This book was a typical romantic time travel novel. Bri is a 21st century kindergarten teacher who's mom is an archeologist. Bri can't find live and her mom decides to take her on a dig in Scotland. The book then alternates to the 1600s. We meet Blaire who is supposed to marry Eoin. She fall in love with his brother Arran. Blaire and Bri look exactly alike and when they both read a spelled plaque they switch places.This book was very predictable. Honestly, I did not like the main character Eoin. He locked Bri in the dungeon and even slaps her. Yet when another a character in the book slaps his daughter Bri is outraged. Hello, look at your own relationship. This book was very short and just needed more depth and surprise. The basic story was fine. I liked how Blaire and Bri switched places instead of just one person going back in time. There is a sequel to this novel that follows Blaire's story as this one was mostly about Bri. The book just needed a little more work to make it more than 3 stars. I've never been a fan of time traveling books. Well, actually no that's not true. I loooove Sandra Hill's Viking time traveling books. I always felt she had the right ingredients and didn't miss with history, real or make believe. So when I come across a book that begins with history set in stone and then time travels to change said history but ends without a clear explanation of change, I'm left disappointed and feeling cheated. This book was all over the place with its characters and story lines. It was a freebie, thankfully, but I won't continue the series nor would I recommend.
What do You think about Love Beyond Time (2013)?
Pretty good. Fun. A bit predictable. But I did laugh out loud several times.
—Juli
This was an okay read. A little contrived and used coincidences too often.
—bookworm1999
