I started reading this book and found that it was not for me. I didn't want to review a book that I didn't finish.

This book wasn't for me however I think those interested in time travelling would really enjoy. It used lots of technical language to immerse you in the world the author had created.

i really enjoyed reading this book, it was a great start to a time travel series, the characters were what I wanted and this was a great story. I look forward to reading the sequel.

“Leave everything as you found it” - proceeds to make the biggest mess with shootouts, chases through Central Park Zoo, and dumping half a kitchen out a window. 😂

Going Back was a bit of a different read for me. The third person narration which didn’t focus on any particular character threw me a little at the beginning, but as I grew to learn the characters I got used to it. The second Claire was introduced I knew she was going to be my favourite character, and I liked her the whole way through. The rest of the team grew on my as the story progressed.

This was very science and history heavy. The focus was mostly on explaining the science of how they were time travelling and the history surrounding their mission. I don’t overly know a lot about this period of history, especially pertaining to the Americans, Germans, and Japanese, so that was interesting to see. And we got to essentially go on a trip around New York and hit all the big attractions.

I really enjoyed this book.. I haven't delved in to sci fi as much recently and this gave me the bug again.

A review I saw for this said it felt like a combination of the show Timeless and a 60s action movie, which I think is very accurate. Unfortunately, it did not work for me.

I thought the writing was easy to read, but pretty much from the start of the team's time in New York it felt like chase scene after chase scene and I quickly grew bored of that. Also, before the team went back in time it was drilled into them "do not change anything" but then they proceeded to make a ruckus chasing "bad guys" all over New York City and I don't see how that was following the rules?

The only character I really cared about was Claire, the female reporter who idolized Nellie Bly, that they picked up for "local knowledge" in 1919. Everyone else felt really same-y, except for Sue who felt like the token POC. Except the only thing that told me she was Black was the constant harassment she got when she was in 1919.

I liked the technology and the discussion about changing history and what if, and I liked that they go into some of the details about 1919 and how it impacted future events (namely WWII) but the motivations of the other teams going back felt rather stale and unrealistic to me.

From the get-go I knew I wouldn't enjoy this book, and when I hit the 25% mark and still felt annoyed by every single sentence, I decided to DNF this.
The "bad guys" are as unoriginal as they get when is comes to old, white, American male authors: the Germans and the Japanese. Apparently in the future there are new fascist movements taking over those countries and the oh-so-heroic Americans must stop them. With how this book is progressing, my guess is that in the end the Americans are just going to nuked hundreds of thousands of innocents and then call themselves heroes for doing so.
Author is casually sexist and racist (5% in he says a character has a "big Jewish nose" and I'm pretty sure he set the book in the 1920s so his characters could get away with those bigoted sentiments.
It was also written in a very pretentious voice making me think author is trying to make himself seem smarter than he actually is. This is further backed up by the onslaught of science talk in the first few chapters (that were really just simple concepts hammed up with big words and lots of repetition).
Needless to say, I don't have the patience to follow through with this book. As shame... the concept had so much potential.
TLDR; rah rah white American male says US good Germany and Japan bad *insert casual sexism and/or racism here*

I absolutely loved reading Going Back by Gene P. Abel. It’s a science fiction book which is a genre which I don't read enough of. I was always fascinated by scifi and I was so happy that @bookstagrammerscom gave me the opportunity to read this book as part of their campaign.
A short description of the story is that there is a team which have to go back in time to stop another team of people from changing the past and to avoid make irrevocable changes in the future and the timeline which the book is set in when they go in the past is after the first World War back then known as the Great War.
A 5 star read for me, make sure to get this book now as the second book will be out in October 🌟

This was a fun book to read with fine travel at its core. I liked the space time dimension being explored by author Gene Abel.

Something had changed in the past as shown by the disruption of the temporal wave seen in one of the new gadgets invented. If the past changed what would happen to the future? To protect life as we knew it, a team was sent into the past to prevent that event.

My first book by this author, there was quite a bit of scientific explanation which soon embellished into an adventurous travel, bringing out the thrill at strategic points.

The team had great camaraderie and worked cohesively. Having an enterprising journalist from the past, acting as a guide to this eclectic team of agents and professors, the book soon became a race against time to save the world.

The action scenes were well described. The book had a tinge of movie Avatar which made me happy. I loved that movie. The suspense about the perp had me tapping on my kindle fast and furious. At 200 odd pages it packed a punch with a good twist in the end.

Book 1 in a trilogy, this was an entertaining breakfast read.

I've made it about 25 percent through the book and I don't think I can force myself to keep going. There are too many characters to keep track off, and it's confusing with all the names thrown at you. On top of that, there is very much a focus on hard science and less on the plot--I like sci-fi, but more soft sci-fi and this felt like it was geared towards someone with a higher intellectual caliber.

Very easy to read book and the story moved along at a great pace. While I know a sequel will most likely be coming, I am not sure whether I would read the next one. I did enjoy the historical aspect and the different take on time travel.

I liked this. I'm a time-travel story fan, and thought this was well written overall. I'm not a fan of cliffhangers, so I'll ding it for that and for some minor repetition. Since actual time travel doesn't exist, the science is always questionable. Nonetheless, it is a fun story, and I stayed mostly engaged.

I really appreciate the review copy!!

Time travel, paradoxes, romance out of time...Very well written story, with a nice cliffhanger for a new series. The science is a little wonky, but such is life with time travel stories. Well fleshed out characters, but world building was hit or miss. I was being told what 1919's New York City was instead of experiencing it, if that makes sense. Overall a great read. Thank you Netgalley for providing a free copy for an honest review.

Gene P. Abel weaves in science concepts with fiction for an example of what works best in this genre. Going Back was intriguing, and sure to please sci-fi fans.

Cool story! This totally reminded me of 3 things: Timeline by Michael Crichton, To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis and a Star Trek episode called The City on the Edge of Forever (love all three). I love a good time travel story and this one was good! A team travels back in time to 1919 New York City to determine what is causing a change with historical events. The team is made up of professors, historians and military personnel. There is plenty of action as the team tries to determine what events could change what would eventually alter history. There is a smattering of romance. There was no dominant voice amongst the characters. They were all important to the mission. But there were heroes worth noting - there was a black woman military team member who was kickass and really suffered the time period but refused to put up with any BS and there was a woman reporter who idolized Nellie Bly. Both the women characters were strong and I really felt connected to them. The plot was contained and did not ramble. The historical aspects addressed adequately. I gave this story 4 stars and can recommend to others who love time travel.

I wanted to much to enjoy this book but ultimately I felt that I could not connect to the narrative or the story. I was about 45% through and decided that this wasn't for me.

This isn't to say that there won't be an audience out there. This has potential to be big, but it just wasn't for me.

Easy-to-read, fast-paced trime travel story with plenty of sub-plots and action to keep the reader reading and looking forward to a sequel.