Review: Enthralling
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2013
The Mine is an excellent time travel adventure back to the year 1941 complete with a history lesson as well.Whilst reading this book I kept thinking that it would be great to time travel, but it would also be very scary to live in a time that is completely foreign to you. This story brings all of those thoughts to the forefront and more.It is very well written and it’s easy to see that a lot of effort and research has been put into this book. Mr Heldt also has a terrific imagination and has been able to express it perfectly. I’m fascinated with the way they’re able to travel through time, it’s very cosmic.The characters in The Mine are charming. Joel, the young man who travels through time is adventurous and outgoing which makes him very appealing. His character is a strong and holds it together through some tough times. Grace, the girl Joel falls for in 1941. She is sweet, respectable and is completely head over heels in love with him, in which she would do anything for him. Then we have the rest of his friends from the past and present. One of whom happens to be his grandmother. All of which are very likeable and come across as very realistic people you could meet in both 1941 and 2000. It’s interesting to see how times and people change.My only criticism of this book is that I found it a little slow at first. However, the further you get into it the pace picks up and has you enthralled.The Mine is a great read for those who enjoy stories about time travel and no, there is no Delorean scooting past at 88 mph here, but it’s a very interesting read nonetheless.