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A Trail Through Time
A Trail Through Time | Jodi Taylor
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St Mary's is back and is facing a battle to survive in this, the fourth instalment of the Chronicles. Max and Leon are re-united and looking forward to a peaceful lifetime together. But, sadly, they don't even make it to lunchtime. The action races from 17th century London to Ancient Egypt and from Pompeii to 14th century Southwark as they're pursued up and down the timeline, playing a perilous game of hide and seek until they're finally forced to take refuge at St Mary's - where new dangers await them. As usual, there are plenty of moments of humour, but the final, desperate, Battle of St Mary's is in grim earnest. Overwhelmed and outnumbered and with the building crashing down around them, how can St Mary's possibly survive? So, make sure the tea's good and strong...
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Super_Jane
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4.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 #history #timetravel #sciencefiction

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Texreader
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Here‘s the progress of my last Litsy challenge, #serieslove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

It‘s my favorite challenge this year because these books are so consistently amazing.

TheSpineView Great progress! 1y
Andrew65 Coming along well 👏👏👏 1y
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Texreader
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My daughter spent the day at Pompeii, so I had to post this perfect framing of her photo of Vesuvius for this book I read recently, where an extremely important part of the book takes place in Pompeii. #serieslove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65 @julesG

TheSpineView Great photo! 1y
TheBookDream Oh wow 1y
julesG 😂 I rewatched the Dr Who episode of Volcano Day with my daughter the other day. We were wondering how crowded it must have been that day. Shame the Dr didn't bump into Max, or Loki. 🤪 1y
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Andrew65 That almost looks like a time Portal 😁 1y
dabbe A major whoah moment. 🩵🤍🩵 1y
Texreader @TheSpineView @TheBookDream @andrew65 @dabbe It sure makes it very real the line of sight residents had of Vesuvius when it was erupting. Just imagine! 1y
Texreader @Andrew65 That is a very keen observation!! 1y
Texreader @julesG Now honestly I‘m going to have to ask the kids to find that episode (they‘re Dr Who fans) so I can watch it! 1y
julesG It's the first or second of the fourth series. 1y
Andrew65 @julesG I‘ve a feeling it was the second one. 1y
julesG @Andrew65 You're right. The Fires of Pompeji is the second. Donna and the Doctor have to reunite first (love the Adipose, they are so cute). 1y
Andrew65 @julesG My favourite one is still The Girl in the Fireplace! 1y
julesG @Andrew65 ????? "I snogged Madame de Pompadour!" 1y
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Texreader
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Book 4 of the series, this may be the best yet. But when I started it I was so disappointed. Book 3 ended with what felt like a deus ex machina, and this book started with chases and emergency jumps through time to escape the mysterious Time Police. I hate car chases in movies—they bore me to no end. I was afraid this entire book was exactly that—a long car chase. But it turned out the author was far more clever than I gave her credit for by ⬇️

Texreader ending book 3 the way she did and how the events in that book mattered so much to this book. A smart move! As always, full of historical stories, action, adventure, near death and death, sci fi moments, and sexy moments, tears, and laughter, a little dystopia thrown in—this series has it all. Quite a fantastic book. Whatever you do, don‘t read them out of order. #serieslove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView (edited) 2y
TheSpineView Sounds good! Well done! 2y
julesG 🥳🥳🥳 2y
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 2y
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Texreader
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I‘ve purposefully been reading everything about Italy I can get my hands on, but not this book, which I‘m reading for #serieslove2023. This wonderful time travel series can land its characters anywhere. So ironically, part of it is set in Pompeii! I wish I were going to see Pompeii but my daughter will during her studies in Rome. If we get a chance after I get to Rome, we‘ll try to visit to Ostia Antica.

@TheSpineView @Andrew65

julesG Volcano Day! This sets the groundwork for a wonderful friendship. 2y
julesG And now I want to reread the book. Not that I haven't done so only a few weeks ago and continue to audiobook reread snippets of the book when my daughter listens to it. 🙄 2y
TheSpineView Great opening for a story. 2y
Andrew65 Hoping to get to this series soon. Well done 👏👏👏 2y
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Texreader
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Book 4 in this series up next for #SeriesLove2023

@TheSpineView @Andrew65

TheSpineView Well done! 2y
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HeyT
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Another solid installment of the St. Mary‘s crew. This one starts right where the last one ends and doesn‘t let up on the action until the end.

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HeyT
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Today my reading buddy is Simon. He can‘t believe the crazy things the gang at St Mary‘s is up to.
#CatsOfLitsy

RaeLovesToRead Hi Simon! ❤💕 3y
peanutnine Beautiful kitty 😻 3y
wanderinglynn So pretty! 🧡🐱 3y
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rwmg
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Maxwell finds herself in an alternative timeline's version of St. Mary's.

It was fun and there were times I really did laugh out loud, but it's been 2 years since I read the previous books, so I found I'd forgotten too much to really follow everything.

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GidgetsTreasures75
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7-3-20: My 48th finished book of 2020! Book 4 in the series which is always a fun read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #atrailthroughtime #thechroniclesofstmarys #joditaylor 👍🏼📖#️⃣4️⃣8️⃣

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Preciouz29
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Gosh darn it, I‘m so glad the awkwardness is gone between Max and Leon; let‘s see what happens next!

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monalyisha
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Equal parts romp & emotional rollercoaster, as always.

The insight into Max‘s childhood was ugly & horrible, leaving me evermore enamored of the person that she fought to become; Leon‘s response to her story is the most tender & gorgeously-heartbreaking thing in the series to date.

I do wish the book hadn‘t ended on a giant cliffhanger, though. I‘m morally opposed to giant cliffhangers.

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WeeWeegieBookworm
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The more I read of this series, the more I'm getting into it. After the cliffhanger ending of book 3, I needed to start this right away!! #TimeTravel

Leniverse Funny, I had the opposite reaction. I liked the first book best and gave up on the series altogether after book three. 😂 5y
Itchyfeetreader I love these - they are undoubtedly a little odd but so much fun! 5y
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Dogearedcopy
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Max/Not-Max and Leon/Not-Leon are running through history being chased by the Time Police!

Utterly ridiculous plot involving Pompeii, an all-out assault/defense of St. Mary‘s, explosions, more explosions, and tea!

Roll your eyes all you want but this series is fun and addictive. 😄

morgan_lionheart Yes, this series is so much fun! It's total fluff, but really delightful. 6y
EllanaRose I binged this series after a friend recommended it. Loved it! 6y
Bette Sounds fun! 6y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Spent the day getting the garden under control and listening to St Mary's. I love this series! It's laugh out loud funny, then it turns serious. There's love, adventure, Time Travel. Bit of everything and all with a proper cup of tea. 🍅🌻🌶
#seriesbinge #inthegarden #listenwhileyouwork

parttimedomestic Beautiful garden! 🌱❤️ 6y
LeahBergen Wow! 😮 6y
erzascarletbookgasm 👏great job with your garden! 💚 6y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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‘Getting things done at St Mary‘s is a bit like elephants mating,‘ explained Peterson. A remark that caused some mystification. ‘You know – there‘s frantic activity at high level. There‘s screaming and stamping. A lot of dust is raised. Nothing happens for two years and then you‘re crushed by the result.‘ 🐘
I love these books! #waywithwords

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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No wonder I love Max, we have the same taste in books: "Since there weren‘t any out there, I needed the comfort of familiar friends in here. I pulled down Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, a book of Sherlock Holmes short stories, the first Harry Potter, and finished off with Tom Holland‘s Persian Fire. That should keep me quiet until teatime. I avoided Thomas Hardy because everyone should, and anyway, I was depressed enough." #janeite

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SuziQoregon
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I was due for spending some tome with the folks from St. Mary‘s. Such a fun series.

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ralexist
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When each book takes you through several perilous journeys every time, although they're always fun, it can be a little daunting to think about where the author will take the characters next; especially when time travel is already a major plot point. How to solve this? Let's change the universe instead. Playing in the multiverse, we get a new bad guy, an old one, some good guys return, and all the shenanigans we love continue in full force. Yay!

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ralexist
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No other species on the planet is capable of so much good and so much evil at the same time.

mtns_of_books I love this series . Have you read any of the novellas ? 7y
ralexist Not yet. I'm not sure I've seen them as anything other than an eBook and I'm not a huge fan reading in that format. But maybe a novella might be okay. 7y
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howjessicareads
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I didn't love the first half of this one - and I was worried the series was losing its touch; but I ended up really enjoying the second half. Phew!!

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howjessicareads
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Audiobooking and stocking again. #behindthescenesatbookmans

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Kathrin
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This series just leaves me wanting more. I absolutely ❤️ the audio version!!

It's just fast fun and adventure with snappy dialogue and the return of our favorite villain... well, my favorite villain! 😀

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Kathrin
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Complete change of pace... something light and fluffy #timetravel #audiocoloring

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bookwormmichelle
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Fun, although I kind of miss the "real" St Mary's

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Audrey
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I had a hard time getting through this. Not sure if it's the book or my mood. After a sleepless and stressful election night, I finished this in the wee hours of the morning. Sigh. #imwithher

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DGRachel
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St Mary's are probably my favorite modern adventure tales. They're quick and fun. #fullofadventure #booktober

Sydsavvy Me too! I'm thinking of ordering all signed copies, I've been listening to the audios and I absolutely love them. I haven't loved a series like this since Outlander. 8y
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Hope everyone has had a lovely day. Signing off for the night and cracking open a new book. See you Littens in the morning! 📚🤘🏻😘 #HelloOctober

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catieohjoy
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This seems to be a bit of a controversial entry to the series—I enjoyed it, but it definitely constitutes a major shift in the series.

LauraBrook It does, and I was worried about the next entry bc of it. But it's still the same old disaster-magnet St Mary's, where if anything can go wrong it will. 😊 Love this gang! 8y
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annahenke
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#augustphotochallenge #day30 Here is my small #bookhaul from this month. I'm saving my pennies! purchased two books: A Trail Through Time (audible credit) and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (not pictured). The rest shown are new freebies - short stories from Audible.

tapgurl I just finished Jodi Taylor's second book and have the third on hold in the library:). And I think I'm number 135 in line for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! 8y
annahenke @tapgurl you should download the free st. Mary's stories in the meantime! 8y
tapgurl Oh wow I did not know there were some free ones. I will look it up thank you! 8y
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annahenke
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Well, this is my least favorite of #thechroniclesofstmarys
What was the problem? I had some issues with the events of the last book and this one. The result was that this book was slower and much less compelling. However, Zara Ram's narration was excellent as usual. #audiobook
Due to the recommendations of my fellow littens, I will be continuing the series. I've been reassured that it gets better. #timetravel #adventure

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annahenke
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I hate to admit it, but I'm just not enjoying this St. Mary's adventure as much as the others. Fellow fans, do we get over this hump eventually??

DGRachel I found the previous one devastating, but yeah, this one wasn't as good as the others and I nearly gave up on St. Mary's. It does get better. #6 was my favorite of the full length novels, so I would definitely recommend sticking with the series. 8y
LauraBrook Stick with it! I'm almost done with #6, and am ready to go straight into 7 afterwards. 8y
annahenke @DGRachel I feel the same way! Thanks, guys. That's exactly what I needed to hear. 😊👍 @LauraBrook 8y
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annahenke
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On another St. Mary's adventure today!

LauraBrook Woohoo!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 8y
johnnie_cakes I just ordered the first of these today. 8y
annahenke @johnnie_cakes I'm excited for you. This series is so much fun!!! 8y
Lani_bug Is the series/book easy to understand? I reallh want to read these, but I know some time travel books can be..put offish due to the science side of things 8y
annahenke @Lani_bug Yes, this series is easy to understand. The books are fun, light reads that are science light and packed with adventure. Give the first free short story a go and see what you think! 8y
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