Professor Bronwyn Dale inherits her aunt’s haunted cottage in this disjointed time travel romance.
This book didn’t know what it wanted to be. Was it a steamy historical romance or was it a gothic mystery? Bronwyn’s time travel romance with William Thorne is kept separate from the ghostly hauntings of the current timeline for too much of the novel. The two stories finally converge, but the ultimate climax felt unrealistic and unearned. While I can appreciate the separate elements of each, they never came together to create a complete whole.
I did not like Bronwyn, particularly her decisions in regards to her relationship. She has all the power in the relationship as she is the only one to time travel. She wants to be with William, but not give up anything in return although that plot hole is shored up damn quickly at the end of the novel. Every relationship requires some give and take, and it felt like all she did was take when, how, and where she wanted. I prefer a more balanced approach – both between romantic partners and thematic elements – that this book could not deliver.
tl;dr A big dud for me as I didn’t like the main character, the disjointed timelines, or the ending.
Reviewed by Leigha on
Reading updates
- 16 December, 2020: Started reading
- 19 December, 2020: Finished reading
- 1 January, 2021: Reviewed