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Timewatch
In a tale rife with adventure, romance, and intrigue, the Morgan family travels across lifetimes fighting a powerful force that's seeking to limit humanity and destroy the world as we know it.Brought together by circumstance and destiny, distant relatives must travel back to certain critical points in time to prevent the ruthless Max Hauptman and his son, Carlo, from changing the past and causing catastrophic changes to the present.After consuming a specialized herb concoction prepared by a long-dead ancestor, the consciousness of each member of the Morgan family is transported into his or her previously incarnated body. Over the course of far-ranging time periods and historic events-including Roman Britain, King Philip's War in colonial America, the Salem Witch Trials, and 18th-century Turkey and France-they must fight, together and individually, to thwart the attempts of various incarnations of Max to alter history. As the Morgans struggle to survive and discover their roles in their respective incarnations, they learn valuable lessons about the mistakes of their past selves and how to make their future lives more meaningful and fulfilling.What if the only way to save the world meant going back in time . . .Not just once, but again and again?
338 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 15, 2014
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January 20, 2015
I was fascinated by the idea of time travelling and the transportation to previous lives. The story builds up fairly quickly. Maybe it was just me but I was a bit confused throughout the book with all the family members taking part in jumping backwards, forwards and lateral in the timeline.
Most of the time the story did make sense and was enjoyable. What left me perplexed was the idea behind it all.
The scope of the Morgan family is to go backwards in time and stabilise the timeline. During their 20th century lifetime there was a huge risk, that because of a time portal, others who had not so humanitarian motives would change events in the past and so change the present.
Nothing wrong with that idea…
What I couldn’t digest well was that all this hassle was being done so the history of the USA formation was not touched, the Indians defeated and eventually USA will become the world greatest war nation that will protect the rest of the world from evil nations.
Maybe because I am European. Maybe because frankly I think USA has been meddling too much with world affairs and its war tactics. Maybe because to me it felt more like a USA propaganda “we know the best for all you in the world”, this book didn’t sit quite right with me.
Pity because the idea on the whole was fascinating.
Most of the time the story did make sense and was enjoyable. What left me perplexed was the idea behind it all.
The scope of the Morgan family is to go backwards in time and stabilise the timeline. During their 20th century lifetime there was a huge risk, that because of a time portal, others who had not so humanitarian motives would change events in the past and so change the present.
Nothing wrong with that idea…
What I couldn’t digest well was that all this hassle was being done so the history of the USA formation was not touched, the Indians defeated and eventually USA will become the world greatest war nation that will protect the rest of the world from evil nations.
Maybe because I am European. Maybe because frankly I think USA has been meddling too much with world affairs and its war tactics. Maybe because to me it felt more like a USA propaganda “we know the best for all you in the world”, this book didn’t sit quite right with me.
Pity because the idea on the whole was fascinating.
October 11, 2015
I really enjoyed reading this book. I took it on vacation with me and read it in 2 days. I actually didn't want to put it down.
The author provides us with "mini stories" for each character. So, in that regard, there is a lot going on in this book. Because of this, I definitely recommend you read this book over a weekend, or when you have time to devote to reading it in its entirety over a couple of days. Also, give yourself time to connect with the characters. With the multiple individuals, it takes a few chapters to really get engaged with what is happening. But once you are in, you are hooked.
With that being said, the concept of this book, especially the past lives, fascinated me, and the author was really good at describing historical facts and details when she transported us back in time. I found myself routing for the Morgan family, and especially fell in love with the story of Bran and Devonna. I was thoroughly entertained by this book and highly recommend it.
The author provides us with "mini stories" for each character. So, in that regard, there is a lot going on in this book. Because of this, I definitely recommend you read this book over a weekend, or when you have time to devote to reading it in its entirety over a couple of days. Also, give yourself time to connect with the characters. With the multiple individuals, it takes a few chapters to really get engaged with what is happening. But once you are in, you are hooked.
With that being said, the concept of this book, especially the past lives, fascinated me, and the author was really good at describing historical facts and details when she transported us back in time. I found myself routing for the Morgan family, and especially fell in love with the story of Bran and Devonna. I was thoroughly entertained by this book and highly recommend it.
November 25, 2015
Great book! Fast paced and a very unique and fascinating story line. I didn't want to put it down. Left me wondering when the second book will come out:) Something in there for everyone.
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