Across the Ages 1 by RaShelle Workman
A Fantasy/Time Travel Romance Novel published by Polished Pen Press (12/21/14)
Summary:
Lucy Channing lives in 1815 in England. She is supposed to marry her childhood best friend… Whom she does not love romantically. Holding out that something will change her fate, Lucy’s grandmother comes through with a locket to transport Lucy to her true love. Traveling to 2015 is quite a shock to Lucy, especially when the first person she meets is the arrogant, egotistical William Godwin.
Keywords:
Romance, Time Travel, Love, Fantasy, Mystical, 19th Century, 21st Century, Shock, Dressing, Helpless, Forced Marriage, True Love
My Review:
The first chapter was completely unnecessary and was only mildly related to the story told in the rest of the novel. I skimmed it so I could get to the actual story being told.
Lucy lives a typical life in the 1800’s in her class, but she has atypical feelings for a woman in her time. She thinks she can marry for love and passion and is not satisfied with her soon to be betrothed because she is not in love with him. Because she still loved him as a friend, it wasn’t that big a deal for her to find her ‘true love’ because the match was a good one! She could have learned to love Dashel and had a good life.
I absolutely enjoyed every minute and thought Lucy had when she was spirited 200 years into the future. I understood so well what she was going through because it was described in great detail and her thoughts were spot on. She was a traveler in a new land and new time and new world.
I didn’t believe in the romance between Lucy and her ‘true love’ William. It felt forced and rushed.
The pacing was very uneven and the ending was incredibly rushed and then abruptly left off. I will not be reading further.
This novel was published by Polished Pen Press on December 21st, 2014 and is available on Amazon here.
TL;DR Star Rating: 2.50
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