BOOK BY: Gabrielle Meyer
What a fantastic story!
I’ve enjoyed Gabrielle Meyer’s contemporary romance books from Love Inspired, so I knew I was in for a treat with this historical novel. I wasn’t disappointed!
Her easy narrative and solid storytelling abilities take readers on a journey through the past one won’t soon forget.
Elizabeth (Libby) is a time crosser, which means she lives two parallel lives until her twenty-first birthday. It’s at that time that she will wake up in one life – permanently – either in 1775 or 1915. Her life straddles two wars, and though she knows what ultimately will happen to America during the Revolution, she must refrain from trying to change history, or to protect the man she loves.
I’m not one for time travel stories, but this one is so unique that I couldn’t put it down. No scientific explanation is given, or her abilities even explained, which was refreshing. I didn’t have to wrap my head around the whys or hows. All I had to do was sit back and enjoy the story.
I loved characters from both time periods and Libby was such a great heroine. I had high hopes for the leading men in her life, and was hoping for a redemptive story for her 1915 time line. There was some, but not what I expected.
There is a moment near the end a delightful curveball is thrown at readers – one that I totally didn’t see coming. I LOVE stories that do that to me!
A great story. An enjoyable read. A solid glimpse into the American Revolution and into the beginnings of World War One in England.
I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.