This sixth book in the series is more of the same. I think by now, you'll know if you like Jodi Taylor's writing style and characters. As usual, a fun jaunt through history that made me laugh aloud. This time the story features neanderthals, Joan of Arc, the Valley of Kings, and Richard the Third.

A couple of notes on why this book deserves three stars: first off, I think characters in this series being killed off has stopped affecting me - it seems to happen very often! Thus it lacks the emotional punch it perhaps ought to have. Second, as the sixth book in the series the Chronicles of St. Mary's has adopted a formulaic feel. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this! It simply means that the sense of wonder and adventure that so impressed me in the first few books no longer feels so shiny and new.

These books feel comfortable to me now, and solidly deserve three stars as a fun and enjoyable piece of writing.

What do mammoths, Joan of Arc, the Clifton Suspension Bridge and uncountable cups of tea have in common? This book, of course! Yet another bloody brilliant offering from St. Mary's, full of heart and humour.

Another phenomenal outing for St Mary's! I love this series so much - it blends history, humour, and heart into something really special. Every book is completely engrossing, and this one is no different, with trips as varied as mammoth hunting in the Pleistocene era, chaos at the Battle of Bosworth Field, and an encounter with Herodotus that had tears of laughter literally streaming down my face. Just amazing!

I really loved the development of this book and I can’t wait to read the entire of this series! Full review up soon!

The sixth instalment in the St Mary’s series finds our heroes hurtling through the Pleistocene period, the Valley of the Kings and a fiery encounter with Joan of Arc, among others. This time Max is forced out of her comfort zone, having switched roles with Tim Peterson, in order to train a bunch of new recruits in the ways of St Mary’s. As usual, the disaster magnets can’t seem to manage a simple ‘jump’ with experiencing some kind of incident. Normally involving violent contemporaries or a vengeful History.

This certainly picks up the pace compared to the previous novel, as Max struggles to get to grips with embracing a more ‘cuddly’ sensitive side. Unlike Peterson, who naturally oozes calm and charisma, Max is a bit more prickly - and it was fun seeing her try and suss out her new trainees. The new characters are also a lot of fun too, from the frosty North and enigmatic Hoyle to tiny terror Sykes and oddball Lingoss. They have injected a lot of humour and dimension to the story, while still fitting around the original dysfunctional gang. As Max herself points out, most people either fit in at St Mary’s or they don’t. It certainly seems to require a high level of insanity at any rate, coupled with an ability to undertake crazy experiments, such as exploding pigs in coffins and concealing cats called Vortigern in bedpans.

I loved all the time periods explored this time around, especially the jump to the Ice Age, which seemed different enough from all the previous jumps to be both deeply entertaining and fascinating. To walk alongside our ancestors, and watch them hunt, must be a wonderful sight to see. Also, I want my own Mary Mammoth. The conclusion here also ends on a high, after a dramatic battle filled jump to Bosworth, with hints of big changes to come in future instalments both from the ‘big bad’ that is Clive Ronan and on a more personal level too. St Mary’s might not be the same ever again for Max.

High jinks historical adventure perfect for those looking for madcapped and humour filled stories coupled with an educational look at some of history’s most important time periods. I really love this series.

The sixth St Mary's novel - only one more to go before I've caught up with all of them - and they're still not getting old. After the incidents in No Time Like The Past, Max is on light duties for six months while she fully recovers from various injuries, so she swaps departments with Petersen and takes on the mantle of head of training. It should be easy because there are no trainees… until there are, and Max has to not only devise a new training programme but keep her unruly charges under control, preferably without killing or injuring them. If that's supposed to be light duties I'd hate to see what she'd end up doing on normal duties. She has five students, some of them almost as bolshy as she was herself, but it turns out to be the quiet ones you have to watch. From the Valley of the Kings, the burning of Joan of Arc, the opening of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Battle of Bosworth Field, Max has to protect the timeline and if that means making some harsh decisions, she knows she'll have to do it. If she doesn't History will. I've enjoyed all the St Mary's books. After No Time Like the Past, which was episodic, this one returns to form.

Another great addition to the series. I absolutely loved it. It's a fast paced, action packed, humorous time travel book. I loved all the ones in the series and I will definitely continue.
Thanks so much to publisher and Netgalley for this copy in exchange for an honest review.

With the massive attrition rate of time-travelling historians, St Mary's is on a recruitment drive - and guess who is picked to train them? Yes, Max! A whole load of mayhem ensues with the usual mix of fast-paced action and comedy. Have the rules of time travel changed, though? Seems people are quite often now wanting to go back to make the past different, something forbidden at the start of the series... Oh well, some of the historical episodes are longer than in the earlier books which is just what I want. Fun!