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A review by apagetoturn
The Guardian by Elizabetta Holcomb
4.0
My rating: 4
A phenomenal debut! Interesting flawed characters and a setting that's just so beautifully described that I felt a part of the story. After falling in love with Outlander last year, I didn't think a historical time travel would ever add up to it - but this one comes mighty close.
Everything in this story felt so authentic, and I really fell in love with Holcomb's style of writing right away. She's so careful in how she tells the story, you can tell that she thought off of the plots through to a point of almost perfection. It all seemed to line up really well. Elizabet very quickly became my favorite character - she reminded me a lot of myself. She's very loyal, and would literally do anything for those that she loves. It was very hard to watch her story unfold, and I found myself upset for her when her secret came out, even though today it wouldn't have been such a big deal.
It did take a little time at the beginning to get a feel for this world that Holcomb created - to understand the rules she used for her characters to be able to time travel, but once I got a feel for that, I was golden. I truly enjoyed the story, and would recommend to many of my friends that also love these kinds of books.
A phenomenal debut! Interesting flawed characters and a setting that's just so beautifully described that I felt a part of the story. After falling in love with Outlander last year, I didn't think a historical time travel would ever add up to it - but this one comes mighty close.
Everything in this story felt so authentic, and I really fell in love with Holcomb's style of writing right away. She's so careful in how she tells the story, you can tell that she thought off of the plots through to a point of almost perfection. It all seemed to line up really well. Elizabet very quickly became my favorite character - she reminded me a lot of myself. She's very loyal, and would literally do anything for those that she loves. It was very hard to watch her story unfold, and I found myself upset for her when her secret came out, even though today it wouldn't have been such a big deal.
It did take a little time at the beginning to get a feel for this world that Holcomb created - to understand the rules she used for her characters to be able to time travel, but once I got a feel for that, I was golden. I truly enjoyed the story, and would recommend to many of my friends that also love these kinds of books.