Review: Syrupy sweet and succinct...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2013
This is the second story of Bess McBrides "Train through Time" series.  The first storyA Train Through Time (A Train Through Time Series)is equally innocently Victorian, proper and sweet.Dani Douglas (age unknown) is a Librarian in 21st Century, Seattle.  While traveling on a train from Montana back to Seattle, she travels back in time to the year 1901 and meets Stephen Sadler (whom we met in book #1).  While on the train, Stephen (age also unknown) and Dani fall in love within hours of meeting......really.But Dani has a sick mother in the 21st Century that she must return to.  Heartbroken, she manages to leave Stephen (within two days of arriving) and returns to her own era.This story is extremely fast paced and straight to the point with very little detail.  So much so that it felt like this Author was racing to finish the story.  Character personalities and descriptions are incredibly weak...although I really liked Dani in the beginning of the book.  She was so sassy, abruptly direct and full of spunk.  It was delightful.  But within hours of being in Victorian 1901, the more subdued and Victorian she became it seemed.  She began to conform literally within minutes of her arrival...no kiddin'!  Sometimes it's nice to read a fast paced book if you're not wanting to get in to a long, drawn out story.  And that works for me IF there are no holes or loose threads....but it would simply be nice to have a detailed description of the main characters included in the story.I thought it odd that Dani accepts without question, the fact that she's traveled back in time.  Not only does she accept it, but she's not all that upset about what's happened to her.  It was just a strange reaction.  Well, at first she kind of panicks...but only because she must get to her ill mother in the 21st century, who needs her.  But the fact that she's time traveled doesn't seem to faze her much.  Very odd.If you like a very fast paced book that gives few historical or scenic or character description/details...you'll like this story. If you like a story where the two main characters fall in love within moments of meeting...you'll go ga-ga for this story. If you like a weak plot with very little romance (reminiscent of 1970's writing) you'll really like this story. It's all very innocent and victorian polite and sweet. The attraction is never heated, passionate, raw or edgy. It's just.....um....sweet.Still I thought the Author did well telling the story.OutlanderorBlue Bells of Scotland: Blue Bells Trilogy: Book Oneit definitely isn't!!