Book Club for Introverts discussion

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SPOILER**** Okay what?! Like actually, I’m a little shell shocked. I mean it all makes sense.. and the way it’s playing out makes sense- leading up to this point in the book.
Slade is the definition of a parasite. I hope that Helena, can fix everything.. do what’s right.. without too much of a consequence in the ‘timeline.’ I don’t want to believe that Barry is dead.. but we shall find out..

Things seem to be spiralling out of control. Slade is a madman who won’t stop at anything to have what he wants, confirmed by what Helena says early on in Book 3: ‘You have no idea what he’s capable of?’ The worst thing for Barry and Helena is that he always seems to be one step ahead of them. You have to hope that Helena will always have access to the chair, so that she can go back and make things right. However, at the end of this section we’re left with Barry seemingly dying and Helena trying to get out of there alive. I can barely put the book down now!

Now was Slade the one dying with a punctured lung before Barry was shot? In that case there might still be hope... if only Helena makes it to implementing the malware on the chair before they kill her, too...
How is it that Slade always seems to be one step ahead of her? And what on earth does he mean by 'the way he's travelled'? Is there something we should know about time travel that even Helena does not have a clue of yet?

My reaction immediately after finishing Book 3: WTF!!! Just when you think things may work out, it all goes wrong! Which should be expected at this point, but still! I’m really hoping that Helena made it out of there and that they can get this right next time! Slade just needs to go and he, as usual, seems to still be up to something!