Bell, Book, and Key
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- Create Date：2021-12-07 11:20:58
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Rysa Walker
- ISBN：1713607913
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Reviews
Suz Stone
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Wow。 What a convoluted mess。 It’s hard to believe anyone could follow the twisted path of these time travelers as they try to undo a huge mess made by the sociopath Saul Rand。 Too many timelines， too many characters， too much to keep track of。 Too many twists too late in the book。 Maybe by reading the book quickly one can follow it。 I listened to the audiobook while eating and cleaning and I lost all sense of what was going on。 I skipped the last few chapters and jumped to the end to see what ha Wow。 What a convoluted mess。 It’s hard to believe anyone could follow the twisted path of these time travelers as they try to undo a huge mess made by the sociopath Saul Rand。 Too many timelines， too many characters， too much to keep track of。 Too many twists too late in the book。 Maybe by reading the book quickly one can follow it。 I listened to the audiobook while eating and cleaning and I lost all sense of what was going on。 I skipped the last few chapters and jumped to the end to see what happened。 。。。more
Tonja Condray Klein
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Kiernan Dunne will ALWAYS be my favorite…It’s so hard to say goodbye！ My Hubby Ken and I have read the books between reading others， him working as an IT tech， and me writing Fantasy， composing and recording songs， and trying to keep laundry done！ One of the things I LOVE about how a time traveling ability can help you visit those long gone over and over again。 I lost my first Eirinth artist in May 2021 that worked with me for 12 years on my project， and then lost my friend of 36 years in Septem Kiernan Dunne will ALWAYS be my favorite…It’s so hard to say goodbye！ My Hubby Ken and I have read the books between reading others， him working as an IT tech， and me writing Fantasy， composing and recording songs， and trying to keep laundry done！ One of the things I LOVE about how a time traveling ability can help you visit those long gone over and over again。 I lost my first Eirinth artist in May 2021 that worked with me for 12 years on my project， and then lost my friend of 36 years in September who was my record producer， male vocalist， and musician for all of my songs。 If I could use a time amulet to see them again I would！ Not to change things as I know that is dangerous， but to hug them and tell them all the things we missed sharing。 This series is complex and amazing！ I don’t like the bad words 😝 but the characters live in my heart now just like my own characters do too。 I hope they get along or a splinter universe might show up！ 😉 THANKS for the great JUMPS！ “May Tenrai Daystar shine down on you with blessings beyond sublime dreams！” Eirinth Blessing by Tonja Condray Klein（c）2009 at eirinth。com 🥰 。。。more
Sherie
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Omg what a ride！ I couldn't read fast enough。 Then， I read too fast and now I can't believe it's over。 If you have never read any of the Chronos series， I can't explain it。 All I can say is read all of Rysa's books。 They are truly amazing。 Omg what a ride！ I couldn't read fast enough。 Then， I read too fast and now I can't believe it's over。 If you have never read any of the Chronos series， I can't explain it。 All I can say is read all of Rysa's books。 They are truly amazing。 。。。more
Valentine
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A fitting end to the series。 Most time-travel-stories give me a headache， but the CHRONOS books are an exception。 I like the switching POVs and how each character has their own unique flaws and ideas about what the outcome should be。 Though they are on a tight schedule and time flies by， it's not rushed - without losing the sense of urgency and thrill。 A fitting end to the series。 Most time-travel-stories give me a headache， but the CHRONOS books are an exception。 I like the switching POVs and how each character has their own unique flaws and ideas about what the outcome should be。 Though they are on a tight schedule and time flies by， it's not rushed - without losing the sense of urgency and thrill。 。。。more
Alicia
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Awful。
★Kait Plus Books★
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rtc。 ABSOLUTE FAVORITE 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Jennifer Mahoney
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GreatI love reading her chronos series books。 They are a good read， and the time travel is cool。 I'm curious how the timelines travel will work GreatI love reading her chronos series books。 They are a good read， and the time travel is cool。 I'm curious how the timelines travel will work 。。。more
Karen
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I’ve been a fan of the Chronos series since the first book Timebound was released in 2012。 It is hard to believe that it has been almost 10 years and that the series is coming to an end。 While the Chronos Origins trilogy stands on its own， I highly recommend starting with the Chronos Files series for a full understanding of what the crew in the Chronos Origins series are trying to fix。 The characters in these books are well written and after awhile start feeling like family。 The time travel conc I’ve been a fan of the Chronos series since the first book Timebound was released in 2012。 It is hard to believe that it has been almost 10 years and that the series is coming to an end。 While the Chronos Origins trilogy stands on its own， I highly recommend starting with the Chronos Files series for a full understanding of what the crew in the Chronos Origins series are trying to fix。 The characters in these books are well written and after awhile start feeling like family。 The time travel concepts and time lines can sometimes make your head spin so be prepared to think a bit while traveling through our history， as well as a few alternate history， and future time lines。 。。。more
Justine
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Rysa does it again！ Only in a time travel series， can you have a book that is both a prequel and a sequel simultaneously， while focusing on the same core characters in a story that spans just a few waking days while also spanning centuries。 It's almost impossible to discuss what transpires in this third volume without giving away any key plot points， but it was masterfully written and delightfully mind-bending。 I have loved the Chronos universe since the first book， and this one was no exception Rysa does it again！ Only in a time travel series， can you have a book that is both a prequel and a sequel simultaneously， while focusing on the same core characters in a story that spans just a few waking days while also spanning centuries。 It's almost impossible to discuss what transpires in this third volume without giving away any key plot points， but it was masterfully written and delightfully mind-bending。 I have loved the Chronos universe since the first book， and this one was no exception。 Finishing this book was bittersweet， as it always is to finish the last book in one of Rysa's series。 I love knowing what happened， but am always left yearning for more time with the captivating characters。 I sensed some foreshadowing of future stories in the final pages and I certainly hope they come to be。 。。。more
Steve Buck
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In Bell， Book， and Key， Rysa Walker has pulled out all of the stops in this- literally- race against time to try to restore what Saul Rand has set asunder。Rysa Walker wraps up her CHRONOS Origins series with this spell-binding story in which anyone can be sacrificed for Saul’s perverted plans with strict guidelines imposed upon the opposing team （the good guys） as to how they can countermove。With some shocking twists and unexpected help from late arriving allies， elaborate and desperate plans ar In Bell， Book， and Key， Rysa Walker has pulled out all of the stops in this- literally- race against time to try to restore what Saul Rand has set asunder。Rysa Walker wraps up her CHRONOS Origins series with this spell-binding story in which anyone can be sacrificed for Saul’s perverted plans with strict guidelines imposed upon the opposing team （the good guys） as to how they can countermove。With some shocking twists and unexpected help from late arriving allies， elaborate and desperate plans are made to undo the damage inflicted on this timeline that they find themselves in。 Will they succeed， and at what cost？No spoilers here。 Get this book to find out the thrilling conclusion to this series。Bell， Book， and Key will hold a highly prized place in my library。 。。。more
Mike
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It's just as well this is the last in the series， because it's started to lose me。 （Don't start here， by the way。 It continues straight on from the previous book without any recap or orientation for the reader。 I read the previous book about a year ago， and didn't remember it well enough to avoid being disoriented at times。）The genetic science has always been nonsense， and the different first-person narrators still all sound identical， so I frequently have to flip back to the start of the chapte It's just as well this is the last in the series， because it's started to lose me。 （Don't start here， by the way。 It continues straight on from the previous book without any recap or orientation for the reader。 I read the previous book about a year ago， and didn't remember it well enough to avoid being disoriented at times。）The genetic science has always been nonsense， and the different first-person narrators still all sound identical， so I frequently have to flip back to the start of the chapter to remind myself who the current "I" is。 I've mentioned both of those things in reviews of earlier books。 But in this one， the always-obviously-hokey manufactured religion - neither as well-organized as Scientology nor as thoroughly constructed as Mormonism - is far more successful than either， gaining what you might call market dominance in a theocratic USA。 I found it implausible on multiple levels that， even with a secret Book of Prophecy capable of enriching people via stock tips and sports betting advice from a time traveler， this jumbled mishmash of bits cribbed from existing religions， vague self-help philosophy， and Ayn Rand-style Objectivist selfishness would take over so thoroughly。 Not only is the secular impulse in the US extremely strong， despite the continued strength of civil religion there， but people with an existing religious tradition - Catholics， say， or Mormons - often have that as a powerful part of their identity， so it isn't just a religion but more like an ethnicity， and they'd be unlikely to give it up for something as nonsensical as the Cyrist religion。 （Nor have I ever found it plausible that Cyrism could arise in the Middle Ages without being suppressed; this is something that's only ever touched on lightly， no doubt because to write the Cyrist scripture in authentic medieval language is something beyond the ability of either the fictional founder or the actual author。） The whole thing reads to me as the work of someone who doesn't actually understand religion， or religious people， very well at all， writing for other people who don't understand religion either and using it as a bogeyman。 Even when civil religion was a lot stronger than it currently is， a truly theocratic USA was never realistically on the cards; the whole structure of the government is set up to prevent it， and as we've recently seen， is surprisingly successful at preventing dictatorship and the complete dominance of any one viewpoint。 Even setting all of that aside， the way the timeline changes worked was deeply confusing and， I suspect， not entirely consistent。 For example， （view spoiler）[killing an older version of the antagonist and removing his time-travel device flipped back all the changes that he had made prior to that， which didn't seem to happen with other people and hadn't been adequately foreshadowed as a likely outcome （hide spoiler）]。 Earlier books have been complex， but I've followed them fairly easily; this one feels a lot more jumbled and confusing。 I'll close by mentioning the things that did work for me。 As previously， the text is well edited， and even in the pre-publication version I had from Netgalley I only noticed a couple of small errors。 （Probably because it's had a great many eyes over it， judging from the acknowledgements。） Also as in previous books， the history is well researched without beating the reader over the head with the research bat。 It is pretty obvious which characters are real historical characters and which are fictional; the real characters are mostly seen at a distance， whereas the fictional ones get closeups and dialog。 But there is an authentic sense of history， of the difference between historical periods， and that's a definite strength of this series and this author overall。 Disappointing， then， that there were a couple of things that didn't work so well for me， and （combined with the weaknesses I've been noting all along） dragged my rating down to three stars。 。。。more
Catherine
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Thank you so much to 47North and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 I've been reading the books in this series since I first discovered Timebound， maybe 7 years ago？ I've loved them ever since。 I'm not sure if Rysa Walker has plans to continue on in this universe， but I secretly hope that the answer is yes！ I enjoyed the CHRONOS Files books so much， but the first CHRONOS Origins book had me HOOKED。 I enjoyed the 2nd book just a little bit less Thank you so much to 47North and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 I've been reading the books in this series since I first discovered Timebound， maybe 7 years ago？ I've loved them ever since。 I'm not sure if Rysa Walker has plans to continue on in this universe， but I secretly hope that the answer is yes！ I enjoyed the CHRONOS Files books so much， but the first CHRONOS Origins book had me HOOKED。 I enjoyed the 2nd book just a little bit less than that （see my review on it for reasons why） and now， here we are， at the end of this trilogy as well。 While I again did not love it as much as the first book in the trilogy， I still enjoyed the characters so much。 There was both heartbreaking and heartfelt moments， and I've been with them long enough that I felt all of those emotions。 In the spirit of honesty， though， this book and the previous one made me feel like that meme of the person with all the mathematical equations flying over their head as they try to figure out what's going on。 The timeline was just so CONFUSING。 And I think it's supposed to be， but I honestly hit a point where I stopped trying to get events straight and I just kept reading to find out what was going to happen next。 I honestly still don't think I could tell you what prompted a lot of the events of this book， just because I was so confused through a lot of it。 Time travel is confusing though， so I don't think it truly impacted my enjoyment of the story， and I loved the ending of this。 Seeing characters from the CHRONOS Files books was a nice little bonus， too。 I gave this a four out of five stars and I'm looking forward to more of the books that this author hopefully will write about this world。 。。。more
Rachel Stansel
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