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A review by brittaniethekid
Borrowed Time by Russell Dean
3.0
The main issue with this book is that it does a lot of telling and not enough showing.
I somehow ended up reading two "out of time"/time travel books in a row and they were equally as successful, though this one was a little more serious.
This book is definitely for people more interested in the history part of historical romance. There's a lot of just day to day kind of activities as Thomas tries to navigate his new normal, 100 years back in time and in a totally different country.
It also leaves a lot of open ended questions, like Dean wasn't quite sure about their own world building, then ends very abruptly with no real resolution or even an actual ending. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a sequel set-up but it's not listed as being in a series so I can only assume it's just bad writing.
There's no intimacy here though we're told or hinted at acts between Tom and Gwyn. Personally, without those intimate moments being on page, their relationship doesn't really feel serious or important though it seems Tom is literally willing to give up his own life in 1999 to stay with Gwyn. As another reviewer said, "blue balled" by this book for sure.
Despite that, overall I enjoyed this book but mostly because I just love historical stories and felt the descriptions of small town Welsh life was interesting. However, the relationship here definitely takes a back seat and that's not what I picked up this book for.
I somehow ended up reading two "out of time"/time travel books in a row and they were equally as successful, though this one was a little more serious.
This book is definitely for people more interested in the history part of historical romance. There's a lot of just day to day kind of activities as Thomas tries to navigate his new normal, 100 years back in time and in a totally different country.
It also leaves a lot of open ended questions, like Dean wasn't quite sure about their own world building, then ends very abruptly with no real resolution or even an actual ending. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a sequel set-up but it's not listed as being in a series so I can only assume it's just bad writing.
There's no intimacy here though we're told or hinted at acts between Tom and Gwyn. Personally, without those intimate moments being on page, their relationship doesn't really feel serious or important though it seems Tom is literally willing to give up his own life in 1999 to stay with Gwyn. As another reviewer said, "blue balled" by this book for sure.
Despite that, overall I enjoyed this book but mostly because I just love historical stories and felt the descriptions of small town Welsh life was interesting. However, the relationship here definitely takes a back seat and that's not what I picked up this book for.