This was a good series overall. I didn't love the characters off and on but they were pretty real - for good or for bad. It'd been so long since I reaThis was a good series overall. I didn't love the characters off and on but they were pretty real - for good or for bad. It'd been so long since I read the first four, the reveal didn't carry any weight with me, didn't remember that person so meh, but otherwise, it was good but I'm glad it's done. It got repetitive and didn't hold up as well as some other long running series.
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This was a good series overall. I didn't love the characters off and on but they were pretty real - for good or for bad. It'd been so long since I read the first four, the reveal didn't carry any weight with me, didn't remember that person so meh, but otherwise, it was good but I'm glad it's done. It got repetitive and didn't hold up as well as some other long running series....more
I seem to be very much in the minority but I didn't care for this book. I kept cringing at all the over-the-top adjectives - of which every noun in thI seem to be very much in the minority but I didn't care for this book. I kept cringing at all the over-the-top adjectives - of which every noun in the book had at least one. It was never anything like 'in the cover of the night on a tuesday'. Instead it was 'in the silent cover of the dark night on a wet tuesday'. It got really really old after the first chapter. And I never liked the characters. Gillian was a bit of an idiot and just didn't do it for me at all. Dunno. Just not my personal cup of tea.
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I seem to be very much in the minority but I didn't care for this book. I kept cringing at all the over-the-top adjectives - of which every noun in the book had at least one. It was never anything like 'in the cover of the night on a tuesday'. Instead it was 'in the silent cover of the dark night on a wet tuesday'. It got really really old after the first chapter. And I never liked the characters. Gillian was a bit of an idiot and just didn't do it for me at all. Dunno. Just not my personal cup of tea....more
Glad to be back with the Time Police - though St Mary's will always be my favorite. Good story. Enjoyable as alwaysGlad to be back with the Time Police - though St Mary's will always be my favorite. Good story. Enjoyable as always...more
Meh. Other than a brief time at the beginning, the majority of this book could be summed up with a line sometime like "we waited and did nothing". It Meh. Other than a brief time at the beginning, the majority of this book could be summed up with a line sometime like "we waited and did nothing". It was soooooo dull.
It finally got good at 76% and was an enjoyable ending but meh. Think I'm sick of this series, not that I can blame myself - 11 in the past few months. :/ Geesh!...more
Solid 3ish for most of the book. It's entertaining with issues. But it's kept me working my way through them. Then there was the last 10 minutes of thSolid 3ish for most of the book. It's entertaining with issues. But it's kept me working my way through them. Then there was the last 10 minutes of the book and DAMN. If the big thing of the last book and this book were earlier, and the repetitiveness was taken care of, these would have been really really good. Instead - they're entertaining and good - most of the time....more
Typically I wouldn't rate on the audio of the audiobook version but since this is only in audiobook format, I feel I must rate on it too. I won't go iTypically I wouldn't rate on the audio of the audiobook version but since this is only in audiobook format, I feel I must rate on it too. I won't go into how AWFUL it was - you can read that in all the other comments. I will say if you don't like repetitive noises do NOT listen to it. I nearly chucked my audiobook when the snapping started. I should rate it a 1 for that alone.
The story was alright. Nothing great. The audio killed anything good about it though.
I want to clarify it was the quality of the audiobook and the sound effects that were excessive/annoying/super loud. The narrators on their own are all great, especially R.C. Bray, who is one of my favorites....more
There was a lot about this one I didn't like. It's just getting repetitive now, and it lost a lot of heart with some missing crew. Meh. But it keeps mThere was a lot about this one I didn't like. It's just getting repetitive now, and it lost a lot of heart with some missing crew. Meh. But it keeps me entertained I suppose....more
I liked this one better than the last one or two, which was weird because I typically don't like the Paradise people's stories, but this was a good onI liked this one better than the last one or two, which was weird because I typically don't like the Paradise people's stories, but this was a good one and kept my interest....more
3.5 rated up since I suppose I'll read more. This wasn't bad. Not much character or world building but the mystery was alright - kind of typical. 3.5 rated up since I suppose I'll read more. This wasn't bad. Not much character or world building but the mystery was alright - kind of typical. ...more
I can NOT believe I didn't see and/or realize with the title that this is a religious fiction book. I enjoyed the story (I love time travel) so I'm noI can NOT believe I didn't see and/or realize with the title that this is a religious fiction book. I enjoyed the story (I love time travel) so I'm not going to rate it a one, no matter how much I want to because that's now how reviews should work. It's not the authors fault I read something that I wish I hadn't. So, it was well written, and kept my attention for the most part. But, I didn't like how it ended and with the religion stuff, I wont' read more....more
3.5 stars really. But didn't hold me enough to read the next so rated down. Be prepared for it to end awkwardly - it feels more like it ends just when3.5 stars really. But didn't hold me enough to read the next so rated down. Be prepared for it to end awkwardly - it feels more like it ends just when it should be getting going. It was alright? Meh. ...more
I read this out of order (after I read Book 5) because I wasn't in the mood when I came to it. The thing (for me) that keeps bringing me back to this I read this out of order (after I read Book 5) because I wasn't in the mood when I came to it. The thing (for me) that keeps bringing me back to this series is Skippy and Joe. I didn't care about those on Paradise. It wasn't awful, but wouldn't have enjoyed it any had it been any longer. It was alright....more
This was pretty good. Engaging most of the time, and kept my attention. Could see all but one of the twists coming but it was still good. I think it wThis was pretty good. Engaging most of the time, and kept my attention. Could see all but one of the twists coming but it was still good. I think it was helped along by the narration - Ray Porter is one of the best. I'll read more to see what happens....more
I marked this DNF as I had no desire to go back to it, as it literally put me to sleep. I picked it back up because I WANTED to sleep and of course, iI marked this DNF as I had no desire to go back to it, as it literally put me to sleep. I picked it back up because I WANTED to sleep and of course, it finally caught my attention. The last half was alright. Ok enough to not make me rate it a 1. Still overall a very boring book that gets better at the end....more
This series. Ugh. It drags at time then it really good at times. It's not well written, in that it's very repetitive and could be cleaned up. But SkipThis series. Ugh. It drags at time then it really good at times. It's not well written, in that it's very repetitive and could be cleaned up. But Skippy entertains me, even if he is an asshole. So for now, I keep reading this....more
Meh. This is getting old. It's all the same stuff in different ways. Writing is shoddy and repetitive. I think I'll keep these for times I'm needing RMeh. This is getting old. It's all the same stuff in different ways. Writing is shoddy and repetitive. I think I'll keep these for times I'm needing R.C. Bray, because honestly, he keeps me coming back. If it were a meh/crap narrator and not one of my top 5, I probably wouldn't have kept with it this long.
Been sitting on this review a few days because I'm still not sure how I feel about this book. It was good, it wasn't great. I suppose I'm not giving iBeen sitting on this review a few days because I'm still not sure how I feel about this book. It was good, it wasn't great. I suppose I'm not giving it a 5 because it was slow at times, and the "bad guy" if that's what you want to call that person was PAINFULLY obvious. Like instant. I dunno. It was alright. It was no Martian. Characters were okay. Story was good. Ending was disappointing....more
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