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Violence
Some
Time-travel dangers and historical violence; some deaths in missions; adventure-level action
Language
Some
Moderate British adult language; witty throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Light stakes; the pleasure of competent people making entertaining mistakes
What this book is about
Madeleine Maxwell joins St. Mary's Institute of Historical Research, which sends historians to witness pivotal events in the past—and which is, in practice, a series of disasters from which only the quick and lucky return. Jodi Taylor's time-travel comedy series opener is funny, warm, and full of British self-deprecating humor.
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