A review by kba76
Small Blue Thing by S.C. Ransom
3.0
The front cover shows us clearly the focus the amulet will have. When Alex, about to celebrate her exams finishing, discovers this amulet in The Thames it sets forth a very unusual turn of events.
The concept behind this novel is fascinating. The idea that the amulets draw people together from different times but allow them to communicate with each other sets up, potentially, a great story. Unfortunately, it didn't really work out that way for me.
Alex is a bit hasty in her determination to fall for Callum, and the appearance of his sister is brought in so abruptly that her role as villain in thus novel seems rather pantomime. Where it got interesting was in what seems to be set up for the second in the series. There's clearly more to the amulet and Callum than we've been told, but I'm not sure this has enough to make me want to try and find out what it is.
The concept behind this novel is fascinating. The idea that the amulets draw people together from different times but allow them to communicate with each other sets up, potentially, a great story. Unfortunately, it didn't really work out that way for me.
Alex is a bit hasty in her determination to fall for Callum, and the appearance of his sister is brought in so abruptly that her role as villain in thus novel seems rather pantomime. Where it got interesting was in what seems to be set up for the second in the series. There's clearly more to the amulet and Callum than we've been told, but I'm not sure this has enough to make me want to try and find out what it is.