Book two in the 'Strange Worlds' series continues the story of a small group of people living in a post-apocalyptic Australia. Book one left off on a bombshell twist regarding the main character Meg. Book two begins with a shift in the main point of view from Meg to Derek. All of the other characters are unaware of what happened to Meg.
There's a lot of recap at the beginning of the story. There's some that serves the plot, such as Derek investigating what happened to Meg, and reacting to her journal entries of events in the previous book. Then there is just moments of straight retelling of what happened in the previous book. Not much time is spent doing this, but it is all material that the reader is already aware of, and feels unnecessary.
Derek begins looking for the same answers Meg was looking for in book one. About halfway through the story, he finds the answers. The real twist of the story is revealed, and the reader knows what actually happened to Meg at the end of book one. Derek's story is resolved, and the main story reverts back to the end of book one. Meg is back as the main character, and begins looking for answers, and starts covering the same ground as Derek did just prior. That's my main problem with this book, is it just comes off as repetitive. Halfway through the story a big mystery is solved, and then it goes back and has another character solve that same mystery. What happened to Derek ultimately seems like a waste of time.
There are a few other nitpicks I had with the story, though they are about unanswered questions. A major concern in book one were the strange Acts of God, or whatever you want to call them. Strange wildfires, storms, and animal behavior. These events seem to have been forgotten by the characters, and the mystery Meg and Derek uncover does not provide any answers for why they occurred. These types of events don't occur in book two either, leaving me unsure if the author decided to do away with them as an important plot detail, or if it is being saved for book 3.
Rating: 3/5
You can find the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Time-Where-Belong-Strange-Worlds-ebook/dp/B00LKF1M3I/
And Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22702476-in-a-time-where-they-belong
There's a lot of recap at the beginning of the story. There's some that serves the plot, such as Derek investigating what happened to Meg, and reacting to her journal entries of events in the previous book. Then there is just moments of straight retelling of what happened in the previous book. Not much time is spent doing this, but it is all material that the reader is already aware of, and feels unnecessary.
Derek begins looking for the same answers Meg was looking for in book one. About halfway through the story, he finds the answers. The real twist of the story is revealed, and the reader knows what actually happened to Meg at the end of book one. Derek's story is resolved, and the main story reverts back to the end of book one. Meg is back as the main character, and begins looking for answers, and starts covering the same ground as Derek did just prior. That's my main problem with this book, is it just comes off as repetitive. Halfway through the story a big mystery is solved, and then it goes back and has another character solve that same mystery. What happened to Derek ultimately seems like a waste of time.
There are a few other nitpicks I had with the story, though they are about unanswered questions. A major concern in book one were the strange Acts of God, or whatever you want to call them. Strange wildfires, storms, and animal behavior. These events seem to have been forgotten by the characters, and the mystery Meg and Derek uncover does not provide any answers for why they occurred. These types of events don't occur in book two either, leaving me unsure if the author decided to do away with them as an important plot detail, or if it is being saved for book 3.
Rating: 3/5
You can find the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Time-Where-Belong-Strange-Worlds-ebook/dp/B00LKF1M3I/
And Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22702476-in-a-time-where-they-belong