Nick of Time - Ted BellPages: 433
The setting is England, 1939, on the eve of war. Nick and his sister Kate live in a lighthouse on the smallest of the Channel Islands. Nick, Kate and their father are engaged in a desperate war of espionage with the German U-boat fleets that are circling the islands prior to invasion. The information they provide daily to Winston Churchill is vital as he tries to warn England of the imminent Nazi invasion. In a surprising twist, Nick discovers an old seachest sent to him by his ancestor, Captain Nicholas McIver of the Royal Navy. Nick returns to the year 1805 via a time machine and help save Captain McIver and, indeed, Admiral Nelson's entire fleet from the treachery of the French and the mutinous Captain Billy Blood. In the climactic sea battle with Captain Blood, Nick's love of the sea, and his feats of derring-do, indisputably prove his courage and heroism. His sister Kate, meanwhile, has enlisted the aid of two of England's most brilliant detectives, Lord Hawke, and Commander Hobbes, to thwart the Nazis. They prove themselves more than a match for England's underwater enemies, when they discover the existence of Germany's super-secret experimental submarine. -Goodreads.com
Goodness...I'm overdue for a review. My apologies to you loyal peoples out there. I know I've been busy, but being 3 days late is a baaaaad thing.
Anyways, on to the book.
Nick of Time was a birthday present about a year ago, and I absolutely loved it. Various critics have called it a great boy book, and I agree. It has sailing, war, conspiracy, mystery, and so on. It has a strange sense of fantasy with the time traveling, and keeps you guessing with a whole maze of twists and turns. Nick of Time has pirates, spies, time travel, military combat, the list goes on.
The characters in this book are very well developed, to say the least. One of my favorites was Hobbes. Hobbes is a very intelligent former Oxford instructor and fencing master, among other talents. He works with Lord Hawke, spying for the English troops. The Goodreads.com review mentions that this book takes place on the eve of World War II, and it really does. Reading the book, one can almost feel the tension that exists between Germany and England alone. However, for those of you who aren't big history buffs, Nick of Time isn't entirely history.
Nick, being only 12, has a great imagination, a caring side for his younger sister, a fun curiosity about everything around him, and is an expert about everything related to the sea around the island where he lives. He has a want for adventure, for change in his life. He just has no idea what he's getting into. The book is a good read, at 433 pages. I would really recommend it for teenage guys overall though. No offense to you girls, but I'm not sure you'd like it that much.
RATING: 9.5/10
(The next review will be on time...I promise!)
Until then,
Harry
I haven't heard of this book sounds pretty good actually, ps i was thinking where you guys had gone! glad to see yall back :)my newest kiss and tell is up be sure to stop by, and hey tell addy i said hi :)
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