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- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
"If the worst were to happen, she could go back and change it. Nonetheless, the trauma of watching people she loved getting killed again and again, was something she'd rather not repeat.
📚 Different worlds
📚 Time travel
📚 Time travel
📚 dual POV
📚 historical romance (Edwardian 1912)
📚 historical romance (Edwardian 1912)
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|Thoughts|
Don’t let this cover fool you/ put you off, this is set both in the early 20th century & today. The concept behind time travel back to 1912 to save her GG grandfather from getting onboard the Titanic was intriguing. Listening to the audiobook, kept on forgetting Tris as a burlish Scotsman (kept on thinking about Divergent).
"Tales of the tragic sinking has always fascinated Bronte...it has all resonated with her since childhood"
Not sure what it was, maybe the movie, but the sinking of the Titanic was one of my first obsessions.
By about the 50% mark, I was hooked as it became a lot more complicated and the reasons for her visits back in time included an added sense of mystery.
Still have some unanswered questions (maybe in the sequels) and felt the ending was a little rushed. There were a couple of times where Bronte came across a little dense (she goes back to 1914 and has to think about a war that might be happening at that time). Also, one of my pet peeves are characters having questions but deciding now isn't the time to ask them. Yes, it's always the time to ask!
"Who? Who are they? Scratch that, I'm not ready for that yet"
"War effort? Bronte frowned and mentally picked her way through her high school world history classes. Then it struck her...has that started already?"
If you're knowingly going to travel back in time, just think she would maybe do a bit of research before jumping back into history. Always thought WWI starting in 1914 was common knowledge.
Beyond her being asinine, it was enjoyable to see people from both times predict or get confused by their vastly different cultures.
Beyond her being asinine, it was enjoyable to see people from both times predict or get confused by their vastly different cultures.
"Women driving..The female temperament isn't suited for the mental strain of high speed travel"
"My father once told me love could make the strongest man quake with passion"
Strong chemistry between Bronte & Tris, appreciated how her modern mannerism (and fashion) contributed to their enemies to lovers.
"I will spend each day longing for nothing more than to hold your hand once more...you will take my heart with you when you go"
"Anything from the trolley dears?" Exactly like the movie...
"Speaking of seizing the day" Tris reached for his wallet. "we'll take the lot shall me"
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krisandburn's review
4.5
Clearly, you really can’t (always) judge a book by its cover.
I love it when a book surprises you and this one certainly did that. I kind of went in blind, as I had not even read the synopsis, expecting it to be a simple historical romance judging my the title and cover. Hence my surprise when it opened in the present day! Turned out it was so much more than a simple historical romance and I kind of ended up loving it. The
I immediately liked the characters and the contrasts the author painted between present day and a century earlier. Brontë was a pretty uncomplicated character and I kind of loved her for that. Tris was kind of the perfect love interest. His early twentieth century sensibilities and sense of propriety were not taken too far and he felt very believeable.
This is the first book in a series, but reading the afterword by the author, I think it would have been good to read earlier series by this author first as they tie into this one. It would have given me some background on some of the side characters. To be honest, this book works pretty well as a standalone.
The romance itself was not too heavy handed and the actual steamy scenes did not come until later in the book and were spaced out enough not to take away from the story and the plot.
I really enjoyed the writing. My only complaint is that it was a bit dragged out in places. There were times I wished the story moved a long a bit quicker, especially when we were stuck in some of Brontë’s inner dialogue. At the same time I missed a bit of description here and there of the setting itself. None of that stopped me from enjoying the story.
I will definitely read more by this author. I have the second book in this particular series on my Kindle, and I think I will read it sooner rather than later.
I do really dislike the cover though. It really does not suit this novel. Just saying… I think a new cover is much needed!
I love it when a book surprises you and this one certainly did that. I kind of went in blind, as I had not even read the synopsis, expecting it to be a simple historical romance judging my the title and cover. Hence my surprise when it opened in the present day! Turned out it was so much more than a simple historical romance and I kind of ended up loving it. The
I immediately liked the characters and the contrasts the author painted between present day and a century earlier. Brontë was a pretty uncomplicated character and I kind of loved her for that. Tris was kind of the perfect love interest. His early twentieth century sensibilities and sense of propriety were not taken too far and he felt very believeable.
This is the first book in a series, but reading the afterword by the author, I think it would have been good to read earlier series by this author first as they tie into this one. It would have given me some background on some of the side characters. To be honest, this book works pretty well as a standalone.
The romance itself was not too heavy handed and the actual steamy scenes did not come until later in the book and were spaced out enough not to take away from the story and the plot.
I really enjoyed the writing. My only complaint is that it was a bit dragged out in places. There were times I wished the story moved a long a bit quicker, especially when we were stuck in some of Brontë’s inner dialogue. At the same time I missed a bit of description here and there of the setting itself. None of that stopped me from enjoying the story.
I will definitely read more by this author. I have the second book in this particular series on my Kindle, and I think I will read it sooner rather than later.
I do really dislike the cover though. It really does not suit this novel. Just saying… I think a new cover is much needed!