These books really are just getting better and better - the blend of humour, history, and absolutely terrifyingly horrible historical events is still keeping me so glued to each page, the book goes by in a flash.There's human tragedy on a scale writ absolutely massive here, but also as personal as between two people. The way Jodi Taylor plays them off each other shows off how much her writing is growing with the series; she's also brought history to life through humanity in a way that makes it i...

Diiieeeesssssss
Dear Author,
There are better ways to kill your readers than make them die of sensory overload and emotional upheaval.
BEWARE!
The reader of this series shall be blissfully ensconced in the literary world but soon would be chewed up, swallowed and then spat back, left to flounder. And be helpless to deal with real life.

This instalment was bloody brutal and brilliant.
I am exhausted. But in a good way.


Am already halfway through the next one.

This was more like two books than one in my mind. There is the first half which pretty fantastic with its wild madcap adventures and a trip to Troy which was as fantastic as it was tragic and then there is the second half of the book which is some relationship angst I didn’t get and a death and a not-death and…..a very interesting ending.The first half totally gets 4.5 Stars and I was loving it. Max takes an aged professor back in time to see Isaac Newton and everything goes wrong as usual and s...

Buddy read at BB&B.This is a weird series for me. I like most of it and am curious enough to keep coming for more and yet I want to tear my hair out when the relationship angst hits. But that'll come later.The Iliad was one of my favourite mandatory reads back in school. I always loved the Greek Mythology and the story of the Trojan War fascinated me even if my side ended up losing. The depiction of the war in this book is probably a lot closer to what a war in those times would have been an...

*** 4 ***A buddy read with the MacHalos, because we love to travel in time... Liked it even better the second time around:) So addictive!!! 👍😃This author has decided to first bamboozle us with humor, attract us with the interpersonal relationships of the characters, intrigue us with the time travel for historical research to different important events in time, in this case The Fall of of Troy and The battle of Agincourt, as well as a very vigorous cheese rolling festival in the 19th century, a...

Outstanding!! Oh my! Ms Taylor has outdone herself.. This story wrung me out and messed with my head... I LOVED it! ALL THE STARS! All the feels! All the hilarity! All the weeping!
Carefully crafted and plotted, rich in historical detail. One of my favourite series, I've just decided. Can't wait to read the next. Definitely going to need some rationing as I don't want to run out of her books.
This series is SO recommended. But start with the first one. These are definitely not stand alones.

It's nearly 1 o'clock at night and I have been a sobbing mess for hours. I'm gonna find the author's address, drive up there and kill her!Review to come (if prison has internet I'll be allowed to use).-----------------------------------------------Since I wanted to sleep in a little, I only got up at 9:20 this morning. To calm my still raw nerves, I tried to read the (in comparison) rather dull Mr. Bulfinch, which didn't work at all. So I then proceeded to take care of kittie's litter box, water...

Oh my lord, this series is kicking my ass. I mean, sure, there's tons of truly hilarious events going on, just one after another, and I love it. Plus the time-travel simply plays second fiddle to the historical accuracy displayed, but here's the real kicker: the emotional impact.It's always bad enough to see people die that you didn't know very well, and then this series keeps on throwing people we're beginning to love under the bus. And then. I mean, shit! Fine, Troy burns. Women and children s...

Torn torn and torn.Every time I read this series I am awfully torn. In one regard, I love the writing, the dialog and the scenarios I find this book taking place in. However, I am also certainly annoyed with the emotional development and character depths. As I said, torn:World: Wonderfully dense and fun. The history is researched in detail, the world is described vividly and feels alive and the world of St. Mary's is a hoot. This is the best part of Taylor's writing, her love of history and the ...

Rating: 4* of fiveThe Publisher Says: St Mary’s is back and nothing is going right for Max. Once again, it’s just one damned thing after another. The action jumps from an encounter with a mirror-stealing Isaac Newton to the bloody battlefield at Agincourt. Discover how a simple fact-finding assignment to witness the ancient and murderous cheese-rolling fertility ceremony in Gloucester can result in CBC – concussion by cheese. The long awaited jump to Bronze Age Troy ends in personal catastrophe ...