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emmylux7's review
I received a free kindle ARC of this book from a Goodreads giveaway, all opinions stated are my own.
DNF: at 54%
All though I found the premise intriguing. And I really liked the art style that was used to tell the story. Everything else about this graphic novel felt underdeveloped. I'm not opposed to being thrust into a tale within a blink of an eye; especially considering the main plot point has to deal with time travel. In this case it fell completely flat. Very little was given in the way of information on how this world worked & characters motivations. It didn't help that the dialogue between characters felt disjointed. I actually questioned a couple times whether they had accidentally edited out some pages by accident. Or if the author knows how people talk to each other. Which is comical cause I received this as a digital download. Either way, nothing about this story intrigued me enough to continue.
DNF: at 54%
All though I found the premise intriguing. And I really liked the art style that was used to tell the story. Everything else about this graphic novel felt underdeveloped. I'm not opposed to being thrust into a tale within a blink of an eye; especially considering the main plot point has to deal with time travel. In this case it fell completely flat. Very little was given in the way of information on how this world worked & characters motivations. It didn't help that the dialogue between characters felt disjointed. I actually questioned a couple times whether they had accidentally edited out some pages by accident. Or if the author knows how people talk to each other. Which is comical cause I received this as a digital download. Either way, nothing about this story intrigued me enough to continue.
carroq's review
3.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via Goodreads Giveaways in exchange for an honest review.
So this book is connected to Rysa Walker's Chronos Files series. I really like the idea behind it. There are time travelers that use keys to move around different eras. One group, known as Cyrists, want to take over the world and another group is out to stop them.
Time Trial seems to take place concurrent and after the events of the novels. There's time travel involved so I wouldn't quibble about any oddities with events. Anyway, Clio is the main character and her family is part of the group fighting the Cyrists. She is coming of age and wants to branch out on her own, ending up in 1931 Chicago. There she becomes involved with the trial of Al Capone and an old acquaintance of her parents.
There is a bit of time jumping that occurs after Clio meets the other time traveler. I liked seeing the different periods, although they could have been more varied. These highlight the differences between the two groups as well, even though it isn't stated outright. It gives a nice feel for the characters. I might have liked the story more if it had been more subtle about bringing in the Cyrists and really just let it be about Clio.
The art varied a bit for me. I like the character art. The period pieces are done nicely. The effectiveness of the coloring threw things off for me. There are times where the illustrations get too dark and muddle the drawings of the characters. This particularly bugged me when it meant half a character's face would be in shadow when it didn't need to be.
Despite some problems with approaches to the art and the story, it is still enjoyable. It takes a unique approach to time travel that is worth checking out.
So this book is connected to Rysa Walker's Chronos Files series. I really like the idea behind it. There are time travelers that use keys to move around different eras. One group, known as Cyrists, want to take over the world and another group is out to stop them.
Time Trial seems to take place concurrent and after the events of the novels. There's time travel involved so I wouldn't quibble about any oddities with events. Anyway, Clio is the main character and her family is part of the group fighting the Cyrists. She is coming of age and wants to branch out on her own, ending up in 1931 Chicago. There she becomes involved with the trial of Al Capone and an old acquaintance of her parents.
There is a bit of time jumping that occurs after Clio meets the other time traveler. I liked seeing the different periods, although they could have been more varied. These highlight the differences between the two groups as well, even though it isn't stated outright. It gives a nice feel for the characters. I might have liked the story more if it had been more subtle about bringing in the Cyrists and really just let it be about Clio.
The art varied a bit for me. I like the character art. The period pieces are done nicely. The effectiveness of the coloring threw things off for me. There are times where the illustrations get too dark and muddle the drawings of the characters. This particularly bugged me when it meant half a character's face would be in shadow when it didn't need to be.
Despite some problems with approaches to the art and the story, it is still enjoyable. It takes a unique approach to time travel that is worth checking out.
see_sadie_read's review
I liked the artwork and that the heroine is spunky and self-sufficient. But the story is rushed and basically just her jumping from place to place with no apparent objective beyond someone saying, 'do it.' No plot develops in any of the jumps. The whole thing, while pretty, just kind of felt pointless.
I suppose if you've read the books the comic is based on it might make more sense and feel like it has more of a purpose, but as a stand alone, I was underwhelmed.
I won an e-copy here on Goodreads.
I suppose if you've read the books the comic is based on it might make more sense and feel like it has more of a purpose, but as a stand alone, I was underwhelmed.
I won an e-copy here on Goodreads.
anfweldon's review
4.0
To start, I received this graphic novel through goodreads giveaways.
I loved the storyline of this graphic novel despite the fact that at certain times it became a bit confusing. The main character Cleo was brought up on secrecy and is just finding out more about herself and her past. I did enjoy that she was jumping from one time period to another. I do wish that was a bit more to the story, however, there was a sufficient amount of the story to make it enjoyable.
What I was not sure that I was a fan of was the kindle addition of this. Until I was used to how the story was being told I found it quite difficult to read. However, once I was accustomed to how the graphic novel was set up as an ebook it became much easier to read as well as much more enjoyable. While I may or may not recommend this novel to others it was an enjoyable read.
I loved the storyline of this graphic novel despite the fact that at certain times it became a bit confusing. The main character Cleo was brought up on secrecy and is just finding out more about herself and her past. I did enjoy that she was jumping from one time period to another. I do wish that was a bit more to the story, however, there was a sufficient amount of the story to make it enjoyable.
What I was not sure that I was a fan of was the kindle addition of this. Until I was used to how the story was being told I found it quite difficult to read. However, once I was accustomed to how the graphic novel was set up as an ebook it became much easier to read as well as much more enjoyable. While I may or may not recommend this novel to others it was an enjoyable read.
imzadirose's review
4.0
Enjoyable
Enjoyable addition to the Chronos series. Just wish I would have read them closer to the time that I read the series.
Enjoyable addition to the Chronos series. Just wish I would have read them closer to the time that I read the series.
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