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mstallard's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
rhiannon0307's review
2.0
I had high hopes going into this one as I love Scotland as a setting and mythology as a plot point but unfortunately this book wan't for me.'Breaking Time' is essentially a rip off of Outlander and not a very good one at that.
The writing is so simplistic and hard to read, plus the awful dialogue kept taking me out of the story. As well as that, I noticed many spelling and editorial errors that were jarring and could have easily been corrected.
To see my reactions whilst reading this book, you can watch my reading vlog: https://youtu.be/fKequ46LWyg
The writing is so simplistic and hard to read, plus the awful dialogue kept taking me out of the story. As well as that, I noticed many spelling and editorial errors that were jarring and could have easily been corrected.
To see my reactions whilst reading this book, you can watch my reading vlog: https://youtu.be/fKequ46LWyg
simira's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the concept but it lacked something for me. Some loose ends that I hope will be tied up in the next book.
bevpages's review
2.0
thank you to harper collins for the arc
this was so bad yikes …. i wanted to give sasha another chance especially after i dnfed zenith.
this wasn't good at all. this felt very unpolished and it felt as if i was reading a draft or an unfinished book. the novel is very mediocre and reads for a younger audience, i've seen a few people saying this is YA or NA but it didn't read like any of those.
the writing style was very average and simple, there was a lack of detail at certain times but for the most part it was easy to read. when it came to the mythology sections i felt as if the author had just copy and pasted certain explanations out from a text book leaving it feeling fragmented. throughout this whole book i still feel as if we didn't get a proper explanation about what was happening with the monsters etc.
the main character felt very bland, again likable but there just wasn't anything interesting about her, it also felt a little bit self-inserty which i won't go too much into but it just wasn't good. callum was also bland, and the two had no chemistry whatsoever and their relationship came out of nowhere. the plot was boring, i wanted to see more of the fantasy element but we didn't get that either and it just felt rushed. as for the plot twist, it was extremely predictable and i have zero desire to pick up the sequel.
this was so bad yikes …. i wanted to give sasha another chance especially after i dnfed zenith.
this wasn't good at all. this felt very unpolished and it felt as if i was reading a draft or an unfinished book. the novel is very mediocre and reads for a younger audience, i've seen a few people saying this is YA or NA but it didn't read like any of those.
the writing style was very average and simple, there was a lack of detail at certain times but for the most part it was easy to read. when it came to the mythology sections i felt as if the author had just copy and pasted certain explanations out from a text book leaving it feeling fragmented. throughout this whole book i still feel as if we didn't get a proper explanation about what was happening with the monsters etc.
the main character felt very bland, again likable but there just wasn't anything interesting about her, it also felt a little bit self-inserty which i won't go too much into but it just wasn't good. callum was also bland, and the two had no chemistry whatsoever and their relationship came out of nowhere. the plot was boring, i wanted to see more of the fantasy element but we didn't get that either and it just felt rushed. as for the plot twist, it was extremely predictable and i have zero desire to pick up the sequel.
ida_hagen03's review
2.0
Did not like this book. Don't compare this to outlander, that's ridiculous! I listen to it in audio book format and I feel asleep multiple times. Do not recommend. Sorry.
kittykat1126's review
2.0
I wanted to like this book. I really did, but I just couldn't. The characters were flat, and I found I didn't care about the romance - and I will find a romance to route for in everything. The moments of the book that were supposed to be touching, didn't hit right, and by the end of it I didn't really care if Klara lived or died. The entire trip through Scotland felt like 300 pages of filler where they did nothing but fight the exact. Same. Beast. The "twist" epilogue was predictable, and mildly unrealistic even for the (nonexistent) magic system the book has.
itswhatever's review against another edition
I haven't read this new publication of Sasha's; however, I did want to point out that the book description reminds me of Outlander. Did anyone pick up on that?
lookingforamandaa's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun I had while reading this. We follow main character Klara who hits Callum with her car. He’s traveled from the past and things are getting weird.
I liked Klara and Callum. They were a little surface level as far as development, but I still had fun following them.
I know everyone is calling this a self insert Outlander story, but I thought it was pretty different from the outlander books. There was a lot more magic. The magic wasn’t fully explained which I didn’t love (I like to know the limits of the magic and how it all works).
Overall, this isn’t a favorite or anything. But I had fun while I was reading it.
I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun I had while reading this. We follow main character Klara who hits Callum with her car. He’s traveled from the past and things are getting weird.
I liked Klara and Callum. They were a little surface level as far as development, but I still had fun following them.
I know everyone is calling this a self insert Outlander story, but I thought it was pretty different from the outlander books. There was a lot more magic. The magic wasn’t fully explained which I didn’t love (I like to know the limits of the magic and how it all works).
Overall, this isn’t a favorite or anything. But I had fun while I was reading it.