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Time-traveling historians: just pop in, have a look at, say, the Battle of the Somme, and pop back home. What could possibly go wrong? Taylor presents a compelling, astute take on time travel in this first of an eight-volume series. (http://ow.ly/h2xF305MzTe)—Sarah Flowers, formerly at Santa Clara County Public Library, CA
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“A carnival ride through laughter and tears with a bit of time travel thrown in for spice . . . readers will be impatient for later installments.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review“Taylor does a great job of setting up an appealing cast of characters in this new series opener, most especially the intrepid Max. There is plenty of humor, lots of action, and even a touch of romance.”—Library Journal“Taylor has written a madcap and very funny hodgepodge of a novel whose pacing and humor is reminiscent of a Simon Pegg–Edgar Wright film.”—Booklist “Any of Jodi Taylor's addicting The Chronicles of St. Mary's books would make fun and romantic Valentine's Day reads, but Just One Damned Thing After Another is where all of the magic starts.”—Bustle “Taylor presents a compelling, astute take on time travel in this first of a ten-volume series.”—School Library Journal, Best Adult Books 4 Teens 2016“Danger, romance, history, financial and academic politics, hidden agendas, dangerous assignments, characters you care about, and the feeling that more is going on than you're actually reading about. I can hardly wait for book two. Just One Damned Thing After Another is a true page-turner.”—SFRevu“Just One Damned Thing After Another is a novel that wastes no time getting to the good stuff . . . if character-driven stories are your cup of tea, then you’ll find plenty to like. Max is hilarious, and I love her spirited and crafty nature.”—The Bibliosanctum“What a mess. A glorious, glorious mess. Let no one ever say that Just One Damned Thing After Another is a book that fails to live up to its title . . . . These books are so perfectly bingeable.”—B&N Sci-fi Blog“Max is a thoroughly hilarious and confident narrator and the sense of real danger, interspersed with copious amounts of tea, pervades the story. This is the kind of book that you walk away from believing in time travel.”—Manhattan Book Review“If you’re a fan of time travel, or if you’re a fan of madcap British comedies, or better yet if you’re a fan of both, then you’ll want to check out The Chronicles of St. Mary’s.”—Adventures Fantastic“The book can’t be put down, and I loved every minute. Seven books in the series have been published in Great Britain and this first book is now being published in the U.S. I look forward to reading them all.”—YA Lit Ramblings“The writing was witty and fun, and kept making me smile page after page. . . . Max is a brilliant character, the kind of character you root for, faults and all.”—All Things Urban Fantasy“Jodi Taylor doesn’t do things the conventional way.”—Catherine Scott, Yorkshire Post
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Product details
Series: Chronicles of St. Mary's (Book 1)
Paperback: 348 pages
Publisher: Night Shade; Reissue edition (June 7, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1597808687
ISBN-13: 978-1597808682
Product Dimensions:
5.5 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.4 out of 5 stars
1,220 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#49,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
While searching for a fun romp through time and space this looked like it might fit the bill- based on other reviews.The book was rolling along okayish (welcome to dinoland) and then the 'annoying' type of sex started. Now I'm no prude, I have six kids and have thus partaken at least six times myself. What was annoying was the fact that it really added nothing to the tale and seemed written in solely to titillate the reader. The nasty partner was gross enough but I don't need to know how many fingers went where. Really I don't. And so ended the reading of this book. Unless I'm knowingly reading about Mr. Grey and his 50 shades of WTF, I'm in it for the story. If an author feels the need to resort to cheap sex to keep readers engaged, I'm outta there. Also-don't lend this to your young teens. They'll learn a LOT more than a bit of history.
Madelaine Maxwell, late 20's, historian with an attitude, is invited to a job interview at St. Mary's Institute of Historical Research. On the outside, the Institute looks like a boring research building. On the inside, it is teeming with top-secret time travel. Madelaine makes the first cut, and undergoes rigorous training with the other finalists, who are told, "Time is important in our organization. If you can't even get to an appointment in your own building on time, they argue, you're not going to have much luck trying to find the Battle of Hastings."There are sequences in this book that read like an action thriller. There were also laugh-out-loud moments for me. And this is a mystery, so there's going to be a murder – not who I expected and not why I expected.I confess that I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. I thought it would be more cutesy or one big chiché. "Just One Damned Thing" isn't hard-boiled, but it has sharper edges and kept my interest. Which was piqued right way, incidentally, in Jodi Taylor's Introduction: "I made all this up. Historians and physicists – please do not spit on me in the street." The only part of the book that actually annoyed me was when the murder-mystery-time-travel-action was interrupted by the appearance of a Greek Muse. Why?4.5 stars rounded up to 5.Happy Reader
Full disclosure: I hate, I hate, I HATE (imagine the word bolded, underlined, and italicized as well) fantasy and science fiction. I'd be willing to slog through most classic texts from both the ancient and modern eras (and I have) before reading sci-fi or fantasy. However, I am a history nerd, born and bred from the womb thanks to my history nerd father. Upon seeing this book/series in my recommended list, the history-obsessed Anglophile reluctantly, but stealthily, overrode the English dweeb who avoids all things science-y and fantastical. And, oh my goodness, I'm so glad she did.First, most of us understand the disappointment of a book that promises "laugh out loud" moments then fails to deliver. This book not only delivers but does so in almost a machine gun fashion - over and over again before you have the chance to recover from the previous. Don't misunderstand me; there are moments where tears are certainly the more appropriate reaction. However, Taylor has a turn of phrase that makes me downright jealous. If I had an ounce of Maxwell's (the main character's) wit and sarcasm, I'd be a happy camper. Yet, Taylor can also create and convey through words the tragic and the devastating. Her narratives can stir emotion in the most unmoveable reader. Again, full disclosure: I've read all of the books at this point and, while I will not provide any spoilers, I will say that Taylor's descriptions of historical battles, from Troy to Hastings to the Somme, are both poignant and powerful. She provides interludes of dry humor - the calm before the storm - but her vivid retellings of those dark days brings forth a side of history that many of us don't consider. If we had the chance to go back and watch the events of history, could we watch people die? I'm not sure I could.As trite as it sounds, I picked up Book One and couldn't put it down. I eagerly pushed through the rest of the books and the collection of short stories in less than a week. I also eagerly recommended it to both my father and brother (who are bigger sci-fi fans but also history buffs like me). Of course, there are some negatives. It's not linear in the plotline (sci-fi...grrr); there's some science stuff that goes over the head (not completely up on my quantum/theoretical physics) and some plot devices get downright soap opera-ish. In other novels of this type though, I've noticed such events don't move the plot along and just seem gratuitous. Here, Taylor seems to have a good grasp of when to use the sensational and when to not. Her fictional group, known as just St. Mary's, is no stranger to "Sod's Law" (AKA Murphy's Law here in the States) so everything is constantly going wrong. Once in a while, you kind of sit there, roll your eyes, and go, "Seriously, again?" There is also the occasional desire to slap the you-know-what out of characters, especially main character Max. That's probably a triumph of Taylor's character development; however some may see it as downright annoying. I could see it both ways - it was annoying to me mostly because I can't slap a fictional character.Best advice I can give - do what I did: put your preconceptions aside and go in with an open mind. Now, if you're easily offended by language, innuendo, or straight up graphic depictions of natural human functions (done alone or in pairs...you know what I mean or you can surmise), then you might not want to read this. Other than that, I highly recommend this. The fun of fiction is that the reader has to participate in the willing suspension of disbelief. This series tests that to the utmost but, man, what a wild and glorious ride the experience brings!
Like all decent time travel books, this gets a bit twisty at times.The plot is enjoyable and entertains while leading the story forward while keeping tension high at times.People aren't too perfect, and in generally are on the bit flawed side(as people are) while still keeping the right balance of humor.I would give this a strong 4.5 stars out of 5 if they allowed this a more granular rating system.The only problem with finding a first good book in a series that has just been published is remembering to check back repeatedly over time for the next in the series, which with a new author is hard to remember.I really wish the Kindle app allowed you to flag authors so you would be notified when a brand new book came out. I mean it would drive up sales and make customers happy.It makes no sense that hasn't happened yet.
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