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Time Traveller’s Best Friend #2
Memento Mori
Even time travellers can run out of time.Marx and Kez have been skipping through the known Twelve Worlds, keeping one step ahead of certain capture by the seat of their trousers, and the vastness of time and space is feeling a tad too small. Kez has always been a bit crazy, but now it’s Marx who is getting mad. Someone is trying to kill them, and that’s the sort of thing he takes personally.To add to their difficulties, there are Fixed Points in time that are beginning to look a little less…fixed. Between Time Corp, WAOF, Uncle Cheng, and the Lolly Men, it’s beginning to look like there’s nowhere safe in the known Twelve Worlds for Kez and Marx.Here be monsters…
272 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 26, 2017
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W.R. Gingell
46 books1,087 followersW.R. Gingell is a Tasmanian author of urban fantasy, fairy-tale retellings, and madcap science fiction who doesn’t seem to be able to write a book without a body suddenly turning up. She solemnly swears that all such bodies are strictly fictional in nature.
W.R. spends her time reading, drinking a truly ridiculous amount of tea, and slouching in front of the fire to write. Like Peter Pan, she never really grew up, and is still occasionally to be found climbing trees.
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W.R. spends her time reading, drinking a truly ridiculous amount of tea, and slouching in front of the fire to write. Like Peter Pan, she never really grew up, and is still occasionally to be found climbing trees.
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November 8, 2024
I loved this book. I read it during what has been one of the worst weeks of my life, and it provided a spot of hope and fun and adventure that has helped lighten my heart. I love the characters and I really hope Vol.3 comes out soon!
May 12, 2022
“I’ll stay,” the (…) said, and there was that determinedness to his pointed chin again. “And if they send me away, I’ll come back.”
“Whatever means necessary?”
“No,” said (…). “But I’ll keep coming back until they can’t do anything but keep me. I’ll be a thread in the Core that keeps tangling, tangling, until nothing can unknot it.” *
4.5 stars // read May 2022
Memento Mori is a unique, messy book. One short story consisted entirely of dialogue (without dialogue tags, which is a testament to the characterization in this series), while others take place all over the timeline. To be honest, I had no clue what was going on a few times- the story is chaotic and all over the place, much like Marx and Kez themselves. However, towards the end, seemingly disconnected threads are woven in, and you end up with a hilarious and touching story that I would 10/10 recommend.
Content: One mention of the word “d**n”. Kez and Marx end up in precarious situations, and one person is killed multiple times in different ways (not much description). In arguably the most touching/heartbreaking part of the book, .
It’s okay, kid. I got you.
*Names retracted because of spoilers.
“Whatever means necessary?”
“No,” said (…). “But I’ll keep coming back until they can’t do anything but keep me. I’ll be a thread in the Core that keeps tangling, tangling, until nothing can unknot it.” *
4.5 stars // read May 2022
Memento Mori is a unique, messy book. One short story consisted entirely of dialogue (without dialogue tags, which is a testament to the characterization in this series), while others take place all over the timeline. To be honest, I had no clue what was going on a few times- the story is chaotic and all over the place, much like Marx and Kez themselves. However, towards the end, seemingly disconnected threads are woven in, and you end up with a hilarious and touching story that I would 10/10 recommend.
Content: One mention of the word “d**n”. Kez and Marx end up in precarious situations, and one person is killed multiple times in different ways (not much description). In arguably the most touching/heartbreaking part of the book, .
It’s okay, kid. I got you.
*Names retracted because of spoilers.
November 13, 2017
4.5
Brilliant, engaging, mysterious, adventerous. The author transports you into her world and leaves you yearning for more!
Brilliant, engaging, mysterious, adventerous. The author transports you into her world and leaves you yearning for more!
September 5, 2017
If you don`t want spoiler, do not read the reason why I rated this 4 stars instead of 5!
If you don`t care, or read the story already, then you will totally get me when I say it is because of the last... line. I can hardly say a sentence :D And the reason why I was upset with this was the fact that there is not a following story I can grab immediately and continue reading.
You, miss author, you amazing, impossible woman, what are you doing to me?
Don`t you know I need a closure?
:D
How can you leave me in such a state with no promise of an early continuance (is that a word?)?
***
Ok, now on the more serious note.
This story has everything I adore about Gingell`s writing.
It has a wit, originality, it is dynamic and interesting the entire time. It is surprising and in some parts - heart breaking (but maybe I am just an old softie, who knows...).
It brings some new concepts along with amazing characters that I just cannot stop talking about.
I believe her characters are the most interesting pieces of puzzle that is the story itself.
When you get to know them, so many things suddenly make sense.
Don`t get me wrong, the plot is interesting on its own, but the mixture of all the tiny details, like way of speech, point of view, tampering with time lines and characters involved - put it together with the way she can make any conversation in a way funny or silly or amusing (while still keeping in mind the importance of what she wants to say) and you have a result that will keep you hooked for the entire book :)
Actually you know what? I will rate it 5 - I loved this book.
:)
If you don`t care, or read the story already, then you will totally get me when I say it is because of the last... line. I can hardly say a sentence :D And the reason why I was upset with this was the fact that there is not a following story I can grab immediately and continue reading.
You, miss author, you amazing, impossible woman, what are you doing to me?
Don`t you know I need a closure?
:D
How can you leave me in such a state with no promise of an early continuance (is that a word?)?
***
Ok, now on the more serious note.
This story has everything I adore about Gingell`s writing.
It has a wit, originality, it is dynamic and interesting the entire time. It is surprising and in some parts - heart breaking (but maybe I am just an old softie, who knows...).
It brings some new concepts along with amazing characters that I just cannot stop talking about.
I believe her characters are the most interesting pieces of puzzle that is the story itself.
When you get to know them, so many things suddenly make sense.
Don`t get me wrong, the plot is interesting on its own, but the mixture of all the tiny details, like way of speech, point of view, tampering with time lines and characters involved - put it together with the way she can make any conversation in a way funny or silly or amusing (while still keeping in mind the importance of what she wants to say) and you have a result that will keep you hooked for the entire book :)
Actually you know what? I will rate it 5 - I loved this book.
:)
November 30, 2017
WR Gingell delivers again! I loved this second installment of A Time Traveller's Best Friend--Marx and Kez are as awesome as ever, the timelines continue to intersect and loop and even occasionally confuse the characters, but it all makes sense in a crazy non-linear kind of way. The final installment in this set of stories nearly killed me though - I need the next book now!
December 1, 2017
Wow, what an opening chapter!
I burned through this book in a day. It was the best way to end NaNoWriMo–reading the sequel to A Time Traveller's Best Friend. So what to say without spoilers? A guy and a girl and a box? N0 Tardis here, but oh my what a satisfyingly fun romp across space and timelines. Gingell's utterly creative twist on time/space travel is so much fun, and the snark and banter made me startle people around me with the occasional LOL that actually took place out loud.
I recommend giving the first book a go first, for obvious reasons. If you even remotely enjoy that one, you'll thoroughly enjoy the ridiculous adventures in Memento Mori.
I burned through this book in a day. It was the best way to end NaNoWriMo–reading the sequel to A Time Traveller's Best Friend. So what to say without spoilers? A guy and a girl and a box? N0 Tardis here, but oh my what a satisfyingly fun romp across space and timelines. Gingell's utterly creative twist on time/space travel is so much fun, and the snark and banter made me startle people around me with the occasional LOL that actually took place out loud.
I recommend giving the first book a go first, for obvious reasons. If you even remotely enjoy that one, you'll thoroughly enjoy the ridiculous adventures in Memento Mori.
January 6, 2018
Oi! Where's the next one now?
I really enjoyed it, thanks for the fun! I liked it even more than the first volume as it turns out. ☺️
I really enjoyed it, thanks for the fun! I liked it even more than the first volume as it turns out. ☺️
July 4, 2024
Four stars, I think. I read this one a bit faster than the first one, and I haven’t gone back and read it a second time like I did the first one, though I have that same nagging sense of having missed something both intrinsic and obvious-once-you-know-it’s-there that would suddenly make it all come clear. And probably reading the third book won’t be enough to completely clarify it all in my head, but I do think it will do more good to read the third book and then come back and reread the first and second books again, since they do interrelate, which is more than I knew at the end of the first book.
I love that this is dedicated (I think I remember that correctly - perhaps it’s in an acknowledgement or author’s note) to Steven Brust. Obviously, I know other people read Steven Brust books and that there’s a fandom of some size or another out there. But I’ve never known anyone else who reads or read Steven Brust, so that was really cool.
Even told out of order, with time jumps by the characters in addition to the story being out of order, I felt like I held onto this book a bit better than I did the first one. And I think it’s because it’s the second book and there’s already a bit of a framework there. So, I’m plunging straight on into the third book in the hopes that it will all be clear by the end. Realistically, I don’t think it will completely make sense until I’ve finished the trilogy and then reread it at least once. Fortunately, it’s holding my interest even though I don’t fully understand what’s going on or how it’s happening.
I love that this is dedicated (I think I remember that correctly - perhaps it’s in an acknowledgement or author’s note) to Steven Brust. Obviously, I know other people read Steven Brust books and that there’s a fandom of some size or another out there. But I’ve never known anyone else who reads or read Steven Brust, so that was really cool.
Even told out of order, with time jumps by the characters in addition to the story being out of order, I felt like I held onto this book a bit better than I did the first one. And I think it’s because it’s the second book and there’s already a bit of a framework there. So, I’m plunging straight on into the third book in the hopes that it will all be clear by the end. Realistically, I don’t think it will completely make sense until I’ve finished the trilogy and then reread it at least once. Fortunately, it’s holding my interest even though I don’t fully understand what’s going on or how it’s happening.
December 18, 2020
First bk was good one's excellent
The action's crazier, if you can fathom that, but it makes more sense, somehow. I appreciated the characters in bk one, but I've really come to care for them in this book. The plot comes together and I feel like I know everyone more.
What I'm dying to know: Who is sending Arabella through her paces? I'm betting it's future kez and co. Where the heck did the time-slip shark come from, and how did the Li family get one? (Tho the answer to that last is prolly Marcus, since it was keyed to the collar.)
I was as surprised by the hint of romance in the main character arc as I was by the stronger (a bit) one in Pet's story, but it's very welcome. It's just a tiny thing--in its infancy--but I hope it grows.
And I'm hoping, as I am in Pet's story, for some origin info for both Kez and TT.
The action's crazier, if you can fathom that, but it makes more sense, somehow. I appreciated the characters in bk one, but I've really come to care for them in this book. The plot comes together and I feel like I know everyone more.
What I'm dying to know: Who is sending Arabella through her paces? I'm betting it's future kez and co. Where the heck did the time-slip shark come from, and how did the Li family get one? (Tho the answer to that last is prolly Marcus, since it was keyed to the collar.)
I was as surprised by the hint of romance in the main character arc as I was by the stronger (a bit) one in Pet's story, but it's very welcome. It's just a tiny thing--in its infancy--but I hope it grows.
And I'm hoping, as I am in Pet's story, for some origin info for both Kez and TT.
May 21, 2024
I stayed up all night reading this. The mantra of one more chapter didn’t work… or maybe it did?
For a time travel book I did notice one thing. Gingall never announced when and where the characters were. You found out in the thick of it. And it worked brilliantly.
World hopping. Time travel. All the things that a regular author would have thought to announce at the beginning of each chapter never showed up. You learned them as you went along. And dang, that takes skill.
There is also one chapter that is entirely dialogue. Brilliant. Entirely understandable because by this point - you know the characters.
I will be reading book 3… after a nap.
For a time travel book I did notice one thing. Gingall never announced when and where the characters were. You found out in the thick of it. And it worked brilliantly.
World hopping. Time travel. All the things that a regular author would have thought to announce at the beginning of each chapter never showed up. You learned them as you went along. And dang, that takes skill.
There is also one chapter that is entirely dialogue. Brilliant. Entirely understandable because by this point - you know the characters.
I will be reading book 3… after a nap.
August 4, 2019
I read this book immediately after finishing the first one in the series and kept turning the pages looking for answers to questions I didn't even know I needed the answers to before I got started. The characters are complex and entertaining, the twists and turns had me wanting more information, and when I had the answers, there were more questions and surprises to make this author one of my favourites )i(
May 3, 2018
Highly enjoyable!!
Together Memento Mori and A Time Traveller's Best Friend make one complete book.
This one was quite a bit superior to its predecessor, it's plot made sense and existed, the story line was a bit more linear and everything was awesome.
Hilariously fun science fiction for 10+ (Mild violence, and one kinda disturbing character)
Together Memento Mori and A Time Traveller's Best Friend make one complete book.
This one was quite a bit superior to its predecessor, it's plot made sense and existed, the story line was a bit more linear and everything was awesome.
Hilariously fun science fiction for 10+ (Mild violence, and one kinda disturbing character)
September 23, 2020
This second installment in the Time Traveler's Best Friend series has Assassins! Heists! Space Sharks! New Friends! It's still a bit confusing at times (re: time travel), but the confusion resolves into something akin to understanding, and with that killer cliffhanger, you can be sure I'll be back for more!
March 9, 2019
Oi!
Now you’ve done it, author! I now properly love this series, finish this book in a day and the next book isn’t out, yet! How I wish I could travel through time to get a sneak peek... 💜💜💜💜
Now you’ve done it, author! I now properly love this series, finish this book in a day and the next book isn’t out, yet! How I wish I could travel through time to get a sneak peek... 💜💜💜💜
March 7, 2019
Fun and fantastic
I liked this better than the first! These two irreverent time travelers keep it interesting and fun. Can’t wait to see where and when they land next.
I liked this better than the first! These two irreverent time travelers keep it interesting and fun. Can’t wait to see where and when they land next.
September 3, 2020
So much more information! But still so much timey-wimey confusedness. More TuanTuan, please. Now I must wait for book 3 to release. I know it's soon, but I need to know what happens!
December 5, 2020
Great adventure
Another great adventure with Ketz and Marx. This book was like a combination of short stories that all tied together. Can’t wait to read the next adventure.
Another great adventure with Ketz and Marx. This book was like a combination of short stories that all tied together. Can’t wait to read the next adventure.
July 8, 2021
Am I being forced to work hard to keep up and keep it straight? Yes.
Is it worth it? Feck yes.
Is it worth it? Feck yes.
January 27, 2023
Things are starting to make more sense and Kez is feeling like an earlier version of Pet, right down to the "Flamin' h--k" xD Definitely hooked now.
March 15, 2020
Time travel and space ships, with attitude.
October 30, 2020
I love how the author assumes her readers are intelligent enough to follow a segmented, mixed up story line while also picking up all the little bobs and bits she hides in there. I'm definitely going to be rereading this one. I enjoyed the first in this series and loved this one. I can't wait for the next book!
February 24, 2023
Great second installment. In this book, we see more bits and pieces of Marx and Kez's escapades and meet more characters. The author does a great job weaving and twisting the story-lines together. I love that things are told twisted up and out of order. It makes for a more interesting read. These books really aren't stand-alone novels. You have to read all three to get the full story.
December 2, 2023
Love This
I really, really, really love this series and I can't WAIT for the next installment. And I adore Arabella and Mikkel, Kez, TuanTuan, and Marx. And Sgt Gormley. Fantastic re-read.
I really, really, really love this series and I can't WAIT for the next installment. And I adore Arabella and Mikkel, Kez, TuanTuan, and Marx. And Sgt Gormley. Fantastic re-read.
May 26, 2018
I hope there will be more!
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