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Time's Convert

Deborah Harkness

3.75 AVERAGE

dannaemh's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bdingz's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It’s been a while since I read the other three books so I needed to go online and refresh my memory of side characters from time to time. To be honest, I was disappointed Marcus and Phoebe were separated for most of the book. I wanted more of their relationship.

Some parts of Marcus' backstory dragged a little. “What happened in New Orleans”—the thing that has been referenced many times—took up very little of the story. It was interesting to read about old school medical methods and such, but parts of it felt a bit like “Hamilton” with vampires.

I really liked the bits about Phoebe dealing with her transformation and learning to be a vampire.

Content Warnings

juliep_87's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I did like learning about Marcus's backstory, but also wish there was more of an antagonist in the story. Felt like maybe this could have been a novella instead of convenient moments in the present to do a flashback.