The Reluctant Time Traveler
by Lynda Eymann
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Author: Lynda EymannEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-10
ISBN: 0977818691
Number of pages: 316
Publisher: Violet Hill Press
Book Reviews of The Reluctant Time Traveler
Book Review: Pros and Cons
Summary: 5 Stars
PROS AND CONS:
WELL WRITTEN:
You may appreciate the "tour de force" writing, but you may not. If you consider yourself to be an intellectual, you may become convinced that you could do better. Maybe you've even worked on your own time travel novel for 10 years, and this book will inspire you to get back to it. Good idea! I'll be happy to review it when it's available! On the other hand, if you dislike intellectuals and prefer reading short, easy sentences, you may become confused and start mutilating yourself after you've read the first few pages. Not good. If you're a "normal" reader, you MAY decide the writing suits the story.
FAST PACED:
Most people will probably think the book moves along quickly. This will be a PRO for the majority of the reading population, but the lack of detailed descriptions may annoy some. (What was the TRUE life cycle of a slug in the 19th century? You'll NEVER find out from THIS book! )
SUBTLE HUMOR AND SATIRE:
The story has some serious moments, but the book as a whole is tempered with humor and satire. Some people will miss that. If you don't have a sense of humor or can't recognize satire, you need to move fast. Shut down your computer NOW. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING THIS BOOK!
SEX, SEX, SEX:
Sex must be in the mind of the reader. You certainly won't find it in this story. There are references to it, of course, but, in my opinion, the "sex scenes" are only mildly explicit. Those who are looking for wild, graphic, HOT sex won't find it here. If you're more conservative, you may be SHOCKED by what you read and may call the book nothing but SEX, SEX, SEX. My advice: read the story for what's actually in the book and IGNORE what's in your mind. I have to remind MYSELF of THAT all the time whenever I read ANYTHING.
OLDER HEROINE:
If you're under 50, you'll probably have no sympathy for a heroine who is a VERY late bloomer in life. If you're over 50, you may have forgotten what it's like to blush or to be attracted to a mysterious older man. My advice is simple. Don't read it if you're under 50. Don't read it if you're over 50. If it's the day before your 50th birthday, it MIGHT be all right to give this book a try.
TIME TRAVEL:
This is NOT a serious time travel novel. It's true that an interesting theory of time travel is presented, but you won't find new scientific revelations about REAL (MACHO) time travel here. For that, look in the SCIENCE/SCIENCE FICTION section, not in Time Travel ROMANCE. Male commentators who have browbeaten this author for writing a romance instead of a SERIOUS time travel novel need to take special notice of this vital information. ANYTHING categorized as a ROMANCE isn't for you!
IN SUMMARY, if you like well-written romances involving time travelers, you may like this book. Or maybe NOT.
Summary of The Reluctant Time Traveler
An unwanted wife in 17th century England is taken to market early one morning and auctioned off to the highest bidder. The mysterious gentleman that purchases her is a complete stranger, but something about him seems so familiar.
Who is this harsh, forbidding man? Where has she seen him before? What does he want from her? If only she could remember him and her own elusive past. . . .
Time traveler Susan Jaymes is about to remember everything, including a murder (or possibly two) that she would rather forget.
CATEGORY : Time Travel Romance/Fantasy. Although a unique theory of time travel is woven into the story, THE RELUCTANT TIME TRAVELER by Lynda Eymann is not Science Fiction.
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