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ingo_lembcke's review
5.0
This is a longer novella, which offers and ads to the CHRONOS-storyline from Pru's POV.
And that is also my problem with the book, while it makes me understand the very well written characters, Pru is not one of the brightest, and gets more than once lied to (ok, not her fault) and does suspect it, but still does not really think with her own mind. Maybe the situations are just to bad, but she also shows no real interest in things that could help her.
As it is, I strongly recommend to read this book for the background and the different POV, with the caveat that this is a dumb girl, too young and if you have read the other books, her mind gets muddled by too many time-jumps, and that certainly does not help liking her, wether it is her fault or not.
We get a lot of her thinking about things, and that is mostly non-tech, more romance, and very single-minded, even when she tries to correct mistakes with time-jumps, she always thinks of herself first, not seeing the bigger picture.
If she had had a normal life, it would have been a boring one, housewife, pop out 2.3 kids and raising a family - not my kind of gal nor heroine.
Currently I cannot say, how I will rate it - it is adding the whole series, and with Pru being deliberately written this way, and there being such women in the world (although I know none and would not befriend one), it is interesting.
So even though it is a novella, I took a break to start [b:The Martian|18007564|The Martian|Andy Weir|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413706054s/18007564.jpg|21825181].
OK, that was a downer, dumbed down, overhyped Bestseller, snarky, but not really good - see my NSFW-Review here:
see my NSFW-Review. Usually I post the same review at Amazon.com, but this time they declined "obscenity", I had to revise the wording...
So, enough OT, back to this book, although I took my time reading it, that was mostly for not liking Pru (and Simon, and Saul).
But still a must-read for completing the background to some scenes and the series.
So, 5 stars it is.
And for a Novella I paid for, I think it was rather long and for once, worth the money - often I think they are too expensive and should only be given away for free, like they did back in the old days, as a teaser for the next book.
It will not really work as a standalone, you should have already read both the first and second book in the series, otherwise it will be very confusing, it is complicated enough with all the time-jumping.
And that is also my problem with the book, while it makes me understand the very well written characters, Pru is not one of the brightest, and gets more than once lied to (ok, not her fault) and does suspect it, but still does not really think with her own mind. Maybe the situations are just to bad, but she also shows no real interest in things that could help her.
As it is, I strongly recommend to read this book for the background and the different POV, with the caveat that this is a dumb girl, too young and if you have read the other books, her mind gets muddled by too many time-jumps, and that certainly does not help liking her, wether it is her fault or not.
We get a lot of her thinking about things, and that is mostly non-tech, more romance, and very single-minded, even when she tries to correct mistakes with time-jumps, she always thinks of herself first, not seeing the bigger picture.
If she had had a normal life, it would have been a boring one, housewife, pop out 2.3 kids and raising a family - not my kind of gal nor heroine.
Currently I cannot say, how I will rate it - it is adding the whole series, and with Pru being deliberately written this way, and there being such women in the world (although I know none and would not befriend one), it is interesting.
So even though it is a novella, I took a break to start [b:The Martian|18007564|The Martian|Andy Weir|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413706054s/18007564.jpg|21825181].
OK, that was a downer, dumbed down, overhyped Bestseller, snarky, but not really good - see my NSFW-Review here:
see my NSFW-Review. Usually I post the same review at Amazon.com, but this time they declined "obscenity", I had to revise the wording...
So, enough OT, back to this book, although I took my time reading it, that was mostly for not liking Pru (and Simon, and Saul).
But still a must-read for completing the background to some scenes and the series.
So, 5 stars it is.
And for a Novella I paid for, I think it was rather long and for once, worth the money - often I think they are too expensive and should only be given away for free, like they did back in the old days, as a teaser for the next book.
It will not really work as a standalone, you should have already read both the first and second book in the series, otherwise it will be very confusing, it is complicated enough with all the time-jumping.
nikki52010's review
5.0
HOW did I not know this was out. I better get on it before I get the next book.
Loved hearing Pru's side of things. She doesn't seem so bad. On to the final book!
Loved hearing Pru's side of things. She doesn't seem so bad. On to the final book!
kberry513's review
4.0
Getting to see Pru's side of the story makes sooo much sense. I never understood how she could side with Saul, but thinking her mother blew up headquarters rather than Saul explains her motivation a lot more. I'm also rooting for this version of Pru to pitch in on stopping Saul. Can't wait for the next one!
amlibera's review
3.0
Something happens about midway through this novella that fills out details of Prudence's story before we hit the full 3rd book that blows it for me. I felt as if I understood Prudence and her point of view and then suddenly I lost track - the details begin to match up with the details of the previous novels but the clarity of motivation and intent disappears somehow and I stop understanding why she did anything. Looking forward to seeing if the final book in the trilogy clears this up.
readliftbooks's review
5.0
Love this series!!
I'm so glad I have this perspective from Pru. Much more makes sense and it alters my perception of things. Very well written!
I'm so glad I have this perspective from Pru. Much more makes sense and it alters my perception of things. Very well written!
nell1120's review
3.0
It was interesting to see Pru's side of the story and gave some depth to the character that was missing from the main series. While she was still an annoying/frustrating teen at times (what teen isn't?), we really got a better understanding of how she gets roped into everything. You root for her to somehow get back to her original timeline, despite what that would mean for Kate and the others in the main story. It's more frustrating reading a backstory like this knowing that it can't happen, yet still hoping for it!
hashtag_alison's review
1.0
A kind of slutty teenage girl accidentally time travels to the future, then to the past, then starts a cult.
This is a pretty standard starter story for a middle school fanfic author. It feels like a first draft in that all the elements to a plotline are there, but no elements adding gravity or character have been incorporated. It was really short as well, which really added to the first draft feel.
I wouldn’t recommend reading this. It just wasn’t very good, and even if it had been fleshed out more I don’t think I would have cared about any of the characters or story.
This is a pretty standard starter story for a middle school fanfic author. It feels like a first draft in that all the elements to a plotline are there, but no elements adding gravity or character have been incorporated. It was really short as well, which really added to the first draft feel.
I wouldn’t recommend reading this. It just wasn’t very good, and even if it had been fleshed out more I don’t think I would have cared about any of the characters or story.
krakentamer's review
5.0
Oh no! Pru is now a sympathetic character?! Will wonders never cease? This novella was so much better than the previous one ([b:Time's Echo|22009372|Time's Echo (The Chronos Files, #1.5)|Rysa Walker|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1398370326s/22009372.jpg|41321705]), mostly because Pru is a much more interesting character than Kiernan. I'm torn that a significant issue brought up () was not resolved within this novella - I can only assume that it'll be addressed in the final book.
I also liked that the YA Romance angle was only a minimal part of the story.
Spoiler
Did Pru ever find out that Saul was the bomber, not Katherine?I also liked that the YA Romance angle was only a minimal part of the story.