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Middle Falls Time Travel #3
The Death and Life of Dominick Davidner
How many lives would you spend to find your beloved?
Dominick Davidner was murdered. Then things got worse.
Instead of going on to the afterlife, Dominick found himself back in his nine year old body, all memories of his previous life intact. All he can think about is Emily, the love of his life, left behind when he died.
Unfortunately, she is now thousands of miles away. How can Dominick find his way back to the woman he loves, and what will he say if he finds her?
The Death and Life is the third book in the Middle Falls Time Travel Series, but can also be read as a standalone novel.
Dominick Davidner was murdered. Then things got worse.
Instead of going on to the afterlife, Dominick found himself back in his nine year old body, all memories of his previous life intact. All he can think about is Emily, the love of his life, left behind when he died.
Unfortunately, she is now thousands of miles away. How can Dominick find his way back to the woman he loves, and what will he say if he finds her?
The Death and Life is the third book in the Middle Falls Time Travel Series, but can also be read as a standalone novel.
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First published December 26, 2017
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March 21, 2020
I read this book very quickly but, I didn’t enjoy this one as much as the other two I’ve read. I found this one lacked something. It felt like here we go again the same sort of story with very little difference. It just didn’t excite me as much. Maybe the other ones will.
October 9, 2019
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The premise of this story is based on a romance spanning many years (and lives). Continuing the time travel series, I was excited to see what the writer could produce this time. However, I am disappointed to say that I was left feeling like no new ground was created here and an opportunity was lost.
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The premise of this story is based on a romance spanning many years (and lives). Continuing the time travel series, I was excited to see what the writer could produce this time. However, I am disappointed to say that I was left feeling like no new ground was created here and an opportunity was lost.
For my full review, visit me here at https://mrsbrownsbooks.wordpress.com/...
December 7, 2022
Book 2 is incredibly hard to follow up without having high expectations and initially I thought this iteration was going to fall flat.
Luckily I was wrong!
Seeing the military academy experience through Dominick's eye was interesting but I'm glad they glossed over it and didn't dwell.
As the author note states, this is mostly a love story. And an adorable one too.
Plus Carrie, common now... that story line is really starting to heat up! Would love to see book 4 lean heavily in that direction.
4.25 rounded down
Luckily I was wrong!
Seeing the military academy experience through Dominick's eye was interesting but I'm glad they glossed over it and didn't dwell.
As the author note states, this is mostly a love story. And an adorable one too.
Plus Carrie, common now... that story line is really starting to heat up! Would love to see book 4 lean heavily in that direction.
4.25 rounded down
March 7, 2020
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February 4, 2022
I'm kind of annoyed with this entry in the Middle Falls Time Travel series. The first 22 chapters, which is about 1/3 of the book, is a recap of the previous book The Redemption of Michael Hollister. Dominick was an important side character in the previous book, but this story picked all of the major scenes from that book and retold them in detail from Dominick's point of view.
I loved those scenes the first time around, but not the second. It made me really not enjoy the first third of this book, and then it took me awhile to really get into the story once those scenes were finished and I was getting new information.
I also wasn't super invested in the love story which is the whole point of this book. I will absolutely continue the series because I love it. This one was just disappointing.
I loved those scenes the first time around, but not the second. It made me really not enjoy the first third of this book, and then it took me awhile to really get into the story once those scenes were finished and I was getting new information.
I also wasn't super invested in the love story which is the whole point of this book. I will absolutely continue the series because I love it. This one was just disappointing.
October 13, 2020
This story is more than a bit disadvantaged.
Dominick Davidner is an average joe living a good life until a school shooting where he takes the bullet for one of his students. His quest is to find his way back into love. Under other circumstances, this whole premise might have worked (although, I am a bit skeptical), but this story follows one of a suicidal depressant old man whose life practically ended when he lost his older brother as a teenager and another of a serial killer.
The book can be read as a standalone, of course, but it is Number 3 in a series and, in a box set, it is also the third presented. Odds are, you will read this as #3.
Since it directly follows the story of Michael Hollister (the serial killer in book #2), Part I of Dominick's story is a bit tedious as most of it is the same stuff you already read and/or know about from Michael's story.
Part II is Dominick doing all the wrong stuff and you just know they are the wrong things.
Part III was him still not really learning. He knew what was going to happen, but all he did was a feeble attempt at changing the course of things. It was like one chapter in over 60. His real response was just to get a gun. That got more attention.
It was still OK because the side story, that ever-present element in the Middle Falls universe, was very interesting. In this book, we learn more about the things up there and we see a bigger perspective in the whole thing.
Overall, 1 and 2 were fast reads, got me into the stories, got me interested in the protagonists and made me feel all sorts of things. This was one wasn't like that. Before this book, I was looking forward to the rest of the series. Now, I'm not so sure.
Dominick Davidner is an average joe living a good life until a school shooting where he takes the bullet for one of his students. His quest is to find his way back into love. Under other circumstances, this whole premise might have worked (although, I am a bit skeptical), but this story follows one of a suicidal depressant old man whose life practically ended when he lost his older brother as a teenager and another of a serial killer.
The book can be read as a standalone, of course, but it is Number 3 in a series and, in a box set, it is also the third presented. Odds are, you will read this as #3.
Since it directly follows the story of Michael Hollister (the serial killer in book #2), Part I of Dominick's story is a bit tedious as most of it is the same stuff you already read and/or know about from Michael's story.
Part II is Dominick doing all the wrong stuff and you just know they are the wrong things.
Part III was him still not really learning. He knew what was going to happen, but all he did was a feeble attempt at changing the course of things. It was like one chapter in over 60. His real response was just to get a gun. That got more attention.
It was still OK because the side story, that ever-present element in the Middle Falls universe, was very interesting. In this book, we learn more about the things up there and we see a bigger perspective in the whole thing.
Overall, 1 and 2 were fast reads, got me into the stories, got me interested in the protagonists and made me feel all sorts of things. This was one wasn't like that. Before this book, I was looking forward to the rest of the series. Now, I'm not so sure.
December 11, 2024
A bit tiresome as one third of the book is a repetition of the previous book. A love story told quite beautifully but I found it very stretched. Was eager to finish it yet took me more than a month as it was not much of a compelling read. Hope the next doesn’t disappoint.
March 6, 2022
All the books in this series so far have been page-turning and feel-good, this one included. That said, this is my least favorite of the series so far.
There's a chunk in the first third that is largely a rehash of book two. The author did his best to make it fresh, but there's a lot of dialogue that's tough to skip.
I always get antsy when you toss in time travel and romance. Things always go wrong. And even though these books have "Everything is okay in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end." as their motto, there's still some parts where I felt compelled to bang my head against the wall and yell at the character for being stupid.
My favorite parts were the bits that overlapped with the other books in fresh ways. Characters the first two showing up in new ways. Events mentioned but changing.
There's a chunk in the first third that is largely a rehash of book two. The author did his best to make it fresh, but there's a lot of dialogue that's tough to skip.
I always get antsy when you toss in time travel and romance. Things always go wrong. And even though these books have "Everything is okay in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end." as their motto, there's still some parts where I felt compelled to bang my head against the wall and yell at the character for being stupid.
My favorite parts were the bits that overlapped with the other books in fresh ways. Characters the first two showing up in new ways. Events mentioned but changing.
April 22, 2024
The grumpus23
Book 3. Time travel. All having one blindsided moment. Trying to find the love of your life again when starting over at nine.
Book 3. Time travel. All having one blindsided moment. Trying to find the love of your life again when starting over at nine.
June 11, 2020
Repetitive, and definitely less interesting than the previous two books in the series. Disappointing, because I had such an emotional connection to the second book. I never connected with this one.
July 8, 2019
It's been a day or two since I finished this book and I find my mind wandering back to it. The intro/setup was handled a lot better than the first book in the series and I noticed other markers of improvement in the writing style and pacing. As with the other books in the series, it's the premise that intrigues me the most.
I wish the premise was better integrated into the character arc. Something that doesn't sit right with me is the way that Dominick totally and utterly dismisses his time at the military school. Not only his connections with the other boys but also his time there in general and all the supposed lessons he learned through his adventures. He said it made him more disciplined and focused.
There's a situational irony set up between Dominick and Hollister that's never paid off. It's so utterly forgotten that he never even mentions his suspicions to Thomas when they meet in the third act of the book. So frustrating!
Dominick learns from his mistakes with Emily and starts over but gets nothing from his mistake with Michael. The real tragedy of Dominick's many lives is that he doesn't even care about his accomplishments with the Turtles or even the beneficial impact he's had on them.
I feel so cheated that he never once even considered going back I think it's a failure of characterization.
So shocking to me that Dominick couldn't even remember the one black kid he's ever met. With a name like Wardell, I think that should be memorable enough. Maybe if Dominick ever developed anything beyond a rudimentary sense of self-reflection and self-awareness, he'd figure out just how much of his life he sleepwalks through.
You could say that Emily was his best friend but the way he was so obsessive and possessive of her through all of his lives and the sex life they shared - though it's hinted at when that begins each lifetime - it all makes me think that Dominick is really a duplicitous jerk.
Dominick goes through the motions of being a nice guy to manipulate others to get what he wants with the single-minded purpose of possessing what was stolen from him. His efforts take on Count of Monte Christo levels and for an English teacher, I'm surprised he never mentions that classic novel or considers themes in novels to guide his life. As a prolific reader myself, I know I find correlations to books throughout my own life. Reading is like a flight simulator for life so it's weird to me to see the way books play such a minor and often a manipulative role in Dominick's life.
It's interesting to me to see how quickly he gives up on As it is, we'll never know if they were able to do it without Dominick. Maybe that's a topic for a future installment in this captivating series.
I wish the premise was better integrated into the character arc. Something that doesn't sit right with me is the way that Dominick totally and utterly dismisses his time at the military school. Not only his connections with the other boys but also his time there in general and all the supposed lessons he learned through his adventures. He said it made him more disciplined and focused.
There's a situational irony set up between Dominick and Hollister that's never paid off. It's so utterly forgotten that he never even mentions his suspicions to Thomas when they meet in the third act of the book. So frustrating!
Dominick learns from his mistakes with Emily and starts over but gets nothing from his mistake with Michael. The real tragedy of Dominick's many lives is that he doesn't even care about his accomplishments with the Turtles or even the beneficial impact he's had on them.
I feel so cheated that he never once even considered going back I think it's a failure of characterization.
So shocking to me that Dominick couldn't even remember the one black kid he's ever met. With a name like Wardell, I think that should be memorable enough. Maybe if Dominick ever developed anything beyond a rudimentary sense of self-reflection and self-awareness, he'd figure out just how much of his life he sleepwalks through.
You could say that Emily was his best friend but the way he was so obsessive and possessive of her through all of his lives and the sex life they shared - though it's hinted at when that begins each lifetime - it all makes me think that Dominick is really a duplicitous jerk.
Dominick goes through the motions of being a nice guy to manipulate others to get what he wants with the single-minded purpose of possessing what was stolen from him. His efforts take on Count of Monte Christo levels and for an English teacher, I'm surprised he never mentions that classic novel or considers themes in novels to guide his life. As a prolific reader myself, I know I find correlations to books throughout my own life. Reading is like a flight simulator for life so it's weird to me to see the way books play such a minor and often a manipulative role in Dominick's life.
It's interesting to me to see how quickly he gives up on As it is, we'll never know if they were able to do it without Dominick. Maybe that's a topic for a future installment in this captivating series.
January 12, 2018
The Death and Life of Dominick Davidner by Shawn Inmon Review
If you don’t get it right the first time, try again!
How many lives would you spend to find your beloved? Dominick Davidner was murdered. Then things got worse. Instead of going on to the afterlife, Dominick found himself back in his nine-year-old body, all memories of his previous life intact. All he can think about is Emily, the love of his life, left behind when he died. Unfortunately, she is now thousands of miles away. How can Dominick find his way back to the woman he loves, and what will he say if he finds her? The Death and Life is the third book in the Middle Falls Time Travel Series, but can also be read as a standalone novel.
What did I like? I loved the first two books and this one is even better. Dominick is the most loveable character and watching him go through his life like he did was amazing. I guess some of us would really like a do-over?
What will you like? The book is well written and develops as it goes. Shawn has an amazing link to the time travel world and everything in this story is so believable. The characters are fascinating and exciting plus they will make you fall in love with all of them. I am hoping that there will be many more books to follow this one and when you read it I am sure you will agree. I received this from the author as an ARC with no compensation.
If you don’t get it right the first time, try again!
How many lives would you spend to find your beloved? Dominick Davidner was murdered. Then things got worse. Instead of going on to the afterlife, Dominick found himself back in his nine-year-old body, all memories of his previous life intact. All he can think about is Emily, the love of his life, left behind when he died. Unfortunately, she is now thousands of miles away. How can Dominick find his way back to the woman he loves, and what will he say if he finds her? The Death and Life is the third book in the Middle Falls Time Travel Series, but can also be read as a standalone novel.
What did I like? I loved the first two books and this one is even better. Dominick is the most loveable character and watching him go through his life like he did was amazing. I guess some of us would really like a do-over?
What will you like? The book is well written and develops as it goes. Shawn has an amazing link to the time travel world and everything in this story is so believable. The characters are fascinating and exciting plus they will make you fall in love with all of them. I am hoping that there will be many more books to follow this one and when you read it I am sure you will agree. I received this from the author as an ARC with no compensation.
April 23, 2021
The third Middle Falls Time Travel book was well-written and entertaining ... and it certainly kept me up nights reading. I think what cost it a star is that I just didn't like the protagonist.
Dominick Davidner is murdered in a school shooting, and wakes up in his 9-year-old body. He has all of his memories from his previous life, and his sole focus is finding Emily, to whom he was married at the time of his death. Of course, he can't let his parents know this ... and they think he's just a precocious kid who happens to be good at fixing things (he had been a mechanic in order to put himself through college).
We see a couple of Nick's lives ... and then we see him stalking Emily. No great shock/spoiler, since he's so obsessed so early on. And this creeped me right the hell out ... because I've had a stalker. It happens to ordinary people all the time. I just couldn't bring myself to like him.
There is a subplot about Nick's Watcher that was quite enjoyable, and showed that even those in the afterlife have something to learn.
It was a good story, don't get me wrong. And Nick's unlikeability is a testament to author Shawn Inmon's talent in creating multi-faceted characters. I'm looking forward to reading more books in this series.
Dominick Davidner is murdered in a school shooting, and wakes up in his 9-year-old body. He has all of his memories from his previous life, and his sole focus is finding Emily, to whom he was married at the time of his death. Of course, he can't let his parents know this ... and they think he's just a precocious kid who happens to be good at fixing things (he had been a mechanic in order to put himself through college).
We see a couple of Nick's lives ... and then we see him stalking Emily. No great shock/spoiler, since he's so obsessed so early on. And this creeped me right the hell out ... because I've had a stalker. It happens to ordinary people all the time. I just couldn't bring myself to like him.
There is a subplot about Nick's Watcher that was quite enjoyable, and showed that even those in the afterlife have something to learn.
It was a good story, don't get me wrong. And Nick's unlikeability is a testament to author Shawn Inmon's talent in creating multi-faceted characters. I'm looking forward to reading more books in this series.
April 8, 2022
I know this is an unpopular opinion (it usually is) but this was my absolute favourite of the bunch. It kills me that I can't say why... Spoilers and all that.
I'm not going to lie, when it started out so similar to the other two books I thought 'This is going to get old.' But something kept me going. A lot of people said they didn't like that it went over the events of book 2 but I thought it was that period that it started getting interesting. Plus it slimmed it down into a few chapters, how can I grumble?
I loved this one because it felt the most like the time travel stories I've grown up loving. They all make you feel like you've lived a whole life with them. I love how the author can make such a small character in one book the hero of the next and do it so naturally.
But that twist... It got me so giddy. I was like "No way, that's so cool." The tension didn't let up until the last sentence either. Bravo, Mr Inmon. I was going to take a break from the series for a while but I sense I'm going to be eager to get stuck back in!
I'm not going to lie, when it started out so similar to the other two books I thought 'This is going to get old.' But something kept me going. A lot of people said they didn't like that it went over the events of book 2 but I thought it was that period that it started getting interesting. Plus it slimmed it down into a few chapters, how can I grumble?
I loved this one because it felt the most like the time travel stories I've grown up loving. They all make you feel like you've lived a whole life with them. I love how the author can make such a small character in one book the hero of the next and do it so naturally.
But that twist... It got me so giddy. I was like "No way, that's so cool." The tension didn't let up until the last sentence either. Bravo, Mr Inmon. I was going to take a break from the series for a while but I sense I'm going to be eager to get stuck back in!
September 5, 2024
Third book in the series Middle Falls time travel, where the main character starts their life over after a premature death and wakes up sometime as a child. The main character here, Dominick Davidner, wakes up as a nine-year old. Unfortunately, this character was not as interesting as the previous two books main characters.
There’s an occurrence of repetition of scenes from the previous book, which made the book somewhat boring. After that section the book improved slightly. The main character is obsessed with the woman who was his wife in his first life, and thinks he cannot start living begins until they are married.
The lack of character development and growth in this book made it the weakest of the first three books. Which in turn, has me reconsider going any further in the series. There was a tease, near the end of the book about the overall world and this other dimension, that was slightly intriguing. So maybe. Going to wait awhile see if my curiosity develops further.
There’s an occurrence of repetition of scenes from the previous book, which made the book somewhat boring. After that section the book improved slightly. The main character is obsessed with the woman who was his wife in his first life, and thinks he cannot start living begins until they are married.
The lack of character development and growth in this book made it the weakest of the first three books. Which in turn, has me reconsider going any further in the series. There was a tease, near the end of the book about the overall world and this other dimension, that was slightly intriguing. So maybe. Going to wait awhile see if my curiosity develops further.
June 4, 2019
I love this series with its unique characters - those who have to face years of re-living out a life from the age of a young child when they're middle aged. In this case, Dominick pretty much just gets by until he can get back to his wife, learning along the way that things just take time. Literally. Like, a lot. I would have gone crazy had I been required to live out my life for 30 years only to have to restart the entire thing twice more.
But true love really does triumph and the culmination is sweet. You can't help but love Dominick.
James Patrick Cronin does a great job with the voice of Dominick. And an added plus - I'm really glad that Podium Publishing has chosen to use different narrators for each of these books. It lends a sense of separation to them all since each one follows a new character.
But true love really does triumph and the culmination is sweet. You can't help but love Dominick.
James Patrick Cronin does a great job with the voice of Dominick. And an added plus - I'm really glad that Podium Publishing has chosen to use different narrators for each of these books. It lends a sense of separation to them all since each one follows a new character.
April 6, 2021
I am really moved by this series and all of its nuances. Shawn Inman has created a wonderful universe I filled with very real and believable characters.
The thing that I like the most is that once you get past the sci-fi element of these stories you are left with a very strong coming of age tale that is heartfelt and sincere. That is the part of it these stories that draws me in the most; the lives of these characters that he's created.
The thing that I like the most is that once you get past the sci-fi element of these stories you are left with a very strong coming of age tale that is heartfelt and sincere. That is the part of it these stories that draws me in the most; the lives of these characters that he's created.
June 2, 2023
I wavered between a 2 and a 3 on this one. The first third was essentially a repeat of the previous book from a different perspective. It took a while to figure out that Nick wasn’t restarting with his previous memories the first time which was odd. The next part was excruciatingly boring especially since Nick comes off as a stalker. He’s trying to find the woman who was his love of his life from his previous life. It was very uncomfortable to read. He does finally get his act together and things get more interesting but there is a lot of narration and not much action.
February 27, 2018
I am loving this series starting with the first book. Can't wait for the next one!
May 12, 2025
This is book 3 of the Middle Falls series. Although maybe not quite as good as the first two, I’m finding this whole series to be intriguing. I’m moving on to the next one.
July 29, 2023
It was interesting to read about this guy trying to make his life so similar, when most of the other stories are about the characters trying to change their lives drastically. His quest to re-find his wife got a little old life after life, but I admired his tenacity!
July 25, 2024
Uplifting
A heartfelt tale that will raise your spirits and make you believe in happiness again! Beautifully told, as always by this author, and a joy to read from start to finish.
A heartfelt tale that will raise your spirits and make you believe in happiness again! Beautifully told, as always by this author, and a joy to read from start to finish.
October 22, 2018
This is the third book in Inmon’s Middle Falls Time Travel series. Each book can be read as a standalone novel because while each of the protagonists spends some time living in the fictional town of Middle Falls, Oregon, knowing what happened in a prior story isn’t needed to follow newer books in the series. The main thing each book has in common is the protagonist dies. Upon his death the character is shocked to discover that they’ve gone back in time, to some point in their childhood. They have the body of a child, but retain memories of the life they led before, which gives some clue as to what might be coming, both for them personally and for the world in general.
The first two stories in the series focused on second chances with the main characters trying to live their lives better the second time around. In one case this was by avoiding a big mistake. In the other it was mainly by trying to prevent someone else from making a major mistake that effected many others.
This installment of the series is different in that Dominick, the protagonist, has only one goal when he starts his life over, to meet and marry his spouse once again. Easy, isn’t it? Just do everything the same as you did the first time around and it should work out fine. But it seems foolish to take the same boring route through life, especially when there is an obvious shortcut to get where you want quicker, right?
The premise of this series makes for some entertaining and thought-provoking stories. As they illustrate, maybe if we had life to live over again, knowing what we know after having learned a thing or two from the school of hard knocks, it may not actually be as easy as we think to get a better result. Just like my rewriting that sentence didn’t result in one that ran on less, sometimes things don’t turn out better, just different.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
The first two stories in the series focused on second chances with the main characters trying to live their lives better the second time around. In one case this was by avoiding a big mistake. In the other it was mainly by trying to prevent someone else from making a major mistake that effected many others.
This installment of the series is different in that Dominick, the protagonist, has only one goal when he starts his life over, to meet and marry his spouse once again. Easy, isn’t it? Just do everything the same as you did the first time around and it should work out fine. But it seems foolish to take the same boring route through life, especially when there is an obvious shortcut to get where you want quicker, right?
The premise of this series makes for some entertaining and thought-provoking stories. As they illustrate, maybe if we had life to live over again, knowing what we know after having learned a thing or two from the school of hard knocks, it may not actually be as easy as we think to get a better result. Just like my rewriting that sentence didn’t result in one that ran on less, sometimes things don’t turn out better, just different.
**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **
December 10, 2019
Michael Hollister was always going to be a tough act to follow, but this one struggled more than most would have done.
It suffered not only from having a chunk of the book be a re-tread of what had just been covered in the previous, better book, but also from having a protagonist who is just a complete dumbass. It's not BAD, per se, but in my opinion it's still the weakest link in the series by far. Evidenced by the fact that it took me much longer to read this one than any of the others. At the time I was concerned that I was already losing interest that quickly, but it really was just this one volume.
In the end, I'm not even sure Dominick really learned his lesson... that single-focused drive on getting back to Emily was really off-putting. And yet, he was rewarded by having a life with her in the end anyways. His attempts at avoiding the shooting that put him in his loop were interesting, but the rest of it just had me rolling my eyes. If this didn't wrap up the first trilogy with some important stuff on Carrie's side of things, I would probably list this as the one that could be skipped. If you get through this one, you've got so many great stories ahead of you.
It suffered not only from having a chunk of the book be a re-tread of what had just been covered in the previous, better book, but also from having a protagonist who is just a complete dumbass. It's not BAD, per se, but in my opinion it's still the weakest link in the series by far. Evidenced by the fact that it took me much longer to read this one than any of the others. At the time I was concerned that I was already losing interest that quickly, but it really was just this one volume.
In the end, I'm not even sure Dominick really learned his lesson... that single-focused drive on getting back to Emily was really off-putting. And yet, he was rewarded by having a life with her in the end anyways. His attempts at avoiding the shooting that put him in his loop were interesting, but the rest of it just had me rolling my eyes. If this didn't wrap up the first trilogy with some important stuff on Carrie's side of things, I would probably list this as the one that could be skipped. If you get through this one, you've got so many great stories ahead of you.
February 20, 2021
I'm still trying to figure out the point of Dominic's (Nicky's) reset. There was no redemption. He married Emily, survived the gun shot (only thru 'heavenly' intervention) and became rich by investing in Microsoft.
On the negative side, skipped over his Hartfield Academy days, depriving them of a charismatic meeting. Does this mean that Michael Hollister's arc changed?
Altho I read to the end ONLY to see if he got together with Emily, one last point nagged at me. Why didn't he buy Tom Weaver's book for Emily, then have Tom over for dinner and explain to her that they were both Time travelers. It would enhance his chanced of being believed greatly.
And, finally, back to back books of protagonists being reset to 8-9 years old was too much. He glossed over much of the idiocy of being a kid and teenager (including the 'naughty' stuff, which I would think Carey would have a tough time watching). Personally, I'd have a tough time living thru those years again once, let alone 3 or 4 times.
The first book I read in this series was 'The Many Short Lives of Charles Waters' which has been the most believable of the bunch. This was the least believable.
On the negative side, skipped over his Hartfield Academy days, depriving them of a charismatic meeting. Does this mean that Michael Hollister's arc changed?
Altho I read to the end ONLY to see if he got together with Emily, one last point nagged at me. Why didn't he buy Tom Weaver's book for Emily, then have Tom over for dinner and explain to her that they were both Time travelers. It would enhance his chanced of being believed greatly.
And, finally, back to back books of protagonists being reset to 8-9 years old was too much. He glossed over much of the idiocy of being a kid and teenager (including the 'naughty' stuff, which I would think Carey would have a tough time watching). Personally, I'd have a tough time living thru those years again once, let alone 3 or 4 times.
The first book I read in this series was 'The Many Short Lives of Charles Waters' which has been the most believable of the bunch. This was the least believable.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 27, 2020
I've read I think 7/11 of these (out of order, no issues), really enjoying this series. Some stories are better than others, but so far all are worth reading.
The thing that stuck out the most to me about this one was at the end, when Dominick met Thomas Weaver (of book #1), and how Michael Hollister (of book #2) figures in both their lives. (Spoilers for #1 and #2 if you haven't read them yet).
Each of their subsequent lives, in order, overlap with one of each others' subsequent lives, out of order.
Thomas is on life #2 and Dominick is on life #5 (I think) when they meet. Since Thomas is on life #2, that means it's the same life/timeline as life #2 for Michael Hollister. Dominick was on life #2 when he met Michael Hollister, who was on life #3 (not counting the immediate resets at the beginning).
Of all the other books I've read, there are characters that show up in other stories, but not in this same way.
The thing that stuck out the most to me about this one was at the end, when Dominick met Thomas Weaver (of book #1), and how Michael Hollister (of book #2) figures in both their lives. (Spoilers for #1 and #2 if you haven't read them yet).
Each of their subsequent lives, in order, overlap with one of each others' subsequent lives, out of order.
Thomas is on life #2 and Dominick is on life #5 (I think) when they meet. Since Thomas is on life #2, that means it's the same life/timeline as life #2 for Michael Hollister. Dominick was on life #2 when he met Michael Hollister, who was on life #3 (not counting the immediate resets at the beginning).
Of all the other books I've read, there are characters that show up in other stories, but not in this same way.
February 12, 2019
I didn't love this one as much as the previous two books but I still enjoyed it and overall Dominick's character even if he sometimes made me wanna smack him for his idiotic-ness. And well as much as I liked the second book (still my favorite) I think they spent a bit too much time recapping it in albeit from a different pov due to Dominick having spent some of his years in the same school as Michael from the previous book. I understand that it's likely for readers who read the book as a stand-alone but it can be a tad tenuous for people who have read the books until this point that said I still love the series overall and am looking forward to reading the fourth book in the series.
June 23, 2021
No part stars- just 3.
This book has the strange distinction of having, probably, the most likeable protagonist in the trio of Middle Falls books but it was also the least enjoyable story. I don’t know if it was having seen this particular pony twice before and the whole thing just started to lose its lustre or the unfinished threads (what was *up* with that landlord anyway?) or the story just plain fell a little flat. In the end, it was just okay. Nothing more, nothing less.
The series apparently takes a bit of a turn after this and I’m not sure if I’m going to keep following it.
This book has the strange distinction of having, probably, the most likeable protagonist in the trio of Middle Falls books but it was also the least enjoyable story. I don’t know if it was having seen this particular pony twice before and the whole thing just started to lose its lustre or the unfinished threads (what was *up* with that landlord anyway?) or the story just plain fell a little flat. In the end, it was just okay. Nothing more, nothing less.
The series apparently takes a bit of a turn after this and I’m not sure if I’m going to keep following it.
February 13, 2022
The authors note tells the reader this story essentially dropped into his mind pretty much done, while the previous book in the Middle Falls series The redemption of Michael Hollister was very difficult to write.
I found this book lacked the drama and raw emotion of Michael’s story. Where Michael had a much harder life Dominic’s was easy in comparison and there wasn’t much emotional turmoil. It coasted along with a couple of hiccups and I’m note a lover of romance which was Dominic’s driving factor to “get it right”!
I was disappointed we didn’t learn the history behind the character who interrupted Dominic’s life in the first place.
I found this book lacked the drama and raw emotion of Michael’s story. Where Michael had a much harder life Dominic’s was easy in comparison and there wasn’t much emotional turmoil. It coasted along with a couple of hiccups and I’m note a lover of romance which was Dominic’s driving factor to “get it right”!
I was disappointed we didn’t learn the history behind the character who interrupted Dominic’s life in the first place.
January 1, 2021
There was a point in this book where I was as frustrated as Dominick as he lived through the military academy section, because it was the exact same story I'd already read in the last book. Thankfully after that point his life did move on! This is a consistently good, easy-read series. I will continue with it.
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