A review by mon_ique
TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow

1.0

There were many things I didn't like in this book; the religious overtones, the human mutants, the violence, etc. That's my opinion of this book, and reading a couple of reviews for the other books, it seems like it doesn't change. I like sci-fi, I really do, but this is the kinda of sci-fi I hate. The ones that try to bring God into it. Sci-fi is not real. You cannot apply something fake to something real. It seems a lot of Sci-fi things does this, to varying degrees tho. This book added a lot of their theories, trying to reconcile time-travel to real life. I read books that would be categorized as sci-fi for the adventure and the awesome things that happen that do not happen in real life. Like sci-fi formulas or time travel. Instead of this book, filled with religious applications and conspiracies, I would point to the much better option of The Missing series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Not saying that Peterson doesn't have a fair share of human philosophies, but it takes a back seat to the awesome history time travel that entertains, excites and educates, yet you can still tell that the author has her mind on her shoulders and doesn't actually believe in time travel. Reading books like this could totally corrupt your mind into doubting the existence of everything.
I would not recommend nor continue this series.