This is an upper-middle-grade chapter book that is fast-paced & funny. I enjoyed this book as an adult, and I can imagine many young readers just loving this adventure.
Liam & Elsa are lovable characters, but like most middle school friends, they do struggle with listening to one another. The plot moves quickly and makes you want to keep turning the page. It's funny & suspenseful at the same time.
Throughout the silliness though, there are references to real historical events and characters and important lessons for readers (young and old alike) to carry away from this book.
Though I am nearing 40 years old, I learned for the first time about temporal rifts, and I even learned a new vocabulary word or two, though the book is definitely well written for its intended audience.
One of my favorite quotes from the book? "The world will remember you. Do something worth remembering."
The adult, history lover side of me loved reading the extras in the back of the book. They were concise and worth the time to read. Even that part had some elements of surprise and humor that delighted me!
Though my kids are teens, I am begging them to read this because truly it is such a fun read. In my opinion, it's books like this that create lifelong readers.
Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing for my ARC of "The Worst Time Machine In the World."