Title: Infinityglass (Hourglass #3)
Author: Myra McEntire
Release date: August 6, 2013
Publisher: Egmont
Pages: 336
Source: Netgalley/Publisher
Reading level: YA
Challenge(s): End of Series
The stakes have risen even higher in this third book in the Hourglass series.
The Hourglass is a secret organization focused on the study of manipulating time, and its members — many of them teenagers -have uncanny abilities to make time work for them in mysterious ways. Inherent in these powers is a responsibility to take great care, because altering one small moment can have devastating consequences for the past, present, and future. But some time travelers are not exactly honorable, and sometimes unsavory deals must be struck to maintain order.
With the Infinityglass (central to understanding and harnessing the time gene) at large, the hunt is on to find it before someone else does.
But the Hourglass has an advantage. Lily, who has the ability to locate anything lost, has determined that the Infinityglass isn’t an object. It’s a person. And the Hourglass must find him or her first. But where do you start searching for the very key to time when every second could be the last?
Infinityglass is a strong, satisfying ending to the Hourglass series. I’m pleased with how things turned out but I’m super sad to say goodbye to the eclectic cast of characters. I’m a definite fan of Myra McEntire and I can’t wait to see what she does next.
Infinityglass branches away from both Hourglass and Timepiece in the setting. Infinityglass brings readers to New Orleans and it’s a fabulous setting. I’ve wanted to go to New Orleans for quite some time and Infinityglass just made me even more eager for a trip there. Myra McEntire managed to seamlessly blend a contemporary feel with fun historical facts about New Orleans.
Dune and Hallie take center stage in Infinityglass. Dune took a bit of a background role in the earlier books so readers will know a little about him. Hallie, on the other hand, is a complete mystery at first. She is the daughter of the head of Chronos and there’s a lot more to both her and Chronos than readers will originally predict. Dune is quite the gentleman and I loved him. He’s dedicated, sincere, and funny (although not quite as funny as Kaleb.) He and Hallie are the perfect combination. They definitely show why opposites attract. Hallie is fun, bold, and a huge risktaker. She’s a kick-ass heroine, for sure. Oh and you’ll definitely get some cameos from the first two books which were perfect!
The plot is fast-paced from beginning to end. There were quite a few surprising plot twists (and some not so surprising ones) that really kept things going. The stakes were higher for everyone and I was on the edge of my seat for quite some time. I wanted to see all my favorite characters get their happy endings and I really didn’t know how or if that would happen. Myra McEntire pulled everything together flawlessly in the end though.
Overall, Infinityglass will really please fans of the Hourglass series. It was a much anticipated finale for me and I’m happy to say that it did not disappoint.
What others are saying about Infinityglass:
The Reading Fish’s review:
“I need all the amazingly positive adjectives of the world so I can describe my love for Infinityglass.”
Alice Marvels’ review:
“It’s a real shame this is the last book in the series, because I feel like there is definitely more story to tell in this world.”
Series:
Infinityglass (Hourglass #3)
Thanks for the review. I hadn’t heard of this one. Sounds super good!
I got an ARC of Infinityglass BUT I didn’t realize it was a series so I need to read the first two in the series first.
Yay! Can’t wait to read it. Still curious how it’s going to read with Dune’s POV! 🙂
I’m pretty excited for this. I’m glad to hear that is really good too.
I loved it, its one of my all time favorite books!
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I love this series! It’s such a unique cool concept, and all the powers the team has are such a variation on time travel that the whole thing takes on a new trope!
The characters were so much fun while being real and I loved the plot 🙂
Lovely review 🙂