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suze_1624's review
4.0
3.5* but did enjoy so went for the higher rating.
I won this book last year in a batch of books and this would not have been one I would necessarily pick - set in future, bit scifi, bit paranormal perhaps from blurb. I have not read book one but this was OK to read standalone but fans of book 1 will enjoy the amount of page time Janos and Dieter get.
However I did quite enjoy. It is set in the future but not too far away - I could envisage my kids there! The driverless pods sound fun but other things sounded archaic even now.
The overall feel was quite gentle and the book was generally evenly paced with no major angst.
I liked that it was set in Manchester and whilst I enjoyed the odd idiomatic phrase Iwould have liked more (greedy!).
The mystery and secrets that both Kit and Jacob held to their chests was good and how it all unravelled. I liked them together but got gentle warmth rather than burning fire.
My mind can’tcope with the old ‘if this happens now, the future doesn’t go as planned and then the present can’t happen as it is’ thing so towards the end I had to think hard at times to get my head around some of the concepts.
I won this book last year in a batch of books and this would not have been one I would necessarily pick - set in future, bit scifi, bit paranormal perhaps from blurb. I have not read book one but this was OK to read standalone but fans of book 1 will enjoy the amount of page time Janos and Dieter get.
However I did quite enjoy. It is set in the future but not too far away - I could envisage my kids there! The driverless pods sound fun but other things sounded archaic even now.
The overall feel was quite gentle and the book was generally evenly paced with no major angst.
I liked that it was set in Manchester and whilst I enjoyed the odd idiomatic phrase Iwould have liked more (greedy!).
The mystery and secrets that both Kit and Jacob held to their chests was good and how it all unravelled. I liked them together but got gentle warmth rather than burning fire.
My mind can’tcope with the old ‘if this happens now, the future doesn’t go as planned and then the present can’t happen as it is’ thing so towards the end I had to think hard at times to get my head around some of the concepts.
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Also, I do think there has to be more to come, maybe told from the future looking back and I wonder if the Sanders’ are foundalisonalisonalison's review
5.0
4.5 stars. Excellent. This is a wonderful sci-fi mystery romance and I loved it. It's gripping and smart and well paced. The two main characters (a clever detective and a clever engineer) are engaging, interesting, likeable people who are on opposing sides of a police investigation involving a missing person and secret time travel. The main characters are wonderfully well developed and the many secondary characters are interesting and engaging and well drawn too. This series is very cool and I love it. It's sci-fi, but it's set in England in the near future, so it's not too far removed from our world. The writing is snappy and full of life and emotion and tension. I love that this series is about smart people being smart and using their brains and solving problems in smart ways.
The easy diversity in these books is so fantastic and the cast actually reflect real life in a way that I wish weren't so uncommon in books. There are many people of colour in this book and character surnames show a lot of diversity in terms of ethnic heritage. There are smart, likeable women in positions of power who have agency. I was so pleased to read a romance about a super smart, super lovely police detective who's Black. Bonus points for having a cast that shows the world as it actually is--diverse and multicultural.
This is the second book in this series and while you could skip the first one, for understanding's sake, it's better to start at the beginning. Also, the first book, [b:Time Waits|25422188|Time Waits (Out of Time, #1)|C.B. Lewis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429923261l/25422188._SX50_.jpg|45180342], is really awesome and the events and main characters of that book feature in this book a fair bit. There's more to come in this series and I am so excited for it.
The easy diversity in these books is so fantastic and the cast actually reflect real life in a way that I wish weren't so uncommon in books. There are many people of colour in this book and character surnames show a lot of diversity in terms of ethnic heritage. There are smart, likeable women in positions of power who have agency. I was so pleased to read a romance about a super smart, super lovely police detective who's Black. Bonus points for having a cast that shows the world as it actually is--diverse and multicultural.
This is the second book in this series and while you could skip the first one, for understanding's sake, it's better to start at the beginning. Also, the first book, [b:Time Waits|25422188|Time Waits (Out of Time, #1)|C.B. Lewis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429923261l/25422188._SX50_.jpg|45180342], is really awesome and the events and main characters of that book feature in this book a fair bit. There's more to come in this series and I am so excited for it.
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