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laughlinesandliterature's review against another edition
4.0
*I received this book from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review*
A Twist in Time felt pretty different to me than the first installment. Kendra is slowly having to accept that she isn’t going to be going back to the 21st Century anytime soon. This leads to hurt feelings between her and Alec, because she desperately wants to go back to her own time and of course he wants her to stay. This is hard for Kendra, because she values her freedom and independence and this time doesn’t allow her to have either. She is completely dependent on the men who care for her, and while they are not horrible people they are a product of their time, and she really struggles with this. I know some other reviews have mentioned that it seemed repetitive because Kendra thought about it all the time. I don’t, because I think in that situation as a woman, that is what I would be focused on. It would be awful to have to trust that you will be taken care of by a man. Even if they’re not horrible we have the freedom to be independent in the 21st century, and I know I would have focused on that too.
The writing was well-paced and action packed. I genuinely enjoyed the mystery, and the plot development was incredible. Julie McElwain does a fantastic job of blending the classes and the mystery with Kendra Donovon’s 21st century attitude. It makes for an engaging read, it also is helpful to readers I think because we are getting introduced to the social structure the same way Kendra is. It makes it easier to understand the plot.
This book’s ending though made my heart hurt, it was so sad that the social class structure was so rigid that it caused someone to go to such extreme measures. What hurt most was that the killer was a product of the society, and no one seemed to recognize that except for Kendra. I thought the whole story was tragic. Overall I would give it 4 out of 5 stars, and recommend it to anyone who likes historical romance and mysteries.
*This review was first posted to Moonlight Gleam Reviews http://moonlightgleam.com/2017/04/a-twist-in-time-by-julie-mcelwain-review.html*
A Twist in Time felt pretty different to me than the first installment. Kendra is slowly having to accept that she isn’t going to be going back to the 21st Century anytime soon. This leads to hurt feelings between her and Alec, because she desperately wants to go back to her own time and of course he wants her to stay. This is hard for Kendra, because she values her freedom and independence and this time doesn’t allow her to have either. She is completely dependent on the men who care for her, and while they are not horrible people they are a product of their time, and she really struggles with this. I know some other reviews have mentioned that it seemed repetitive because Kendra thought about it all the time. I don’t, because I think in that situation as a woman, that is what I would be focused on. It would be awful to have to trust that you will be taken care of by a man. Even if they’re not horrible we have the freedom to be independent in the 21st century, and I know I would have focused on that too.
The writing was well-paced and action packed. I genuinely enjoyed the mystery, and the plot development was incredible. Julie McElwain does a fantastic job of blending the classes and the mystery with Kendra Donovon’s 21st century attitude. It makes for an engaging read, it also is helpful to readers I think because we are getting introduced to the social structure the same way Kendra is. It makes it easier to understand the plot.
This book’s ending though made my heart hurt, it was so sad that the social class structure was so rigid that it caused someone to go to such extreme measures. What hurt most was that the killer was a product of the society, and no one seemed to recognize that except for Kendra. I thought the whole story was tragic. Overall I would give it 4 out of 5 stars, and recommend it to anyone who likes historical romance and mysteries.
*This review was first posted to Moonlight Gleam Reviews http://moonlightgleam.com/2017/04/a-twist-in-time-by-julie-mcelwain-review.html*
sidwhit's review against another edition
3.0
I LOVED the first book but the second book didn’t feel as exciting to me.
molexreads's review against another edition
4.0
When I first started this book I didn’t know anything of the Regency period and I must be honest I just heard the phrase while finishing a currently popular Netflix show set in that period as well. I must say my love for the show brought these characters even more to life as it can be hard to pick up a book that’s sat unread for a long time. However as the story picked up and I listened along via audio the Old characters came back to life and I’m grateful this book didn’t just come out because I can go get the next one right away!
eveeneman's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
bigdaddystout's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.25
This was pretty good. I definitely didn’t know how it would work out until the end, but the scenario didn’t provide a lot of suspects. So it wasn’t as mysterious as I hoped, but still enjoyable.Â
britgirl8409's review against another edition
4.0
Thank goodness Ms McElwain had a better editor this time around. A very enjoyable read. However I remain perplexed by the continued use of the word "W'ot " in the book. I'd love it if someone could explain to me why on earth there's an apostrophe in it. I find it enormously distracting.
ms_read's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Blood
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide, Drug abuse, and Infidelity
raisingself's review against another edition
1.0
The book is basic and horrible, I could not get past the second chapter. I'm an finisher and I can hate read pretty mediocre books for closure, in this case it is so underwhelming that I had to stop reading.