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klaber's review against another edition
5.0
(En månad tog det att lyssna ut ljudboken. Daang. Så lång tid alltså? Hmm, känns som det gått mycket fortare tbh.)
Well, you can already tell by the number of stars I've given what I thought about this 7th installment of the TimeRiders series. Since I listened to the audiobook (it's frickin' amazing, go listen to it if you have the chance) I wasn't quite sure if I wanted to continue to buy the rest of the physical books. Buut noo, yes, Imma buy thEM ALL!! I just love them all too much. Must. fulfill. my collection, even if it makes me broke.
Ok, ok. So, it was great (as usual)! If you, like me, already come this far, you already know what to do next. (... What? Go read the next one, of course!! Sheesh) Do I need to further develop my thoughts to persuade you to continue reading? Well, how about this:
(Read only if you've read the previous book. So, don't read Brillis)
I laughed because it's so sad. That has to be that best description of bitter loneliness while being among other 'people' that I've ever read. Alex Scarrow knows how to put feelings into words, alright.
Ok, and then the ENDING. Can we talk about that ending?! It. was. utterly. heart wrenching. to read. But it was all good when the music in the audiobook came on later. Yes, the audiobook has MUSIC, that's right. It's great (but it's not as you might think). Yet another reason to listen to the book rather than reading. Like, I just suddenly started to like Rashim's character the most, just because of Trevor White's excellent work at impersonating the characters and differentiating them by accents (imagine Modyford: "OH, the accents") and emotion (how do he do that).
I ramble. I need to ramble a bit before I let go of this precious.
All and all, it was a quite jolly wonderful journey, so it was. I can believe it's over soon. *cries*
End of review.
Well, you can already tell by the number of stars I've given what I thought about this 7th installment of the TimeRiders series. Since I listened to the audiobook (it's frickin' amazing, go listen to it if you have the chance) I wasn't quite sure if I wanted to continue to buy the rest of the physical books. Buut noo, yes, Imma buy thEM ALL!! I just love them all too much. Must. fulfill. my collection, even if it makes me broke.
Ok, ok. So, it was great (as usual)! If you, like me, already come this far, you already know what to do next. (... What? Go read the next one, of course!! Sheesh) Do I need to further develop my thoughts to persuade you to continue reading? Well, how about this:
(Read only if you've read the previous book. So, don't read Brillis)
Spoiler
"Maddy had awoken that morning in their dungeon, entirely alone, save for the meatbots, the stupid-looking lab unit and computer-Bob. Her circle of friends. All robots together." (p.357)I laughed because it's so sad. That has to be that best description of bitter loneliness while being among other 'people' that I've ever read. Alex Scarrow knows how to put feelings into words, alright.
Ok, and then the ENDING. Can we talk about that ending?! It. was. utterly. heart wrenching. to read. But it was all good when the music in the audiobook came on later. Yes, the audiobook has MUSIC, that's right. It's great (but it's not as you might think). Yet another reason to listen to the book rather than reading. Like, I just suddenly started to like Rashim's character the most, just because of Trevor White's excellent work at impersonating the characters and differentiating them by accents (imagine Modyford: "OH, the accents") and emotion (how do he do that).
I ramble. I need to ramble a bit before I let go of this precious.
All and all, it was a quite jolly wonderful journey, so it was. I can believe it's over soon. *cries*
End of review.
lulitta2's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
gomar_gox's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-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
3.75
zoeebone's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
heather34's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
totodi1e's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
Comme les tomes précédents j'ai adoré, ça se lit facilement et rapidement. D'habitude j'ai un peu de mal à lire des livres assez jeunesse et à beaucoup apprécier mais la c'est parfait. Il ne me reste plus que 2 tomes, j'ai très hâte de voir comment ça va se finir
03/03/2022
03/03/2022
booksonanisland's review against another edition
3.0
I couldn't decide between 3 or 4 stars.
While there was definitely character development for Liam, Rashim and Sal, I wasn't interested in the whole pirate theme, which was a pretty massive theme in the book. I just didn't care and it dragged on a lot.
While there was definitely character development for Liam, Rashim and Sal, I wasn't interested in the whole pirate theme, which was a pretty massive theme in the book. I just didn't care and it dragged on a lot.
melbsreads's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars. Meh. This was easily the worst of the series so far. Which isn't to say that it was bad, just that it didn't live up to my expectations based on earlier books in the series. I was pretty excited about a pirate story, but it just ended up being really underwhelming. It took way too long for the piratey stuff to actually happen, and then it turned into this weird "Liam O'Connor, saviour of runaway slaves" storyline that then morphs into "Liam O'Connor, pirate king for 20 years" thing and meanwhile Maddy's sitting in London moping because she thinks Liam doesn't want to come back and I just...?!?!?!?!?!?!?
So yeah. Rashim annoys me, I want Spongebubba to die in a fire, and the usual trio going their separate ways was infuriating. Hopefully book 8 picks up again, because this was utterly forgettable.
So yeah. Rashim annoys me, I want Spongebubba to die in a fire, and the usual trio going their separate ways was infuriating. Hopefully book 8 picks up again, because this was utterly forgettable.
booksonanisland's review against another edition
3.0
I couldn't decide between 3 or 4 stars.
While there was definitely character development for Liam, Rashim and Sal, I wasn't interested in the whole pirate theme, which was a pretty massive theme in the book. I just didn't care and it dragged on a lot.
While there was definitely character development for Liam, Rashim and Sal, I wasn't interested in the whole pirate theme, which was a pretty massive theme in the book. I just didn't care and it dragged on a lot.