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oashackelford's Reviews (353)
Libby was born with an unusual birthmark over her heart. In her family, having that birthmark makes you a time-crosser, and she will live in two timelines, until her 21st birthday when she will be forced to choose one and give up the other.
Her first timeline is in Colonial Williamsburg in 1774 running the local public print shop with her mother. In this timeline she has a mother who loves her, a boy that she loves, and a cause near and dear to her heart.
Her second timeline is New York in 1914 before the start of the Great War. In this timeline she has a cruel mother, all the servants and money she could want, and no purpose in life. Libby is determined to stay in 1774, but ultimately the decision might not be up to her.
I liked this book so much. I like that there were romantic elements to the book, but it exists primarily as a historical fiction that serves to show the place of the same woman in two different classes of society and with different sets of challenges that would be presented to her in both. I love the care and attention to detail that was paid to both timelines and that she had things in both timelines that connected both of her lives.
Her first timeline is in Colonial Williamsburg in 1774 running the local public print shop with her mother. In this timeline she has a mother who loves her, a boy that she loves, and a cause near and dear to her heart.
Her second timeline is New York in 1914 before the start of the Great War. In this timeline she has a cruel mother, all the servants and money she could want, and no purpose in life. Libby is determined to stay in 1774, but ultimately the decision might not be up to her.
I liked this book so much. I like that there were romantic elements to the book, but it exists primarily as a historical fiction that serves to show the place of the same woman in two different classes of society and with different sets of challenges that would be presented to her in both. I love the care and attention to detail that was paid to both timelines and that she had things in both timelines that connected both of her lives.
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I love love loved! that she got to be with Henry at the end of the book. I am so excited to see what happens to their daughter in the next book, and I am dying to know more about Hollingsworth's life in the 1500s. I will be honest, even though the stuff with the Marital rape was awful, I am glad it only happened twice and she was able to escape most of her torment, and then he died. I have said it once, and I'll say it again, better to be a powerful widow than just married woman in that time. But I am still incredibly glad that she got her happy ending.
Maggie was born with the timecrosser birthmark in two places, so she can travel to three different lifetimes in time. One in 1861, one in 1941, and one in 2001. Of course she will have to choose by the time she is 21.
in 1861 Maggie lives with her Papa on the eve of the Civil war. With her medical knowledge from the future, she does what she can to save as many soldiers as she is allowed. In 1941 she is a nurse just before the United States is about to enter into World War two. Finally, in 2001 she is a medical student about to graduate and become a doctor, just before September of that year. Like her mother and father before her, she will need to decide which path is right for her, and forfeit the other two, but with loving parents, important work, and potential loves in all three timelines, how can she possibly be expected to choose?
I loved this one so much more than the first one even. I thought maybe the premise of the book would get boring, seeing as it is essentially the same as the first book, but having foreknowledge of the historical events heightens the various scenes as Maggie tackles each one in turn. I also love that the author didn't use the same twist as the first book, that kept it fun and exciting.
in 1861 Maggie lives with her Papa on the eve of the Civil war. With her medical knowledge from the future, she does what she can to save as many soldiers as she is allowed. In 1941 she is a nurse just before the United States is about to enter into World War two. Finally, in 2001 she is a medical student about to graduate and become a doctor, just before September of that year. Like her mother and father before her, she will need to decide which path is right for her, and forfeit the other two, but with loving parents, important work, and potential loves in all three timelines, how can she possibly be expected to choose?
I loved this one so much more than the first one even. I thought maybe the premise of the book would get boring, seeing as it is essentially the same as the first book, but having foreknowledge of the historical events heightens the various scenes as Maggie tackles each one in turn. I also love that the author didn't use the same twist as the first book, that kept it fun and exciting.
Gwyneth has always been told that she is nothing special. In a normal family that would hurt, but in a family full of time traveler's it hurts a lot less. Her cousin Charlotte is supposed to carry the time travel gene, so Gwyneth thinks nothing of it when she starts to experience the first warning signs of imminent time travel. Now that her family knows that she has the time travel gene, and not Charlotte, Gwyn will need more training. Unfortunately for her, her cousin stole something from the Temple before Gwyn was born, and now no one will tell her anything, or let her do anything.
I love this book. I am rereading the series and I had forgotten how well the author kept up with all of the timelines, because of course nothing happens in quite the order it is supposed to.
I love this book. I am rereading the series and I had forgotten how well the author kept up with all of the timelines, because of course nothing happens in quite the order it is supposed to.
Something that I really love about these books is that you can tell that the author had a plan when she wrote them. There are things that happen to the characters before the characters know or understand what is happening, and sometimes the author doesn't tie it all in in the same book, but does it at a later time. I think it is phenomenal.
Gwen still isn't sure what the correct order of events will end up being, as time travel never happens in the right order, but she does know that the Count cannot be allowed to close the circle no matter what, and with the help of her Grandfather Lucas, her friend Leslie and others, she will do anything in her power to stop that from happening.
I love this series, although every time that I read it I can never remember how it ends. I think part of that is that I wish that at the end more of my questions were getting answered. I would recommend this to anyone who loves time travel because I think that the author does time travel extremely well.
I love this series, although every time that I read it I can never remember how it ends. I think part of that is that I wish that at the end more of my questions were getting answered. I would recommend this to anyone who loves time travel because I think that the author does time travel extremely well.
This time Alice Olgilvie and Iris Adams are going to play it safe. Solving a crime that has happened in the past should be fine, however the past can come back to haunt you. During a school dance at Levy castle, and while they were investigating tragic movie star Mona Moody, a girl named Rebekah Kennedy gets stabbed and hit over the head. When Alice comes upon the scene her friend Helen Park is the one standing there holding the knife, but Alice is pretty sure she is innocent. In another race against the clock, she and Iris have to prove Park's innocence before her reputation is left in ruins.
I thought that this is one of those rare sequels that makes more sense and is better than the original. I think that both books struggle with pacing problems. I think that both books tried a little too hard to be an Agatha Christie novel, but the authors don't quite have what it takes to pull that off. I don't normally compare crime novels to Christie because I think it is unfair, but when you invite the comparison over and over again and then don't live up to it, then I think it is fair to say that it doesn't catch enough of the essence of a Christie novel to achieve anything. In the books written by Agatha Christie I am led to believe that the killer really could be any one of them, only being revealed after Poirot gives the one or two clues that mean that it could only ever have been one of them. In this book they reveal one of the attempted murderers less than halfway through the book and then they never really make you believe that it is someone else while they try and solve it. I guessed who it was about two thirds of the way in and then ended up being right about it. Christie would have given me some detail to lead me on the wrong track and I would have guessed each suspect did it at least once without even getting to close to being right.
I thought that this is one of those rare sequels that makes more sense and is better than the original. I think that both books struggle with pacing problems. I think that both books tried a little too hard to be an Agatha Christie novel, but the authors don't quite have what it takes to pull that off. I don't normally compare crime novels to Christie because I think it is unfair, but when you invite the comparison over and over again and then don't live up to it, then I think it is fair to say that it doesn't catch enough of the essence of a Christie novel to achieve anything. In the books written by Agatha Christie I am led to believe that the killer really could be any one of them, only being revealed after Poirot gives the one or two clues that mean that it could only ever have been one of them. In this book they reveal one of the attempted murderers less than halfway through the book and then they never really make you believe that it is someone else while they try and solve it. I guessed who it was about two thirds of the way in and then ended up being right about it. Christie would have given me some detail to lead me on the wrong track and I would have guessed each suspect did it at least once without even getting to close to being right.
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Also, I do not believe that Helen can recognize Rebekah's voice well enough to know that she wasn't one of the people arguing in the room, but that she didn't know Ashley Henderson's voice, who she is also close friends with, well enough to know to throw the blame onto her from the beginning. I think that that is kind of a major plot hole. I think that the authors wrote the first part and didn't really think about the implications of the second part. Helen says that she clearly heard two people arguing and that she knows Rebekah's voice well enough to know that she wasn't one of them.
I really don't think that I am the intended audience for this book.
I just don't think that this book delivered on its premise and that it has a very self-published feel to it.
I just don't think that this book delivered on its premise and that it has a very self-published feel to it.
Daphne is flying really close to the sun. Since Beatrice is in a coma, and since she lied to Jeff about being pregnant, she is climbing higher than any other American social climber in history. All she has to do now is not screw it up. Of course she has some enemies. Someone is threatening to expose her affair with Ethan if she doesn't call off the wedding, but Daphne has too much too lose to give up now.
Nina is heartbroken and tired. She thought that she and Jeff were going to get back together and then he got engaged to Daphne. Now her current plan is to lay low and keep her head down. Unfortunately for her, Nina seems to be a royalty magnet, because the Crown Prince of Canada seems to be interested in her. Nina likes Jamie, but she is still conflicted about the problems that come with dating royalty.
Samantha was really enjoying her hiding place in Hawaii with Marshall when she found out about Beatrice's accident. Of course she had to rush back to America to see if she was okay. When she gets back she finds out that Congress has stripped her of her Princess titles and won't let her back into the palace. Even worse, when Beatrice wakes up she doesn't remember them becoming friends again.
Beatrice can't remember the last year of her life. When she was asleep she was still in Connor's arms, and now that she is awake he is gone and she is engaged to Teddy. No one can know that she can't remember anything from the last year or they might decide that she is no longer fit to rule.
I thought that this book wrapped up a lot of the storylines nicely. I do think that as I have gotten older I like storylines that are less ambiguous at the end, though. I wanted some more concrete answers about the different characters and whether or not they were happy. I think that the author is done writing this series, but I would love a novella about Nina's future just to get some more clear answers.
Nina is heartbroken and tired. She thought that she and Jeff were going to get back together and then he got engaged to Daphne. Now her current plan is to lay low and keep her head down. Unfortunately for her, Nina seems to be a royalty magnet, because the Crown Prince of Canada seems to be interested in her. Nina likes Jamie, but she is still conflicted about the problems that come with dating royalty.
Samantha was really enjoying her hiding place in Hawaii with Marshall when she found out about Beatrice's accident. Of course she had to rush back to America to see if she was okay. When she gets back she finds out that Congress has stripped her of her Princess titles and won't let her back into the palace. Even worse, when Beatrice wakes up she doesn't remember them becoming friends again.
Beatrice can't remember the last year of her life. When she was asleep she was still in Connor's arms, and now that she is awake he is gone and she is engaged to Teddy. No one can know that she can't remember anything from the last year or they might decide that she is no longer fit to rule.
I thought that this book wrapped up a lot of the storylines nicely. I do think that as I have gotten older I like storylines that are less ambiguous at the end, though. I wanted some more concrete answers about the different characters and whether or not they were happy. I think that the author is done writing this series, but I would love a novella about Nina's future just to get some more clear answers.
Kenzie has only ever had one true love, photography. Her parents don't think that it is a viable career choice and so several months ago they made a bet, if Kenzie won a photography contest then she could keep doing it, but if not she had to give it up. Well, she lost. In an effort to show her parents how much she has changed and has become more like the daughter they want, Kenzie has focused more on her studies and made up the perfect boyfriend for her parents. He is nice and boring, so when someone claiming to be her boyfriend shows up on their family trip, Kenzie has no idea where he came from or what to do.
I thought that this was a cute idea for a perfect beach read. It was a really relaxing but still fun read and it had really good pacing and a satisfying ending.
I thought that this was a cute idea for a perfect beach read. It was a really relaxing but still fun read and it had really good pacing and a satisfying ending.
I thought that this was a good entry in the series, but the first time I tried to read it I got bored and stopped and so this time I finally made it to the end, and the ending is really good, but there is a little bit of a slump in the middle where he reviews all of the bad decisions that he made as a god and spends a lot of time feeling bad for himself. That was a little hard to swallow.