Alessandra is bored of sixteenth-century life in Italy and longs to see her time-traveling cousin, Cat, in twenty-first century Beverly Hills, California. Everything is very different in the modern world including the boys.
Alessandra D'Angeli is tired of her sixteenth-century life in Italy and homesick for her time-traveling cousin, Cat, who visited her for a magical week and dazzled her with tales of the future, Alessandra is lost. Until the stars hear her plea. One mystical spell later, Alessandra appears on Cat's Beverly Hills doorstep five hundred years in the future. Surrounded by confusing gadgets, scary transportation, and scandalous clothing, Less meets the infuriating surfer Austin Michaels. Austin challenges everything she believes in... and introduces her to a world filled with possibility.
A Tale of Two Centuries is even more adorable than the first book! This time, it's Cat's sixteenth century cousin, Alessandra, who goes on an epic journey through time. It's been two years since Cat returned home, so Less is now 16 and ripe for marriage. Unfortunately, the man she is in love with and assumes returns her affections, marries another woman. In the midst of her heartbreak, Reyna appears to whisk her away to modern day Hollywood. Less appears on Cat's doorstep and learns it's only been two months in Cat's time, so her journey is still fresh. Now, it's time for Less to enroll in high school, try out for a play, and fall in love with the insufferable surfer in her American Government class.
I loved how different A Tale of Two Centuries felt from My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century. Alessandra has a very unique voice. She speaks extremely proper, so it felt like reading Historical Fiction, which I adored. But as time moves on, she adapts her language to fit into modern times. She goes from Miss Prim and Proper, who doesn't use contractions, show her elbows, or stand up for herself to Miss Independent! While the first book was more focused on a personal journey, this one is more about the romance. Less does do a lot of growing, but a lot of her time in the future revolves around her budding relationship with Austin. I liked them very much!
Just like the first book, A Tale of Two Centuries gets a bit cheesy at the end, but it's so cute! I loved watching Less change into the young woman she wished to be in her own time, but couldn't. I loved the romance, and how Austin is the one responsible for coaxing her out of her shell. And I adored Cat's background plot, which is another romance and her worrying about her mother's next scandal. Now, I must immediately move onto My Not So Super Sweet Life!
