Customer Reviews

The Time Weaver: A Novel

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The Drakon series has been frustrating. Some books feel too rushed, others fail to make sense. The Time Weaver is one of the best in the series, with a sense of wonder restored, the problematic abuse issues removed, and logical character development. It's not perfect, but it's everything I like about this series and very little that I don't. Honor, who we've met in other books briefly, is kidnapped from the Drakon for her own safety. From there, her story is about the peril of trying to fix the past from the future, instead of living in today.

Honor is able to move through time, but not without cost. She is drawn to her future lover, Sandu without knowing who he is. The tone of Honor's girlhood is perfect - her frustration with herself, her second guessing of her actions, her knowledge that no matter how much she tries to offer herself guidance, she won't listen. Honor and Sandu's story unfolds beautifully, with real magic in the telling of it. Alternating between different versions of themselves, the story is told through their eyes at different levels of experience.

What keeps The Time Weaver from being a five star read is the ending. While Honor's actions in other books are beautifully explained and provide real dramatic tension, the ending feels off. I don't want to spoil anything, because this is a book that is served by letting each section quietly unfold from the one before it, but the resolution bothered me. It doesn't arise from the rest of the story, except indirectly, and it supports an aspect of the Drakon culture (imperialism and conquest) I don't care for. Things in Sandu's life are never developed, because Honor drives both the crisis and the solution. The overriding message of the series - that someone else in your life is better poised to decide what you want / need remains, but it's softer. The characters have choices to make instead of orders to follow.

The Time Weaver was an interesting read. It reminded me why I come back to this series again and again while telling familiar parts of the story in a fresh way. It offers an alternative to the Drakon's male dominated & violent culture. At times, it seems as though the author is done with this world and is spinning it closed, but some key characters from prior books are left in limbo. There is resolution in The Time Weaver both for Honor and Sandu and, if the author chooses, for the Drakon world itself. This book would stand alone, but if you've been following the series it is a must read entry.

As with all of her works the book grabs you from the first page. The story is so well written you immediately feel a connection with Honor, all her thoughts and longings. The ending was unique but utterly fitting in with the story so far, even though I wish it had been a little more detailed. This is one book you cannot miss out on. If you're waiting on a paperback don't! Its rare that you read a romance novel that completely comes out with a new twist, and this one is definately worth the money! I'm so excited even now and I just finished it! I only wish I knew what was coming next.

I really enjoyed the Abe's Drakon series, this is the fifth installment and is definitly not up to par with the rest of the series. Perhaps stopping at # 4 would have been better. Unlike most of her fiction this one felt a bit slapped together and definitly not what I expected. But I did finish the whole book so Abe's storytelling ability is definitly still present and many readers may really like this, it just wasn't my cup of tea.

This is definitely my favorite Drakon novel so far. The intricacies of this story make the book a great read! I cant wait for the next one, if there is a next one. The ending was a wee bit ambiguous.

This is the first time I have read this author and I thought the book was brilliant. I can't believe some people gave it less than four stars. It was moving and very well thought out. I loved it. I guess I am going backwards because I just ordered book four and if it is better than this book, I will be in Heaven! So maybe that's what first time readers of this author should do, go backwards!lol.

if your following the series it is a must read, I for fell in love with the Dragon Queen. I want to see more of Mari and Kim

and this is a way better read then the trash meyers puts out with twilight

I definitely feel that this is the weakest novel of the series. The Time Weaver feels shallow yet wordy at the same time. I never felt the connection to Honor and Sandu like I felt to the other characters. I couldn't really feel emotions from/for her at all. Yet I often found myself skimming through lengthy description paragraphs trying to find the meat of the characters. I feel that it is necessary to read this book because it answers questions that have been set up since the first one, but prepare for the ending to leave you feeling... unresolved. Like other reviewers, I feel that this book tries to be but fails to live up to The Time Traveler's Wife.

I was surprised at how disappointing this latest installment turned out. The main character, Honor, wasn't nearly as compelling as the previous heroines in this series. I was more interested in Lia and Zane (but they've already had their story)! I almost dropped the book halfway in, because Honor just wasn't developing as a character. The key cathartic scene explaining Honor's actions (promised from almost all the previous books) is just plain missing! I could count lines, it's that brief! The ending seemed a cheat and there's no return to the first person narrative for poor Honor. It seemed like Abe' gave up. She seemed to abandon the protagonist.

Capturing readers interest from page one, THE TIME WEAVER is a magical trek into the imagination of this gifted author. Every word brings you deeper into the world of the Dakon, and when the book ends, you'll sorely miss it! Every book in this series is one you won't want to put down, but THE TIME WEAVER stood out among the others for it's delightful and smooth transactions between times. Who can resist a time-traveling heroine desperate to save her world? This is a read guaranteed to satisfy!

Great story as always from Shana Abe. I received the book in great shape and much quicker than I thought.