A review by abetterjulie
In Times Like These by Nathan Van Coops

3.0

It's clear that a lot of effort went into the science and timelines of this book. I felt like more could have been done with the characters. Even at the end, I was confusing them sometimes. I never felt connected to them beyond the wish to see them home. The dialogue was often dull and didn't drive the story or develop attachment. The book was mostly fun, though. I got bored through some of the explanations, but others might not mind that bit. There were odd places where the author went to a lot of trouble to show detail, but those details didn't add to the story or drive the plot (like taking his juice with him, why did that matter? But then not mentioning how wonderful Russian Olive trees smell that time of year). Having said all of that, I'd still read the sequel.