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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
Time travel mystery with a dash of romance!
A very interesting time travel story. Lew travelled back in time (to 1919) to look for a friend of his, (the premise of how and why is quite unique). The story has mystery, suspense, magic and many likeable characters, especially Lew and Alec.
Audiobook
I really enjoyed the story, but I have to say the narrator did a brilliant job of immersing me into the atmosphere of dark, dank post WWI London.
Callum Hale is very, very good! - he's great with the character accents, tone and inflections. I loved his performance and really glad that he does the other books in the series.
A very interesting time travel story. Lew travelled back in time (to 1919) to look for a friend of his, (the premise of how and why is quite unique). The story has mystery, suspense, magic and many likeable characters, especially Lew and Alec.
Audiobook
I really enjoyed the story, but I have to say the narrator did a brilliant job of immersing me into the atmosphere of dark, dank post WWI London.
Callum Hale is very, very good! - he's great with the character accents, tone and inflections. I loved his performance and really glad that he does the other books in the series.
I've rated and reviewed this and Shadows on the Border together as I believe they should be one story.
The main guy, Lew gets transported from 2016 to 1921 after a magical accident. His LI Alec is a widowed police detective in denial of his sexuality.
I never thought of myself as a hate-to-love/enemies-to-lovers fan but these days that trope is growing on me. So is the paranormal historical romance genre. Alec and Lew clash and fight a lot... For good reasons. The book has nice word building and the audiobook narrator is amazing! It did end on a cliffhanger though and I need to go read the next book now (Or as soon as I can cause I'm broke) :D
I never thought of myself as a hate-to-love/enemies-to-lovers fan but these days that trope is growing on me. So is the paranormal historical romance genre. Alec and Lew clash and fight a lot... For good reasons. The book has nice word building and the audiobook narrator is amazing! It did end on a cliffhanger though and I need to go read the next book now (Or as soon as I can cause I'm broke) :D
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Oh, I liked the time-travel theme! This was entertaining and kept my attention from start to finish. Some plotwise choices surprised me, but not enough to pull me out of the story. I would have liked to see a glimpse (or two) of the characters and events from the prequel, but this new story was intriguing enough. I liked Lew and Alec, they were interesting and rich characters who gradually developed an interest in each other. Their romance was in the background, and I'd like to see more of their interaction and the build-up of their relationship. I liked the background characters, although I wished the few women in the book had bigger roles and more agency. Overall, a very entertaining read. Callum Hale did a great job narrating the book and making everything come alive.
This book was more of a time travel/paranormal detective story than a true romance. When Lew uses magic to go after his sister in 1919 from his time in 2016, he meets Alec, a detective who he helps with a series of murders. There is no real romance until the end, but even then, you could consider the story a simmering attraction rather than a romance. Alec was a wonderfully rich character, but Lew and the time he was from seemed to be swept under the rug, even forgoing finding his sister for two years. The story seemed to be drawn out and there will probably be a sequel, but this story needed more closure and definitely more romance.
This story was not what I expected from the blurb...
Some parts were good. Some were not good.
Some parts were good. Some were not good.
The premise was promising, but I think this book made some fatal pacing choices early on, and the whole thing ended up slow, haphazard, and unsatisfying.
This is an odd book. There’s the random POV jump to one of the big bads that’s completely unnecessary, and just a general need for editing (ie. Alec suddenly referring to himself as Carter and then never again). But my breaking point was when Mira says that she knows her skin color will work against her, but she wants to stay in the 1920s anyway. I’m not a person of color but that ….feels supremely reductive.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’ve really enjoyed reading some of A. L. Lester’s newer releases over the last year or so, so I was very excited when I got the chance to review the audiobook of their debut novel!
There are lots of different aspects to this story, including a historical between-the-wars setting, a paranormal mystery and a slow-burn queer romance. At the start the different threads felt quite disjointed, but by the second half the story was well underway and it all blended together much more seamlessly.
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A lot happened in this very short book, and I think that’s where the audiobook format really has its advantages. If I had been reading this myself it might have felt a bit rushed, but the audiobook format slowed the pacing down to the perfect level. There were a few anachronisms and inconsistencies, but on the whole they didn’t impede on my enjoyment of the book.
The book was really well-narrated by Callum Hale, making it an engaging listen, and he brought the different characters to life with plenty of variety between each person.
While this book was a mixed bag for me, I can’t wait to listen to the next two in the series. Lost in Time felt less like the first book in a trilogy and more like the first part of one, longer book, and I’m excited for what happens next!
Thank you to the author for providing me with a free copy of the audiobook for review; all of their audiobooks are currently available on Spotify. All opinions are my own.
There are lots of different aspects to this story, including a historical between-the-wars setting, a paranormal mystery and a slow-burn queer romance. At the start the different threads felt quite disjointed, but by the second half the story was well underway and it all blended together much more seamlessly.
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A lot happened in this very short book, and I think that’s where the audiobook format really has its advantages. If I had been reading this myself it might have felt a bit rushed, but the audiobook format slowed the pacing down to the perfect level. There were a few anachronisms and inconsistencies, but on the whole they didn’t impede on my enjoyment of the book.
The book was really well-narrated by Callum Hale, making it an engaging listen, and he brought the different characters to life with plenty of variety between each person.
While this book was a mixed bag for me, I can’t wait to listen to the next two in the series. Lost in Time felt less like the first book in a trilogy and more like the first part of one, longer book, and I’m excited for what happens next!
Thank you to the author for providing me with a free copy of the audiobook for review; all of their audiobooks are currently available on Spotify. All opinions are my own.
Great characters, great worldbuilding, great set-up - and then it ended! Felt very much like a set up to a series rather than a standalone book.