jayvall reviewed Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor
Review of 'Trail Through Time' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
At this point, I think the appeal of this series is the author's strength at writing the time travel scenes. I find it actually baffling that she is so strong at that - the Pompeii scene in particular made me feel like I was also there dodging falling volcanic ash - and yet the actual plot with St. Mary's and the Time Police is just confusing as hell. I almost feel like it's two different people contributing to the story because one aspect is so clear and vivid but the actual storyline is told through half sentences, ellipses, and feelings. I still don't have a clear idea of what goes so wrong that they want to disband the Time Police. I guess Ronan doesn't exist in this timeline, since he got literally one mention, and for that I am grateful because I was already tired of him from the previous …
At this point, I think the appeal of this series is the author's strength at writing the time travel scenes. I find it actually baffling that she is so strong at that - the Pompeii scene in particular made me feel like I was also there dodging falling volcanic ash - and yet the actual plot with St. Mary's and the Time Police is just confusing as hell. I almost feel like it's two different people contributing to the story because one aspect is so clear and vivid but the actual storyline is told through half sentences, ellipses, and feelings. I still don't have a clear idea of what goes so wrong that they want to disband the Time Police. I guess Ronan doesn't exist in this timeline, since he got literally one mention, and for that I am grateful because I was already tired of him from the previous 3 books.
