β Scribed by Jodi Taylor
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A Fete Worse Than Death
The St Marys Institute of Historical Research has finally recovered from its wounds and its business as usual for those rascals in the History Department.
From being trapped in the Great Fire of London to an unfortunately timed comfort break at Thermopylae, which leaves the fate of the western world hanging in the balance, Max must struggle to get History back on track.
But first, they must get through the St Marys Fete which is sure to end badly for everyone.
Only one thing is certain, life at St Marys is never dull!
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Praise for Jodi Taylor and The Chronicles of St. Marys Series
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
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.
B&N 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 Review
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
Jodi Taylor, International Woman of Mystery, spent some time working undercover for North Yorkshire County Library Service. Heavily disguised as the world's most incompetent Facilities Manager she shifted dead dogs, fell out of mobile libraries, and spent far too much time in the gents' toilets. The idea to re-write history first came to her while studying history A' level at an evening class. Just One Damned Thing After Another is her first novel and was originally self-published on ebook where it was downloaded by more than 60,000 readers on Amazon.
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