Review: You need to get your hands on this...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 5, 2014
For more reviews, check out: http://itiobookreviews.wordpress.comThis novel was given to me by the author and that in no way affects my overall opinion of this book.Joel is a regular guy living in the 2000s. He’s just days away from graduating college, has a beautiful girlfriend, and enjoys spending time with a best friend who puts up with all of his adventurous quirks. Everything changes when he takes a spontaneous detour into an abandoned mine, he finds himself suddenly transported to May 31, 1941.MORAL RATING:PG/PG-13: Kissing, some cussing (in the 2000s section of this novel), implied (but not dwelled upon) sexTHE GOOD:Okay. Ah. I absolutely loved this novel! I read it in less than 24 hours and cried at the end (I’m pathetic, sorry not sorry). This is not the first time that I’ve read a time travel-centered plot and I was afraid that it was going to be unoriginal. This was not the case, however, as I found the characters and the novel’s setting unique and intriguing! Joel was a treat to read; I loved the way in which he adapted to the 1940s and to Grace. I expected this novel to be a romance-driven, but it was also largely about friendship. Ginny, Linda, Tom and Katie were fantastic secondary characters and were written with depth and emotion. It was clear that Heldt did a fair amount of research for this novel and the time period that Joel traveled back to (1941) is definitely one of my favorites to learn about! I mean, it’s completely depressing with the beginning of World War II, Pearl Harbor, and all, but it’s a period of time that’s just so full. Such a page-turner!THE BAD:The only thing that bugged me about this novel was the sometimes manufactured-sounding, non-natural dialogue. At times, the dialogue between characters seemed a bit stilted and awkward. That being said, it didn’t detract that much from my overall love of this book.I’d give this novel 5 stars! I cannot wait to read the other books in this series. They’ll probably cause me to become over-emotional again, but I figure it’s worth it to spend more time with these lovely characters.