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kamalafromtheglen's review
5.0
A great sequel with excellent twists and turns and such wonderful characters!!
sk24's review
3.0
3.5/5 stars
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What you're in for: Jealousy. Computer science. Twins (x2). Time travel. Death. Second chances. Changes to the past. People from the 21st century living in a futuristic Dystopian society.
The ending: Wrapped up nicely. I'm left wondering if there is a third book, or if this is a duology. Anyone know??
Am I glad I read it? Yes. The first book made me a big fan of this unique take on a Dystopian story. How often do we get to read about characters from our current society living in a Dystopian society? Never. Until Erasing Time.
I do think that the first book was better than this one. I found this book to be a bit slow and drawn out at times. I wasn't fully captivated by the story and, at times, found myself bored. But, I am glad that I read it. It picked up at the end.
It did aggravate me just how many grammatical errors I noticed while reading this book. That always irks me, especially when it's a well-known publisher like Katherine Tegen Books.
This review and more: SIK Book Reviews
What you're in for: Jealousy. Computer science. Twins (x2). Time travel. Death. Second chances. Changes to the past. People from the 21st century living in a futuristic Dystopian society.
The ending: Wrapped up nicely. I'm left wondering if there is a third book, or if this is a duology. Anyone know??
Am I glad I read it? Yes. The first book made me a big fan of this unique take on a Dystopian story. How often do we get to read about characters from our current society living in a Dystopian society? Never. Until Erasing Time.
I do think that the first book was better than this one. I found this book to be a bit slow and drawn out at times. I wasn't fully captivated by the story and, at times, found myself bored. But, I am glad that I read it. It picked up at the end.
It did aggravate me just how many grammatical errors I noticed while reading this book. That always irks me, especially when it's a well-known publisher like Katherine Tegen Books.
634's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
emiged's review
3.0
This review must remain fairly short and vague as I'm trying to avoid including plot points that would be spoilers for both Echo in Time and its predecessor Erasing Time.
C.J. Hill, like Kasie West and Heather Moore, has more than one book up for a Whitney Award this year. In addition to Echo in Time, Hill also published Slayers: Friends and Traitors, a finalist in the YA Speculative category, in 2013.
Busy woman!
I have to admit I'm a bit confused as to why Echo in Time is in the General Speculative Fiction category instead of YA Speculative. My library had it in the YA section and it has the younger protagonists YA fiction usual features. And it reads like a YA story. Maybe they didn't want C.J. Hill competing against herself in the YA Speculative category, but Jordan McCollum is in that situation in Mystery/Suspense. Anyway...
A team returns to Traventon, the city were Taylor and Sheridan were drawn into the future, in order to destroy the device that ripped them out of their home time and prevent the evil government from using it to create a dangerous weapon. The actions of some members of this team end up wreaking havoc with the time stream, causing unintended consequences that dramatically shift their present situation. The rest of the book is dealing with those changes and, since those initial actions are irreversible, trying to mitigate the damage done and rescue the innocent who have been harmed unintentionally.
Vague enough for you?
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C.J. Hill, like Kasie West and Heather Moore, has more than one book up for a Whitney Award this year. In addition to Echo in Time, Hill also published Slayers: Friends and Traitors, a finalist in the YA Speculative category, in 2013.
Busy woman!
I have to admit I'm a bit confused as to why Echo in Time is in the General Speculative Fiction category instead of YA Speculative. My library had it in the YA section and it has the younger protagonists YA fiction usual features. And it reads like a YA story. Maybe they didn't want C.J. Hill competing against herself in the YA Speculative category, but Jordan McCollum is in that situation in Mystery/Suspense. Anyway...
A team returns to Traventon, the city were Taylor and Sheridan were drawn into the future, in order to destroy the device that ripped them out of their home time and prevent the evil government from using it to create a dangerous weapon. The actions of some members of this team end up wreaking havoc with the time stream, causing unintended consequences that dramatically shift their present situation. The rest of the book is dealing with those changes and, since those initial actions are irreversible, trying to mitigate the damage done and rescue the innocent who have been harmed unintentionally.
Vague enough for you?
To read the rest of this review, visit Build Enough Bookshelves.
ghumpherys's review
4.0
4.5 stars. A great follow-up to Erasing Time! Time travel is always such a tricky thing to write about, but I liked the way this book handled it. Wonderful characters and humor, as always. Loved it!
elevetha's review
2.0
2.5 identical twins.
It had been a while since I'd read the first book in this series, but it is written in a way that makes it fairly easy to come back into the series and know what is going on. Still, as a sequel, I don't think that this holds up very well to its predecessor. I found the ethics and morality questions less poignant, the characters less engaging, and a general lack of interest in the story and how it would all end up.
It had been a while since I'd read the first book in this series, but it is written in a way that makes it fairly easy to come back into the series and know what is going on. Still, as a sequel, I don't think that this holds up very well to its predecessor. I found the ethics and morality questions less poignant, the characters less engaging, and a general lack of interest in the story and how it would all end up.
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