Timewalker

by Lora Edwards

Olivia is just starting out her life a new art degree in her hand and a great job at an exclusive gallery in the small exclusive tourist town in Maine where she grew up. Olivia is content in how her life is going when things take a turn. She has her first gallery showing featuring a new artist turns out to be a great success. She meets a charming and attractive man.. Just when she thinks that her life is on track she loses her beloved aunt and learns that with her death she has been given a legacy that will cause her to embark on a journey through time to stop a war, save an artist , and with the help of Ian a local police detective solve her aunts murder....

153 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 22, 2015

Reviews

[Hock Tjoa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story trikes me as energetically conceived, hurriedly written, and carelessly published. The Watchers, bad guys led by one Lord McDonald, had once been the same as the Timewalkers, the good guys. Both had Fae magic or blood or je ne sais quoi. Somehow, the Watchers separated from their brethen and developed the urge to dominate. Their leader is said to dabble in the black arts; more he sells his soul for more power to a powerful demon.

Unfortunately, I was disenchanted by the rather simplistic plot developments and many elementary errors. Those distressed rasp and rasp, the evil ones thunder and kill or torture, draining life force and magic from friend or foe. One good guy calls the female lead "babe" which irritates her as much as it did me. A secret, the identity of one who would unite the factions, worth plotting and killing for is somehow uncovered anyway in less than a sentence.

I like fantasy, even if it is reminiscent of some other novel or some TV series. The author seems to have a vivid imagination. But the characters and story line should be tested out or thought through. The writing disappoints; I hesitate to recommend the usual remedies.

[Michael Aloysius O'Reilly · Rating 1 out of 5]

This review, given only one star, reflects my opinion that the novel is in desperate need of editing. The book is simply not ready for sale. The lack of commas, semi-colons and colons to set off subordinate clauses permeates the loose prose. Word choice is sometimes very poor.
I did not finish the book.
The author writes with energy and even passion. There is an entire universe in her conception of Timewalker waiting to be enjoyed but grammar and lack of punctuation, or just plain wrong punctuation, doom the book in regard to commercial acceptance.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story by this new author. I liked the story and became vested in the characters.
Looking forward to the seecond installment in the series.

[T.S. O'Neil · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed Time Walker a little more than I thought I would. It's an easy read and I burned through it in a couple of days. This is not my usual genre, but I found the story inventive and would recommend the book for pre-teens. The plot involves both time travel and magic. Naturally, the age old question comes up, “if you could change history, should it be changed?” The adventure begins when a young woman accidentally discovers the family secret. She and her newly found friend are thrust into the past. The author does a wonderful job of describing the less than hygienic conditions of the time as well as the strict adherence to proper etiquette. The lead protagonists are all strong women and my only critique would be that there are no similarly strong male characters. There are some issues with punctuation that should be addressed with a thorough copy editing. Therefore, I can't give it more than a three star rating. If the author improves the quality of future works, I would be interested in reading the other books in the series as the author sets up a couple fish hooks. One final note: there are literally at least a dozen books and movies with similar names. One thing an author should strive for is originality and that starts with the title.