Review: A unique time travel novel with a romantic twist
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2012
I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this up - titles that include phrases all in caps tend to turn me off from the start and the cover was kind of off-looking, but the blurb was interesting enough that I couldn't help but grab it anyway. And I'm glad I did!When Ruth travels to the future in a science experiment gone awry, she finds herself in the body of a vivacious blond as she travels across the stars. There she finds that she is to be wed to an (incredibly handsome) alien who she's never met because of a treaty that Earth has entered into in that time period. After the compulsive wedding she begins to fall for her handsome new alien husband, despite the insecurity of worrying that she may yet be thrown back into her old life, but there are landmines buried in her body's past that soon come to light in an exciting and fast paced plot that puts Earth and Terron into conflict.I really liked the premise of "I MARRIED AN ALIEN." So many time travel stories just don't seem captivating anymore, but I really liked the mechanism the authors used. It was unique and creative and caught my attention right from the start. It's hard not to empathize with Ruth's insecurities and revel in her second chance at life (because isn't that something we all wish for sometimes?). The plot was interesting and the characters were compelling; the writing was focused and well done without rambling as a lot of time travel novels and novellas sometimes tend to do.The character development was also well paced and well done for the most part - the only complaint I have is that when it finally comes to light that Ruth is really Ruth and not Anita, who previously owned the body Ruth now inhabits, technology is used to very simply and definitively prove it. It's almost anti-climactic and it causes almost no ripples at all. "Oh, you're a time traveler? Ok." I think that could have been a great section to further develop both Ruth and her husband's relationship, but instead he has a hissy fit, disappears for a while, and then they're fine. /the endDespite that, this was a fast read and I was only disappointed that it ended so fast - I wanted to hear more about them!