Invictus | 
Another catch up post, this time #WondrousWednesday
🍁 I very much want to see all of the remaining archaeological sites of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
🍁 I tagged Invictus! It is a time travel book where at one point they visit the Library of Alexandria 🤩
Thanks for the tag @PageShifter
"I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul"
I'm currently reading/listening to 5 books.
Two of them, one Historical Fiction, the other a Memoir, have referenced this poem!
A strange and interesting literary coincidence ?
#BookNerd #LoveMyBookishLife #Read2Day #Messages
so-soInvictus is about a group of teenagers who join the black market in a world where time travel exists and is used to go back and record history‘s greatest events…or steal from it. It started out as a love letter to history with some great worldbuilding. But as we got to know more about the characters, the more I found them boring. The romances didn‘t fit, and it turned away from history to follow a plot on multi-verses. Largely disappointing.
pick🎧 I‘m torn.
Farway was born outside of time to a time traveling recorder from 2354AD & a Roman gladiator from 95AD. Dreams crushed he takes a job plundering time & space.
On their 1st trip to the Titanic he meets a girl who seems to be one step ahead of him. This is a story of a ragtag crew‘s adventures through time & parallel worlds.
Billed as a cross between Doctor Who & Firefly. I‘d read a sequel if they removed the romance. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
so-soOkay book, not mind blowing, not bad. It didn‘t make me feel anything, though, and that‘s what I go to books for. Maybe it was just me 🤷🏽♀️
pickQuite literally one of the best YA books I have ever read. Period. It‘s a fairly lengthy book that I grabbed from the bargain section of the chapters I work at for $6! I honestly wasn‘t sure what to expect when I first picked it up but I very quickly got sucked in to the story. If I were to describe this book in three words they would be: cool, intense, and captivating. I HIGHLY recommend this one if you love sci fi with a historical background!!
Just started this one. The prologue was awesome. Main character meh so far but I love the tempo of the writing. Can‘t put it down. Does anyone else really hate fake cursing lol “Sit yet tail down!” And “Oh, Crux!” It just sounds silly to me. #scifi #yascifi #yalit
Still struggling with a fiction book hangover from Black Leopard Red Wolf. It‘s hard when you look at your TBR stacks and nothing shouts “Read me!” So, going with some rereads to keep me occupied until our next library book order is in & I have some MG/YA books to preview. Love Simon & Baz in Carry On and remember enjoying Invictus.
pickThis book started as an action packed sci-fi adventure
And had me in tears by the end.
pick#2018Book135
Time travel? Check. Alternate dimensions? Check. Teenagers wreaking havoc throughout the universe in an attempt to save humanity? Check. If you're into any of these things and so much more, then I highly recommend checking out this YA sci-fi novel. And the best part? Not a love triangle in sight!
I *want* to love this book. It appears to have all the things: technology, time travel, ancient Rome, Titanic! In actually reading it, I'm less than impressed. There's almost no ancient Rome (so far), not much to do with the Titanic, no actual technology beyond "hey, we have a time machine, and it works...somehow..." ? Add in the contrived curse words/phrases, and I'm getting a headache from all the eye rolling. #disappointed
bailedThis is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I‘m just not getting into this. At 230 pages, I‘m bailing. Not interested in the romance and I was really hoping Far was going to visit Ancient Rome but no go so far. On to other shiny objects.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(4/5 stars)
“The future‘s hope is in the past.”
A great team of characters travels back in time working to liberate priceless artifacts before they are destroyed or lost to disaster. Now they have the chance to actually prevent disaster.
Great narration. I was up late listening practically every night.
pickThis was almost a so-so for me
The first half was really fast paced and interesting. I really like this idea of time travelling and completing heists, but the the second half just really slowed its pace. But the ending was interesting enough for it to be a pick for me
3.5 ⭐️
It's an ultimately slow day at work today 😴
I just want to hide here in the staff room with my giant cup of coffee and read!
I'm really liking this so far ! #currentlyreading
pickTime travelling thieves? Um, yes please! This book was awesome, with so many twists and turns I couldn't have possibly predicted 🌟🌟🌟🌟
pickI LOVED this book! Time travel thieves going to exciting points in history! This book was over 400 pages and I wish it had been longer. The story was original and exciting and I hope she turns it into a series because there's so many places they could go. #highlyrecommend
so-soThis will be an unpopular opinion on this book. I just couldn't get into it. I didn't care about the characters enough or what happened to them. The overall storyline wasn't bad but it was just too slow for my liking. The last 3rd, which is where most of the interesting story happens, is the only reason this is a so-so and not a pan. #audible #audiobook #timetravel
I think I know what's bugging me about this book. It feels like it needs to be the second in the series. The reader is dumped a year into Far and the gang's pirate adventure, and I want to read about that year. I want to read about the escaping the Nazis, Far and Priya falling in love, the adoption of Saffron. It almost seems to fast-paced.
This is my lunch view
Anyone want this book? I read it and am willing to pass it on. Used but in excellent condition. I‘ll ship it to the first person who asks. US only please.
It is an ARC but I‘m giving it away because it already came out this past fall.
so-soStrong plot, exciting world-building, & Graudin's bewitching prose make this a really fun book! Unfortunately, I felt like the characters were kind of cookie-cutter expected. Plus, I don't usually do established romance— it's boring. Getting to know how the characters fall in love is half the fun if you're gonna include romance! I'd recommend this for a light, exciting, sometimes-humorous read, if not a particularly memorable one. ★★★☆☆.
#currentlyreading | I LOVED her alternate WWII series, so a chance to see her do awesome things with even more time periods?! YES. 1000% YES.
Cuddling up with half of my mongrels and reading Invictus. Perfect snow day 🤓❤️🌨
#books #reading #booknerd #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #bookish #yalit #read #booknerdigans #bookaholic #bookaddict #bookshimmy #snowday #librarian
Anyone else possibly have a bit of a book addiction? 🙈📚
I've been wanting to read this for a while now. Finally got to a place in my TBR pile where I could pull it out. I hope it's as great as others have made it sound!
I‘ve told just about everyone I know to buy this, BOUGHT people this, recommended it on social media, and reviewed it where I can, but this has been my latest SCI-FI love: #Invictus by ‘Ryan Graudin‘. It‘s got time-traveling from Vegas to Roman Times, to the sinking of the titanic, Rubik‘s cubes, a red panda, and it‘s just so HASHING EPIC and fun. It made me think of both Dr. Who AND Back to the Future. LOVED it. #GIVEAWAYTHEPOWER
This months #yachronicles box is pretty awesome I think. Not only is the book one that I had on my Wishlist, there's those gorgeous Beauty & The Beast pins, washi tape with pocket watches on it, an Alice print & a beautiful pale blue scarf with pocket watches all over, but there's also TWO Dr Who mini hardcover books as well! Definitely worth it this month.
The October box for #theyachronicles
"Chasing Time" theme ! I LOVE the beauty and the beast pins ?
Have also heard only good things about the book so I'm excited to read it ! #Bookmail #Booksubscription
pickI‘m really in love with this book, it‘s world, and characters- I don‘t want to leave them. So many conflicting feelings right now. Highly recommend: includes time traveling thieves that plunder history‘s lost treasures, a great diverse cast, fantastic friendships and relationships, and an ending that leaves you breathless and conflicted. I‘m gonna go to bed now and try to work through my emotions for this one.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Late late night reading while the bf plays video games and I distract myself from the fact that 100 people in London got to go to the reputation Secret session tonight and it‘s apparently better than Red which should be impossible.
Been looking forward to this one, (a sweet surprise from the bf) for awhile.
pickGraudin just never disappoints me.
This was such a fun book and had so much character development, relationship building and such a cool world. I surprisingly didn't get lost between the time and dimension jumps so I would say it's an accessible sci-fi. The romance were so adorable and I loved that they were a background thing instead of used to flood the plot with annoying tropes.
Essentially, Imogen is me (hair dye, historian & pet obsession)
Time travel + less than legal relic hunters + instant-buy author + red panda = happy me!
pickThe narrative got a little bogged down occasionally, but... time traveling pirates.
