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A Crime Through Time
'Pemberley, murder, hilarity and a romance to span the ages . . . This is the perfect book to unwind with' – Rachel Wolf, author of Five Nights
Cosy, quirky and utterly enthralling, A Crime Through Time is the debut from Amelia Blackwell – the start of a series where crime, time travel and Jane Austen collide.
Pemberley, 1799. When Miss Georgiana Darcy attempts to escape an unwanted marriage proposal, she isn’t expecting to end up quite so far from home. But after encountering a mysterious object in the nearby woods, she finds herself transported almost two hundred years into the future.
Saltram, 1995. At a grand country house where a film crew are busy shooting the latest Jane Austen adaptation, a terrible crime has been committed. And Miss Darcy – newly arrived, impeccably dressed and thoroughly confused – is the only witness.
It soon becomes clear that, somehow, Georgiana was meant to solve this riddle. With the help of a distractingly handsome Irishman named Quinn and a border collie named Watson, she sets out to stop the killer before they can strike again. But meanwhile, trouble is brewing back at Pemberley and time, it seems, is not on her side . . .
Cosy, quirky and utterly enthralling, A Crime Through Time is the debut from Amelia Blackwell – the start of a series where crime, time travel and Jane Austen collide.
Pemberley, 1799. When Miss Georgiana Darcy attempts to escape an unwanted marriage proposal, she isn’t expecting to end up quite so far from home. But after encountering a mysterious object in the nearby woods, she finds herself transported almost two hundred years into the future.
Saltram, 1995. At a grand country house where a film crew are busy shooting the latest Jane Austen adaptation, a terrible crime has been committed. And Miss Darcy – newly arrived, impeccably dressed and thoroughly confused – is the only witness.
It soon becomes clear that, somehow, Georgiana was meant to solve this riddle. With the help of a distractingly handsome Irishman named Quinn and a border collie named Watson, she sets out to stop the killer before they can strike again. But meanwhile, trouble is brewing back at Pemberley and time, it seems, is not on her side . . .
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April 6, 2026
What could be more tempting than a cozy mystery-time travel-Pride & Prejudice sequel? A Crime Through Time had it all going for it and I eagerly dove in to the start of a new series by a new-to-me author.
A Crime Through Time focuses on Georgiana Darcy and begins on the grand estate, Pemberley. Georgiana comes across a mysterious device in Pemberley woods and is carried forward 200 years through time and dropped at the scene of a recent murder which happens to be on the set of a period historical drama (Sense & Sensibility done Bridgerton-style).
At first, her confusion over where (and, later when) she is has her less concerned about the body she found. She spends time in the future with a handsome Irishman who might look upon her as odd, but is kind and willing to show her the ropes. She does eventually turn her attention to the murder.
Georgiana ends up working the device to go back and forward through time. There is a crisis building back home as her brother, who wants the best for her, is trying to pair her with a man of wealth and position she has zero interest in and her beloved sister-in-law, Elizabeth is struggling through a difficult pregnancy and illness. Georgiana only has her friend, her cousin Anne on her side, but she keeps her time-traveling secret.
Eventually, both situations come to a crisis point and Georgiana must make a dreadful choice.
A Crime Through Time was a slow-build in its pacing and spent a while with the drama in Georgiana’s life in the past and her encounters in the future. She’s been sheltered and has little agency in the past and, in the future, she is confused and put off by much, but also learns more confidence in herself and more appreciation for how the other half (aka lower classes in the future) live. I took a bit to warm up to Georgiana. She’s got her upper-class sniff over what she sees as ‘common’ or ‘vulgar’, but she also has curiosity and caring, too.
So, there is a cozy mystery in there, but I felt the book was more about George, as Quinn calls her, coming into her own, her romance budding with Quinn, and the mysterious nature of her time traveling experience (the device tends to move her about rather than her choosing when to go or come). This had closure on the murder mystery and the crisis in the past, but there is also an open feeling that there are more wonderful time-traveling adventures for Georgiana Darcy.
All in all, A Crime Through Time was a delightful hodge-podge of genre elements that I thought came together splendidly, especially for a series debut.
I rec'd an eARC via NetGalley and a print copy from MacMillan to read in exchange for an honest review.
My full review will post at The Quill Ink 3.26.26.
A Crime Through Time focuses on Georgiana Darcy and begins on the grand estate, Pemberley. Georgiana comes across a mysterious device in Pemberley woods and is carried forward 200 years through time and dropped at the scene of a recent murder which happens to be on the set of a period historical drama (Sense & Sensibility done Bridgerton-style).
At first, her confusion over where (and, later when) she is has her less concerned about the body she found. She spends time in the future with a handsome Irishman who might look upon her as odd, but is kind and willing to show her the ropes. She does eventually turn her attention to the murder.
Georgiana ends up working the device to go back and forward through time. There is a crisis building back home as her brother, who wants the best for her, is trying to pair her with a man of wealth and position she has zero interest in and her beloved sister-in-law, Elizabeth is struggling through a difficult pregnancy and illness. Georgiana only has her friend, her cousin Anne on her side, but she keeps her time-traveling secret.
Eventually, both situations come to a crisis point and Georgiana must make a dreadful choice.
A Crime Through Time was a slow-build in its pacing and spent a while with the drama in Georgiana’s life in the past and her encounters in the future. She’s been sheltered and has little agency in the past and, in the future, she is confused and put off by much, but also learns more confidence in herself and more appreciation for how the other half (aka lower classes in the future) live. I took a bit to warm up to Georgiana. She’s got her upper-class sniff over what she sees as ‘common’ or ‘vulgar’, but she also has curiosity and caring, too.
So, there is a cozy mystery in there, but I felt the book was more about George, as Quinn calls her, coming into her own, her romance budding with Quinn, and the mysterious nature of her time traveling experience (the device tends to move her about rather than her choosing when to go or come). This had closure on the murder mystery and the crisis in the past, but there is also an open feeling that there are more wonderful time-traveling adventures for Georgiana Darcy.
All in all, A Crime Through Time was a delightful hodge-podge of genre elements that I thought came together splendidly, especially for a series debut.
I rec'd an eARC via NetGalley and a print copy from MacMillan to read in exchange for an honest review.
My full review will post at The Quill Ink 3.26.26.
January 12, 2026
This was a fun and fast paced mystery. I was invested in the characters, enjoyed the storyline and hadn’t guess the end
July 23, 2025
3.5* (rounded up to 4*)
The main character here is Georgiana Darcy, the younger sister of Fitzwilliam Darcy (I can’t be the only person who has Colin Firth in my head whenever Darcy is mentioned!). 20 year old Georgiana is at Pemberley when Darcy’s awful aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh arrives with her daughter Anne and an uninvited guest. Georgiana is desperate to avoid an unwanted proposal and whilst walking in the woods finds a strange device, which when pressed moves her nearly 200 years into the future to 1995.
Her destination is Saltram House in Devon where her appearance fits in well with a Jane Austen film set. This location is at the heart of the story and where Georgiana meets Irishman Quinn, a security guard at the estate – a tale of murder and mayhem begins.
I loved the character of Georgiana. She is spirited, intelligent and whilst totally confused by modern life she throws herself into investigating. Quinn is the perfect companion and his measured behaviour is a foil to Georgiana’s impulsiveness. Events at Pemberley are on Georgiana’s mind and give her another reason to stay at Saltram.
This time travelling cozy mystery is a fun and entertaining read and whilst I thought it rather light on plot, the characterisation is excellent. It can’t be easy to reproduce the correct tone and language from such a well known historical fictional character but the author expertly manages the dialogue and it seems authentic.
I enjoyed both timelines, especially with the short chapters, and whilst I didn’t have a hope of solving the mystery, the lighthearted humour and touch of romance was a relief from the happenings at Pemberley. The ending appears to pave the way for the next book – Georgiana will be an interesting character to follow.
The main character here is Georgiana Darcy, the younger sister of Fitzwilliam Darcy (I can’t be the only person who has Colin Firth in my head whenever Darcy is mentioned!). 20 year old Georgiana is at Pemberley when Darcy’s awful aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh arrives with her daughter Anne and an uninvited guest. Georgiana is desperate to avoid an unwanted proposal and whilst walking in the woods finds a strange device, which when pressed moves her nearly 200 years into the future to 1995.
Her destination is Saltram House in Devon where her appearance fits in well with a Jane Austen film set. This location is at the heart of the story and where Georgiana meets Irishman Quinn, a security guard at the estate – a tale of murder and mayhem begins.
I loved the character of Georgiana. She is spirited, intelligent and whilst totally confused by modern life she throws herself into investigating. Quinn is the perfect companion and his measured behaviour is a foil to Georgiana’s impulsiveness. Events at Pemberley are on Georgiana’s mind and give her another reason to stay at Saltram.
This time travelling cozy mystery is a fun and entertaining read and whilst I thought it rather light on plot, the characterisation is excellent. It can’t be easy to reproduce the correct tone and language from such a well known historical fictional character but the author expertly manages the dialogue and it seems authentic.
I enjoyed both timelines, especially with the short chapters, and whilst I didn’t have a hope of solving the mystery, the lighthearted humour and touch of romance was a relief from the happenings at Pemberley. The ending appears to pave the way for the next book – Georgiana will be an interesting character to follow.
July 20, 2025
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A lovely blend of regency charm, time-travel, mystery, and cosy crime.
The story follows Georgiana Darcy (yes, that Georgiana), as she escapes an unwanted suitor in 1799 only to stumble into 1995 via a ‘magical?’ pager. There, she finds herself on the set of a Jane Austen film (ironic) and at the centre of a murder investigation.
We follow ‘George’ through love, adventure and self-discovery as she copes surprisingly well with the new world she’s been thrust into, attempting to solve the mystery of the dead body she discovered upon her arrival.
It was a very light and easy read, leaving plenty of doors ajar to be explored in later books. There were plenty of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett cameo’s whilst ensuring this remained Georgiana’s story which, as a self proclaimed Pride & Prejudice Superfan, I loved!
I did feel the ending was a bit rushed and the reveal a bit of a ‘cheat’ in the sense you couldn’t guess ‘whodunnit’ before the big reveal.
Perfect for anyone anyone craving a Regency twist on the classic low-stake whodunnit.
I’m off to go and watch pride and prejudice 2005 for the 200th time 🏛️
Huge thanks to PanMac for the galley and a finished hardcover copy💕
A lovely blend of regency charm, time-travel, mystery, and cosy crime.
The story follows Georgiana Darcy (yes, that Georgiana), as she escapes an unwanted suitor in 1799 only to stumble into 1995 via a ‘magical?’ pager. There, she finds herself on the set of a Jane Austen film (ironic) and at the centre of a murder investigation.
We follow ‘George’ through love, adventure and self-discovery as she copes surprisingly well with the new world she’s been thrust into, attempting to solve the mystery of the dead body she discovered upon her arrival.
It was a very light and easy read, leaving plenty of doors ajar to be explored in later books. There were plenty of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett cameo’s whilst ensuring this remained Georgiana’s story which, as a self proclaimed Pride & Prejudice Superfan, I loved!
I did feel the ending was a bit rushed and the reveal a bit of a ‘cheat’ in the sense you couldn’t guess ‘whodunnit’ before the big reveal.
Perfect for anyone anyone craving a Regency twist on the classic low-stake whodunnit.
I’m off to go and watch pride and prejudice 2005 for the 200th time 🏛️
Huge thanks to PanMac for the galley and a finished hardcover copy💕
June 28, 2025
I really enjoyed this, it was something so different from the usual... a gripping debut, Jane Austen, time travel and crime collide...
I loved the short chapters and loved the time travel and the twists of the crime at the end.
Georgiana finds a pager in the woods, and when she presses the red button, it transports her to the modern-day world at Saltram, where she meets Quinn. I loved the difference in speech and confusion between Georgiana and Quinn, it had me laughing! Georgiana in her well-spoken old fashioned manner and Quinn the Irishman with his modern-day slang.
This was a great read
I loved the short chapters and loved the time travel and the twists of the crime at the end.
Georgiana finds a pager in the woods, and when she presses the red button, it transports her to the modern-day world at Saltram, where she meets Quinn. I loved the difference in speech and confusion between Georgiana and Quinn, it had me laughing! Georgiana in her well-spoken old fashioned manner and Quinn the Irishman with his modern-day slang.
This was a great read
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December 16, 2025This was an interesting idea with lots of promise.
Though the further I got I wished it had not been a Jane Austen inspired retelling - but original. It would have made better sense and suited it better. It would have been easy to create a young lady named Georgiana with a similar story and roots, without it being Austen.
And while it started out as a cosy mystery and I found myself excited to see the direction - It ended up being a disappointment.
For a mystery, there was no investigation. No real snooping around, no leads followed, no puzzle solving. In the end the perpetrator was handed on a silver platter - no solving ever needed. And the reason behind everything was weak at best, and simply told to the reader by the narration and not directly by characters.
I missed more personality from Quinn. I liked the idea of him and what more he could have been, but most often he was just 'there'.
And the development between Georgiana and Queen felt flat in that they discover themselves in love, but it has only been a few days and I'm struggling to see where, when or how.
And then there were all the details that were just irksome, like:
What was the meaning of Sarah?
Why was the staff of Pemberley so mean?
Was the change of Anne necessary for the book?
Why did the author keep spelling "realise" as "realize", the american spelling, in a British-English book? And why did it even make it to print?
In the end there was not much plot, Georgiana felt more and more less like the original one (and while I know thats supposed to be development, it felt off and I'd rather have a new character instead of an reimagined one), many characters and their stories had no purpose for the book, the murderer and the reasons came out of nowhere, and Quinn never questions Georgiana, her ways, or her explanations (or lack thereof).
I'm not mad. I'm disappointed.
Though the further I got I wished it had not been a Jane Austen inspired retelling - but original. It would have made better sense and suited it better. It would have been easy to create a young lady named Georgiana with a similar story and roots, without it being Austen.
And while it started out as a cosy mystery and I found myself excited to see the direction - It ended up being a disappointment.
For a mystery, there was no investigation. No real snooping around, no leads followed, no puzzle solving. In the end the perpetrator was handed on a silver platter - no solving ever needed. And the reason behind everything was weak at best, and simply told to the reader by the narration and not directly by characters.
I missed more personality from Quinn. I liked the idea of him and what more he could have been, but most often he was just 'there'.
And the development between Georgiana and Queen felt flat in that they discover themselves in love, but it has only been a few days and I'm struggling to see where, when or how.
And then there were all the details that were just irksome, like:
What was the meaning of Sarah?
Why was the staff of Pemberley so mean?
Was the change of Anne necessary for the book?
Why did the author keep spelling "realise" as "realize", the american spelling, in a British-English book? And why did it even make it to print?
In the end there was not much plot, Georgiana felt more and more less like the original one (and while I know thats supposed to be development, it felt off and I'd rather have a new character instead of an reimagined one), many characters and their stories had no purpose for the book, the murderer and the reasons came out of nowhere, and Quinn never questions Georgiana, her ways, or her explanations (or lack thereof).
I'm not mad. I'm disappointed.
May 11, 2025
Amelia Blackwell’s A Crime Through Time is a unique and amusing take on Georgiana Darcy’s life. In this novel, Georgiana is transformed from the shy, gentle and naive character conceived by Austen into an intrepid young woman. She inadvertently time travels 200 years into the future via portal magic and finds herself at the scene of a crime.
Blackwell’s reimagining of Georgiana’s distinctive voice as an upper-class, Regency era woman was wonderfully executed. Her interactions with people in the future were often humorous due to confusion caused by the use of words which had a different or more restricted meaning in the past. Memorably, she was perplexed to be referred to as an extra on an Austen filmset and perturbed by references to setting up for shots.
For an Austen fan like me, allusions to Austen’s life and works, such as a cat named Tom Lefroy, made the story even more enjoyable. I thought that Blackwell captured the essence of Austen’s characters in portrayals of Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Darcy. They felt like extensions of the characters I came to know in Pride and Prejudice.
The final section of the book was necessary for the resolution of the crime but the tone of the narrative changed and Georgiana’s voice seemed diminished.
Blackwell’s setup in this novel has created a good foundation for the continuing series and I’m very much looking forward to reading about Georgiana’s adventures in the next book.
Thank you so much to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for sharing this eARC with me in exchange for an honest review.
Blackwell’s reimagining of Georgiana’s distinctive voice as an upper-class, Regency era woman was wonderfully executed. Her interactions with people in the future were often humorous due to confusion caused by the use of words which had a different or more restricted meaning in the past. Memorably, she was perplexed to be referred to as an extra on an Austen filmset and perturbed by references to setting up for shots.
For an Austen fan like me, allusions to Austen’s life and works, such as a cat named Tom Lefroy, made the story even more enjoyable. I thought that Blackwell captured the essence of Austen’s characters in portrayals of Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Darcy. They felt like extensions of the characters I came to know in Pride and Prejudice.
The final section of the book was necessary for the resolution of the crime but the tone of the narrative changed and Georgiana’s voice seemed diminished.
Blackwell’s setup in this novel has created a good foundation for the continuing series and I’m very much looking forward to reading about Georgiana’s adventures in the next book.
Thank you so much to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for sharing this eARC with me in exchange for an honest review.
December 30, 2025
We follow Georgiana Darcy, Mr Darcy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‘s younger sister, as she discovers a device that sends her two hundred years into the future, to 1995. When she gets there, she discovers a dead body. Helpless to the unintelligible whims of the pager, she skips between Pemberton, where current events are distressing her, to Saltram in Plymouth, where she escapes her own situation and attempts to unravel the events there with the support of a beguiling Irish security man called Quinn.
I’ve attempted other Pride and Prejudice spin-offs before and find them very hit or miss, the thing I struggle with most is the language they try to replicate. A Crime Through Time avoids falling too far into this trap as we spend a lot of time in 1995.
The aspects I struggled with were the chapter lengths, and some of Georgiana’s reactions to Plymouth of the 90s… Short snappy chapters go hand in hand with crime fiction, giving that feel of page-turning action, of events happening at pace. But these chapters are very short, and often happen mid conversation, to then pick up the conversation again in the next chapter. It didn’t always make sense as to why we needed a chapter break at that time, and rather than having the usual page-turning affect, it caused the opposite – it was too easy to put the book down and it took me a while to sustain the urge to pick it back up again. As such, it took me a while to really feel like I was getting into the story as it just felt disjointed.
With regards to the second aspect, it sometimes felt like the author was trying too hard to prove they’d done their research, with Georgiana focusing a great deal on the plants around her, and wondering at people’s lack of historical understanding… It didn’t always feel well aligned with what was happening in the story at that point, which is why I think it came across more forced than natural, or as representation of Georgiana’s interests and education.
It’s a shame I found these aspects so distracting from what was otherwise quite a unique and fun story. It’s a great mash of series like Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next books, where characters from Classical literature come to life, and Jodie Taylor’s St Mary’s books, where characters travel through time to save artefacts. There are also, of course, plenty of nods to other Jane Austen works for fans to pick out.
I wouldn’t pick this up expecting a meaty crime to solve; it takes something of a backseat to Georgiana’s adventure and romance. There are some things that are resolved, but there are plenty of wider questions that unfortunately aren’t, and I can only hope there’ll be a sequel to address those. Despite only giving it three stars, it is still a series I’d like to come back to and see how it progresses!
I’ve attempted other Pride and Prejudice spin-offs before and find them very hit or miss, the thing I struggle with most is the language they try to replicate. A Crime Through Time avoids falling too far into this trap as we spend a lot of time in 1995.
The aspects I struggled with were the chapter lengths, and some of Georgiana’s reactions to Plymouth of the 90s… Short snappy chapters go hand in hand with crime fiction, giving that feel of page-turning action, of events happening at pace. But these chapters are very short, and often happen mid conversation, to then pick up the conversation again in the next chapter. It didn’t always make sense as to why we needed a chapter break at that time, and rather than having the usual page-turning affect, it caused the opposite – it was too easy to put the book down and it took me a while to sustain the urge to pick it back up again. As such, it took me a while to really feel like I was getting into the story as it just felt disjointed.
With regards to the second aspect, it sometimes felt like the author was trying too hard to prove they’d done their research, with Georgiana focusing a great deal on the plants around her, and wondering at people’s lack of historical understanding… It didn’t always feel well aligned with what was happening in the story at that point, which is why I think it came across more forced than natural, or as representation of Georgiana’s interests and education.
It’s a shame I found these aspects so distracting from what was otherwise quite a unique and fun story. It’s a great mash of series like Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next books, where characters from Classical literature come to life, and Jodie Taylor’s St Mary’s books, where characters travel through time to save artefacts. There are also, of course, plenty of nods to other Jane Austen works for fans to pick out.
I wouldn’t pick this up expecting a meaty crime to solve; it takes something of a backseat to Georgiana’s adventure and romance. There are some things that are resolved, but there are plenty of wider questions that unfortunately aren’t, and I can only hope there’ll be a sequel to address those. Despite only giving it three stars, it is still a series I’d like to come back to and see how it progresses!
January 6, 2026
I guess I'd call this a historical fantasy as a pager allows 20-year-old Georgiana to move between Pemberley in 1799 and Saltram in 1995. First off, the characters are nothing like those in Pride and Prejudice. You wouldn't even think of that book if those names hadn't been used. For example, Georgiana's certain that her brother would put her in an asylum if she spoke her mind to her aunt. And Darcy pressures her to marry one of two titled, rich men even though she doesn't like or respect either. She threatens that she'll only focus on their bad points until she hates them.
My main objection to the story--and the reason I stopped at 26%--is that Georgiana is such an unpleasant character. She's never happy where she is or with what she has. When in the future (which was only briefly at this point) she mainly felt confused and simply repeated words that confused her. She longed to return home, but as soon as she's back, she's just soooo bored with life that she longs to go into the future. She looks forward to her cousin Anne's visit, then makes an excuse to stay upstairs all afternoon as soon as she and her mother arrive. Then she's bored and wants to know what's going on downstairs. And so on. She's determined to be miserable. At one point, she thinks that if she has to marry the Baron (a good, honorable man) that "Her life as she knew it would be over, snuffed of its sunshine as comprehensively as if an eternal night had descended from the cosmos." I'm sick of listening to a spoiled rich girl whine about her life, which so far has made up most of the story.
The mystery so far is Georgiana appearing in 1995 beneath an obviously dead man, deciding it's up to her to investigate, climbing 30 feet into a tree to carefully and dispassionately examine the corpse, come down, tell no one about the corpse, it disappears, and another person is killed (which also doesn't bother her in the slightest) right before she's returned to her own time. Not much of a mystery, nor is her behavior consistent with her timid, childish behavior in her own time.
I received a free ebook review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
My main objection to the story--and the reason I stopped at 26%--is that Georgiana is such an unpleasant character. She's never happy where she is or with what she has. When in the future (which was only briefly at this point) she mainly felt confused and simply repeated words that confused her. She longed to return home, but as soon as she's back, she's just soooo bored with life that she longs to go into the future. She looks forward to her cousin Anne's visit, then makes an excuse to stay upstairs all afternoon as soon as she and her mother arrive. Then she's bored and wants to know what's going on downstairs. And so on. She's determined to be miserable. At one point, she thinks that if she has to marry the Baron (a good, honorable man) that "Her life as she knew it would be over, snuffed of its sunshine as comprehensively as if an eternal night had descended from the cosmos." I'm sick of listening to a spoiled rich girl whine about her life, which so far has made up most of the story.
The mystery so far is Georgiana appearing in 1995 beneath an obviously dead man, deciding it's up to her to investigate, climbing 30 feet into a tree to carefully and dispassionately examine the corpse, come down, tell no one about the corpse, it disappears, and another person is killed (which also doesn't bother her in the slightest) right before she's returned to her own time. Not much of a mystery, nor is her behavior consistent with her timid, childish behavior in her own time.
I received a free ebook review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
July 18, 2025
Rating:3-3.75 /5 ⭐
Review:
✨Thank you to Pan Macmillan & #NetGalley for this #ARC! This review was voluntarily written by me.
✨Truthfully, I had a challenging read with this book even until the end, and it saddened me a bit because the premise is interesting.
✨I’m not familiar with Pride and Prejudice and this kind of backfired at me. This is because I thought that Georgiana Darcy was not the main character of Pride and Prejudice, so I do not really have to know her canon character before reading this. It is my mistake.
✨Based from the synopsis, I guess that this story is more towards mystery, but after reading it, I felt that this story is more towards women’s fiction with romance and mystery combined,
✨What I really like about this story is how on point the writing style for Regency characters and 1990’s characters, even though I’m not truly familiar with English classics. I truly believe that George was from the 1790s from her way of thinking and speaking.
✨In my opinion, this book is a character-driven story, but Georgiana Darcy in this book did not really manage to catch my eyes. Hence, it was really challenging for me to finish this story.
✨For George, I really liked how she still managed to remain calm after travelling to the future and received bad news back home. However, I’m not really a fan of her thinking about certain situations that really showed her high-status upbringing. Yet, it was understandable at the same time.
✨I also felt that the romance did take more of the spotlight than the mystery itself. But, I still liked the mystery parts. The crime itself was sad, and I’m really glad that they caught the murderer. Bro, your hubris did backfired, right?
✨In conclusion, this book is not really for me although I do like some aspects of the book. Yet, I think Pride and Prejudice’s fans may like this story because there were also a number of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth appearances in this book and they may also catch any Easter eggs that I missed here, in this story.
Review:
✨Thank you to Pan Macmillan & #NetGalley for this #ARC! This review was voluntarily written by me.
✨Truthfully, I had a challenging read with this book even until the end, and it saddened me a bit because the premise is interesting.
✨I’m not familiar with Pride and Prejudice and this kind of backfired at me. This is because I thought that Georgiana Darcy was not the main character of Pride and Prejudice, so I do not really have to know her canon character before reading this. It is my mistake.
✨Based from the synopsis, I guess that this story is more towards mystery, but after reading it, I felt that this story is more towards women’s fiction with romance and mystery combined,
✨What I really like about this story is how on point the writing style for Regency characters and 1990’s characters, even though I’m not truly familiar with English classics. I truly believe that George was from the 1790s from her way of thinking and speaking.
✨In my opinion, this book is a character-driven story, but Georgiana Darcy in this book did not really manage to catch my eyes. Hence, it was really challenging for me to finish this story.
✨For George, I really liked how she still managed to remain calm after travelling to the future and received bad news back home. However, I’m not really a fan of her thinking about certain situations that really showed her high-status upbringing. Yet, it was understandable at the same time.
✨I also felt that the romance did take more of the spotlight than the mystery itself. But, I still liked the mystery parts. The crime itself was sad, and I’m really glad that they caught the murderer. Bro, your hubris did backfired, right?
✨In conclusion, this book is not really for me although I do like some aspects of the book. Yet, I think Pride and Prejudice’s fans may like this story because there were also a number of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth appearances in this book and they may also catch any Easter eggs that I missed here, in this story.
November 20, 2025
Like most sane people in the world, I, too, have immense love for Miss Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice. And I honestly think that if Jane Austen had written a dozen more books about these characters, I would’ve read and loved them all. So it should not be a surprise that the moment I realised this book existed, I needed to read it.
Miss Georgiana Darcy is hoping to escape somewhere, anywhere, from the unwanted marriage proposal that awaits her at Pemberley. And when she comes across a strange object, it provides the escape she needs, except it is set about 200 years in the future in Saltram, where a Jane Austen adaptation is being filmed, and a certain strange and terrible crime has been committed. Soon, Georgiana realizes that there is a reason that she traveled so far in time, and it is to solve this very crime before the disaster strikes again.
Time travel and Jane Austen is a combination I did not expect ever, but I have to admit it is so clever and fascinating, as is the heroine of this story, Georgiana. She is shy, witty, kind, and clever, and somehow finds herself as the only witness to a murder. As she travels back and forth in time, we get to see how life fares at Pemberley after the events of P&P, as well as how Georgiana deals with the drastic changes of the future.
The first chunk of the book was truly fascinating as Georgiana comes to understand what’s really happening, and so do we. The time travel aspect is never explained well, but I think there might be more books in the future, and I hope we get more explanation for that. The 1995 timeline had a good mystery plot, and I loved how that unravelled, though it did take a backseat multiple times. I loved seeing Lizzie and Darcy in their domestic marital life, and Georgiana was such a fresh perspective to read from! For me, the mystery could have been firmer, but it definitely served as it promised, and that was a fun, cosy, and cute mystery!
Miss Georgiana Darcy is hoping to escape somewhere, anywhere, from the unwanted marriage proposal that awaits her at Pemberley. And when she comes across a strange object, it provides the escape she needs, except it is set about 200 years in the future in Saltram, where a Jane Austen adaptation is being filmed, and a certain strange and terrible crime has been committed. Soon, Georgiana realizes that there is a reason that she traveled so far in time, and it is to solve this very crime before the disaster strikes again.
Time travel and Jane Austen is a combination I did not expect ever, but I have to admit it is so clever and fascinating, as is the heroine of this story, Georgiana. She is shy, witty, kind, and clever, and somehow finds herself as the only witness to a murder. As she travels back and forth in time, we get to see how life fares at Pemberley after the events of P&P, as well as how Georgiana deals with the drastic changes of the future.
The first chunk of the book was truly fascinating as Georgiana comes to understand what’s really happening, and so do we. The time travel aspect is never explained well, but I think there might be more books in the future, and I hope we get more explanation for that. The 1995 timeline had a good mystery plot, and I loved how that unravelled, though it did take a backseat multiple times. I loved seeing Lizzie and Darcy in their domestic marital life, and Georgiana was such a fresh perspective to read from! For me, the mystery could have been firmer, but it definitely served as it promised, and that was a fun, cosy, and cute mystery!
July 10, 2025
Pop quiz – do you know what a pager is? Nope, nor does Georgiana Darcy but, when she finds one the first thing she does is hit the red button to stop it making an infernal noise, and the next thing you know Miss Darcy is transported from 1794 to 1995!
Amelia Blackwell, author and lover of the works of Jane Austen has crafted a fabulously cosy, time-travel, murder mystery, romance novel that holds some wonderful Easter Eggs for all the Austen fans. From the start Blackwell pulls you into Georgiana’s world, mixing Regency and Modern English with great aplomb to visualise the huge distinctions between the timelines and the emerging confusion that they create, and of course to transport the reader between the two.
The protagonists being Georgiana, who is trying to escape an unwanted marriage proposal and Quinn, a modern day Irishman, whose modern slang and perspective are truly a challenge for Georgiana but, soon becomes so much more, particularly as they accompanied by a fabulous border collie (yes, I’m always going to be happy when there is a dog in the mix,) called Watson have to investigate a murder that Miss Darcy is the only witness to!
This was a light, fun, easy read, aided by the use of short concise chapters, entertainment, lots of Regency stories and information, fabulous Austen Easter Eggs and of course a budding romance. It really did feel like there is something in this book for a wide variety of readers from those who love Regency and romance, to cosy mystery lovers, with a cleverly crafted plot that will definitely have you guessing. And I’m not complaining that Amelia Blackwell has definitely left the door open for further books or even a series of Miss Darcy Investigates stories, as I truly loved travelling between 1794 and 1995!
Thank you so much Pan Macmillan for sharing this arc with me in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Amelia Blackwell, author and lover of the works of Jane Austen has crafted a fabulously cosy, time-travel, murder mystery, romance novel that holds some wonderful Easter Eggs for all the Austen fans. From the start Blackwell pulls you into Georgiana’s world, mixing Regency and Modern English with great aplomb to visualise the huge distinctions between the timelines and the emerging confusion that they create, and of course to transport the reader between the two.
The protagonists being Georgiana, who is trying to escape an unwanted marriage proposal and Quinn, a modern day Irishman, whose modern slang and perspective are truly a challenge for Georgiana but, soon becomes so much more, particularly as they accompanied by a fabulous border collie (yes, I’m always going to be happy when there is a dog in the mix,) called Watson have to investigate a murder that Miss Darcy is the only witness to!
This was a light, fun, easy read, aided by the use of short concise chapters, entertainment, lots of Regency stories and information, fabulous Austen Easter Eggs and of course a budding romance. It really did feel like there is something in this book for a wide variety of readers from those who love Regency and romance, to cosy mystery lovers, with a cleverly crafted plot that will definitely have you guessing. And I’m not complaining that Amelia Blackwell has definitely left the door open for further books or even a series of Miss Darcy Investigates stories, as I truly loved travelling between 1794 and 1995!
Thank you so much Pan Macmillan for sharing this arc with me in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
July 5, 2025
While there is a murder and a crime to solve, this is more about George and Quinn's relationship, and her getting to grips with the future. Which, quite frankly, she does really well. For the first third she tends to just parrot words back at the characters from the present, who never really stop to question her properly, but after that she is off on the case, and isn't going to let anything like being 200 years in the future stop her. She might be from the Regency era but she is very much her own woman, a strong female character that I enjoyed spending time with.
I enjoyed her descriptions of things we take for granted but she didn't understand, the way she struggled for words she understood to explain what she was looking at. Her dips back into the past were good too, with the subplots of her own wedding and the health of Elizabeth Darcy woven into that timeline.
With the killer however, the story does use my one of my least favourite plot points and cheats a little in the denouncement. I prefer my books to play fair, even if I don't win - in this case there was little to no chance of you being able to work out the killer. There were things that weren't really explained, exactly what was going on with the housemaids (sort of explained but not really), what happened to the doll that scared her so much and what was going on with several characters as the plot was rather abruptly wrapped up.
The ending is open and gives rise to follow up books, which I hope there are, as otherwise I fear for both our leads. But will it be more murder?
~Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review~
I enjoyed her descriptions of things we take for granted but she didn't understand, the way she struggled for words she understood to explain what she was looking at. Her dips back into the past were good too, with the subplots of her own wedding and the health of Elizabeth Darcy woven into that timeline.
With the killer however, the story does use my one of my least favourite plot points and cheats a little in the denouncement. I prefer my books to play fair, even if I don't win - in this case there was little to no chance of you being able to work out the killer. There were things that weren't really explained, exactly what was going on with the housemaids (sort of explained but not really), what happened to the doll that scared her so much and what was going on with several characters as the plot was rather abruptly wrapped up.
The ending is open and gives rise to follow up books, which I hope there are, as otherwise I fear for both our leads. But will it be more murder?
~Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review~
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July 16, 2025A Crime Through Time is a quirky, delightful cosy murder mystery with a dash of romance and a time travel twist after a chance encounter with a monstrously noisy device. The writing is engaging, suspenseful, and brings a believability to the time travel, with a fish-out-of-water experience as Georgiana reacts to the modern world and navigates the differences in languages and behaviours when she finds herself on the set of a 1995 Regency Drama.
Amelia Blackwell breathes new life into Georgiana Darcy, who draws the short straw of being portrayed as the perfect genteel lady, shy, gentle, and dutiful. I always thought she had a hidden side to her, which A Crime Through Time allows Georgiana to step of the shadows to show a fuller side to her character – a young woman with a strong-will, curiosity and adventurous spirit as she finds her way in the future and makes friends at Saltram with handsome Irish man, Quinn and a canine companion, Watson as they solve the crime.
I loved the cameo of Pride & Prejudice's most beloved characters. It was lovely to see Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth in the next chapter of their happily ever after as husband and wife, expecting the arrival of their children. Lady Catherine shows up as an unwanted house guest, adding stress to the mood at Pemberley and straining the relationship between Darcy and Georgiana with high-handed meddling on the subject of marriage.
Thank you to BookbreakUK and @libraryofchlo for sending me a finished copy of Miss Darcy Investigates: A Crime Through Time and for allowing me to participate in the book blog tour to celebrate the release of this book, now available in hardback, ebook, and audio form.
Amelia Blackwell breathes new life into Georgiana Darcy, who draws the short straw of being portrayed as the perfect genteel lady, shy, gentle, and dutiful. I always thought she had a hidden side to her, which A Crime Through Time allows Georgiana to step of the shadows to show a fuller side to her character – a young woman with a strong-will, curiosity and adventurous spirit as she finds her way in the future and makes friends at Saltram with handsome Irish man, Quinn and a canine companion, Watson as they solve the crime.
I loved the cameo of Pride & Prejudice's most beloved characters. It was lovely to see Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth in the next chapter of their happily ever after as husband and wife, expecting the arrival of their children. Lady Catherine shows up as an unwanted house guest, adding stress to the mood at Pemberley and straining the relationship between Darcy and Georgiana with high-handed meddling on the subject of marriage.
Thank you to BookbreakUK and @libraryofchlo for sending me a finished copy of Miss Darcy Investigates: A Crime Through Time and for allowing me to participate in the book blog tour to celebrate the release of this book, now available in hardback, ebook, and audio form.
June 29, 2025
Netgalley Review
The writing was engaging right from the beginning and I struggled to put it down. I liked the mix of "old" and "new" English throughout. It helped you to visualise the era that you were reading about more easily, and due to the hopping from one era to the next, I was kept in suspense as to who the murderer was right up until the end.
The chapters were short which meant that you moved through the story at a good pace. It was definitely a case of "just one more chapter" for me.
The chapters also had interesting titles so you had a hint as to what you were about to read.
There was an interesting flow to the story as you went to and fro in time. There wasn't a set pattern as to when you were going to go back, so that kept the suspense running through the story. It all came together well at the end.
The characters were excellent. The main character was one of the minor characters in Pride and Prejudice so it was nice to see her take centre stage. The surrounding characters from her 1700s era were all names that cropped up in Pride and Prejudice, so you felt as if you knew them (assuming that you had read Pride and Prejudice).
There were some emotional parts in both timelines that added an extra layer to the mystery and will stay with me.
It was interesting to see how the main character reacted to the change in timeline. 200 years is a long way to travel and it made you see things that we take for granted in a different light. It was also interesting to see how society had changed.
Lastly the settings. Whilst they were lightly described throughout the book, they were an integral part of the story. The description that was there didn't take your attention away from the main storyline. It was well balanced with it and enhanced the story rather than distracted you.
Overall an engrossing mystery that I enjoyed reading.
The writing was engaging right from the beginning and I struggled to put it down. I liked the mix of "old" and "new" English throughout. It helped you to visualise the era that you were reading about more easily, and due to the hopping from one era to the next, I was kept in suspense as to who the murderer was right up until the end.
The chapters were short which meant that you moved through the story at a good pace. It was definitely a case of "just one more chapter" for me.
The chapters also had interesting titles so you had a hint as to what you were about to read.
There was an interesting flow to the story as you went to and fro in time. There wasn't a set pattern as to when you were going to go back, so that kept the suspense running through the story. It all came together well at the end.
The characters were excellent. The main character was one of the minor characters in Pride and Prejudice so it was nice to see her take centre stage. The surrounding characters from her 1700s era were all names that cropped up in Pride and Prejudice, so you felt as if you knew them (assuming that you had read Pride and Prejudice).
There were some emotional parts in both timelines that added an extra layer to the mystery and will stay with me.
It was interesting to see how the main character reacted to the change in timeline. 200 years is a long way to travel and it made you see things that we take for granted in a different light. It was also interesting to see how society had changed.
Lastly the settings. Whilst they were lightly described throughout the book, they were an integral part of the story. The description that was there didn't take your attention away from the main storyline. It was well balanced with it and enhanced the story rather than distracted you.
Overall an engrossing mystery that I enjoyed reading.
April 21, 2026
I very much hoped this would be an opposite retelling or similar story to the 2008 TV show Lost in Austen, however it wasn’t like that at all. This was a struggle to read from the start for me. Whilst I appreciated the use of historically accurate language and stylistics, I found the entire book quite flat and one dimensional as a whole. The murder which seems to be a key feature of the blurb and cover is barely mentioned for the first almost 300 pages out of 350! Most of the book seemed about generally unimportant historical filler with an attempt at romance and some unnecessary plots that didn’t add anything to the story. What was the point of the lava lamp fire? Why were Quinn’s brothers only briefly mentioned until the last 50 pages when actually one of them was the killer?! I knew nothing about them and I felt like I had info overload when the author was rushing to loosely tie plot details into the ending with a whole essay and backstory about Quinn’s brothers.
As a lot of other reviewers have said I’m unsure of what genre this falls under and if it really hit any of the few it was going for. The book would have worked well if the author had stuck more to one or two genres not about five. I’ve seen this book has a sequel and unfortunately for me I have no intention of reading it, as I was completely underwhelmed by a book I had considerably high hopes for as the plot sounded interesting!
As a lot of other reviewers have said I’m unsure of what genre this falls under and if it really hit any of the few it was going for. The book would have worked well if the author had stuck more to one or two genres not about five. I’ve seen this book has a sequel and unfortunately for me I have no intention of reading it, as I was completely underwhelmed by a book I had considerably high hopes for as the plot sounded interesting!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 26, 2025
Pemberley, 1799. When Miss Georgiana Darcy attempts to escape an unwanted marriage proposal, she isn’t expecting to end up quite so far from home. But after encountering a mysterious object in the nearby woods, she finds herself transported almost two hundred years into the future.
Saltram, 1995. At a grand country house where a film crew are busy shooting the latest Jane Austen adaptation, a terrible crime has been committed. And Miss Darcy – newly arrived, impeccably dressed and thoroughly confused – is the only witness.
It soon becomes clear that, somehow, Georgiana was meant to solve this riddle. With the help of a distractingly handsome Irishman named Quinn and a border collie named Watson, she sets out to stop the killer before they can strike again. But meanwhile, trouble is brewing back at Pemberley and time, it seems, is not on her side . . .
I thoroughly enjoyed this light, easy read. The idea is so clever and it was carried through really well using Georgiana's old fashioned language along with her bewilderment at modern life. The crime was an excellent vehicle with which to explain Georgiana's presence and her desire to stay, and the glimpses of life at Pemberley just added icing to the cake. Plus a delightful love story, what more could a reader want?
My thanks to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for an advance copy in return for an honest review.
Saltram, 1995. At a grand country house where a film crew are busy shooting the latest Jane Austen adaptation, a terrible crime has been committed. And Miss Darcy – newly arrived, impeccably dressed and thoroughly confused – is the only witness.
It soon becomes clear that, somehow, Georgiana was meant to solve this riddle. With the help of a distractingly handsome Irishman named Quinn and a border collie named Watson, she sets out to stop the killer before they can strike again. But meanwhile, trouble is brewing back at Pemberley and time, it seems, is not on her side . . .
I thoroughly enjoyed this light, easy read. The idea is so clever and it was carried through really well using Georgiana's old fashioned language along with her bewilderment at modern life. The crime was an excellent vehicle with which to explain Georgiana's presence and her desire to stay, and the glimpses of life at Pemberley just added icing to the cake. Plus a delightful love story, what more could a reader want?
My thanks to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for an advance copy in return for an honest review.
April 27, 2026
🔎🩸BOOK REVIEW🩸🔎
A Crime Through Time: Miss Darcy Investigates Book 1 by Amelia Blackwell
A wonderfully humorous, time travelling murder mystery with a splash of romance and throwback to the fabulous classics of Jane Austen. Throughout we follow 20 year old Georgiana Darcy navigating her way through jumping from 1799 to 1995- she has little control of when she can go back and forth, it is entirely at the discretion of the pager beeping by itself, and in both timelines, she finds herself wishing to switch already. Georgiana has got the same stiffness as her brother Darcy (and dare I say stubbornness) but throughout has a kindness and curiosity to fix problems and uncover mysteries. In the 1995 timeline, there were many references to 90s culture that made this millennial happy and of course there is a charming (and roguishly handsome) Irishman willing to help Georgiana out. She is set to time travel until she helps uncover the series of murders happening on the film set in Devon. Throughout the book, there is quite a slow pace of all the different events happening in each timeline but the humour of Georgiana's regency speech in the modern life, grappling with decisions back in Pemberly and the sweet romance made for a quick, heart warming read.
Thank you so much to @bookbreakuk for a copy of the finished book- the paperback is out now !
A Crime Through Time: Miss Darcy Investigates Book 1 by Amelia Blackwell
A wonderfully humorous, time travelling murder mystery with a splash of romance and throwback to the fabulous classics of Jane Austen. Throughout we follow 20 year old Georgiana Darcy navigating her way through jumping from 1799 to 1995- she has little control of when she can go back and forth, it is entirely at the discretion of the pager beeping by itself, and in both timelines, she finds herself wishing to switch already. Georgiana has got the same stiffness as her brother Darcy (and dare I say stubbornness) but throughout has a kindness and curiosity to fix problems and uncover mysteries. In the 1995 timeline, there were many references to 90s culture that made this millennial happy and of course there is a charming (and roguishly handsome) Irishman willing to help Georgiana out. She is set to time travel until she helps uncover the series of murders happening on the film set in Devon. Throughout the book, there is quite a slow pace of all the different events happening in each timeline but the humour of Georgiana's regency speech in the modern life, grappling with decisions back in Pemberly and the sweet romance made for a quick, heart warming read.
Thank you so much to @bookbreakuk for a copy of the finished book- the paperback is out now !
November 8, 2025
Don’t know what to make of this, not enough mystery to be mystery, sure there’s some time travel but… historical, well set in 1780’s? And 1990’s but is it enough to scratch that itch? Romance, nope. Just a a guy and a girl in proximity of each other…
Georgiana Darcy is a sought-after woman due to her dowry but is reluctant to get married as all men are dull. One day out in the woods avoid a man she finds a mysterious object that transports her 200 years into the future to a movie set of an Austen adaptation (what that means for the Austen universe I don’t know, is Georgiana a real person in history or was it not time travel but she stepped into the real world? Don’t know.)
Anyways, she pops up at the movie set and comes a cross a dead body hanging in a tree, then she meets and ahole and a nice Irish man but the dead body is gone…
There’s no proper sleuthing and there’s no chemistry between Georgiana and I want to say his name Quinn but they fall in love because of course they do and Georgiana jumps between worlds a little but there’s no red thread keeping the story together, no deadline, nothing at stake, it falls pretty flat and I was pretty bored.
Feels more like an early draft than a published book to me.
2,5 rounding up to 3 because I feel nice
Georgiana Darcy is a sought-after woman due to her dowry but is reluctant to get married as all men are dull. One day out in the woods avoid a man she finds a mysterious object that transports her 200 years into the future to a movie set of an Austen adaptation (what that means for the Austen universe I don’t know, is Georgiana a real person in history or was it not time travel but she stepped into the real world? Don’t know.)
Anyways, she pops up at the movie set and comes a cross a dead body hanging in a tree, then she meets and ahole and a nice Irish man but the dead body is gone…
There’s no proper sleuthing and there’s no chemistry between Georgiana and I want to say his name Quinn but they fall in love because of course they do and Georgiana jumps between worlds a little but there’s no red thread keeping the story together, no deadline, nothing at stake, it falls pretty flat and I was pretty bored.
Feels more like an early draft than a published book to me.
2,5 rounding up to 3 because I feel nice
November 21, 2025
I was very disappointed in this book. I think it might have worked well as a time travel story. The jump from Regency to 20th century is its unique selling point. It would have worked as a murder mystery set in a stately home during the filming of a Jane Austen novel. It did not work as a mixture of all these. The writing was very inconsistent. The murder seemed to be forgotten for large swathes of the book. The characters too were inconsistent (apart from Lady Catherine). I did not like Georgiana. She seemed to desire the time jumps as a means to escape problems at Pemberley. I kept hoping that she would declare that she wanted to explore the future to find solutions to the life-threatening issues at her home. Fortunately her love interest, Quin, had a bit more sense. I also disliked the way that the Pemberley servants were characterised. The explanation of the murder was rushed and full of plot holes. A lot of questions are left unanswered. Crucially how the time travel device came to be in the grounds of Pemberley. I feel like some threads were left hanging to pave the way for a sequel. If so, I shan't be reading it.
April 16, 2026
Well what absolute pleasant surprise this was. Not being my go to genre, I wasn't sure what to expect, but i'm a firm believer that authors should have the perspective of readers who are not necessarily their target audience, so I try to read outside of my comfort zone as often as possible and I must say, this was impressive.
So this was quite the blend, I must say. There's coz mystery, there's time travel, all wrapped up in a Pride and Prejudice sequel, so definitely the interesting combination.
We follow Georgiana Darcy in 1799, who's desperate to avoid an unwanted marriage proposal and finds an unusual object in nearby woods, which transports her 200 years into the future. When she arrives, she finds herself at the centre of a crime mystery in a large country house.
Want to know more? Be sure to pick your copy up to find out.
So all in all, I enjoyed this read. For me, it's on the slow burn side, but that's not a negative, this suits that pace wonderfully and I found myself feeling right at home in the 18th Century setting and 20th century setting, the two being equally as believable.
Most enjoyable
4 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 's from me.
So this was quite the blend, I must say. There's coz mystery, there's time travel, all wrapped up in a Pride and Prejudice sequel, so definitely the interesting combination.
We follow Georgiana Darcy in 1799, who's desperate to avoid an unwanted marriage proposal and finds an unusual object in nearby woods, which transports her 200 years into the future. When she arrives, she finds herself at the centre of a crime mystery in a large country house.
Want to know more? Be sure to pick your copy up to find out.
So all in all, I enjoyed this read. For me, it's on the slow burn side, but that's not a negative, this suits that pace wonderfully and I found myself feeling right at home in the 18th Century setting and 20th century setting, the two being equally as believable.
Most enjoyable
4 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 's from me.
March 20, 2025
This is an interesting premise for a time travel book. Georgiana Darcey is transported from Pemberley and thrust 200 years into the future onto the set of a Regency drama with the sole purpose of solving of murder.
Georgiana's sudden immersion into the 20th century is certainly amusing. Her confusion at the sight of horseless carriages - cars, electric lights and mobile phones was fun to observe. Her ability to navigate the language and slang of today was impressive. She is written as a strong female character and I found myself warming to her from the start.
Georgiana's friendship with the handsome security guard, Quinn, was believable but a little less believable for me was the actual crime. I felt that this took a backseat to their budding romance.
The ending was satisfying. The author has left a door open for a new book. I think that this has the potential to grow into an interesting series of novels.
My thanks to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for an ARC In exchange for an honest review.
Georgiana's sudden immersion into the 20th century is certainly amusing. Her confusion at the sight of horseless carriages - cars, electric lights and mobile phones was fun to observe. Her ability to navigate the language and slang of today was impressive. She is written as a strong female character and I found myself warming to her from the start.
Georgiana's friendship with the handsome security guard, Quinn, was believable but a little less believable for me was the actual crime. I felt that this took a backseat to their budding romance.
The ending was satisfying. The author has left a door open for a new book. I think that this has the potential to grow into an interesting series of novels.
My thanks to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for an ARC In exchange for an honest review.
July 11, 2025
Georgiana hears the beeping and finds a mysterious black box hidden in the copse of a tree on the estate of Pemberley. With her sister-in-law Elizabeth, ill in bed and her brother beside himself with worry, she reaches in to try and quiet the device.
Not going to happen. Because the pager sends her directly into the mid 1990s and to Saltram, where the latest Austen adaptation is being filmed. Furthermore, she believes she has stumbled across a crime that neds solving, even if she doesn't fully understand the whys or wheres of the situation. Enter Quinn, and we are invited into a rollicking, humourous crime novel that ticks all the boxes!
What was great about A Crime Through Time was the language. The main characters are an interplay of all the best of the Austen era of writing together with the modern language we are used to. If you are a fan of Bronte/Austen/Hardy etc you will love the nostalgia of this style of narrative done very, very well.
The characters are engaging and the storyline fun. But you'll need to read it to find out what happens!
Not going to happen. Because the pager sends her directly into the mid 1990s and to Saltram, where the latest Austen adaptation is being filmed. Furthermore, she believes she has stumbled across a crime that neds solving, even if she doesn't fully understand the whys or wheres of the situation. Enter Quinn, and we are invited into a rollicking, humourous crime novel that ticks all the boxes!
What was great about A Crime Through Time was the language. The main characters are an interplay of all the best of the Austen era of writing together with the modern language we are used to. If you are a fan of Bronte/Austen/Hardy etc you will love the nostalgia of this style of narrative done very, very well.
The characters are engaging and the storyline fun. But you'll need to read it to find out what happens!
May 7, 2026
A Crime Through Time by Amelia Blackwell perfectly captures murder meets time travel with Jane Austen and romance combining to create a perfectly charming mystery. It doesn’t sound like a regency drama, time travel and murder would mix but somehow it all combines to become a cozy and intriguing novel with interesting characters and a surprising resolution.
One of the aspects I liked the best was the way language was used, both in George’s language but also in how she attempts to explain the modern world she finds herself in. I love how the terminology is as interesting as the mystery. I also like how George copes with the changes and the romance with Quinn. I also like the drama within the family and how that impacts George’s decisions, in particular, to try to solve the crime in the future.
If you like Jane Austen, cozy mystery or well done time travel stories, this all in one novel is just right for you. The romance combined with the mystery will leave you charmed in this murder meets time travel story.
One of the aspects I liked the best was the way language was used, both in George’s language but also in how she attempts to explain the modern world she finds herself in. I love how the terminology is as interesting as the mystery. I also like how George copes with the changes and the romance with Quinn. I also like the drama within the family and how that impacts George’s decisions, in particular, to try to solve the crime in the future.
If you like Jane Austen, cozy mystery or well done time travel stories, this all in one novel is just right for you. The romance combined with the mystery will leave you charmed in this murder meets time travel story.
April 12, 2026
Georgiana Darcy takes centre stage in this time travelling romp when she is catapulted from 1799 into 1995 after discovering a portable device on a walk through the woods. The book is a fun mash up of cosy crime and Austen delights where Georgiana traverses time at the whim of a beeping pager. To add even more fun to her adventure, she's transported to Saltram, a Georgian house being used to film an adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.
Her initial time jump sees her stranded under a tree harbouring a dead body, which then disappears without being discovered. Investigating this delicious mystery she crosses paths with the handsome security guard Quinn. Echoes of her disgraced past continue to haunt her as she decides who she can trust and where on earth that body has gone.
This is perfect for any Austen fans that love a cosy crime mystery with a touch of romance.
Thank you to Pan Macmillan for my copy.
Her initial time jump sees her stranded under a tree harbouring a dead body, which then disappears without being discovered. Investigating this delicious mystery she crosses paths with the handsome security guard Quinn. Echoes of her disgraced past continue to haunt her as she decides who she can trust and where on earth that body has gone.
This is perfect for any Austen fans that love a cosy crime mystery with a touch of romance.
Thank you to Pan Macmillan for my copy.
June 30, 2025
I chose to read this book out of curiosity, as I wanted to see how the author would blend Regency-era elements with a modern-day setting. The idea was fresh and fun. I enjoyed the choice to focus on Georgianna Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, with other familiar characters making an appearance, and her reactions to our world were amusing.
While the concept was interesting (and I'm sure many will like it), the shifts in language between eras sometimes felt a bit forced. Georgianna seemed to adapt very quickly to this massive leap in time. Given her situation, she should probably have shown even more confusion.
Despite this, the book delivers on entertainment. For readers who love Regency stories and enjoy a modern twist involving time travel and mystery, this will be an enjoyable read for the summer holidays.
Thank you to Macmillan and NetGalley for the ARC. This is my honest opinion of the book.
While the concept was interesting (and I'm sure many will like it), the shifts in language between eras sometimes felt a bit forced. Georgianna seemed to adapt very quickly to this massive leap in time. Given her situation, she should probably have shown even more confusion.
Despite this, the book delivers on entertainment. For readers who love Regency stories and enjoy a modern twist involving time travel and mystery, this will be an enjoyable read for the summer holidays.
Thank you to Macmillan and NetGalley for the ARC. This is my honest opinion of the book.
July 24, 2025
This is a lovely cosy-crime story that sees Georgiana Darcy from Austen’s Pride & Prejudice accidentally time travel to 1995 where she witnesses a murder & has to solve it with the help of handsome Irish security guard, Quinn.
I really enjoyed the regency details and reimagining of Austen’s world. I’m a big Jane Austen & regency historical fiction fan and these parts were some really well. Georgiana was a wonderful character that the author brought to life really well with excellent character development. Her trying to navigate the modern world & acclimate made me laugh & I admired her tenacity in coping. Enjoyed the cute romance too.
Although the mystery was well plotted and paced, I didn’t love the resolution to the crime as I do like to be able to guess it but liked that things are left open for a sequel which I’ll definitely read.
I really enjoyed the regency details and reimagining of Austen’s world. I’m a big Jane Austen & regency historical fiction fan and these parts were some really well. Georgiana was a wonderful character that the author brought to life really well with excellent character development. Her trying to navigate the modern world & acclimate made me laugh & I admired her tenacity in coping. Enjoyed the cute romance too.
Although the mystery was well plotted and paced, I didn’t love the resolution to the crime as I do like to be able to guess it but liked that things are left open for a sequel which I’ll definitely read.
May 3, 2026
What sounded like a fun premise simply didn't deliver on any aspect. The murder mystery involves little to no investigating with the most key characters only introduced right before the reveal, with no depth and everything wrapped up in a rush and one big info dump. The characters are all very one dimensional. I found Georgiana flat and selfish, running away from problems any chance she gets. She runs away from her literally dying sister and it's multiple chapters before she even gives her a second thought. And when she thinks a dangerous foe lies in wait outside, she's like let's go and have sex instead? Plus there was absolutely zero explanation for why she can even time travel, where the pager came from and how she magically knows how to drive. Absolutely nothing and nobody gripped me in this.
April 23, 2025
This is an interesting time travel novel hopping between Fitzwilliam Darcy’s Pemberley just after the end of Pride and Prejudice to a film set in 1995.
Big Austen fans will no doubt love an opportunity to revisit Elizabeth and Darcey but I felt it was a little too conceptual for my tastes. A fictional character time travelling 200 years to a film set where they are filming the time and place that fictional person came from, plus there's been a murder, plus there's a love story. it was one thing too many for me to comprehend
The characters felt Austen-esque and I'm sure the love story will be the hook for a lot of readers.
Thank you to Pan McMillan and Netgalley for the chance to read in exchange for an honest review.
Big Austen fans will no doubt love an opportunity to revisit Elizabeth and Darcey but I felt it was a little too conceptual for my tastes. A fictional character time travelling 200 years to a film set where they are filming the time and place that fictional person came from, plus there's been a murder, plus there's a love story. it was one thing too many for me to comprehend
The characters felt Austen-esque and I'm sure the love story will be the hook for a lot of readers.
Thank you to Pan McMillan and Netgalley for the chance to read in exchange for an honest review.
March 14, 2026
Despite not having actually read any Jane Austen books yet (I’ve had the set for twenty years) I have been enjoying reading books based on the characters from her books or based on the family of the famous author.
This book follows Georgina Darcy who lives at Pemberley with her brother and his heavily pregnant wife, Elizabeth. Georgina finds herself being transported two hundred years into the future, to a film production of a Jane Austen novel.
Can she solve the mystery of the dead man in the tree? What can be done to help poorly Elizabeth back at Pemberley? I enjoyed how the story evolved as the newly renamed George has to quickly cope with how things have changed over two centuries, and to deal with the feelings that being near Quinn gave her.
An enjoyable mix of genres to appeal to a wide range of readers. I’m pleased to see that a sequel is due to be published in June 2026, The Haunting of a Brontë.
This book follows Georgina Darcy who lives at Pemberley with her brother and his heavily pregnant wife, Elizabeth. Georgina finds herself being transported two hundred years into the future, to a film production of a Jane Austen novel.
Can she solve the mystery of the dead man in the tree? What can be done to help poorly Elizabeth back at Pemberley? I enjoyed how the story evolved as the newly renamed George has to quickly cope with how things have changed over two centuries, and to deal with the feelings that being near Quinn gave her.
An enjoyable mix of genres to appeal to a wide range of readers. I’m pleased to see that a sequel is due to be published in June 2026, The Haunting of a Brontë.
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