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Conductoid - Time's Answer

By: M.B. Lehane
Illustrated by: Aaron Pocock
Publisher: Pounce Publications
Publication Date: March 1, 2025
ISBN: 978-1-7635945-2-4
Reviewed by: Diana Coyle
Review Date: October 30, 2024

In Conductoid – Time’s Answer by M. B. Lehane, we find non-identical twins, Jack and Phoebe McKay, improving their less-than-stellar sibling relationship, and also, pairing up and working together to face the obstacles that will be thrown at them from other worlds and different time dimensions. You see, they have discovered that they are Conductoids, beings that are an exception to the Universal Rule and who have endless potential to be whatever they want to be. Turning fourteen seems like a special day for most teenagers, but that’s not the case for both Jack and Phoebe. They must fight injustices around the world since they are Conductoids. So, being a normal teenager isn’t in the cards for them as much as they had hoped.

This book, the second in the series, was greatly entertaining because Jack and Phoebe not only worked on their love-hate relationship, but also, they had to depend fully on one another to overcome the obstacles they encountered. This book showed the slow progression of them learning to communicate better with each other and even had them learning to depend on one another when situations got tough. It was nice to see them actively working together as Conductoids, which necessitated them handling challenges together as a team. It was enjoyable watching them navigate their brother and sister relationship together, showing they were both maturing a bit since the first book.

When a new character, Jun, was introduced into this storyline, it was difficult at first to decipher if he had good intentions for the twins or not. Jun was a Temporian, whose race was known for their supreme intelligence. Readers will be drawn to Jun because of all his crazy antics and the once in a lifetime journeys he took Jack and Phoebe on, such as going to Fort Knox to rob it or even Buckingham Palace in search of borrowing the King’s crown. Each travel destination turned into a mini adventure within the main storyline.

This book had a slower pacing to the story, which allowed the readers to take in more details since it was less chaotic than the first book. Having said that, it didn’t lack in elements or entertainment because the story unfolded at a slower pace; in fact, quite the contrary. The slower pacing was a breath of fresh air because it allowed you to process each detail as the accumulation of the different themes further developed the story. Each detail presented as its own importance in the storyline and it was enjoyable to be able to take all of them in bite sized portions instead of being thrown into a busy story, full of overwhelming specifics the readers might get lost in right from the start.

Quill says: Conductoid - Time’s Answer by M.B. Lehane is one young adult novel that readers of all ages will enjoy. It has plenty of intrigue to keep the readers coming back for more.

For more information about Conductoid - Time's Answer, please visit the author's website at: conductoid.com.