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retiredlibrarylady's review
3.0
The second in the missing series sends Jonah and his sister Katherine back in time with Chip and Alex, who were really the princes in the tower. The premise is that they must "restore the balance of history" by making sure that the events proceed as they really did. I am not a big fan of time travel but I am a big fan of Haddix and history so I enjoyed this book although some of it was really a stretch. One of my YA type readings!
corissamcc's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
micahbean's review
4.0
4.5 A solid addition but one of the more forgettable ones in my childhood memory of the series
hamckeon's review
3.0
I actually would give this 3.5 stars. I love that this series combines science fiction and historical fiction.
thorspoptarts's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
julianna_schock's review
5.0
WOW!!!! I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS ONE IS SOOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST, BUT THE FIRST ONE IS STILL GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
purstiltski's review
5.0
This book was so amazing that I read it in two days! Jonah and Katherine are sent back in time with Alex and Chip accidentally, but get a chance to help Alex and Chip set their history right, and the history of time too. Many moments were very thought provoking, and just a great book in general. Margaret Peterson Haddix is number one on my list of the best authors ever.
mollymortensen's review
4.0
Book one was 8/10 stars, this one was more like a 7. There were more good moments but I was also more annoyed. More happened, but the main characters didn't do enough for themselves.
Jonah has gotten much stupider. Chip is more obnoxious and I don't particularly care about Alex. But Katherine continues to be amazing though. Anything smart that they do was her idea.
The Good:
I liked how Chip and Alex regained their memories of the past and the whole tracer ghost things for changed time. We don't actually find out much about time travel or the future, but we do see more of the Time Bureau. I'm glad they weren't stuck in the fifteenth century for the whole time. (That place sucked!)
There were some great lines! Unfortunately, the best one contains a small spoiler.
"Are you having problems with that, Alex?" Chip asked wistfully. "Forgetting that you're not an English prince in the 1480s anymore?"
"Some," Alex said. "But people always thought I was weird anyway, so nobody really cares. I'm just telling Mom it's all her fault because she's always quoting Shakespeare at me. I told her it's finally happened-she's completely rotted my brain."
The Bad:
There were several times where things just didn't make sense. (And annoyed me.)
A 12 year old girl couldn't stand up in 40 pound armor. Let alone run over hills and climb trees… (She's 85 pounds for Pete's sake!)
Why, when the future tech thing needed to conserve energy to repair itself, could it make four kids invisible for hours? But it can't unmute…
Also, as someone who has set my hair on fire (okay, more than a few times) it doesn't happen like that. There's a bad smell and some black crispy hairs but that's all. They made it out like she could've died.
And it drove me nuts how Chip's age kept changing! (He's supposed to be 14, but they describe him as more like 16-17, and first they say he's 15, the next page he's 14, then back to 15.) 12+2=14 it's not hard.
Will I read the next one? Probably not. Although it ends well, I was disappointed that we didn't find out about Jonah and the epilogue makes it sound like we won't in the next book either. (I actually cheated and looked it up.) We don't discover who Jonah is until And even worse, What a letdown! So I think I'll stop the series here. (Besides book eight sounds horrendous.)
Jonah has gotten much stupider. Chip is more obnoxious and I don't particularly care about Alex. But Katherine continues to be amazing though. Anything smart that they do was her idea.
The Good:
I liked how Chip and Alex regained their memories of the past and the whole tracer ghost things for changed time. We don't actually find out much about time travel or the future, but we do see more of the Time Bureau. I'm glad they weren't stuck in the fifteenth century for the whole time. (That place sucked!)
There were some great lines! Unfortunately, the best one contains a small spoiler.
Spoiler
"Are you having problems with that, Alex?" Chip asked wistfully. "Forgetting that you're not an English prince in the 1480s anymore?"
"Some," Alex said. "But people always thought I was weird anyway, so nobody really cares. I'm just telling Mom it's all her fault because she's always quoting Shakespeare at me. I told her it's finally happened-she's completely rotted my brain."
The Bad:
There were several times where things just didn't make sense. (And annoyed me.)
A 12 year old girl couldn't stand up in 40 pound armor. Let alone run over hills and climb trees… (She's 85 pounds for Pete's sake!)
Why, when the future tech thing needed to conserve energy to repair itself, could it make four kids invisible for hours? But it can't unmute…
Also, as someone who has set my hair on fire (okay, more than a few times) it doesn't happen like that. There's a bad smell and some black crispy hairs but that's all. They made it out like she could've died.
And it drove me nuts how Chip's age kept changing! (He's supposed to be 14, but they describe him as more like 16-17, and first they say he's 15, the next page he's 14, then back to 15.) 12+2=14 it's not hard.
Will I read the next one? Probably not. Although it ends well, I was disappointed that we didn't find out about Jonah and the epilogue makes it sound like we won't in the next book either. (I actually cheated and looked it up.) We don't discover who Jonah is until
Spoiler
book seven!Spoiler
he was just an orphan who died young. The idiot Chip is a king and our hero Jonah is really just a nobody.directorpurry's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Confinement
Moderate: Murder, War, Child death, and Blood