Review: 4.7 on the Masq Scale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 22, 2013
Mark's ReviewI love me a good time travel story. In fact, it's one of my favorite genres. This wasn't the best one I've read, but it was pretty darn close. I can always tell when a book in general has my attention. I finish reading it quicker than others, and I always want to know what's going on at the end of a chapter. If the book is less exciting, I'll come to the end of a section and won't care if I read on right away.In this case I read on more than I didn't. And the times I didn't read on weren't about the book itself. No, my kids needed something, and I was forced to stop reading.Another review mentioned the lack of character description. This wasn't a problem for me. I don't really like a lot of that anyway. I tend to skim over it. I understood the three main characters just fine. This author has an excellent way of revealing characterization through dialog, which for the most part was just superb.One thing to note. The ending isn't just a normal cliffhanger. Though you do learn a few things at the end, most of it is set up for the next story, so some would describe it as a sheer drop off the precipice. If the story caught your attention whatsoever, you'll want to read on. It's like watching the first part of a two part TV episode. You have to read on.There is one thing I have to mention, not because it's overly negative, but because I found it odd. The first bit of the story is about the teacher, but she doesn't play a role in the rest of this story. Seemed like an odd way to start and easily could deter some readers. Keep reading. Doesn't take long for the story to pick up. In any case, I presume the teacher plays a role in the future. If not, it was definitely a weird way to start the series.I definitely recommend this as a sci-fi reader and a time travel lover. As long as you don't mind cliffhangers that threaten to take your breath away, you'll be just fine. After all, there's several more books, and I want to read them all. At least the next one for sure.