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The Winding of Time
Kim Russell wishes for a world where she and her family are not oppressed by the upper class Thounanli. After they find out that their enemy has a game changing object in hand, they plan to steal it, even though they are not exactly sure how it works. When they find the object, Kim touches it, not knowing that is all the object needs to be set off.
Thrown back into the past with one of the enemy, Kim soon finds herself at one of the last great temples of her people. Knowing that she has a chance to change history, Kim quickly gets involved in her ancestors’ fight against a common enemy. Her actions will bring about a new way of life for everyone, but Kim might not see her family ever again.
Thrown back into the past with one of the enemy, Kim soon finds herself at one of the last great temples of her people. Knowing that she has a chance to change history, Kim quickly gets involved in her ancestors’ fight against a common enemy. Her actions will bring about a new way of life for everyone, but Kim might not see her family ever again.
184 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 17, 2014
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October 22, 2019
I was given a copy of this book courtesy of Lillian Pink and Booktasters for an honest review. The Winding of Time tells the story of Kim Russell. Living in an oppressive, totalitarian, society where worshipping other deities is outlawed, she practices her faith in secret. By day, she works in a flower shop. By night, she and her family, as well as their friends, are part of a group of resisters who oppose the Thounanli government and are fighting for the rights of their people to be able to worship freely without discrimination and torment.
One night, Kim has a vivid dream about the destruction of the last remaining temple. A strange time travel device was used so that the people stood no chance against the attacking army. A plan is concocted to take the device and travel back in time to prevent the attack and save her people.
When the day arrives to break into the museum to retrieve the device, they are ambushed by an intimidating man Kim had encountered in the flower shop and later on the streets. While struggling over the device, they are both transported back in time.
Finding herself back in time, Kim adjusts to the culture shock and tries to prepare the people for the upcoming battle. However, with her being stuck in the past, Kim may never see her family and friends again.
Lillian Pink created a spellbinding story with a lot of heart and likable characters. It's a story worth adding to your collection.
One night, Kim has a vivid dream about the destruction of the last remaining temple. A strange time travel device was used so that the people stood no chance against the attacking army. A plan is concocted to take the device and travel back in time to prevent the attack and save her people.
When the day arrives to break into the museum to retrieve the device, they are ambushed by an intimidating man Kim had encountered in the flower shop and later on the streets. While struggling over the device, they are both transported back in time.
Finding herself back in time, Kim adjusts to the culture shock and tries to prepare the people for the upcoming battle. However, with her being stuck in the past, Kim may never see her family and friends again.
Lillian Pink created a spellbinding story with a lot of heart and likable characters. It's a story worth adding to your collection.
June 10, 2019
The action of the story is fast paced so you are drawn in immediately and the book is almost impossible to put down. The chapters are short and sweet which makes the action easy to follow and keeps the story moving. The heroine Kim is likeable, courageous and written really well.
The ending is great (and bittersweet - but no spoilers here). This book is perfect for fans of dystopian and time travel novels .
The ending is great (and bittersweet - but no spoilers here). This book is perfect for fans of dystopian and time travel novels .
December 8, 2019
The winding of time is a book about Kim, who is suppressed by the ruling class, the Thounali. Her religion is forbidden and her wish is that she and her family could believe without having to hide it. When she is transported to the past, she might be able to change history and better the lives of those in her time.
Personally, I didn’t like the book. It probably wasn’t written for me as target audience.
First of all: the writing style. A lot of doubt is expressed. Doubt is fine, it makes characters human and relatable. But I don’t need to hear the same doubts over and over again. The same goes for how often is written down what could go wrong. I’m aware of what could go wrong and the consequence. It doesn’t have to be repeated every time again.
Further, some things were simply unbelievable. For example, Kim sees a green flash in a dream, followed by the sudden appearance of an army. Just because the dream felt realistic, she assumes:
- The dream displayed a real event
- The green flash is a time travelling device
- She can alter history with said device
Especially the assumption that it’s a time travel device seems very unrealistic. Also, throughout the whole book, there never really was a major setback. Basically everything happened as planned and succeeded. Not very believable either.
Last of all: there was a huge lack of conflict. War is political and people are divided about politics. Yet everyone seemed to agree with everything, except for one man. Only one! I think the main problem was that everyone was so reasonable. Sadly, in real life not everyone is reasonable and everyone has different opinions on how to solve problems. In the book however, Kim and her allies came up with a very reasonable plan and they negotiated with a very reasonable enemy. It made the solution to the war too easy! But conflict, both internal with allies and with the antagonist(s) is important and it’s missing.
Does this mean there are only negative things about the book? No. I really like the end, especially the relationship at the epilogue. I wish there had been hints at it earlier, but that was enjoyable.
The second thing that was done well, was how the time traveling was handled. There’ve been many books and movies where time travel played a roll in it and what the consequence of time traveling are for the future. It’s something that can easily ruin a book: the writer made a good choice on how to handle it in the book.
All in all I didn’t really enjoy the book, but that’s probably partially due to the fact that I’m not the target audience and that it was a very different writing style from what I usually read. I give it two stars.
I was given the chance to read this book by @BookTasters and Lillian Pink!
Personally, I didn’t like the book. It probably wasn’t written for me as target audience.
First of all: the writing style. A lot of doubt is expressed. Doubt is fine, it makes characters human and relatable. But I don’t need to hear the same doubts over and over again. The same goes for how often is written down what could go wrong. I’m aware of what could go wrong and the consequence. It doesn’t have to be repeated every time again.
Further, some things were simply unbelievable. For example, Kim sees a green flash in a dream, followed by the sudden appearance of an army. Just because the dream felt realistic, she assumes:
- The dream displayed a real event
- The green flash is a time travelling device
- She can alter history with said device
Especially the assumption that it’s a time travel device seems very unrealistic. Also, throughout the whole book, there never really was a major setback. Basically everything happened as planned and succeeded. Not very believable either.
Last of all: there was a huge lack of conflict. War is political and people are divided about politics. Yet everyone seemed to agree with everything, except for one man. Only one! I think the main problem was that everyone was so reasonable. Sadly, in real life not everyone is reasonable and everyone has different opinions on how to solve problems. In the book however, Kim and her allies came up with a very reasonable plan and they negotiated with a very reasonable enemy. It made the solution to the war too easy! But conflict, both internal with allies and with the antagonist(s) is important and it’s missing.
Does this mean there are only negative things about the book? No. I really like the end, especially the relationship at the epilogue. I wish there had been hints at it earlier, but that was enjoyable.
The second thing that was done well, was how the time traveling was handled. There’ve been many books and movies where time travel played a roll in it and what the consequence of time traveling are for the future. It’s something that can easily ruin a book: the writer made a good choice on how to handle it in the book.
All in all I didn’t really enjoy the book, but that’s probably partially due to the fact that I’m not the target audience and that it was a very different writing style from what I usually read. I give it two stars.
I was given the chance to read this book by @BookTasters and Lillian Pink!
September 10, 2019
Review in English and Spanish / Reseña en Inglés y Español
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[ENGLISH]
¡Thank you to the author for the copy of this book for an honest review!
The internal conflict in a society divided by two classes -the high and low- given by the conquest of the first over the centuries, made the minority hide the fact that they still remain faithful to their religion; Kim -the protagonist- together with his family and acquaintances decides to do what they can so that resistance and customs continue to exist, resulting in Kim's unexpected trip to the past he dreamed of and hopes to change.
From the beginning you have an agile plot that -together with short chapters- makes it come to read without stopping. It is one of those books that highlights the fact that with a few pages, you can have an excellent history; The simple way in which the author manages to explain the society of the present and the past without neglecting the facts that are gradually developing makes the reading enjoyable and that the thread of the facts is not lost.
As for the characters, although I would have liked a little more development of some who had an important participation, I was satisfied with the development and maturity that Kim was acquiring as situations arose.
A fantasy story and time travel that I highly recommend.
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[ESPAÑOL]
¡Gracias a la autora por la copia de este libro para darle una reseña honesta!
El conflicto interno existente en una sociedad dividida por dos clases –la alta y baja-dada por la conquista de la primera en el transcurso de los siglos, hizo que la minoría oculte el hecho de que aún permanecen fieles a su religión; Kim –la protagonista- junto a su familia y conocidos deciden hacer lo que puedan para que la resistencia y sus costumbres sigan existiendo, teniendo como consecuencia el viaje inesperado de Kim al pasado con el que soñó y espera poder cambiar.
Desde el comienzo se tiene una trama ágil que – en conjunto con capítulos cortos- hace que se llegue a leer sin parar. Es uno de esos libros en que destaca el hecho de que con pocas páginas, se puede llegar a tener una excelente historia; la forma sencilla en que la autora logra explicar la sociedad del presente y el pasado sin dejar de lado los hechos que poco a poco se van desarrollando hace que la lectura sea amena y que no se pierda el hilo de los hechos.
En cuanto a los personajes, si bien me hubiera gustado un poco más de desarrollo de algunos que tuvieron una participación importante, quedé satisfecha con el desarrollo y la madurez que fue adquiriendo Kim a medida que iba suscitándose las situaciones.
Una historia de fantasía y viajes en el tiempo que recomiendo bastante.
____________________________________
[ENGLISH]
¡Thank you to the author for the copy of this book for an honest review!
The internal conflict in a society divided by two classes -the high and low- given by the conquest of the first over the centuries, made the minority hide the fact that they still remain faithful to their religion; Kim -the protagonist- together with his family and acquaintances decides to do what they can so that resistance and customs continue to exist, resulting in Kim's unexpected trip to the past he dreamed of and hopes to change.
From the beginning you have an agile plot that -together with short chapters- makes it come to read without stopping. It is one of those books that highlights the fact that with a few pages, you can have an excellent history; The simple way in which the author manages to explain the society of the present and the past without neglecting the facts that are gradually developing makes the reading enjoyable and that the thread of the facts is not lost.
As for the characters, although I would have liked a little more development of some who had an important participation, I was satisfied with the development and maturity that Kim was acquiring as situations arose.
A fantasy story and time travel that I highly recommend.
____________________________________
[ESPAÑOL]
¡Gracias a la autora por la copia de este libro para darle una reseña honesta!
El conflicto interno existente en una sociedad dividida por dos clases –la alta y baja-dada por la conquista de la primera en el transcurso de los siglos, hizo que la minoría oculte el hecho de que aún permanecen fieles a su religión; Kim –la protagonista- junto a su familia y conocidos deciden hacer lo que puedan para que la resistencia y sus costumbres sigan existiendo, teniendo como consecuencia el viaje inesperado de Kim al pasado con el que soñó y espera poder cambiar.
Desde el comienzo se tiene una trama ágil que – en conjunto con capítulos cortos- hace que se llegue a leer sin parar. Es uno de esos libros en que destaca el hecho de que con pocas páginas, se puede llegar a tener una excelente historia; la forma sencilla en que la autora logra explicar la sociedad del presente y el pasado sin dejar de lado los hechos que poco a poco se van desarrollando hace que la lectura sea amena y que no se pierda el hilo de los hechos.
En cuanto a los personajes, si bien me hubiera gustado un poco más de desarrollo de algunos que tuvieron una participación importante, quedé satisfecha con el desarrollo y la madurez que fue adquiriendo Kim a medida que iba suscitándose las situaciones.
Una historia de fantasía y viajes en el tiempo que recomiendo bastante.
July 30, 2019
The Winding of Time is an enjoyable fantasy story. There are dark forebodings of a society with two distinct classes, wealthy and poor, one religion and another. Kim has the chance to represent her family and friends, her religion and her “class” and is a worthy person for such a task. The novel draws the reader’s interest and maintains it, due to its interesting story line and two similar worlds separated by time. Despite the fact that I enjoyed the story, there were many factors that should have been picked up and corrected before publication - a final complete revision is needed. A professional editor or a very skilled writer as “critical friend” needs to spend some time on the work. Among the necessary finds are sentence fragments, cliches, some undeveloped characters - one important bad guy is ill-defined and his role is not fully exploited, most importantly Kim explains far too much in her thoughts - things that could have become action scenes. A major plot point to do with time travel is introduced almost by accident.
June 15, 2019
Number of stars 5 out of 5 stars.
The book was so great with action, fantasy and science fiction. This is a story about the main character Named Kim who is nineteen years old. She, her family, friends and some of her people pray secretly to their goddess who many years ago was banished.
One day Kim, had a dream that she don't understand what it made, but she have to go to work , she had breakfast with her parents. Then she found an object that toke her back time to where it will begin. With this opportunity she tried to change the people's mind save lifes. But for what the cost for her?
You guys have to pick up this book you will not stop reading it and you as well wish for more. You guys will love it too.
The book was so great with action, fantasy and science fiction. This is a story about the main character Named Kim who is nineteen years old. She, her family, friends and some of her people pray secretly to their goddess who many years ago was banished.
One day Kim, had a dream that she don't understand what it made, but she have to go to work , she had breakfast with her parents. Then she found an object that toke her back time to where it will begin. With this opportunity she tried to change the people's mind save lifes. But for what the cost for her?
You guys have to pick up this book you will not stop reading it and you as well wish for more. You guys will love it too.
September 14, 2019
First off, thanks to Booktasters and the author Lillian Pink for a copy of the book in exchange for a review.
Kim, the protagonist, is a part of the rebellion against the present ruling class. After dreaming about the past, she learns of a time-traveling object. She, along with the members of the rebellion, plan to steal it. Upon touching it, she travels back in time. There, she meets priestess Elena who believes in what she says and together, they try to defend their temple from destruction by the enemy as well as bring peace to both the sides.
I really enjoyed reading this book. The concept of time traveling really drew me in. For me, the ending was quite abrupt and there were some questions that were left unanswered but it was a good read nevertheless.
Kim, the protagonist, is a part of the rebellion against the present ruling class. After dreaming about the past, she learns of a time-traveling object. She, along with the members of the rebellion, plan to steal it. Upon touching it, she travels back in time. There, she meets priestess Elena who believes in what she says and together, they try to defend their temple from destruction by the enemy as well as bring peace to both the sides.
I really enjoyed reading this book. The concept of time traveling really drew me in. For me, the ending was quite abrupt and there were some questions that were left unanswered but it was a good read nevertheless.
June 27, 2019
The book started really well with an interesting fantasy story line and a possibility of a mysterious object that allowed time travel. However, as the book progressed I did find that it became a bit repetitive and left little to the imagination, which could appeal to some readers. At the conclusion of the book I had many questions that hadn't been answered, maybe that's a good thing? But I found it frustrating. Perhaps there is going to be a sequel?
July 16, 2019
A well written and amazingly engaging book! A true page-turner which captivated my attention from beginning to end. I loved the characters, too, not flat or boring at all, but like the people one would meet every day. I very much enjoyed reading it and it went by so fast, I was truly surprised when the end came so quickly. Keep up the great work!
May 26, 2019
The story are so good that I can't put it down..
This book is great for time traveller seeker and searching for clues. Fast paced in story development and the chararter development.
This book is great for time traveller seeker and searching for clues. Fast paced in story development and the chararter development.
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