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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is so engaging that I stayed up way too late two nights in a row and read the whole thing in two big bites. If you like an historical novel (sort of), with some action-spy drama, murder mystery, adventure, romance and time travel thrown in, then this is your book. You can bet I'm already after #2 in the series, and no doubt I'll have read all six before #7--if there is a #7 coming--is off the press.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you've ever considered a career as a historian but worry that it might be too dusty, boring, and academic for your snarky personality, there's hope for you. The deliberately-dull name of St Mary's Institute of Historical Research hides a secret. The historians of St. Mary's are bumbling, drunk, horny, foulmouthed history-adoring geniuses. My kind of people!
This first book in the series introduces Dr Madeleine Maxwell, or Max, as she's called. Written in first-person, she tells the story of her early days with the Institute, starting with her recruitment and first days at the facility. I usually enjoy stories told in this manner when there's a lot to learn, and this one is no exception.
There's no doubt that Max is brilliant, passionate about history, and dedicated to the work. She's also flawed in more ways than I can count. She's extremely human. She's also snarky as heck with an expert mastery of speaking Clever British.
Even though this is an introduction book, we manage to get past her training and go on actual time travel missions. Do things go terribly wrong during these? Are these experiences profoundly breathtaking in spite of that? Heck yes.
Do I recommend this book? Does the fact that I immediately dove into the next book in the series answer the question for you? Give it a try! The situations, personalities, bad habits and language can be extreme - but if extreme's your thing, you'll feel right at home.
This first book in the series introduces Dr Madeleine Maxwell, or Max, as she's called. Written in first-person, she tells the story of her early days with the Institute, starting with her recruitment and first days at the facility. I usually enjoy stories told in this manner when there's a lot to learn, and this one is no exception.
There's no doubt that Max is brilliant, passionate about history, and dedicated to the work. She's also flawed in more ways than I can count. She's extremely human. She's also snarky as heck with an expert mastery of speaking Clever British.
Even though this is an introduction book, we manage to get past her training and go on actual time travel missions. Do things go terribly wrong during these? Are these experiences profoundly breathtaking in spite of that? Heck yes.
Do I recommend this book? Does the fact that I immediately dove into the next book in the series answer the question for you? Give it a try! The situations, personalities, bad habits and language can be extreme - but if extreme's your thing, you'll feel right at home.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I tried but this just kept going nowhere. Technically a lot was happening but there was no real depth to plot or characters. It was all over the place, there were random asides that seemingly had no point, and I truly didn’t have any cares about any of the characters. When someone died or something bad happened I just sort of shrugged. I kept waiting for it to get to the real plot but it still hadn’t 1/2 way through. If there’s no plot I better love the characters but those were flat as well.
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes