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jscarpa14's review against another edition
3.0
Parts of this were good which is why I'm giving it a three star rating, but I stand by my opinion stated in the previous book. This story reached its arc in book seven and book eight was not only unnecessary, but the sort of addition to the series that twists the plot in a negative way in order to elongate a series that was apparently making money for somebody.
I'm not even going to get started on all the contradictions this books made on prior books like Sera not knowing scientific things while Dak knows them or Aristotle say he was starting the Historians anyway in order to protect history and then Dak stating in this book that the organization had never been started. Those are just a couple in a laundry list of examples by the way.
The changes to the way the series dynamic worked at all are what really got me. Instead of it being history focused, it was focused on the space race and while it did give historical events related to that it didn't really fit with the way the rest of the series went. Not only that but we've got parallel universes and clones. Dak is having psychic visions which are ridiculous and dinosaurs are walking around in the 21st century?! Then there was Riq's reaction to seeing Sera and Dak again. Instead of hearing them out, he threw them in jail with no explanation whatsoever. It's like he's stopped listening all together. Considering what he experienced during their trip to the Civil War era I find the behavior completely out of character.
The book had it's moments that I actually enjoyed listening to, don't get me wrong, but over all I'd consider it the worst installment of the series so far and maintain the opinion that this should only have been a seven book series.
I'm not even going to get started on all the contradictions this books made on prior books like Sera not knowing scientific things while Dak knows them or Aristotle say he was starting the Historians anyway in order to protect history and then Dak stating in this book that the organization had never been started. Those are just a couple in a laundry list of examples by the way.
The changes to the way the series dynamic worked at all are what really got me. Instead of it being history focused, it was focused on the space race and while it did give historical events related to that it didn't really fit with the way the rest of the series went. Not only that but we've got parallel universes and clones. Dak is having psychic visions which are ridiculous and dinosaurs are walking around in the 21st century?! Then there was Riq's reaction to seeing Sera and Dak again. Instead of hearing them out, he threw them in jail with no explanation whatsoever. It's like he's stopped listening all together. Considering what he experienced during their trip to the Civil War era I find the behavior completely out of character.
The book had it's moments that I actually enjoyed listening to, don't get me wrong, but over all I'd consider it the worst installment of the series so far and maintain the opinion that this should only have been a seven book series.
caszriel's review against another edition
5.0
Great. Although I found the start of this quite confusing at first, I was unsuspecting, and oblivious to what was happening, all the better when everything was revealed. This book is amazing, and a stunning conclusion to the Infinity Ring series, done brilliantly.
readingthestars's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book, but it also seemed to me that it was kind of unnecessary as a final book of the series.
yapha's review against another edition
4.0
Just when they thought they had saved the world, Riq, Dak, & Sera and thrown into a bigger mess than ever before. As we learned at the end of book 7, Tilda has escaped Ancient Rome. She has founded a new organization, AB, to continue her life's work. Can Dak & Sera figure out what is going on before it is too late? You absolutely must read the other books in the series first, or this won't make any sense at all. Grades 3 & up.
imzadirose's review against another edition
2.0
Meh. It should have ended with the last book. Didn't like this one at all, but I think part of it might have been the narrator. Bottom 10 of narrators ever. His regular speaking voice was fine, but he did this high pitched voice (for a boy, made no sense) that was AWFUL. Ruined the experience of the book.
sybyl's review against another edition
4.0
It's hard believe it's over now. Reading this series has been a delightful journey. Ten years ago, sixth grader me picked up the first book from the local bookstore because duh, it's history and adventure! After reading it, I kinda forgot about it until nine years later (which was last year) when I started collecting the rest of the series (because the perfectionist inside refused the idea of not owning the complete series) and read book 2-4 amidst a reading slump. Now that I finally finished the entirety of it, it seems quite surreal because I feel like I've grown up with the trio - Dak, Riq, and Sera - and had all those adventures with them.
It's nostalgic, sentimental, and emotional to think that only a couple of years ago, a middle school version of me was reading AMIT while chilling in a hammock (cheers, Dak!) and now this current college version of me is in borderline agony, realising that my time with my favorite (and OG) golden trio, the time travels, the Hystorians, and the weird and surreal meetings with famous historical personalities, has now officially ended. Thank you, Infinity Ring for introducing me to the world of reading and for nurturing my love for history EST. 2011! ⏳
It's nostalgic, sentimental, and emotional to think that only a couple of years ago, a middle school version of me was reading AMIT while chilling in a hammock (cheers, Dak!) and now this current college version of me is in borderline agony, realising that my time with my favorite (and OG) golden trio, the time travels, the Hystorians, and the weird and surreal meetings with famous historical personalities, has now officially ended. Thank you, Infinity Ring for introducing me to the world of reading and for nurturing my love for history EST. 2011! ⏳
tesserjac's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Not a huge fan of this series in general, but this one is probably my favorite.
Not a huge fan of this series in general, but this one is probably my favorite.
imzadirose's review
2.0
Meh. It should have ended with the last book. Didn't like this one at all, but I think part of it might have been the narrator. Bottom 10 of narrators ever. His regular speaking voice was fine, but he did this high pitched voice (for a boy, made no sense) that was AWFUL. Ruined the experience of the book.
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