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Just One Damned Thing After Another

The Chronicles of St Mary's, Book 1

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'One of my favourite books of all time' CHARLAINE HARRIS

'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL

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They say that History is just one damned thing after another. Welcome to St Mary's Institute of Historical Research - where damned things happen every day.

When Dr Madeleine 'Max' Maxwell is recruited by St Mary's, she finds their methods to be somewhat unorthodox. They don't just study the past - they actually visit it, carefully observing historical events as they unfold in real time.

And not dying. This last part is important.

The whole of History now lies before Max and her new colleagues, but, as she will discover, time travel is never straightforward. Because History doesn't like to be messed with, and danger lurks in every century...

Fast-paced, witty and delightfully unconventional, Just One Damned Thing After Another is the first in Jodi Taylor's beloved and bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series. For fans of Terry Pratchett, Doctor Who, Genevieve Cogman and Ghosts.

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The narration is great, but the story itself falls short. not entirely sure how there is an entire series after this, I was barely intrigued enough to finish just the one. It's a decent premise with lots of promise in the beginning, but even being interested in history and science I felt underwhelmed. The flow of the whole story was also strange, I felt like there were many climaxes where you'd think this is where the story was going and then it didn't go that way, or it was only a minor plot point. By the time the whole thing was done I felt like I had just listened to 6 or more short stories, none of which were compelling enough to have been the main intrigue of an entire novel. I read through all the reviews before using my credit on it, it definitely sounded like I should like it. It was by no means a terrible listen, the narrator had a nice voice and brought life to it, it's just not one I would necessarily recommend.

Disappointing

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Rollicking fun and the Narrator was spot on. Brilliant. Moments of well built tension as well as laugh out loud bits. I listened twice back to back to make sure I caught it all. St Mary's has a new fan.

I'd love to have drink with the author!

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loved the narrator - her diverse voices made me forget I was listening to one reader & immersed me in the adventure. fun, exciting read with very real characters in a bizarre world made to feel strangely possible.

very fun read!

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There is just too much formula mixed into not enough empathy. I made it a good way through the book but when I hit the penultimate dramatic arc with time travel used to bluntly build a despised enough set of villains, I realized I just didn’t care.

I set it down and don’t imagine I’ll return.

I just don’t care

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I throughly enjoyed this book. I wish there were more. It was funny, sad, suspenseful and just wonderful.

Awesome book

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