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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After reading "Stealing Infinity" & "Ruling Destiny," I wanted to finish the series. It's the conclusion to the fast-paced, time-traveling adventure following Natasha, who is looking to learn more about her new-found skill as a time keeper. The only way to learn these new skills is from the one person she never met, her Dad. When she travels back in time to 1998, she meets the young adult version of her Dad before she was born, where he teaches her the risk of time traveling. W/ it's quirky narrative, down to earth characters & synopsis of art history/Iconography referenced pieces by Vincent Van Gogh & others. It was a fun read. The smut scenes are🌶 I give it 4🌟.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I have loved this series and I truly did think this was a wonderful conclusion. That being said, it felt as though it moved so fast that there were times it left me wanting more information, or to see more of the changes on the page. I did, however, find the second book a bit repetitive and slow at times, so maybe I just can’t be satisfied with the pacing. I want to make this review mostly spoiler-free, but I will say that the ending specifically is what solidified my feelings. I really loved the way things were drawn to a conclusion, my one qualm being that I wish there was more context to one character’s failure and simultaneously their father’s success; I kept waiting for a discussion to clarify a certain twist, but it never came. While inference covers a lot, I again was feeling the want for more information; just a bit more to the story to feel satiated. With that in mind however, I did still thoroughly enjoy the ending: the switching perspectives, the twist mentioned above, the way it was a happy ending and yet not a ‘happy ending’. I love when stories give space for the reader to determine what comes next in the world. I will definitely be thinking about this world for quite a bit of time to come, and I will definitely be tuning in to other worlds Alyson Noël creates!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Genre: YA Fantasy (Time Travel)
Conclusion to a time travel fantasy. I enjoyed this series! There was more romance than the other two books and it was less time travel and history. I was a little confused in the explanations towards the end because I had waited so long in between books and didn’t remember everything.
If you like time travel adventure, this series is fun!
Conclusion to a time travel fantasy. I enjoyed this series! There was more romance than the other two books and it was less time travel and history. I was a little confused in the explanations towards the end because I had waited so long in between books and didn’t remember everything.
If you like time travel adventure, this series is fun!
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:
No
As I have thoroughly enjoyed the first two books of Alyson Noël's Stealing Infinity series, I was eager to get started on CHASING ETERNITY. I had no idea where the story was going or how it was going to end. And when you are talking about time travel, anything is possible.
Except, I didn't love CHASING ETERNITY. I enjoyed it immensely...right up until the end. The conclusion Ms. Noël uses is lackluster at best and frustrating at its worst. The whole thing feels as if Ms. Noël couldn't come up with a way to satisfactorily conclude her story and so chose the path of least resistance. It's disappointing.
To make matters worse, there were several times throughout this book when I struggled to ignore the elephant in the room, so to speak. Yes, it seems weird to find certain situations ridiculous when the entire series is all about a group of teenagers who travel through time to steal priceless art and jewelry, but still. There is only so much disbelief I can suspend, and I started feeling uncomfortable around the first chapter when the main character meets a historical figure and said historical figure acts like everything is perfectly normal. When the main character learns the same magic as said historical figure but in a few hours rather than years, I was done.
All this to say CHASING ETERNITY is a disappointment. The Stealing Infinity series to this point was so much fun, crazy but in a good way. I always got the feeling that even Ms. Noël knew how insane her story was and that knowledge made it all okay to like, as if she also embraced the madness without taking any of it too seriously. Until she decided to change that and makes CHASING ETERNITY entirely too serious without eliminating any of the madness. With an ending that feels like a copout more than a well-developed resolution, it makes me change my opinion about the entire series.
Except, I didn't love CHASING ETERNITY. I enjoyed it immensely...right up until the end. The conclusion Ms. Noël uses is lackluster at best and frustrating at its worst. The whole thing feels as if Ms. Noël couldn't come up with a way to satisfactorily conclude her story and so chose the path of least resistance. It's disappointing.
To make matters worse, there were several times throughout this book when I struggled to ignore the elephant in the room, so to speak. Yes, it seems weird to find certain situations ridiculous when the entire series is all about a group of teenagers who travel through time to steal priceless art and jewelry, but still. There is only so much disbelief I can suspend, and I started feeling uncomfortable around the first chapter when the main character meets a historical figure and said historical figure acts like everything is perfectly normal. When the main character learns the same magic as said historical figure but in a few hours rather than years, I was done.
All this to say CHASING ETERNITY is a disappointment. The Stealing Infinity series to this point was so much fun, crazy but in a good way. I always got the feeling that even Ms. Noël knew how insane her story was and that knowledge made it all okay to like, as if she also embraced the madness without taking any of it too seriously. Until she decided to change that and makes CHASING ETERNITY entirely too serious without eliminating any of the madness. With an ending that feels like a copout more than a well-developed resolution, it makes me change my opinion about the entire series.