Mark Maynard
I did not know what to expect when I picked up this book I found the premise interesting but didn't think it would grip me but I was wrong. it is very original which is refreshing with so many authors just slightly changing ideas and regurgitating the same ideas.
this is unlike any other story I have read and rather than expanding on another idea it builds a new world from scratch and I found it addictive, I read it in two sittings over the course of 22 hours and loved it I can't wait for the next instalment.
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I did not know what to expect when I picked up this book I found the premise interesting but didn't think it would grip me but I was wrong. it is very original which is refreshing with so many authors just slightly changing ideas and regurgitating the same ideas.
this is unlike any other story I have read and rather than expanding on another idea it builds a new world from scratch and I found it addictive, I read it in two sittings over the course of 22 hours and loved it I can't wait for the next instalment.
I didn't know what to expect from this book I tend to avoid YA fiction as I find it a bit predictable b7t it was recommended by an author I like Nathan Van Coops so I gave it a try and I am so glad I did.
from start to finish I was absolutely hooked I loved the idea of the descendants and found the characters really interesting. I started this book at 6pm and didn't stop reading til 1am and only because I needed to sleep. I then picked the book up the next day and read until I was finished that's how enthralled I was and how much I couldn't wait to find out what happened. so much so the only reason I am not immediately reading the second is because I really need to go and cook dinner before my wife starves.
I have been a fan of Sonya Bateman for a while now i have read her Gavynn Donnatti Series and her Deathspeaker series and absolutely love them both. I received this book free in exchange for an honest review and its quite different from her other series and at first i wasn't sure if i would like it but she quickly creates an engaging and detailed new world and establishes the rules and nature of this world nicely without overwhelming the reader. i don't always like books that change point of view often but i think it works well in this book slowly fleshing out the world without giving too much away.
Her books as always are such an easy read and i found that not unlike her others i found it hard to put down and only did when i absolutely had to go to sleep. i have to say that it is well worth a read especially if you have read her other books and i look forward to the next instalment of this series as well as the others
I read this book having enjoyed other time travel novels in the past. the premise was interesting and the story wasn't over complicated with jargon and easy to follow.
i think the book was very well written and found myself genuinely caring about what happened to the characters.
I enjoyed it so much i read it in less than 22 hours including a days work and i will be starting the second book in the series tonight.
I really enjoyed this book I am enjoying the world that David van Duke is creating here.
I must admit though I didn't enjoy it as much as reapers run but I think that because I read that first then went back to this one, that being said I thought it was a great book and look forward to reading the next in the series
just like the other books in the series it is a very compelling read with lots of twist, turns and exciting ideas. i love the deathspeaker books and always find myself wanting to read the next installment straight away. i do not know what i will do when i have read number 5 and i have to wait for the next book to be written. i have also purchased the other books by sonya as i really enjoy the pace, characters and ideas in her books.
I really enjoyed the first book in the series and found the characters to be quite well written. the book doesn't move at the fastest pace but i find that most first books don't as they are trying to paint a picture of the world and its characters. nevertheless i was never bored and still finished the book in a couple of days.
I will definitely be reading the next book and look forward to finding out what happenss
I really wanted to enjoy this book, the story was good and i was starting to enjoy the characters however i only made it to 56% of the book.
The problem i found with the book was that it was constantly changing perspectives showing the events from multiple angles. Normally this is ok but i found it destroyed the momentum f the book and when all of a sudden you get thrown back into event from 15 pages ago just to see what another character experienced.
Such a shame but i found myself unable to finish it.
As always a thrilling read I love the repairman jack books and the adversary cycle too. I love long series that create entire universes and Paul Wilson does just that he has created an entire world that never ceases to pull me in and enthrall me.
I am getting so excited now with only the dark at the end and nightworld to end the story is almost complete. the only bad thing is once I have finished I thing there will be a feeling of sadness knowing I will never get to go on another adventure with Jack.
Absolutely incredible just finished and still blown away by the story. Very well written and so well thought out
Great story not quite as compelling due to confusion but it does make sense to the plot. Love the series and the intervonnectivity
superb book mostly been reading urban fantasy lately but I love Sci fi and the book sounded fun. well it was a roller-coaster ride with twists and turns all along the way just when you thought you knew what was happening the tables turn and mix things up again. very well thought out and it really shows, really hope there will be more from this world even if it does not center around the main characters from zero world.