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I have such conflicted feelings about this book because it had such an amazing premise, an interesting story line, but it just did not deliver in being a solid book.
It was full of so much detail, which I don't really mind, but much of it was so unnecessary and did nothing to advance the story.
Too much filler, and that's saying a lot as this book is overpages! It drags, and it's such a shame because the story is definitely interesting.
Stassi is a runner for an underground syndicate that is responsible for traveling back in time to secure priceless artifacts and bring them back to present day for their elite set of clients.
When a run to Paris into secure an unpublished manuscript becomes available, Stassi and her partner Gaige are all over it, Problems arise when the two find themselves in the city with a historically undocumented serial killer on the loose, When the killer takes a particular interest in Stassi and her partner is accused of being the murderer, the pair have to decide what is necessary and what they will risk in order to complete their mission.
What made this book so interesting was undoubtedly the era it was placed in, The futuristic aspects annoyed me a little bit particularly the DOG Scan, I mean, really!, but Paris is Paris, and the's were such an interesting time, Not to mention that the two must gain the friendship of an artsy group of people that include the likes of Ernest Hemmingway and Gertrude Stein in order to complete their mission.
That was my favorite part, As an artistic person myself, I found myself completely jealous of Stassi's abilities to go back in time and associate with such persons, How fascinating that would be!
I also really liked Charles, Stassi's love interest when she gets to Paris, I found myself really crushed when I knew she was going to have to say goodbye, and can honestly say that I was a little bit surprised by the ending of this book.
Although there was part of me that saw it coming, and I'm a little glad it played out the way it did, I don't think I was ready to say goodbye to Charles just yet,
There are a lot of different things happening in this book that almost branch out into their own little story lines, and they really make up the bulk of the story.
There's Stassi's need to find more about her locket so she can identify her parents, there's the manuscript they need to secure for a client, there's this unknown serial killer on the loose, there's the rogue runner who's MIA from another syndicate, and there is the blossoming relationship between Stassi's love interest, Charles.
So much going on all at once, and yet somehow this book moved along at such a slow pace, That is the reason for my disappointment and my lower rating of the book, It was all interesting to me, and I wanted to know what was going to happen with each plot point but my lack of willpower to read through the dull parts had me putting this book down for lengthier periods of time.
If you have the patience and the book sounds interesting to you, I say pick it up, Overall it is not an uneventful read, I'm hoping for a stronger sequel for this Timewaves series,
The Syndicate by Sophie Davis This is a fun and quirky time travel book, A great mix of characters that make up the world of the Syndicate, The world in this book isParis and as I read I could picture the people and places as if I was there, Most of the world building takes place in Paris and is part of the story line, The rest is kept simple and part of the back story, The plot starts out as a very simple find and retrieve but quickly becomes more complex and dangerous, It was fun seeing how the characters were going to solve some of the problems, A great start to a new time travel series,stars!
The Syndicate is a time travel fantasy novel which allows readers to enjoy a glimpse of a cleverly imaginedand follow the main character, Stassi, toParis for several hundred pages of fashion and intrigue.
Employed as Runners for the Syndicate, Stassi and her partner Gaige, are trained and prepared for time jumps on behalf of wealthy Syndicate clients who pay handsomely to own a piece of history.
This particular run has them gracefully infiltrating the artsy group of Ernest Hemmingway and Gertrude Stein,
The authors brilliantly begin with a fastpassed prologue during which Stassi and Gaige complete a previous run, Much is revealed about their friendship, their typical time jumps, and future technology, all while the characters are in the midst of action, The friendships between Stassi, her jump partner Gaige, and her roommate Molly, are quite charming throughout the entire book, The story contains just enough romance to be enjoyable, without it driving the plot,
There comes a point in this novel where Stassi and Gaige have three mysteries to solve, including discovering the identity of a French serial killer who was not in their history books.
If Phantom of the Opera frightened you as a child beware,
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That being said, I can honestly say gush that I adored this book, It is a gorgeously written, incredibly detailed and researched novel that is like the best parts of Doctor Who, Downton Abbey and a bit of Veronic Mars put together.
It would probably make an epic TV show, someone get on that, please
I need everyone to read this book so I have someone to discuss it with.
The Main Character had so many charmingly irreverant asides that I absolutely laughed out loud many times, This is such an unusual occurence for me that my family kept asking if I were ok,
I don't want to give any plot points away, because everyone should be allowed to enjoy watching the story unfold for themselves, but there is mystery, romance, humour, and science fiction in all the right measures.
Thankyou NetGalley. Com for sending me an Advance Copy in exchange for my review, . A funny and interesting time travel story that has you hooked from the action packed prologue, . With elements of mystery, scifi, romance and humour, it's a very enjoyable and relaxing read, . An unmissable, whimsical fun read,Stars!
“We have a novel to find, a rogue runner to locate, and a killer to stop, Id say our dance card is pretty full at the moment, ” Stassi
If you love interesting, fun characters and time travel, youre going to devour The Syndicate, Its a captivating story of friendship, the glamorouss, humour, thriller and history, It had me laughing out loud from the fantastic, tongue in cheek dialogue while being at the edge of my seat from the gripping plot.
You will fall in love with the characters so much that itll be like reading about your best friends, I particularly liked Stassi and Gaiges enviable friendship and hilarious bantering, It is also refreshing to read a story with a platonic male amp female friendship/partnership without it becoming a romantic relationship, However, If youre a romancegenre fan, dont worry, there is an old school romance component to the story that is beautiful and charmingly executed! Plenty of heart warming moments and action.
Stassi is a loveable, whimsical character and no push over Gaige is absolutely hilarious and the best kind of literary friend, I highly recommend this book if you want a fun read with lots of giggles and characters you can fall in love with, The duo authors pseudonym Sophie Davis are amazing writers, I wished I had discovered them sooner, Looking forward to book!
Quick Synopsis:
Stassi and Gaige are thieves from the future yeargoing undercover and time travel to steal artefacts from the past for the syndicate.
They must go back to the glamorous, debonair period of thes to steal the manuscript of a well known author, however their journey becomes a race against time to outsmart a serial
killer, save each other and uncover a secret past.
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Let's get straight into the review! Starting with the plot, I thought it was pretty welldone.
The beginning starts out with the MC, Stassi, on a mission to retrieve a letter, We find out that Stassi is a runner, and she goes back in time to different places to steal ancient artifacts, She then brings them back to the present which isto be sold to different buyers, It's like a black market for valuable objects from the past,
The beginning started out very strong, and it did a very good job of pulling me in, I really like when books start out with lots of action, so I was quickly sucked into the story, However, it slowed down pretty fast after the first couple of chapters, This did put me off a little, as I was expecting a lot of action based on the first chapter, But once I got past that slow part, I had no problem getting back into the story,
As for the characters, I really liked Stassi, She's witty, clever, and a strong female lead, I really enjoyed reading from her POV, and I liked how she dealt with the situations that she was put in, I also really liked her friendship with Gaige and Molly, I LOOOVED Charles. His relationship with Stassi was so cute, and I can't wait to see them in the next books!!
There were a few small things that made me give theinstead ofcheck out my review on my blog to see my rant, but I still really liked the characters and the storyline.
Although I did kind of see the ending coming, I thought it was the perfect segway into book two, I definitely want to see what happens next to Stassi and all of the other characters, and I'm looking forward to reading the next book! I received a free copy from Rachel E.
Carter's YA Book Club on Goodreads in exchange for a review,
First off, this book really reminded me in a good way stylistically of Claudia Gray's Firebird series a little futuristic but nothing too wild except for the mention of several more World Warsyes it is plausible but a little pessimistic, as well as Marianne Curley's Guardians of Time trilogy in terms of the being able to go through time although with a little less magic and a little more science.
Second, a large portion of this book took place in Paris in, which if you love anything about that period then you will straight up love this book.
While they don't go into too much detail of everything, I feel like they still get the vibe of what it was to live in the twenties.
Right away the two main characters are swept into society, right into the circle of some of the most famous authors of that time.
But not only are they dealing with time traveling to a couple centuries in the past, they have to deal with serial killer who takes a shine to Stassi.
I really liked the mystery portion of this book, it's chilling but it also doesn't take up the entire story, They balanced their plots well, so it doesn't feel like the story has too much going on but it is constantly moving forward,
Also there was a chance there was going to be a love triangle and I cannot express enough about how happy I am that that did not happen! It becomes very clear early on that while Gaige and Stassi are close, they are more like a brothersister team, which is really nice to read.
There is a little bit of romance later on, but again, it doesn't take over the plot, which really is a nice change,
It's really hard to not go into too much detail I don't want to spoil anything! What else can I say about this I really enjoyed reading it, and after that slight cliffhanger of an ending, I can't wait for the next one! I did feel like there were some things that could have been explored more Stassi's family so I'm hoping that that continues in the next book, and minispoiler I hope that a certain older character knows more than he is letting on about her family because either I read it wrong or they were heavily hinting at something big.
In the end I would definitely recommend it to anyone! It was a good read, I can't wait for the next one!,Really!! Really!! .stars
Love me some time travel, I didn't even realize that this is one long ass book, though, But I actually really liked it, although Return Once More is still my favourite time travel book, I really liked the characters, especially our heroine Stassi, and I loved the fact that they time traveled to's Paris, Charles is an interesting character, as well, although at times a bit too mysterious, The only problem I had with this book was that it was way too slow at times and yet way too actionpacked at other times and their main mission itself.
The whole mission doesn't seem so important that they would risk their lives for it numerous times, Or maybe that's just me not really caring that much about the manuscript they're supposed to take, I have to mention the ridiculous curse words as well, Shant. I was choking on air every time I've read this,
Overall, this really was a fun book and I'm looking forward to the sequel, Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a readtoreview basis, Thanks to Sophie Davis Books and NetGalley,
"Cyrus just said he has an assignment in Paris, year, You want it right”
This wasnt a bad book, but it did struggle to hold my attention,
Stassi was an okay character, although at times her devotion to her job was really shaky, I couldnt quite understand her wanting to sit throughhours of hairdressing rather than cut her hair a bit, and I also thought it was a bad idea to get involved with someone from a completely different century.
The storyline in this was okay, but it was let down by the slow pace, The book just seemed really long, and the pace really dragged for me, I got that the main idea was to find a manuscript for a book which had been lost, and I also got that Stassi was trying to work out who had purchased the locket that she had been given by her mother, with the hope of discovering her birth parents, but the story just seemed to take forever to get anywhere, and I lost interest.
The ending to this was okay, and I wasnt expecting what we learned right at the end of the book,
out of,