"...“My margarita-laden mind was struggling to cope. ‘We are History’s instruments,’ Markham cried, dramatically. ‘Tools, more like,’ I sa*** 4.75 ***
"...“My margarita-laden mind was struggling to cope. ‘We are History’s instruments,’ Markham cried, dramatically. ‘Tools, more like,’ I said. ‘We are the Tools of History.”..."
I don't know about Tools of History, but Max and Markham are the tools Ms. Jodi Taylor employs to bring some of the best slap-stick comedy in the very entertainingly chaotic world of St. Mary's! Honestly, when I am feeling down, listening to the brilliant narration of Zara Ramm lifts up my spirit and makes me feel all warm, giggly and fuzzy on the inside:) She is the embodiment of this world to me and I heartily recommend the audio, if you ever choose to read the series.
As always, Max is jumping up and down the Timeline, sawing chaos wherever she goes, but this is the second book in which she has stayed not employed by St. Mary's and doing her thing with Lady Smallhope, her butler Pennyroyal, and her partner in crime, Markham. At the moment they are time-travel bounty hunters, who somehow get involved with trying to bring down a shady organization, which is not only trying to kill them (this really is just a regular occurrence for the two of them), but is also trying to change History and is traveling to major events in British history in order to sabotage them and bring out a different outcome.
"...“Everyone in the building was pleasant and friendly and helpful. They had to be the nicest, politest, most inclusive sinister organization up to no good in the whole history of sinister organizations up to no good.”..."
I can't get enough of our usual suspects! They always deliver, and I think the only reason I couldn't go with a full 5 star rating was the ridiculous way Max behaved when her health was falling apart, a side-effect from the numerous and frequent time jumps, and the people around her grounded her for her own good. Of course, she couldn't take that laying down and lashed out toward the people she knows she can take for granted - very typical for us, regular humans, but this is Max, and we want more from her! She has to stop fighting to hurt those who love her most!!! I myself hope to try to get that under control as well:)))
"...“I swung my legs out of bed, pulled jeans and a sweatshirt over my pajamas, jammed my feet into trainers, and had a quick look at what he’d left me. Night visor, blaster, handgun, stun gun. It would seem something fairly dangerous threatened. Jehovah’s Witnesses, perhaps.”..."
The rest of the book was St. Mary's gold! We still got some good action in the 13th and 19th centuries, as well as couple of more jumps to the actual St. Mary's, where our regular heroes didn't disappoint and flesh-eating insects were unleashed:) As I said, just every-day ST. MARY'S...
If you love humor served with your time-travel and history, and can handle the chaos of living with techies, historians and mad professors, while still dealing with the emotions of real people in real relationships, with all their flaws, then you just HAVE TO read this series! It starts up well, but it gets better with every book, even when there are some hick-ups along the way, it is still worth sticking with it, I promise!!!
Now I wish you All Happy Reading and may you always find what you Need in the pages of a good Book!!! ...more
I am not a fan of Time Travel fiction. Not even a little bit. However, The Chronicles of St. Mary's doesn't do Time Travel. They investiga*** 4.59 ***
I am not a fan of Time Travel fiction. Not even a little bit. However, The Chronicles of St. Mary's doesn't do Time Travel. They investigate historical events in their contemporary time, trying to observe only, while getting immersed in said historical events and running like chickens with their heads chopped off, trying to survive without changing History... Not always successfully, for everyone's concern and our pure entertainment!
I absolutely love everything this author writes! I recommend it wholeheartedly to everyone! However, if you want to experience these series and up your enjoyment to the max, you have to get it on Audiobook and enjoy not only the hectic genius of Jodi Taylor, but the brilliance of the narrator, Zara Ramm!!! Separately, each of these ladies are powerhouses, but put them together, you have MAGIC ✨✨✨! I am spoiled by them and I never want the magic to end!
If you ever feel like a fun, engaging, and full of historical bits and shenanigans book series, it doesn't get better than this! ❤️...more
Extremely short and hilarious! I think it would only make sense to those familiar with the series.
"...‘What am I going to do about it?*** 4.75 ***
Extremely short and hilarious! I think it would only make sense to those familiar with the series.
"...‘What am I going to do about it?’ says Kleio, surprised. ‘I think you’ll find, mighty Zeus, if you cast your mind back, that we all took early retirement when the monotheists turned up. We told them they were welcome and pushed off to enjoy a quiet life of gardening, jam making and bowls tournaments with that bunch from Asgard.’ ‘Don’t talk to me about bloody monotheists,’ roars Zeus again. ‘Bunch of humourless, hairy fanatics with daddy issues.’..."...more
"...“They did this at the bank I worked at. We all had to go on a course where bright, sparkly people with frighte*** 4.88 ***
Absolutely brilliant!!!
"...“They did this at the bank I worked at. We all had to go on a course where bright, sparkly people with frightening smiles exhorted us to embrace change because those who can’t die out. I think they cited the dinosaurs.’ ‘So they weren’t killed by an asteroid at all, then?’ said Bashford, astonished. ‘Not according to the expensive people hired to tell us that our expertise, the working relationships we’d built up over the years, all our hard work was now utterly valueless – as would we be if we didn’t get with the new programme. According to them, it was their inability to adapt to this month’s new ideas and working practices that did for the dinosaurs and the asteroid had nothing to do with it. They were quite horrified at our lack of enthusiasm for massive redundancies while senior managers – reluctantly, of course – accepted promotions and pay rises with increased bonuses.”..."...more
"...Authority always has its own agenda. Authority sells its schemes with the promise it will benefit everyone and what they mean is that *** 4.65 ***
"...Authority always has its own agenda. Authority sells its schemes with the promise it will benefit everyone and what they mean is that it will benefit themselves and their friends. Bugger the little people. Our only function is to pay for everything – including their very expensive mistakes – and then quietly die as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Bastards, every one of them."..."
"..."He made me some cocoa. Apparently, it cures everything except in-growing toenails. No one knows why not."..."
"...‘So, still hovering indecisively at the top of the personality disorder chart, but failing to slither down the slippery slope of insanity, sir.’..."
Enough said!
One of the most entertaining, despite often frustration, series on Time Travel out there. I strongly recommend it!!!...more
Love this series! Just make sure you don't think too hard over the Time Travel paradoxes and whether history is set or can it be changed,*** 4.35 ***
Love this series! Just make sure you don't think too hard over the Time Travel paradoxes and whether history is set or can it be changed, and if yes, then what guarantees that the change is not what it was meant to be to begin with... Just don't think too hard about it and trust the author to give you a good experience with a wild ride ...more
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