Thank you to Stephanie at Bookfever for the recommendation!
After being accidentally transported back to 1912 England, Virginia is stunned to meet Eric Rylander, a famous actor from her own time. The two have an instant connection, but there is more than one hurdle to their relationship.
I'm always up for a good time travel romance, and this was a good one. I enjoyed the twist of Eric being a famous actor in his own time and then becoming one again over 100 years earlier. Virginia and Eric's relationship, although it moved quickly, made sense - they can relate to each other and share a different world. I did think Virginia's character was a bit muddled - in some ways her modern instincts come through, but in others she seems overly traditional. I loved the inclusion of a big historical event and couldn't read fast enough to see how the characters would come out of it. There were a few too many typos for me, but the story did set itself up nicely for the next installment with the addition of a rather sinister-sounding Network of time travelers running around. 3.5 stars
Time traveler Amelie, plagued by dreams of her deceased sister, decides she needs to find fellow time traveler Marie in pre-war France and help her in some way. While there, she also finds herself falling for Marie's brother, Henri.
This book has stellar reviews on Goodreads, so I feel like a bit of an outlier because I didn't love this one. The pacing was really off. For a good chunk of the book, it felt like nothing was happening to move the story forward. I also didn't think some things were explained well. There are lots of time travelers, but they seem to be disappearing, including Marie's mother and Amelie's aunt. There's some sort of prophecy involved? I don't know, I just wish more time had been spent on worldbuilding. Amelie goes back to her own time for a bit, and that was just so confusing. I did enjoy the way Henri challenged Amelie and really made her think about her life and the choices she was making. Maybe more will be explained in the second book in the duology, but I'm not sure if I'll be reading it. 3 stars
Wait. Was Eric an old man in Virginia's present or were they both cast back in time? I have not read too many time travel books, but glad you enjoyed the twist.
ReplyDeleteThey both traveled back in time! Yeah, I can see how that wasn't clear!
DeleteTime travel books tend to go right over my head! These sound intriguing though!
ReplyDeleteThat's why I pick the romance ones, because then it's not really so much about the science!
DeleteThe guy on the first cover looks like Ryan Gosling, and it's VERY distracting! ;)
ReplyDeleteLindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? 💬
I keep thinking it's Dan Stevens from Downton Abbey, but yeah, whoever he looks like, he's very attractive!
DeleteI am a sucker for a good time travel story. Both of these are new to me. I'll have to check out Virginia and the Vagabond.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Right now it's only $0.99 on Amazon!
DeleteI always enjoy a good time travel story but have been struggling to find ones that interest me lately. Virginia and the Vagabond sounds pretty good though so I might give that a try.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, I hope you enjoy it!
DeleteAcross Time is on my TBR and, like you, I was pulled in by all the great reviews/ratings. Now I’m curious to see if I’ll like it as much as I hope. *fingers crossed*
ReplyDeleteI hope you love it, Tanya!
DeleteOh Virginia and the Vagabond does sound intriguing, I'll have to check it out :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it!
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