Okay girls, this one gets five stars. This book kept my attention the entire time. I listened on audio on my Scribd app. I turned it on every time I got the chance. Whether I was doing dishes, getting ready for work, taking a break at work, drive time, you name it I used the time to listen to this book. I really enjoyed it.
From the publisher:
How will she choose, knowing all she must sacrifice?
Libby has been given a powerful gift: to live one life in 1774 Colonial Williamsburg and the other in 1914 Gilded Age New York City. When she falls asleep in one life, she wakes up in the other. While she's the same person at her core in both times, she's leading two vastly different lives.
In Colonial Williamsburg, Libby is a public printer for the House of Burgesses and the Royal Governor, trying to provide for her family and support the Patriot cause. The man she loves, Henry Montgomery, has his own secrets. As the revolution draws near, both their lives—and any hope of love—are put in jeopardy.
Libby's life in 1914 New York is filled with wealth, drawing room conversations, and bachelors. But the only work she cares about—women's suffrage—is discouraged, and her mother is intent on marrying her off to an English marquess. The growing talk of war in Europe only complicates matters.
But Libby knows she's not destined to live two lives forever. On her twenty-first birthday, she must choose one path and forfeit the other—but how can she choose when she has so much to lose in each life?
My thoughts:
Each path, 1774 and 1914, has important things for Libby to do in it. Each one has someone who serves as a bad guy and each one has people in it that Libby dearly loves. She lives each life to its fullest while trying to avoid the traps that have been set for her by those who want to control her.
The part that seems strange to me is that Gabrielle Meyer was able to make this dual time novel totally believable—as though this kind of thing happens all the time. Yet there was also strong faith element, and the characters grew in their faith I love it when it shows that kind of thing. I will definitely be watching for Gabrielle Meyer's next book.
It's a clean book, but there are a couple of scenes that are definitely PG13. I cannot tell you what they are, because that would give away a major plot detail. I can say the language is clean, and the story(ies) point the reader to God.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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I use the Goodreads star system.
★ Did not like it
★★ It was okay
★★★ Liked it
★★★★ Really liked it
★★★★★ It was amazing
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