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adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I didn't expect this to be as good as the first Chronos series... but I was still disappointed.
There were some things that I really liked. Basically, all of Madi's story line was cool. I don't want to spoil anything, so I can't say much, but I really liked the wibbly wobbly timey wimey aspect of her discovery and her connections to the past and the future.
Tyson's story line was not very interesting to me. All the references to historical events and figures are a bit too much to keep up with when you're not that familiar with American History. And you really need detailed knowledge or at least much more interest in these historical events to understand the significance of minor changes. I didn't have these issues in the past because the changes made to history directly affected the main characters, whereas here the changes were more ... abstract. It just didn't have the same effect.
It also doesn't help that I didn't care much for any of the characters. I like Madi and her group and there are some things about them, I am interested in, but there is not much that makes me care for them emotionally. Even less so with Tyson & co.
And the book lost me at the end, tbh. I couldn't follow the "science" anymore, and I still don't understand what is/was/will be going on with the bad guys in this story. There is nothing at the end of the book that is intriguing enough to make me want to read the next one. I will probably still give it a chance.
There were some things that I really liked. Basically, all of Madi's story line was cool. I don't want to spoil anything, so I can't say much, but I really liked the wibbly wobbly timey wimey aspect of her discovery and her connections to the past and the future.
Tyson's story line was not very interesting to me. All the references to historical events and figures are a bit too much to keep up with when you're not that familiar with American History. And you really need detailed knowledge or at least much more interest in these historical events to understand the significance of minor changes. I didn't have these issues in the past because the changes made to history directly affected the main characters, whereas here the changes were more ... abstract. It just didn't have the same effect.
It also doesn't help that I didn't care much for any of the characters. I like Madi and her group and there are some things about them, I am interested in, but there is not much that makes me care for them emotionally. Even less so with Tyson & co.
And the book lost me at the end, tbh. I couldn't follow the "science" anymore, and I still don't understand what is/was/will be going on with the bad guys in this story. There is nothing at the end of the book that is intriguing enough to make me want to read the next one. I will probably still give it a chance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical content, Racism, and Blood
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