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Time for Destiny
When Daniel Wilson, oldest of five children in a troubled family, joined the military, he expected to see combat in Iraq. But it comes as quite a shock when a Rupee minted a century and a half ago transports him to that dangerous time in war-torn colonial India. After he meets and falls in love with Vir during his visit to 1857, he faces the greatest challenge of his life. He knows he may ultimately lose Vir because he belongs in a different time. Still, he wants desperately to keep his love alive despite threats of violence from both wars.
198 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2011
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August 22, 2014
I loved this book! A gentle and compelling love story, set against the vibrant heat and colour of India, interspersed with snapshots of modern family life. Daniel's relationships with his siblings and particularly his mother, are described with sensitivity and feeling. I read the whole book in one sitting!
August 9, 2017
Not sure how you can make time travel so bloody boring, but they managed it somehow.
February 15, 2020
I really liked the ending. I think everything was resolved just right. The last 20-25% was very nice.
But I did have a number problems throughout the story.
The first few chapters are a huge info dump of Daniel's whole background. It's really fast, lengthy, chopped and matter of fact, it feels more like a summary of a bigger book than an introduction.
Now, I know before I start a book about time travel that I'm gonna have to suspend my disbelief, so when the moment came I managed. That doesn't mean I was satisfied. I am not a fan of a writer tripping their way through complicated bullshit "science" to overexplain their fantasy, but I find that just naming some bullshit "science" and moving on isn't much better. I'm not gonna say it's worse because it's shorter and therefore less boring, but it's more confusing. I still don't know what a "world line" is supposed to be. Why drop that name? What does it clarify? What is the point?
(I much prefer the attitude they take toward the end, accepting it as something weird and magical and unexplainable that simply happened for some unknown reason.)
Then the writer managed to make the romance feel at once rushed and snail paced. Because of the nature of the time travel, almost nothing happens in the past in a big stretch of time and a big stretch of book, and yet, even though they have seen each other a handful of times only for a few minutes at a time, with days, weeks, or months going by in between, and nothing has happened between them, they're suddenly making declarations of love. Not for me.
But I did have a number problems throughout the story.
The first few chapters are a huge info dump of Daniel's whole background. It's really fast, lengthy, chopped and matter of fact, it feels more like a summary of a bigger book than an introduction.
Now, I know before I start a book about time travel that I'm gonna have to suspend my disbelief, so when the moment came I managed. That doesn't mean I was satisfied. I am not a fan of a writer tripping their way through complicated bullshit "science" to overexplain their fantasy, but I find that just naming some bullshit "science" and moving on isn't much better. I'm not gonna say it's worse because it's shorter and therefore less boring, but it's more confusing. I still don't know what a "world line" is supposed to be. Why drop that name? What does it clarify? What is the point?
(I much prefer the attitude they take toward the end, accepting it as something weird and magical and unexplainable that simply happened for some unknown reason.)
Then the writer managed to make the romance feel at once rushed and snail paced. Because of the nature of the time travel, almost nothing happens in the past in a big stretch of time and a big stretch of book, and yet, even though they have seen each other a handful of times only for a few minutes at a time, with days, weeks, or months going by in between, and nothing has happened between them, they're suddenly making declarations of love. Not for me.
October 26, 2018
I really enjoyed the cinematic effect the author details in the storyline. The transition not of only time, but the infusion of the main characters lives throughout the Story was phenomenal and exquisite. There were many elements of emotions, triumph, and just topics it was a overwhelming and beautiful read.
July 28, 2013
I loved this book! A gentle and compelling love story, set against the vibrant heat and colour of India, interspersed with snapshots of modern family life. Daniel's relationships with his siblings and particularly his mother, are described with sensitivity and feeling. I read the whole book in one sitting!
April 29, 2017
A sweet romance during times of war, both present and far past. Danny finds a magic coin while deployed in Iraq. Each time he holds it it transports him to the the fighting in India 1857, where he falls in love with a native named Vir.
Overall, the romance was sweet, yet it took me half the book to really make a connection with Danny. My confusion and issue is with the coin, which never really was explained.
Overall, the romance was sweet, yet it took me half the book to really make a connection with Danny. My confusion and issue is with the coin, which never really was explained.
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