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scottnap's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
almond's review against another edition
Apparently, I listened for 5 minutes and decided it was a DNF. Maybe I’ll give it another chance sometime.
twinsunsfour's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jennagarcia's review
3.0
Really a 3.5. It got a little slow in the middle and Markus annoyed the heck out of me, and honestly Penny too until the end. But it was a fun, relatively quick, read!
mbarrow's review
3.0
Mike Chen's writing style feels like he really wants to write a sci-fi movie/TV show but isn't quite able to pull it off.
nicolemhewitt's review
5.0
Loved this book! Was a great listen to keep my mind off running - a bit of action, but more of it was emotional intrigue. A great ending, too!
fbc's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
montigneyrules's review
2.0
#readingchallenge2022 (my tech themed book)
Concept: a 5 star synopsis: a time traveler gets trapped in the past- stranded for 18 yrs he starts a family, gets a job, has a life, then finally is returned to his time and becomes plagued with the paradox of impacting the past he left behind
Execution: a 2 star story: I love another reviewer’s description, “a book concept that included a beginning and an end with no content in the middle.” Kin is incoherent, self-centered-I didn’t care about his journey because he made ridiculous mistakes, bad decisions, and was flat.
Everything was forced, lacking creativity, but instead relied on tropes-ugh he even referenced Dr. Who, which would be ok if he wasn’t clearly saying ‘this is a rip-off a Dr. Who episode’ in the worst writing possible- like a disservice to time travel writing
Concept: a 5 star synopsis: a time traveler gets trapped in the past- stranded for 18 yrs he starts a family, gets a job, has a life, then finally is returned to his time and becomes plagued with the paradox of impacting the past he left behind
Execution: a 2 star story: I love another reviewer’s description, “a book concept that included a beginning and an end with no content in the middle.” Kin is incoherent, self-centered-I didn’t care about his journey because he made ridiculous mistakes, bad decisions, and was flat.
Everything was forced, lacking creativity, but instead relied on tropes-ugh he even referenced Dr. Who, which would be ok if he wasn’t clearly saying ‘this is a rip-off a Dr. Who episode’ in the worst writing possible- like a disservice to time travel writing