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claudiamccarron's review
5.0
Bought this one in high school, wasn't able to get into it then, but kept it on my shelf because I had a feeling I would come back to it one day. I'm so glad I did. It's a timeslip that's much more interested in psychology and character development than it is with providing a clear-cut explanation for why the time travel is happening. Great to pair with other children's timeslips like Charlotte Sometimes and Elizabeth, Elizabeth.
aninna's review
4.0
Finally an enjoyable time travel read, with a level headed heroine, who understood that she didn't belong in that time and always yearned to go home. My biggest problem with time travel books, where a woman time travels to the past, is her NOT WANTING TO LEAVE. This annoys me to nth degree. They begin sprouting nonsense like ''oh it's just so peaceful and calm here, no loud cars and traffic, people are so nice, mmh fresh air no modern world pollution uwu ~'' Seems like the authors have the 'good ye old days' syndrome and don't understand just how shit life was back then. This book however illustrates this very well. I liked just how nearly everyone was so rude and abrasive and that's understandable, considering their situation. I also liked how Lyn/Elizabeth wasn't an important figure in anyone's life and how almost no one paid attention to her and how the protagonist herself acknowledged this. Even Donald, who claimed that he wouldn't have survived this long without her, didn't really care for Lyn herself, because he was neck deep in his own misery. Everyone had their own problems and both that, and their life were of equal importance. Lyn wasn't a black hole of a protagonist, who just sucked all the attention to herself. I don't know if I'll ever find a book like this again.
gracevandenham's review
4.0
I liked the characters and writing and the whole plot of the time slip and all but what am I meant to do with that ending? Like it was never truly resolved I feel.
satyridae's review
2.0
Well-written and interesting. There were far too many characters for me to keep track of, and on the whole it was too romantical for the likes of me. I found the historical aspects very interesting. I liked the indomitable old woman, and loathed the whiny Donald. I hated the ending with a fierce and fiery passion.
singinglight's review
Also read this one in middle school! I remember being disturbed by the romance at the time, but again have no idea how I'd react now.
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