Really enjoyable albeit a bit confusing with the same-name characters. ( )

I like time travel books and this one started out it’s what I though was potential. By the time I was half way through the book foot long and complicated. It took me at least a week to finish the last 25% of the story. ( )

Even time travel moves slowly

This carefully written book could be so much shorter and the pace could be so much faster. Things moved so slowly (even skipping, as I did, the various news articles, pages from manuals, and other non-essential inserts) that I could not maintain any interest in the story or characters.

I received a review copy of "Now, Then, and Everywhen: Chronos Origins, Book 1" by Rysa Walker from 47North through NetGalley.com. ( )

When I pick up a book, I expect to finish it. Therefore, when I don't finish a book, I feel as if I am being disloyal to the author as well as the characters in the book. But, as I have aged into my golden years, I realize that there are more unread treasures for me to savor and I have too little precious time to read a book that I'm dreading picking up for one more chance. Such was the case with this book after reading about a quarter of its length.

I'm a sucker for time travel books. I guess because they combine two of my favorite genres: science fiction and historical fiction. Therefore, when I downloaded a book about a time-traveling research organization employing a number of genetically-enhanced historians I was interested to begin. The book, at least the portion of what I read, was sketchy about the time travel device. Evidently, it was some hand-held fidget device that one would manipulate to travel to particular time periods. I was especially interested in one chosen, the album burning of the Beatles music after John Lennon made some statement about their popularity compared to Jesus. Much of book was a mish-mash of various time periods, which I understand might be by design but I found it very difficult to engage with the characters. Maybe I will pick this one up, if I read better reviews by other readers; however, I doubt it. ( )

For a time travel book it does a terrible job with time and place. Only got 20% in when I quit. ( )