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Invictus by Ryan Graudin
4.0

Received through NetGalley as a Read Now

4.5 stars
Invictus is an exciting ride through time. Time travel stories remind me most of the time of the Flash Point Paradox storyline. However, if I recall correctly this is the first book I have read about time travel. (EDIT: I did not remember correctly, I read the Ruby Red series before this book)

Part of what made me love this story was the way Ryan Graudin told the story. She used the third person POV in what I like to call a movie style. Which is my favourite way to read third person POVs because you get to see the whole story unfold and how it affects not only the main character(s) but also important side characters.

Moreover, the characters in this story are so likeable. I feel like every one of them had an individual goal for themselves and a reason why they joined the Invictus crew.

Furthermore, there are several mysteries that made me want to read on.
SpoilerThere is the mystery about happened to Far's mother and the mystery of Eliot's identity
What was very satisfactory was that I got all the answers I wanted from the story. These answers include resolving the aforementioned mysteries.

I really recommend this book! I don't want to tell anything else because I don't want to spoil this story for anyone.