Please Note:  I received an advance copy of this novel from Edelweiss and the author in exchange for an honest review.  This did not influence the opinions in my review in any way.

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

“For any reader with a sense of humor and an appreciation for the glories of bone-deep geekiness, The Timematician is your book…the transparency of Doctor BT’s bravado is LOL funny and exquisitely painful; we are dying to know the backstory of a protagonist who demands the pronunciation of his laboratory be 'la’bore-ah:tore-ee' because 'What are we, Neanderthals? Respect the middle O!'”—IndieReader Reviews (5/5 rating)

A prequel/sequel to the award-winning bestseller, Generation Manifestation. Read The Timematician first, second, or all on its own. With his unique time abilities, Doctor BetterThan has all the power he needs to thrash pesky superheroes intent on thwarting him—and make them pay for decades of disrespect. “Triumphi!” Destroying the world solves everything. Until she comes along. On the cusp of total victory, fellow tech maniac Mairi Lin Monroe plays her surprising hand, and sparks fly as she and her cybernetic lady-matons threaten to transcend Doctor BetterThan’s grand plan. Can he achieve new depths of deceit to defeat her and be the last person standing? Can he become The Timematician? Or has he finally met his match?

Review:

I really enjoyed the the first book in Steven Breznai's Gen M series, Generation Manifestation.  Set in a dystopian world where some humans manifested into super humans, it had an interesting premise.  Would all super humans be super-heroes?  Or would they use their power to control others?  In that book, there was a side character, a nerdy-guy who was good with tech. who befriended the main character, Caitlin.  As the story ends, we find out that he is actually a time traveller who has gone back in time to help Caitlin.  This new novel, The Timematician, explores his backstory.  

I really wanted to like this book.  I felt sympathy with the guy in the first book.  He was a nerdy kid who was often overlooked by Caitlin, only to be the guy with the solutions when she had a problem.  However, The Timematician shows him to be a misogynistic incel who hates on women because they aren't attracted to him.  It's really a hard sell to feel any sympathy with him.

What I Hated:

Misogyny:

Usually, I start reviews with what I liked, but I want to get into the crux of the issue right away.  I didn't find the guy's behavior funny, or sympathetic, as was clearly the intent of the author.  There is nothing funny reading about a guy who calls women whores and speculates on how immoral they are, while he kills them.  It was disgusting to see the violence with which he focuses on killing Caitlin because she as turned him down.  

Also, he uses his "genius" to program a series of femme looking robots that he can order around.  They all also seem to resemble his mother???  Okaaay.  I think this was meant to be humorous, but I just found it deeply disturbing.

Story:

The story revolves around the rivalry between him and the one other genius-level person left on Earth who just happens to be a woman.  He is indigent over the possibility that a women could be smarter than him.  And sets out to kill her.  Of course.

I was rooting for the woman the whole time.

Rating:  ⭐⭐

Release Date:  August 2nd, 2022

Author:  Steven Bereznai

Publisher:  Jambor

Genre: Science Fiction

Page Length:  192 Pages

Source: Edelweiss

Format:  E-Book

Recommendation:  I know this was supposed to be a parody of science-fiction villains, but this story was so offensive, I just couldn't enjoy it.