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ladynamiradina's review
4.0
The first book was kind of good, but the series loses momentum. I thought the plot was a little weak and the characters are getting shallow. I'm kind of tiring of this series.
bored_reader's review
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.25
jordannchloee's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Like 3 stars even. I think this is the most frustrating in the series thus far. The conflict felt forced, less fabricated less natural, if feasible. Perhaps it’s because i don’t remember this one from childhood but i read it as less adventurous and lovely and more frustrating. Andrea is among the most dumb gullible people on this earth and while i understand her motivations i just found her to be the worst. I didn’t get as much time with chip and Katherine and Jonah who i love. And i feel that the treatment of Native American people was reductionist poor and lacking in nuance even for the period the text was written in. second is also just a really shitty villain to me. Exhausting and annoying him and Andrea. It’s hard to be excited for the next one after this one.
corissamcc's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
thorspoptarts's review
adventurous
informative
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
directorpurry's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
neilrcoulter's review against another edition
4.0
The third book is the first to feature Second. :) I enjoyed this volume of Haddix's Missing series much more than the previous one, Sent. I found Sent too didactic, and too simple a storyline, with some artificial narrative devices (like the protagonists being too dumb at key points). In Sabotaged, Haddix starts from a very limited number of for-certain historical details about Virginia Dare and the "lost colonists" of Roanoke, and weaves an interesting story. Because so little is known about Dare's fate, the story works better--the reader, like the protagonists, has no idea how the story is "supposed" to end.
In addition to the unpredictable nature of the plot, Haddix also adds in another rival time-traveler character, which brings more intrigue to the series. Granted, it's ridiculous to have a time traveler from the future who actually believes it's a good idea to start trying to fix everything in history, but up until that awful plot point was revealed, the new character added some interesting upset to the story. I hope it's an indication that the story will become more and more tortuous and complicated as it goes on.
In addition to the unpredictable nature of the plot, Haddix also adds in another rival time-traveler character, which brings more intrigue to the series. Granted, it's ridiculous to have a time traveler from the future who actually believes it's a good idea to start trying to fix everything in history, but up until that awful plot point was revealed, the new character added some interesting upset to the story. I hope it's an indication that the story will become more and more tortuous and complicated as it goes on.
makiavellico's review
3.0
The problem I have with Haddix so far is that the plot unravels so slowly for, like, 75% of the book and then everything at the end happens so fast. I’ll keep reading because I’m fascinated by the concept and I don’t mind the way Haddix is handling time-travel, but her writing is not my cup of tea. Nor could I manage to care in the slightest about the characters, each one of them is annoying. Unbearable, even. It makes sense to have 13-years-olds as main characters since the main target is middle graders, but still.