Both my son and I enjoyed this book. It presented history in an entertaining fashion, while going a little more indepth on the subject than I remember covering in school. Overall an enjoyable read for both kids and adults. ( )

I lent this to my 16 year old niece to read, so this is her review. She didn't know a lot about European history leading up to WW1, so she enjoyed learning about the events that led to the war. She said the characters were a little shallow, but she enjoyed it enough she would think about reading another in the series. ( )

This book was an absolute blast to read. It reads similar to a modernized Hardy Boys book, complete with hidden rooms and secret plots. Overall I would have no problem recommending this for a male reader who is comfortable reading at a young adult level. The writing isn't outstanding, but the pace is quick enough that there isn't much time to worry about it. There are some graphic scenes, but nothing I would personally worry about. On the other hand educators would certainly need to evaluate their own school environment before using this book.

This book is apparently intended to be worked into a WWI curriculum, but is perfectly readable on it's own, and might just lead to some extra research on the war.

I'm sure future books in the series will find their way onto our family's bookshelves. ( )

I absolutely love historical fiction, and this book was a fun read! I found that I was looking forward to reading it, and it made me THINK as well, which isn't always a given with teen literature. Even though I am not usually crazy about time travel and science fiction, I thought that it was easy to follow, and again, it made you wonder what you would do if you had the ability to alter history. To be totally honest, I also thought that it was educational about WWI, and I appreciated the addition of maps and photos. This would be a wonderful book to include in a unit of study about aWWI, as long as the readers were warned about some of the graphic scenes. It poses a moral question that would be fascinating to explore.

I look forward to more adventures with Jack Christie! ( )

From the opening scene, a tab bit graphic for younger folks, the kid's story retains your interest. It is a bit predictable but the writing style is entertaining enough. This might make a good read for a child not particularly interested in reading or especially in history. The plot is a well-traveled one, time travel, but it is still related in an engaging enough way. The setting is the period just before the outbreak of World War I. Our intrepid time travelers are of course kids and their dilemma is whether they should change the course of history and stop the carnage of world war or should they let things happen as they are supposed to play out. Along the way they meet an interesting cache of characters and ne'er-do wells so the plot rolls along with enough action for younger readers.