Review: A confusing time travel...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2014
After misjudging the man she loves, Laura Yager, a girl who lives in England in 1814, decides to leave to America but her ship sinks and she finds herself in England in 2009. Thanks to the help of a handsome psychologist fascinated by her tales, she accepts her new life and opens an agency to help people find their soul mate. One day, she meets Xandra, a young girl who reminds Laura of herself, she feels somehow they are linked. That is why, after a robbery and fearing that Xandra’s life is in danger, Laura shows her a portal to go back in time and be transported to eighteenth century, the century where she lived and ran away from.I love time travels. I can tell this kind of novels are probably my favourite books. That is why I am truly sorry to say that this one disappointed me a lot. The plot is interesting and I was very curious to see how things would be developed but nothing captivated me. The first part of the book was pretty boring and slow. The second half was better but it did not drag me in anyway.The author switches between the present and the past to describe all the events but it is not always clear and a bit annoying. Every time I had to recall what happened before and what things were important to remember to understand what followed. Sometimes I had the impression I had to guess what happened!None of the characters captured me. Xandra and Laura, who are supposed to be the main characters have not the traits of principal characters. I would have preferred more strength, more determination in both of them. They seemed to me weak and always in need of assistance. The two Leigh-Fox brothers were a little bit more interesting (especially the evil one) because of their secrets and weird actions, but I did not find a noteworthy hero. To be honest, this is a real shame because I believe it is essential to have a hero or a heroine readers can rely on or dream about. I personally need a person who can make a difference.Being this just my personal opinion (and despite my negative comments), I think people who enjoy time travel stories might give this one a try, at least to prove me wrong!Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.