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book_tribute23's review
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Read this for my book club.
jordannchloee's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
once again she is SO BACK!! i think this series is near perfect ya/mg sci-fi fodder if you set aside the whole book 3 and 4 disappointment of it all. i don’t love this one as MUCH as 5&6 but i think that’s because it’s doing a lot at once. it’s exploring an adventure around a historical moment yes but it’s also clearly doing the labor of working towards novellic conclusion. i think it felt difficult to stay in it or feel attached to the adventure of it as much because of that. i had to focus so deeply on the new information being provided about the nature of time travel i got sort of lost in the sauce. i also feel the absence of katherine influenced the narrative to me — she’s such an impactful side character and really becomes a protagonist after book 2. it’s hard to read the book without her fun presence. nonetheless though i still felt intrigued and held on to the narrative throughout. it was one that i couldn’t really anticipate bc they weren’t trying to put a kid back in history, they were trying to fix history itself. like the not being able to determine what’s next aspect was so so hooking. i also think i grew to like jonah a bit more and appreciated his commitment to his sister even tho he was a bit aggy at times. one thing i DID NOTICE about this one is it kind of felt like Christian propaganda? i think the propaganda was present in every other novel but it kind of came to a head for me here. and i say this as someone who was raised christian but like the fact that every time jonah was unsure he was like okay WWJD like God tell me what’s next i was like hmmmm…🤔🧐🤨 curious motivation. maybe this is just characterization. but when placed in conversation with other discussions of christianity in the book it felt .. purposeful to say the least. despite all this i loved the adventure of this book and i think that it sets up for a really cool conclusion like im excited for the next one. and a character named JORDAN he’s just like me for real.
vidhi26p's review
5.0
This is one of the most confusing, mind boggling novels I have ever laid my hands on. It defys everything I thought I knew and killed more brain cells of mine than any Sharpie ever will. It is a great novel and I highly recommend this to all fans of Haddix.
directorpurry's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
thorspoptarts's review
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
hamckeon's review
3.0
I would give it more of a 3.5. I still like the series but this book was a little harder to follow.
sillydog43's review
3.0
This book was OK. Compared to all the others, it was a bit of a letdown, but I love the story of
Charles Lindbherg so that was a plus. I just felt confused the whole time about the time travel because I feel it wasn't explained very well.
Charles Lindbherg so that was a plus. I just felt confused the whole time about the time travel because I feel it wasn't explained very well.
daisha101's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
After starting this series in middle school, I’m finally getting to see what becomes of these characters now that I have the time to finish it. This was a fun and quick read, but not my favorite book in this series. The ending was a bit convoluted and there was less interaction between the characters that pushed this story along. Instead there were a lot of moments where a complex plot point was explained in a paragraph by one of the characters or the elucidator was used to explain a situation. Overall though, I still enjoyed it and learned some new historical facts from the author’s note.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death