From School Library JournalTime-traveling historians: just pop in, have a look at, say, the Battle of the Somme, and pop back home. What could possibly go wrong? Taylor presents a compelling, astute take on time travel in this first of an eight-volume series. (http://ow.ly/h2xF305MzTe)Sarah Flowers, formerly at Santa Clara County Public Library, CA A carnival ride through laughter and tears with a bit of time travel thrown in for spice . . . readers will be impatient for later installments.Publishers Weekly, starred review Taylor does a great job of setting up an appealing cast of characters in this new series opener, most especially the intrepid Max. There is plenty of humor, lots of action, and even a touch of romance.Library Journal Taylor has written a madcap and very funny hodgepodge of a novel whose pacing and humor is reminiscent of a Simon PeggEdgar Wright film.Booklist Any of Jodi Taylor's addicting The Chronicles of St. Mary's books would make fun and romantic Valentine's Day reads, but Just One Damned Thing After Another is where all of the magic starts.Bustle Taylor presents a compelling, astute take on time travel in this first of a ten-volume series.School Library Journal, Best Adult Books 4 Teens 2016 Danger, romance, history, financial and academic politics, hidden agendas, dangerous assignments, characters you care about, and the feeling that more is going on than you're actually reading about. I can hardly wait for book two. Just One Damned Thing After Another is a true page-turner.SFRevu Just One Damned Thing After Another is a novel that wastes no time getting to the good stuff . . . if character-driven stories are your cup of tea, then youll find plenty to like. Max is hilarious, and I love her spirited and crafty nature.The Bibliosanctum What a mess. A glorious, glorious mess. Let no one ever say that Just One Damned Thing After Another is a book that fails to live up to its title . . . . These books are so perfectly bingeable.BN Sci-fi Blog Max is a thoroughly hilarious and confident narrator and the sense of real danger, interspersed with copious amounts of tea, pervades the story. This is the kind of book that you walk away from believing in time travel.Manhattan Book If youre a fan of time travel, or if youre a fan of madcap British comedies, or better yet if youre a fan of both, then youll want to check out The Chronicles of St. Marys. Adventures Fantastic The book cant be put down, and I loved every minute. Seven books in the series have been published in Great Britain and this first book is now being published in the U.S. I look forward to reading them all.YA Lit Ramblings The writing was witty and fun, and kept making me smile page after page. . . . Max is a brilliant character, the kind of character you root for, faults and all.All Things Urban Fantasy Jodi Taylor doesnt do things the conventional way.Catherine Scott, Yorkshire Post how do you make a book talk interesting Just One Damned Thing After Another: The Chronicles of St. Mary's Book One
260 of 268 people found the following review helpful. Great first book in a time travel series.By CustomerLike all decent time travel books, this gets a bit twisty at times.The plot is enjoyable and entertains while leading the story forward while keeping tension high at times.People aren't too perfect, and in generally are on the bit flawed side(as people are) while still keeping the right balance of humor.I would give this a strong 4.5 stars out of 5 if they allowed this a more granular rating system.The only problem with finding a first good book in a series that has just been published is remembering to check back repeatedly over time for the next in the series, which with a new author is hard to remember.I really wish the Kindle app allowed you to flag authors so you would be notified when a brand new book came out. I mean it would drive up sales and make customers happy.It makes no sense that hasn't happened yet.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Time Travel With a TwistBy Kindle CustomerI really liked this book, the first in the series "The Chronicles of St. Mary's." I'm a time travel addict and have been since I was in my teens, so I'm always interested to see how yet another author tackles the subject. I most enjoyed the humor in the book - the protagonist is a wise-acre and brings in some humor even in tense situations.The series premise is time-travelers who are actually historians - who go to the source so they can start getting it right. And they aren't above saving things to be "found" in the present time but which shouldn't change time itself (scrolls lost in the Alexandrian Library fire being just one example). Of course there are the obligatory bad time-travelers who want to stop the group from St. Mary's, and they tend to cause many of the problems the historians run into - not to mention a few St. Mary's people (there are historians and support crews that help them move from time to time) who decide to go to the "dark side."I'm looking forward to reading the other books in the series (there are currently five I believe) and hope to start #2 before the end of the month.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Slow and episodic with entertaining bits along the way.By Mr ToadFrom all the great reviews, I had higher hopes, but beside the clever title and the fun concept it was a little tedious to get through. There are a large number of secondary characters that are easy to confuse- and there are points where I might have cared more when people died if I actually knew who they were. At some points characters made choices that made so little sense that I almost stopped reading the book, but I plodded through to the end. I like this sort of story typically- it just felt a little episodic and slow to take off and slow to end that kind of made sense and kind of didn't. There are engaging sequences though- there is potential here.