The discrepancy between the two things broke my emersion always. With that out of the way, I can tell reading this novel it is written by an American who knows just enough about the UK to make it sort of sound realistic, but not enough about the UK during World War Two to make it sound authentic. I have never been there, and I have no idea what the people are like from a first-hand knowledge approach. Now, let me be abundantly clear I am not a resident of the United Kingdom. I rarely immediately jump into this category, but I had a massive problem with the tone regarding the setting and history of the time period the novel takes place in. Y Reviews scorecard if you are keeping the score at home. Let me go into my critiques now, and I want to start with "Lost in Translation," which is a scoring category worth a total of ten points on the Mrs. It very much has the thematic approach of "family is not who you are born with it's who you chose to be with." The thread of which weaves in and out of the hook portion, and remains to the end of the novel. The first portion of the novel is very compelling in how it grips into this person's life and how we learn about family in this sense. Let me start with the first impressions I had with the "Timekeeper's Daughter," and one of the first things that struck me was the exciting way we lead into the life of the protagonist. I give you all a review of "The Timekeeper's Daughter" by CJM Naylor.įirst, I picked this book up on Kindle Unlimited and was asked to read it by the author. Today's review is a book that deals with that situation, and we have a compelling protagonist who has a life surrounded by this essential theme. I'm fine, by the way, but I bring this up to explain that time is something we want more of and want to change when it doesn't go our way. For example, I got in a car accident the other day, and I kept thinking, "If this happened" or "If I hadn't done this," that I might have had a different evening entirely. There are some times in our lives when we can look back on things that transpired, and wish that we could change them. If you enjoy reading mysteries, this is the book for you! The ending was intense, descriptive and great fun to read. This book had a wonderful twist at the end, like any good mystery does. It adds to the tension and the urgency of the plot, drawing you further into the story. Of course, the fact that this book is set during WWII just makes it even better. What I found interesting was the fact that Abigail was more interested in solving the mystery of her mother’s death than learning about her newfound powers and life. There were quite a few emotional moments in this book. Some were quite open and honest, others had an air of suspicion about them. Each character had their own distinct personality. You may think you’ve solved the mystery, but watch out for the red herrings!Īnother aspect of this book I really liked was the character development. There are little hints everywhere, and every scene has an exciting new revelation. I love murder mysteries, so I enjoyed reading this book. She then finds her biological father and discovers her heritage as a timekeeper. The story begins with Abigail hearing strange voices, which turn into even stranger visions. Set in 1940s era London, The Timekeeper’s Daughter follows Abigail as she goes on a journey of self-discovery all while battling issues dealing with love, family, tragedy, and trust. She has to decide who to trust in order to determine where she belongs. Her biological father, Mathias, wants her to learn about his world while other mysterious figures want her dead. In the midst of an ongoing war, Abigail must battle both literal war in the world as well as battle the ongoing war within herself. Her mother’s death was deemed a suicide, but Abigail knows that this isn’t true. But timekeeping isn’t the important aspect for Abigail for her, it’s finding out what happened to her biological mother, Elisabeth. From there she goes on an incredible journey of self-discovery in which she uncovers the secrets of her past and her heritage as a timekeeper-people chosen to record and measure time, but not change it. On her eighteenth birthday, Abigail Jordan foresees the death of a woman, and then it comes true.
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