have skewed with my rating. It's definitely ideal for younger readers, possibly in their earlier teens. The lighthearted banter and nerdy lingo were great additions to the comical atmosphere.
Overall Recommendation:
Now and for Never concludes the Time Travelling Monkey Shenanigans that have been going on in the previous two novels of the series. Although I didn't rate it too high, I still think it was a good way to wrap up the adventures that Clare and Ally had experienced back in the past, with appearances of both the Druids from Clare's story and the Romans of Allie's.
With the usual fun and lighthearted atmosphere, this book is perfect for those who enjoy some history (and meddling with it through time travel!), magic and nerdy references thrown in there. I recommend it for a light and funny read, so if you're in one of those moods, this would be more enjoyable.
It's been a long time since I've last read the other two books in the series. However, I feel that Lesley Livingston did a great job of kind of recapping the important parts of what had happened earlier. I wasn't left feeling lost for long, and for that, I greatly appreciate it.
I really tried to enjoy the concluding installment to the Time Travelling Monkey Shenanigans Gang. But I found myself a little disappointed. Now, I'm a fan of Livingston's, even have a personally autographed book from her, but her other series are more....serious. The mythology was more compelling and suspenseful in the way the plot slowly unwinded.
Clare and Allie are both very unique protagonists. You won't find another personality quite like theirs. Allie is all fireball attitude, wears only black, references nerdy things like Star Wars and Star Trek ALL the time, and is quite good with the tech stuff. Meanwhile, Clare is the more serious of the two and not so great with the nerd lingo, but she dives head into crazy time travelling adventures to save people (and trying not to change the course of history).
This series is all fun and definitely more lighthearted out of Livingston's collection of stories. I guess I just wasn't in the mood for that kind of the story so it was harder to enjoy the crazy hairball plans the two came up with to save Marcus from the past (where [b:Every Never After|15841818|Every Never After (Never, #2)|Lesley Livingston|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349197663s/15841818.jpg|21583821] left off).
What I can say that was positive is that Livingston did an amazing job trying to wrap up the loose ends after all the time travelling the two girls did in the previous 2 novels. No one wants to change history so....there goes the girls again for their last adventure to the past to make sure their reality doesn't change after all their meddling. It was a little confusing at times as to what artifact had to be found where and when exactly so that, say, Clare could find it two millennia later.
I'd say that Now and for Never concludes the series well. It just wasn't the kind of book I was looking for so that may have skewed with my rating. It's definitely ideal for younger readers, possibly in their earlier teens. The lighthearted banter and nerdy lingo were great additions to the comical atmosphere.
Overall Recommendation:
Now and for Never concludes the Time Travelling Monkey Shenanigans that have been going on in the previous two novels of the series. Although I didn't rate it too high, I still think it was a good way to wrap up the adventures that Clare and Ally had experienced back in the past, with appearances of both the Druids from Clare's story and the Romans of Allie's.
With the usual fun and lighthearted atmosphere, this book is perfect for those who enjoy some history (and meddling with it through time travel!), magic and nerdy references thrown in there. I recommend it for a light and funny read, so if you're in one of those moods, this would be more enjoyable.
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