3.48 AVERAGE

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ali_w15's review

3.0
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It is creepy and mysterious, so if you're in the mood for a thrilling, mysterious, and creepy story about a cuckoo clock that can reverse time, you should read this. 

starstrikers200's review

3.0
adventurous funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
tense medium-paced

suvd's review

5.0

Анх хүүхдийн сонингоос хэсэгчилж уншиж байж билээ. Сэтгэлд хоногшсон хөөрхөн зохиол. Хөхөөтэй цагны нууц гэж орчуулсан байсан. Бүүр сүүлд санаж хайж ийм цувралын нэг зохиол байсныг мэдсэн дээ.
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caitlinmw15's review

4.0

I really thought this book was gonna have a low rating bc of how HORRIBLE the sister was but I loved the concept and that ending was hilarious

(read in Dutch)
Read this book as a tween and I still think about it and its concept 10+ years later.
It's the only Goosebumps book I've ever read. Probably the first horror/thriller book I've read.

It did, in fact, give me goosebumps.

I'll give it a vague 4/5, based on the vibes of my memory.
funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

pumbrino's review

3.0

I liked this one, pretty suspenseful

riquesoares's review

4.0

4/5

This book was way more fun than I imagined. It was a good deviation from what I was expecting and the development is actually somewhat terrifying.

SpoilerTo keep it short, I don't really like time travel stories, but this one was actually really fun. At first, I thought his fate was just reliving painful memories, but no, it was way worse than that. He was locked in a path of certified death, and every single time he failed, it got way harder to get it right. After he became a kid I honestly thought it was all lost for the poor kid. And, might I add, his whole family sucks so much.

As for the ending, it was kinda obvious, but twisted just enough to be interesting. Getting rid of his sister as a side effect would be extremely scary if she wasn't a little monster. And, honestly, it felt really sincere that he wouldn't go back for her after all that.


All in all, a very fun Goosebumps book. I usually prefer the more supernatural ones, but this one was actually pretty scary.