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tracyslawson's review
5.0
Tin Men is a great follow-up to The Clay Lion! This time, we see the story through the eyes of Charlie Johnson, boyfriend to Brooke Wallace, who was the central character in the first book in the series.
After his father's unexpected death reveals a secret about his own past, 21-year-old Charlie enlists the aid of his girlfriend Brooke in the search for his birth mother. Answers spark more questions, and Charlie's obsession to know the truth can only be satisfied with a trip back in time, which is stringently regulated by the government. Brooke tries to discourage him, knowing from her own experience that those who undertake time travel, even with the best of intentions, find things seldom turn out as planned. Despite her protests, Charlie makes the leap. Even if he finds the answers he's looking for, will he return to a present that's irreparably altered?
This story is fast-paced and engrossing, with a dystopic twist that makes it even more suspenseful than the first volume in the series. Highly recommend.
After his father's unexpected death reveals a secret about his own past, 21-year-old Charlie enlists the aid of his girlfriend Brooke in the search for his birth mother. Answers spark more questions, and Charlie's obsession to know the truth can only be satisfied with a trip back in time, which is stringently regulated by the government. Brooke tries to discourage him, knowing from her own experience that those who undertake time travel, even with the best of intentions, find things seldom turn out as planned. Despite her protests, Charlie makes the leap. Even if he finds the answers he's looking for, will he return to a present that's irreparably altered?
This story is fast-paced and engrossing, with a dystopic twist that makes it even more suspenseful than the first volume in the series. Highly recommend.
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
4.0
This was a good follow up to The Clay Lion. Charlie is a little bit dumb at times, but still a great guy, and it all turns out in the end. I actually thought some loose ends were a little too tidy for believability in this case, though I think forgivably so.
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