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"The coin didn't work" (pg 168) Why didn't it work? What are the coins used for if not for that? This brings on tough questions because why would there be a coin that looks like it should work but doesn't? And now how will Sam leave this place, I think this is the longest Sam has stayed in a different time than his own besides Egypt.

""But what about her? Does she agree"" (pg 150) This is a quote from Sam and his reaction to Yser's husband already being picked out for her. I noticed that Blatus does care about his daughter a lot and that's why she's arranging to marriage but doesn't know if she's okay with it yet. This is an AH-HA moment because I think it tells a lot about the time period in general and really shows that this is nothing like....

Now the title makes since. I had an AH-HA moment while reading because a special red book can tell you where someone or you is in time while using the time travelling machine. Which Sam referred to as the book of time. I still believe it's not a good title because so far the book revolves around the story of Sam trying to find his Dad and discovering a sort of time machine and instead the title provides a book.

From what I have most recently read I have discovered that Monk has a lot of anger issues but still can show respect and kindness despite being a big mean brute, showing he is not as stupid as I suspected. This brings on an AH-HA moment because it's something I previously didn't know.

The high priest stated that his dad had told him that Sam would be coming to Egypt. How? I think this is a word of a wiser signpost even though it does bring on very tough questions because Senti seems like he was a very wise man and brought a lot of knowledge to his son. And now Sam was able to get help from Senti and his son by being provided the coin to get home.

Now Sam has arrived in Ancient Egypt and once again for the third time he can speak their language. He speaks the monks language, French in WW1 and now Ancient Egyptians talk. This for me is an AH-HA moment because I realize how important it is that he knows everyone's language because if he didn't he definitely wouldn't be able to get anywhere through time and probably would still be with the monks.

Sam has now finally realized that he has traveled back in time which I already predicted that but I thought it also brought on tough questions because how is he time traveling because how is he doing it? Who made the coin have the powers to travel back in time? Is the time traveling always random or can you choose when you travel.

This is honestly a really boring book so far and I don't really plan on reading any more of it I just forgot my other book, the story is boring and the characters are dry not to mention the sucky title and the overused dead parent background. Anyways I noticed that there was a tough question when it came to what's happening to Sam and where is he?

In this book so far it's only been really depressing, this character's Mom is dead which causes his Dad to not be present barely at all in his life and his sister is a jerk. I think this is going to be a very plain story like any other, dead parents, no dad, new magic discovered and a sibling bond born. Whatever. This is an AH-HA moment cause it makes me realize this book is going to suck and be boring.