The Time Thief is the second book in Linda Buckley Archer's series the Gideon Trilogy.
When we last saw our characters, Kate had made it back to the 21st century, but Peter was left behind in 1763. Although she is happy to be home, Kate learns that her father and Dr. Piretti may not rescue Peter from the past. Determined to keep her promise, Kate sets out to save her friend with the help of Peter's father. Unfortunately their good intentions start to unravel when they travel back to the wrong year and the consequences begin to effect the very nature of time itself.
While Kate struggles to understand what has happened, the Tar Man is making himself at home in the 21st century. Hungry for a life of luxury, he becomes a thief unlike anyone the future has ever seen. Aided by both new and old friends, he reeks havoc on modern-day London while a more sinister plot begins to form.
Admittedly, I have mixed feelings about this book. I appreciated getting a more in depth look at the character of the Tar Man. He is undoubted a really unique, so it was fun to see how he developed. However, his story takes the place of characters we have already grown attached to and I can't help but lament the characters that are missing from this book.
Furthermore, the author's explanation of the consequences of time travel became more difficult to wrap my head around as the story went on. Of course, when time travel is involved no story can remain simple. There is certainly a lot to consider! However, the complicated nature of the subject made it more difficult to engage with the characters because of the way it was written. The story changed enough that it lost the simple idea that I loved about this first book - new friends on an adventure together.
I will certainly read the third book in this series, The Time Quake, to see where our friends end up. However, I fear that if the story continues on like the later portion of this book, I won't fully understand how it all works out. Perhaps time traveling is just too complicated!
While Kate struggles to understand what has happened, the Tar Man is making himself at home in the 21st century. Hungry for a life of luxury, he becomes a thief unlike anyone the future has ever seen. Aided by both new and old friends, he reeks havoc on modern-day London while a more sinister plot begins to form.
Admittedly, I have mixed feelings about this book. I appreciated getting a more in depth look at the character of the Tar Man. He is undoubted a really unique, so it was fun to see how he developed. However, his story takes the place of characters we have already grown attached to and I can't help but lament the characters that are missing from this book.
Furthermore, the author's explanation of the consequences of time travel became more difficult to wrap my head around as the story went on. Of course, when time travel is involved no story can remain simple. There is certainly a lot to consider! However, the complicated nature of the subject made it more difficult to engage with the characters because of the way it was written. The story changed enough that it lost the simple idea that I loved about this first book - new friends on an adventure together.
I will certainly read the third book in this series, The Time Quake, to see where our friends end up. However, I fear that if the story continues on like the later portion of this book, I won't fully understand how it all works out. Perhaps time traveling is just too complicated!
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