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Here's my audiobook review: https://youtu.be/I0oepQFMsIY
This one took a bit to get into - probably because I didn't care overmuch for the audiobook narrator, Saskia Maarleveld. She has a very breathy voice, almost like whispering. While it would be perfect for just the right book, it was not perfect for this book. Her voice for Nicholas was way off. I started this on audio, switched to the ebook, gave the audio another chance and finally finished it off as an ebook. That certainly chopped up the story and influenced my opinion of it.
I really like the way the author handled the time travel here. There are rules and she only lost me once - but the overall idea is well handled. She never breaks her own rules and that is crucial in this sub-genre.
Bracken's characters shine, as usual. She is able to draw a character slowly and intuitively, always appropriate in the way each one develops and is changed by circumstances and environment. I think that's really the strength of her books. There were only a couple of characters that I wanted more from - but again, that's appropriate because they served their purpose for this part of the story and I'm sure will be seen more in the coming books.
The relationship between Etta and Nicholas is just wonderful because of the discrepancy in the time periods to which they are native. The way they see the other was enhanced by this and provided an extra dimension to their interaction.
Again, the audio just didn't work for me. I hope Bracken/Disney Hyperion choose to change the narrator for the next book. Unlikely but I am hopeful; Maarleveld is good but just not the narrator for this story.
I'm really looking forward to more of this story. Alexandra Bracken isn't just a lovely person, she's an excellent writer - one of my "auto-buy" authors and I can't wait to read the next book in this trilogy.
This one took a bit to get into - probably because I didn't care overmuch for the audiobook narrator, Saskia Maarleveld. She has a very breathy voice, almost like whispering. While it would be perfect for just the right book, it was not perfect for this book. Her voice for Nicholas was way off. I started this on audio, switched to the ebook, gave the audio another chance and finally finished it off as an ebook. That certainly chopped up the story and influenced my opinion of it.
I really like the way the author handled the time travel here. There are rules and she only lost me once - but the overall idea is well handled. She never breaks her own rules and that is crucial in this sub-genre.
Bracken's characters shine, as usual. She is able to draw a character slowly and intuitively, always appropriate in the way each one develops and is changed by circumstances and environment. I think that's really the strength of her books. There were only a couple of characters that I wanted more from - but again, that's appropriate because they served their purpose for this part of the story and I'm sure will be seen more in the coming books.
The relationship between Etta and Nicholas is just wonderful because of the discrepancy in the time periods to which they are native. The way they see the other was enhanced by this and provided an extra dimension to their interaction.
Again, the audio just didn't work for me. I hope Bracken/Disney Hyperion choose to change the narrator for the next book. Unlikely but I am hopeful; Maarleveld is good but just not the narrator for this story.
I'm really looking forward to more of this story. Alexandra Bracken isn't just a lovely person, she's an excellent writer - one of my "auto-buy" authors and I can't wait to read the next book in this trilogy.