Title & story don't quite fit.
595502
Not one of Connelly's best; too roundabout and contrived, left too many loose ends. Also didn't like the plug for Mickey Haller series.
3121636
Although I like the story, I had to re-read a few pages because the author made the story confusing. It seemed like the author forgot to write some important details in the story which caused some confusion. Once I got past that, the theme of the story was decent. I did like how they were falling in love but never really said those three magical words. I probably will read the next book.
4147170
I was taken in by the Jane Austen comparison and the lovely cover....what's that saying, "Never judge a..." I agree that the author tried to run too many different story threads through this book...but I assume that the central theme was suppose to be the one between Jess and George, hence the reference to Sense & Sensibility.  Some of the events were interesting and it was different to see the dot.com and 9/11 mixed into the story, but it grated with my expectations for a Jane Austen like story....parts were, but most was not.  I think that this book would have done just as well focusing only on the parts of George & Jess and the cook book collection which sounded amazing.
4657873
The story is decent, but has a few conflicting plot lines. At times it feels like the author wasn't sure where he wanted to take it.
114021
although it is a good story there is a lot of words and phrases that I don't understand. I think some parts were in great detail others were skipped over..
2459281
I don't mean I think the copy I downloaded is glitched and I am missing pages. I mean I feel like some of the story is missing. Everything moves too fast, so a lot of things are glossed over. Also, it doesn't really feel like it fits together. I'm sure there are reasons for (SPOILER ALERT) radical Muslims and drug runners to work together, but the reasons given in the book don't really make sense. (It pretty much comes down to "they are working together because they just ARE!")

I wanted to like this book, and there were a lot of good things. But not enough to really raise the rating.
411921
First, I was definitely annoyed that this book is part one of who knows how many books. So, there are more books needed to simply finish the story.  Whether that's because I overlooked something or it was simply not mentioned / not clear, I'm not sure.  Either way, I wasn't happy about it.

Second, the book itself has a strange writing style that makes it harder to read/follow along.  It's almost as if there were two storylines that the author melded together to get the book.  One related to the young girls life and it's unique experiences (which seems similar to another book/movie I recently came across but don't recall) and the other a preachy save the planet story.
2730557
I've read many stories that started out kind of odd, didn't really give much information, but this one made me feel like I missed an entire book.  Why are the children all kept separate until they come of age?  Who is Carlos, the author acts like we should know the storyline there and I have no clue.  What is the matter with the kids they call abominations?  You hear something about a brain scan but not what's different about them.
This may be a good story, but it's lacking a lot of information to make it good.  Yes, I realize it's a serial, but it still should make more sense than it does at this point and I've read both volumes so far.
3249456
While it is a good story,  it falls out of the normal place.  By telling about something that happened a year before.  It was a little shorter than usual too, and the mother,  niece and Andrea were not as present in the stories as usual.
1635197
The story tends to meander a bit too much for my taste. A bit of editing would make the story flow more smoothly.
3097837
Nice stories about the different characters, but the stories didn't come together in the end. Something was lacking. I'm not sure I got the point of the story.
3605147
Really?  The story is about a school reunion years after a mass shooting.  The storyline works, but I felt like so much of the story was missing.  This is not how a reunion is put together as it takes a lot more effort.  These people come together as a reunion committee and immediately have the reunion?  No one else shows up except the whole town?  And no one else in the town is a victim, except . . . .

The book would have been a better read had the story been assembled more realistically.  The book, like most movies, skips over inconsistencies in order to get to the desired conclusion.  The author is a good writer, but needs to develop the story-lines better.
193403
Title gives away too much, ruins any real potential for surprise other than the why.  That said, enjoyed the story.  Not entirely sure if there was a problem with the criminal's characterization or if it's just me but there was something that felt off (not discussing to avoid the one spoiler possible due to the story's title).  There were a few lines that rung false to my ear, but not so much that it kept me from searching for more work by Jordan Summers.  Was temporarily dismayed to see all the bodice rippers (not my cup of tea), but finally figured out it was a different author.  Also downloaded "The Last Pirate", look forward to reading it.  And while I like free (who doesn't), would have willingly paid the $.99 for it based on "Time Criminal."
3982744
The story telling is good, but there are occasional leaps in logic that deter from the story.  There are also a few technical details that I think are suspect, but only from reading other authors.
1878510
First of all, this book is being vastly misrepresented in the description. I read it on my Kindle in less than two hours, so there is no way that it would be 289 print pages. Description should more accurately call it a (longish) short story or at least a novella.

The story itself is good. Kept me interested enough to finish before going to bed even though I was tired. However, there were a few odd things. The author mostly did a good job of telling the story from a mother's viewpoint and I was surprised when I read the author's bio to discover that S. F. Chapman was, indeed, a man. The beginning seemed very awkward, almost like he had a story but didn't know how to start and just threw the first few paragraphs in as an opener. Both the word choices and style just seemed clunky. After that, I'm not sure if the writing got better or if I just became used to it so that it was easier to ignore as I became engrossed in the story. There were a few glaring mistakes that jolted me right out of the story though, such as using the word stigmatism when the word I'm sure he meant was stigma. Other than that, mostly well-edited and a good story.
4357839
This book is not really "divided" in a way as to distinguish the various regions, as the chapter page stated. The myths overlap and "run into" one another; the stories are interesting but mesh too closely as to which region they come from can't be determined.
1227828
I was so disappointed in the story, jumps around a lot.
Best part is the title.
A little more thought could have went into this