Review: Love Across Time
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2013
So, on the 11th, I wrote a partial review of this book. Here's the full review!The best thing about this love story, is that it doesn't start off as a love story. It's more a story about self-discovery.Amanda was adopted as a child, that's never been hidden from her, but she has no ties to her biological family beyond her name. She doesn't know anything about them, and because of that, she feels she knows little to nothing about herself.The same with Xavier. He has lost himself through his own trials in life and a sailing contest just ends up being what he needs to put himself on the right track.Another thing I found neat was the two characters ability to see one another without ever meeting. It has the same feeling as passing someone every day and never knowing their name. Both characters hear or see each other in different situations on different occassions but don't officially meet until later on in the book (I am actually halfway through it now, and they have yet to meet each other beyond their past lives).There is chemestry between the characters from the beginning - and not in a good way! Although they are physically attracted to one another, they seem to find a way to insult each other without trying and get under each other's skin. It made for A LOT of heady tension between the characters. Some of this is due to the language barrier between them. He is Spanish and has a heavy accent. She is Irish with a heavy accent. Both speak and understand things in such different ways, it's no wonder they are constantly butting heads with one another.Despite all this, as they delve into the mysteries of their past lives, which occurred over 400 years prior, they see past their differences and begin to work together, which in turn leads to a match made in heaven. (Awww! I'm a sucker for happy endings. *tear*)Delving into their past lives drags to the forefront a lot of actual historical events that I had some basic knowledge of but had NO clue towards the depth of them. I mean, the Spanish Armada and the posibility of sunken treasure is kinda awesome. This book delves into that history when it dives into the past lives of Xavier and Amanda, then called Miguel and Annora. There is a richness that comes out in a mixture of history and romance and adventure and hands them to you in the form of delicious cookies.If you're looking for a little magic, a little romance, a little history, and a little adventure pick up "The Cross of Santiago". You won't regret it. ;)