Review - Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence

Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence

Published 28th May 2019 by 47North

Star Rating - ***

Goodreads Challenge - 35/50

I was gifted a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

One choice. Two possible timelines. And a world hanging in the balance.

It’s the summer of 1986 and reluctant prodigy Nick Hayes is a student at Cambridge University, working with world-renowned mathematician Professor Halligan. He just wants to be a regular student, but regular isn’t really an option for a boy-genius cancer survivor who’s already dabbled in time travel.

When he crosses paths with a mysterious yet curiously familiar girl, Nick discovers that creases have appeared in the fabric of time, and that he is at the centre of the disruption. Only Nick can resolve this time paradox before the damage becomes catastrophic for both him and the future of the world. Time is running out—literally.

Wrapped up with him in this potentially apocalyptic scenario are his ex-girlfriend, Mia, and fellow student Helen. Facing the world-ending chaos of a split in time, Nick must act fast and make the choice of a lifetime—or lifetimes.

Game on.

My Thoughts

The second instalment of Mark Lawrence's sci-fi series, starting with One Word Kill, was an enjoyable one. I'm not going to go into too much detail of this book in this review as the story in this one does pick up straight where the first one left off and I don't want to accidentally include any spoilers. I will say though that I enjoyed this continuation and the where the story took us.

A lot of my thoughts for this one are similar to the first, so check out my review for that of your interested. The sci-fi time travel elements are still at the forefront of this story and in this instalment they have definitely been ramped up a level and, as a result, made the story that bit more difficult to follow. There were several times when I found myself a bit confused with the science and mathematical references however, that being said I still enjoyed the over arching plot of the story. I especially enjoyed the D&D scenes. These were really well described and they felt like a story in themselves. I can see why Mark Lawrence is such a prolific fantasy author after reading these chapters.

I also still enjoyed the characters in this one, especially our new characters to the series, Eva and Helen. I enjoyed how smart and witty these two were with just a hint of sarcasm, they were fun to read. I did however, find it more difficult to relate to the main character in this book, compared to the first. I think this was due to him being very focused on a lot of the scientific and mathematical elements that went over my head. That being said I still enjoyed reading from his perspective.

Overall I thought this was a good continuation in this series however, I didn't quite enjoy it as much as the first. The ending of this one felt quite conclusive too however, this is going to be a trilogy, with the final book being released later this year, so I'm keen to see where this series goes from here.

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