Then and back again - Timey-wimey-adjacent Book Club

[Anni]

Siobhan wrote: "Chapter 13 - [spoilers removed]"

And (view spoiler)[ his cancer is back :( damn! (hide spoiler)]

[Anni]

Chapter 17 (view spoiler)[ I'm really conflicted about the two different timelines, I can't say which one I would prefer to come true :( I somehow like them both (hide spoiler)]

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Haven't been around much... work is draining me this year... things are so much worse in the cooler, trying to do it during the day with less time/etc... at least around these food holidays... it's actually cutting into my reading time quite a bit...

Anyway, glad to see you guys making progress... you have the REVEALS now... (view spoiler)[I think Eva's mom is the college girl... really divergent timelines... could be wrong, tho... my memory is a little fuzzy, 100 books later ;) (hide spoiler)]

All of this has me really excited to see what new directions the final book goes in in another 2 weeks... first BR of 2020 :D

[Siobhan]

Sir Anni wrote: "Chapter 17 [spoilers removed]"

I was thinking exactly this! :/ though I guess (view spoiler)[in Eva's timeline Nick dies very young, so that's not ideal... (hide spoiler)]

[Siobhan]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Haven't been around much... work is draining me this year... things are so much worse in the cooler, trying to do it during the day with less time/etc... at least around these food holidays... it's..."

Yeah you're correct :)

[Anni]

Whoops, I finished it a couple of days ago, but forgot to write a comment...

I really enjoyed it and how fast paced it was, easy 4 Stars :) Still (view spoiler)[ it really felt like a middle book, like a few chapters pickt right from the middle of a larger book... It started very abruptly (wich I don't mind at all) and ended the same way with not much closure. I'm glad I waited that long to read it, so I don't have to wait too long for the last book to be published :D

Storywise, I'm glad he picked Mia, I think they somehow had a stronger connection than he and Helen. I'm still a little sad that I guess it means that we won't see Eva again... (hide spoiler)]

The audiobook of book 3 will be published on the 31st, right? I'm ready to read it in January :)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Dispel Illusion is up on KURL, downloaded on Kindle and Audible (I need to do Kindle to do Audible)... just need to sleep then I'll be jumping in... seems short... the audio is 7.5hrs... that's like 250 pages max... guess that's about right...

[Anni]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Dispel Illusion is up on KURL, downloaded on Kindle and Audible (I need to do Kindle to do Audible)... just need to sleep then I'll be jumping in... seems short... the audio is 7.5hrs... that's lik..."

Hmm... Over here only the ebook is on KU and you have to buy the audiobook additionaly... If you buy the ebook, or get it via KU it's only 2,95€ tho... So not that expensive :)

[Siobhan]

I bought the ebook on offer for 99p! (because I don't have Kindle Unlimited). Ready to go!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Just started... another 6 year time jump... MC is 22 now... 1992... I think I talked about this a couple months ago...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

20% in... this is exceeding my expectations, so far... I didn't expect the trilogy to deal with the future so much... I thought it would focus on the 80s side of it all...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

What are you guys talking about in the other thread?... it looked like this all along... I didn't edit the comments to sort the order...

[Anni]

Haha, I guess we were just confused 😂

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Sir Anni wrote: "Haha, I guess we were just confused 😂"

Time Travel be like that... 🕵️

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Things get crazy through the middle...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

The ending is kinda hilarious... (view spoiler)[as layers upon layers of smoke and mirrors are revealed, to allow for a happily ever after... it kinda reminds me of https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1670345/ (hide spoiler)]

[Siobhan]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Sir Anni wrote: "Haha, I guess we were just confused 😂"

Time Travel be like that... 🕵️"

😂😂 That must be it.

[Soo]

Hi, gang! I read Dispel Illusion today. Who else finished it? I thought it was okay but not as good as the first two books. The writing wasn't as well balanced as the other books. It seemed like writing the story in a certain manner was more important than making sure it actually fits together.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

While I definitely agree, I still had fun reading it... I think I gave it 4 stars yesterday...

[Siobhan]

Chapter 1 - (view spoiler)[So now they're bringing time travel into their D&D game, nice!
Didn't expect this to jump so many years forward. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 2 - (view spoiler)[I don't really understand why the university guy is still physically there while he's travelling forward through time. Won't he just age as normal if he's just basically unconscious until the time he wants arrives? I guess I won't try to understand the mechanics of it. (hide spoiler)]

[Siobhan]

Chapter 10. (view spoiler)[Really enjoying the back and forth between 1992, 2007 and 2011. Great to see from different angles.
When Nick was in that tunnel trying to escape the cave I felt such anxiety! No way I could have done that. God, I was having heart palpations just reading it! (hide spoiler)]

[Anni]

I only read chapter 1 (and was a bit confused right away 😂), but I'll try to catch up!

Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ I'm not sure I like the big jump in time between the books... It doesn't feel right, that nothing interesting happened in the meantime 😂
I also was very confused by what was going on with the explosion/slow-motion thingy in the beginning, but I guess that's what's going on in Nick's life every normal day... (hide spoiler)]

[Siobhan]

Sir Anni wrote: "I only read chapter 1 (and was a bit confused right away 😂), but I'll try to catch up!

Chapter 1 ..."

Yeah I know what you mean! Guess they just played D&D for years 😅

[Anni]

Siobhan wrote: "Sir Anni wrote: "I only read chapter 1 (and was a bit confused right away 😂), but I'll try to catch up!

Chapter 1 ..."

Yeah I know what you mean! Guess they just played D&D for years 😅"

Haha, they sure did! 😂

Re Chapter 2, but actually up to chapter 8 (view spoiler)[ Really good question! Actually I don't like that aspect of the story much... Same with all the naked people standing in line waiting for "their time to come". It's somehow strange and makes no sense to me, because it isn't explained well and therefore it takes away my enjoyment... (hide spoiler)]

[Siobhan]

Sir Anni wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Sir Anni wrote: "I only read chapter 1 (and was a bit confused right away 😂), but I'll try to catch up!

Chapter 1 ..."

Yeah I know what you mean! Guess they just played D&D for ye..."

I'm totally with you on this Anni. Just trying to ignore that aspect of the story!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I think I rewound at that first tunnel scene...

The D&D and other things tie in later in the story, but so many elements seem random early on...

[Siobhan]

I'm up to chapter 18, 74% through. I'm really enjoying reading this, even if I have to let some details go over my head!
I don't know if it's just my state of mind, but I found the last few chapters quite emotional! I even teared up a bit! I'm really excited to see where this ends.

[Anni]

Siobhan wrote: "I'm up to chapter 18, 74% through. I'm really enjoying reading this, even if I have to let some details go over my head!
I don't know if it's just my state of mind, but I found the last few chapte..."

Uuuh, I guess I have to put Crownbreaker down for a bit and continue with this one 😅

[Siobhan]

Sir Anni wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "I'm up to chapter 18, 74% through. I'm really enjoying reading this, even if I have to let some details go over my head!
I don't know if it's just my state of mind, but I found the..."

Haha yes! Do it! It's worth it :D
I just finished and really enjoyed it!

[Siobhan]

Timelord Iain wrote: "The ending is kinda hilarious... [spoilers removed]"

Heh, I loved that film!

(view spoiler)[I was really glad there's a happy ending! I was thinking how can he get out of this dying business, and thought they might take some lessons from their D&D game!

Help me out here though. I still don't understand the actual time travel here. Can they travel back to their real time of 2011 now? Or are they stuck in the past? Will they have to stand around frozen for another 25 years to get there? Very confusing.
I really want Nick to get back to 2011 and meet Elton for those beers! ❤️ (hide spoiler)]

[Siobhan]

Soo wrote: "Hi, gang! I read Dispel Illusion today. Who else finished it? I thought it was okay but not as good as the first two books. The writing wasn't as well balanced as the other books. It seemed like wr..."

I actually enjoyed this just as much as the first two! I'm kinda judging the series as a complete entity and think it's a solid 4 stars for me! :)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Siobhan wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "The ending is kinda hilarious... [spoilers removed]"

Heh, I loved that film!..."

(view spoiler)[I think either option is possible... depends if they want to live in the 80s or the 10s... (hide spoiler)]

[Soo]

Siobhan, there were parts that were great but parts that came across as forced vs natural progression. I didn't get that feeling in either of the first two books. Story flow & hiccups. I thought certain aspects were too obvious. Dispel had a lot of "tell" the reader vs "experience story via characters" and that didn't vibe well with me. It did both of those styles of storytelling but mixed it up in a way that took away from the story. Stuff I would have enjoyed experiencing via characters were explained away in a few paragraphs/pages. Otherwise, the core of it was great.

[Anni]

Siobhan wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "The ending is kinda hilarious... [spoilers removed]"

Heh, I loved that film! ..."

I finished the book yesterday :)

(view spoiler)[ Me too! I was glad that they all got their happy end, even Elton and his family. I somehow expected "old Mia" to come back and save the day the whole time :) But I really like how itall turned out.
I really liked the series as a whole. The beginning of book 3 was a little slow and I somehow don't enjoy it as much as book 1 and 2, but it grew on me and I also really liked the back and forth jumps in time.

Fhe D&D part also was great, I really enjoyed the descriptions of the tower of tricks/illusions (hide spoiler)]

[Siobhan]

Sir Anni wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "The ending is kinda hilarious... [spoilers removed]"

Heh, I loved that film! ..."

I finished the book yesterday :)..."

I really liked the timeline jumping back and forth too! Possibly my favourite type of story telling.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Siobhan wrote: "Sir Anni wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "The ending is kinda hilarious... [spoilers removed]"

Heh, I loved that film! ..."

I finished the book yesterday :)..."

I really liked the t..."

You guys should read Middlegame... it's very timey-wimey... I'd probably do a re-read with you...

I'm trying to get Charlie to read it, after Wayward Children is done, so February at the earliest...

[Soo]

Anyone interested in reading Replay?