Helpful Score: 5
This is the first book I've read by Mary Jo Putney and I'm sorry to say it's most likely the last. Every page is a repeat of the previous page. The main characters keep repeating the same scenes just in different places. I normally finish a book in 2-3 days. This one took me over a week and if I had another book handy to read, I would have given up about half way through. I love unrealistic stories. Magic, vampires, witches, you name it. But this was a REALLY bad read. Very disappointing.
Helpful Score: 4
I thought the book would be more about magic...but it was not... it's about two people who travel through time to abolish slavery...and I thought it was a little repetative and boring to say the least.
"A room without books is like a body without a soul." Cicero
"A room without books is like a body without a soul." Cicero
Helpful Score: 3
After reading & enjoying the other books in the guardian series, this was a major disappointment. There were 2 different storylines competing with each other in this book. Consequently this made for a mess of a novel. I was surprised that an editor let this get printed. Hopefully if there is another book in this series it will be much better than this one.
Helpful Score: 3
This book was a disappointment. While I thought it was a good story, it was told in more of a didactic, dull way than I would have liked. I try to finish every book I start, and I finished this one, but it took great effort to do so.
Helpful Score: 2
I have to say I enjoyed the begining of this book very much, but it really became a chore for me towards the middle and end. There is a lot of history regarding the slavery, which some may find interesting (I did) but it becomes more about the history lesson than the story and interaction between the characters. Or perhaps I have read so many paranormal books I am becoming jaded? Not the worst book I read, but not a personal favorite.
