Boring

Nothing happened. No rising action, no drama. It was like a field trip with cheat codes. All the thing that made the first book fun are gone. No survival, no threat. Just boring.

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I want my credit back

A wasted credit. For a science fiction novel, there was far too much religion and far too little science. I actually listened all the way to the end to see if the author might redeem himself. Those are hours I'll never get back again.

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Excellent sequel!

Can’t wait for a third book to this series. The revelations at the end just leave me wanting more.

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An Atheist, Feminist, and Creationist Enter a Bar

If the title sounds more like a joke than a book, you'd be surprised. That Was Now, This Is Then manages to put together one of the most diverse casts of people I've seen in a book. Not by numbers, but by beliefs and backgrounds. And it works.

In broad strokes, That Was Now, This Is Then picks up a bit after the events of A Long Time Until Now (at least as far as there can be an "after" involving time travel). The reasons for parts of the previous cast returning are a little contrived, but it's window dressing for the rest of the plot. We see more of the future, and how things aren't all sunshine and flying cars. Very good stuff.

The cast has been pared down a bit, and the size was one of my complaints in the first book. A few of the characters kind of bled together, but now only the stand out ones are involved. Enough for complex relationships, but not enough to be overwhelming. Those relationships are definitely stars of the show. You're guaranteed to encounter a character with beliefs or ideals you don't personally agree with, but you can almost always understand their points, even if you disagree. They're people, not caricatures to act as magnets for love or hate.

If you're expecting closure, sorry to disappoint. There's a very clear sequel written in, and plenty of mysteries to be unraveled. Hopefully it comes out soon, and the audio doubly so. The wait for Dennis Holland to finish was disappointing, even if he's a perfect fit for this book.

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Outstanding

While not quite to same level as the first, this is an outstanding book and if the author continues to put the depth into the character and story without compromising to the masses
this could become a great series.

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Torn on this one.

The first book was better, but story line is still interesting.

I don't recall the repeated remarks on women's physical attributes in the first book. The sex scene was totally unnecessary and tg for double time. Set up for next book. I will probably read the next book, just might not wait a year for the audiobook and get an ebook from overdrive.

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BORING-NO ACTION/Rape theme prominent throughout story

What happened? The first book was pretty good but this book had zero action or tension.
The author constantly talked about the”fat scientist chics” and their weight. He focused a lot of energy on women’s appearances. It got old very fast. I really don’t care what each man is thinking about said woman all the time. I understood the women scientists were FAT after the 2nd time but the 100th was overkill.
A rape theme was prominent throughout the book. The servicewomen who were lost in time were made to sleep with the tribesmen for the years during the time they were lost so their whole party could stay with the tribe. THAT IS RAPE!! The women didn’t have a choice and their squad pretty much forced the women to do it so they could all survive. What bothered me was it was joked about and talked about nonchalantly like it didn’t bother the men OR the women. The women were totally fine with it. Women are never fine with becoming s*# slaves. These topics should be properly addressed when writing about it not played off as a joke. Two servicemen loved sleeping with lots of little girls, that was addressed a lot better.
This book had zero action or tension in it. It was just simply boring and extremely annoying.

A decend followup

I missed some of the characters and I could have done without the sex but it was an interesting book. I will listen to the next book when it comes out.

Didn’t hold up

Wasn’t as good as the first, continued to fall down the rabbit hole like the ending of the first.

Plot twist

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