adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was all in for about 450 pages, and then it went from Connie Willis fanfic to plagiarism and I got annoyed. It’s only a few points but they are pretty key points, so consider this Willis meets The Librarians. It’s fun but FULL of holes and paradoxes and needed a better editor. And I’ll still download book 2, in hopes that having gotten this episodic, not very original, slapdash set up done Taylor will use her creativity and voice to tell a stronger second story.
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

4 out of 5!

Historians, dinosaurs, trauma, traveling in time and space all while in the non disclosed future. What's not to love! Honestly, it's a great start, especially since I know it only gets better and also worse from here for our main cast.
adventurous funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.5

Lightweight, entertaining, but sometimes confusing and rushed. Not sure if it was an issue of storytelling or bad editing, but I often would read something and think “wait, what? When did that happen?” Easiest example is that there’s a point in the story that I thought was maybe 6 - 12 months from the start of the book, but the protagonist alludes to the fact that many years have passed, which completely threw me for a loop.
adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark funny sad 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: Complicated
adventurous 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: Yes