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A Leap in Time
Librarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN-10: 1628305975 / ISBN-13: 9781628305975.
The morning after hanging an antique painting, Lexi Carter notices strange noises in her living room. Scared beyond words, she confronts the sounds only to discover that the landscape itself has come alive. Did Roman soldiers on horseback just gallop across the thing?
She impulsively touches the painting and is sucked into the world of ancient Pompeii. Lexi meets Marcus, a Roman Adonis, who occupies her every thought, and sends her senses into a tailspin.
The year is 59AD and Pompeii is at its peak of glory and prosperity. Lexi is faced with the decision of choosing between two worlds, her modern day Los Angeles or ancient Pompeii…with the man who captured her heart and soul.
The morning after hanging an antique painting, Lexi Carter notices strange noises in her living room. Scared beyond words, she confronts the sounds only to discover that the landscape itself has come alive. Did Roman soldiers on horseback just gallop across the thing?
She impulsively touches the painting and is sucked into the world of ancient Pompeii. Lexi meets Marcus, a Roman Adonis, who occupies her every thought, and sends her senses into a tailspin.
The year is 59AD and Pompeii is at its peak of glory and prosperity. Lexi is faced with the decision of choosing between two worlds, her modern day Los Angeles or ancient Pompeii…with the man who captured her heart and soul.
- GenresTime TravelRomance
248 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2014
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About the author
Engy Albasel Neville
5 books96 followersI'm a mom, a wife, an amateur chef, yogini, bookworm, a nature lover and a hopeless romantic.
Prior to writing full time, I worked in the entertainment industry and later in brand consulting. Some of the interesting personalities I met along the way have inspired the characters in my books.
I currently reside on Long Island, New York with my husband, two toddlers and dog.
Engy Albasel Neville is also known as Engy Neville.
Prior to writing full time, I worked in the entertainment industry and later in brand consulting. Some of the interesting personalities I met along the way have inspired the characters in my books.
I currently reside on Long Island, New York with my husband, two toddlers and dog.
Engy Albasel Neville is also known as Engy Neville.
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July 28, 2016
I was excited to read this as it was time travel back to Pompeii. Unfortunately nothing much happens except going back and forth meeting people that just seem to accept the heroine, same with the hero in the future. Yet it had such potential. I did like the beginning with the painting but everything fizzled out after that.. It just felt flat.
February 11, 2015
I'm a serious sucker for time travel romance. A Leap In Time is a sweet and easy read with a unique romance and fun, relatable characters. I truly enjoyed getting swept up in Lexi's romance and was left feeling satisfied with the way things ended. Engy Albasel Neville has a talent for creating a fun and natural voice. Can't wait to see her writing blossom and grow.
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January 18, 2015
The author contacted me a couple of days ago and asked if I would consider reading and reviewing this book. I agreed and told her it would be a week or so before I could get to it. Well this morning as I was going through my kindle books to get to the next scheduled book, I decided to read a couple of pages of this one, just to get a feel for it. Once I started I couldn’t put it down. It is a quick yet very smooth read and the writing style literally makes you feel that you are being transported back in time with Lexi. I am not usually a fan of books with this theme, but my attention was captured by this author very early in the book.
Imagine you have broken up with your boyfriend in the last year. You have an apartment now, and you find the perfect painting of Pompeii that you know will look fabulous in the living room. Your neighbor admires it and appears to have more feeling about it than she is sharing. Strange noises begin to invade your home every morning at the same time. When you investigate it you begin to see strange things happening in the painting of Pompeii. You can’t tell anyone, they will think you are crazy, but when you finally break down and tell your two best friends, you experience the time travel to Pompeii during a time period centuries ago and find a friend and a man who could be your soul mate.
This is what happened to Lexi as she went back in time to Pompeii and met Marcus a Roman Adonis and Catina, a woman who helped Lexi on her second trip to their land. Lexi and Marcus are falling in love with each other, but can Lexi manage two different lives in two different time periods and survive? She can’t ask Marcus to come back to LA in 2014 and be with her, yet she can’t leave her job and family to go back to 59 AD in Pompeii. Even with the risk of the devastation that falls upon that area in history, Lexi still tries to balance her “real” life with her “love” life for as long as she can.
I was riveted while reading this book, the struggle Lexi was going through was not only written so well that it came to life for the reader, it was intense as to what she was going to decide or worst yet, what was going to be decided for her. She was going to have to try to keep Catina and Marcus’s suspicions down and tell as much of the truth as she needed to, yet carry the guilt and pain of knowing she was going to break someone’s heart in the end.
I highly recommend this book, even if you have never been exposed to a time travel book as I was, this one is a great beginning step. I feel the characters were developed very well, the scenes come to life with the way they are described and the emotions are powerful on each page. Engy Albasel Neville can create a fairy tale and tell it in a way that reality disappears and you are immersed in the story she is weaving with her imagination and passion. I am really glad I agreed to read this book, it was a brilliant and very enjoyable read and escape for the weekend.
Imagine you have broken up with your boyfriend in the last year. You have an apartment now, and you find the perfect painting of Pompeii that you know will look fabulous in the living room. Your neighbor admires it and appears to have more feeling about it than she is sharing. Strange noises begin to invade your home every morning at the same time. When you investigate it you begin to see strange things happening in the painting of Pompeii. You can’t tell anyone, they will think you are crazy, but when you finally break down and tell your two best friends, you experience the time travel to Pompeii during a time period centuries ago and find a friend and a man who could be your soul mate.
This is what happened to Lexi as she went back in time to Pompeii and met Marcus a Roman Adonis and Catina, a woman who helped Lexi on her second trip to their land. Lexi and Marcus are falling in love with each other, but can Lexi manage two different lives in two different time periods and survive? She can’t ask Marcus to come back to LA in 2014 and be with her, yet she can’t leave her job and family to go back to 59 AD in Pompeii. Even with the risk of the devastation that falls upon that area in history, Lexi still tries to balance her “real” life with her “love” life for as long as she can.
I was riveted while reading this book, the struggle Lexi was going through was not only written so well that it came to life for the reader, it was intense as to what she was going to decide or worst yet, what was going to be decided for her. She was going to have to try to keep Catina and Marcus’s suspicions down and tell as much of the truth as she needed to, yet carry the guilt and pain of knowing she was going to break someone’s heart in the end.
I highly recommend this book, even if you have never been exposed to a time travel book as I was, this one is a great beginning step. I feel the characters were developed very well, the scenes come to life with the way they are described and the emotions are powerful on each page. Engy Albasel Neville can create a fairy tale and tell it in a way that reality disappears and you are immersed in the story she is weaving with her imagination and passion. I am really glad I agreed to read this book, it was a brilliant and very enjoyable read and escape for the weekend.
January 4, 2015
Lexi Carter is inexplicably drawn to a landscape painting in an antiques shop. With its marvellous contrast of shadow and light, and its picturesque subject matter - a tree beside a creek, with an ancient city in the distance - Lexi can't resist, and buys the painting.
Soon she's wakened at 4:30 every morning by odd sounds. Birds are singing, water is gurgling...but it's not the pipes in her apartment or the sparrows outside; the sounds are coming from the painting. Mystified, Lexi realizes the painting is a portal to another place in time - ancient Pompeii.
She's soon traveling back and forth from the present to the past. Her best friends, Kate and Charlotte, are both intrigued and afraid for her. What if something goes wrong? What if she can't return from the past? But once Lexi meets Marcus, she falls in love and finds herself torn between the present and the past.
This is a fun, compelling read for fans of time travel romance. Although the problems inherent in time travel are resolved a bit too easily, A Leap in Time will keep you turning pages.
Engy Albasel Neville is a talented author and one to watch. I'll be on the lookout for the next book in her Travelers series.
Soon she's wakened at 4:30 every morning by odd sounds. Birds are singing, water is gurgling...but it's not the pipes in her apartment or the sparrows outside; the sounds are coming from the painting. Mystified, Lexi realizes the painting is a portal to another place in time - ancient Pompeii.
She's soon traveling back and forth from the present to the past. Her best friends, Kate and Charlotte, are both intrigued and afraid for her. What if something goes wrong? What if she can't return from the past? But once Lexi meets Marcus, she falls in love and finds herself torn between the present and the past.
This is a fun, compelling read for fans of time travel romance. Although the problems inherent in time travel are resolved a bit too easily, A Leap in Time will keep you turning pages.
Engy Albasel Neville is a talented author and one to watch. I'll be on the lookout for the next book in her Travelers series.
April 21, 2015
What could be better than traveling through time to an ancient city no longer in existence?
Finding true love there!
A portal through a painting, the perfect man and life falling neatly into place despite challenges of time-traveling. I loved how the lovely couple could go trough the portal together and stayed together.
I LOVED the names of the characters, how the man from ancient Pompeii ended up loving beer and TV and loved how he was just the perfect, hot guy.
I cannot wait for the next book in this time-traveling series!
Finding true love there!
A portal through a painting, the perfect man and life falling neatly into place despite challenges of time-traveling. I loved how the lovely couple could go trough the portal together and stayed together.
I LOVED the names of the characters, how the man from ancient Pompeii ended up loving beer and TV and loved how he was just the perfect, hot guy.
I cannot wait for the next book in this time-traveling series!
October 28, 2014
I love this book and everything it represents to me. I started it way too many years ago and only in the last two year did I dust off the old pages and dedicate the time it deserved.
The characters and the story both lived with me for so long, I feel they're a part of me.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I loved writing it.
Hugs,
Engy
The characters and the story both lived with me for so long, I feel they're a part of me.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I loved writing it.
Hugs,
Engy
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June 7, 2020
This is an OK time-travel romance, but the story is completely implausible. It was very slow reading, because it just didn't hold my interest. It seemed like the author was "telling" the story, rather than writing it in a way that the reader felt immersed in it. The entire book is written from the heroine's perspective, and it kind of felt like reading dry diary entries. I would have liked to get the perspective of the hero at least some of the time, too.
I liked Lexi, but thought it was very unlikely that she would have been able to convince the ancient Romans that she was from their time. Yes, she could speak Latin, but she didn't know their slang or their culture, and first arrived there by walking into Pompeii alone (which would have made her suspect from the very beginning). I also thought she was really kind of ridiculous in her desire to explore ancient Pompeii, even when she knew how dangerous it was.
Marcus was likable, almost too perfect. He was incredibly understanding, and accepted that Lexi was a time-traveler WAY too easily. He also accepted her independent, modern behavior much faster than a man of his time would have -- most men of that time would have considered her much too outspoken and tried to stop her from having a job. Ancient Rome was a very patriarchal society after all, so I just didn't buy that Lexi would meet the perfect man soon after she arrived there.
Another thing that bothered me was that for a while Marcus and Lexi talked of living in Pompeii, so she could travel back and forth to modern times. But Lexi knew that an earthquake and volcanic eruption would completely destroy Pompeii in a few years. So why would she even consider living there after they were married? That just didn't make any sense to me.
Overall, this is not a bad book -- it's just slow reading, with a lot of implausible time-travel situations. It gets 3 stars from me.
My rating system is below.
1 star -- Hated it, or did not finish. I usually only give this rating if some of the content is truly objectionable to me, like if one of the main characters does something really awful, and gets away with it.
2 stars -- Didn't like it. This rating usually means that I thought the writing wasn't very good, the editing was terrible, I didn't like the characters, or it had other major flaws.
3 stars -- I liked it, but had some minor issues with it. This rating means that there were minor editing issues, the story needed more character development, it was just too unrealistic, or had some other fairly minor issue. The majority of books I read get this rating – I do not consider it a bad rating.
4 stars -- I liked it a lot. This is a high rating for me, and I rarely give a higher one.
5 stars -- I loved it, and will probably read it again. Very few books are good enough to get this rating from me. The ones that do are usually classics.
I liked Lexi, but thought it was very unlikely that she would have been able to convince the ancient Romans that she was from their time. Yes, she could speak Latin, but she didn't know their slang or their culture, and first arrived there by walking into Pompeii alone (which would have made her suspect from the very beginning). I also thought she was really kind of ridiculous in her desire to explore ancient Pompeii, even when she knew how dangerous it was.
Marcus was likable, almost too perfect. He was incredibly understanding, and accepted that Lexi was a time-traveler WAY too easily. He also accepted her independent, modern behavior much faster than a man of his time would have -- most men of that time would have considered her much too outspoken and tried to stop her from having a job. Ancient Rome was a very patriarchal society after all, so I just didn't buy that Lexi would meet the perfect man soon after she arrived there.
Another thing that bothered me was that for a while Marcus and Lexi talked of living in Pompeii, so she could travel back and forth to modern times. But Lexi knew that an earthquake and volcanic eruption would completely destroy Pompeii in a few years. So why would she even consider living there after they were married? That just didn't make any sense to me.
Overall, this is not a bad book -- it's just slow reading, with a lot of implausible time-travel situations. It gets 3 stars from me.
My rating system is below.
1 star -- Hated it, or did not finish. I usually only give this rating if some of the content is truly objectionable to me, like if one of the main characters does something really awful, and gets away with it.
2 stars -- Didn't like it. This rating usually means that I thought the writing wasn't very good, the editing was terrible, I didn't like the characters, or it had other major flaws.
3 stars -- I liked it, but had some minor issues with it. This rating means that there were minor editing issues, the story needed more character development, it was just too unrealistic, or had some other fairly minor issue. The majority of books I read get this rating – I do not consider it a bad rating.
4 stars -- I liked it a lot. This is a high rating for me, and I rarely give a higher one.
5 stars -- I loved it, and will probably read it again. Very few books are good enough to get this rating from me. The ones that do are usually classics.
January 18, 2020
I know it's fantasy but there were just too many aspects of the story that were hard to accept. For instance, the heroine conveniently had studied and was fluent in Latin?? Also, the ancient Roman families were a bit too much like Ozzie and Harriet in togas. I liked the concept, but not the execution.
February 5, 2020
Interesting
A very likeable and interesting time travel romance. Lexi and Marcus seem to have a handle on this travel between centuries. Although all of the characters are delightful, the story leaves you hanging at the end. Hope there is another story coming to continue the tale.
A very likeable and interesting time travel romance. Lexi and Marcus seem to have a handle on this travel between centuries. Although all of the characters are delightful, the story leaves you hanging at the end. Hope there is another story coming to continue the tale.
October 17, 2019
Decent story everything was always coming up roses and perfect. Blah.
June 17, 2016
This book by Ms. Engy Neville fascinated me from the get go and I am a total sucker for a good historical time travel so in a sense I couldn’t resist reading it. Plus with the female protagonist time traveling to 59 AD Pompeii which I had yet to read anything in this time frame except from what very little I have read on Wikipedia; despite the two major happenings the first being a riot between Nuceria and Pompeii the other being the famous eruption of mount Vesuvius which did happen later than this book’s time frame which I was glad that the book wasn’t written during that time. So being somewhat inept at the fashions and mores of the people of that time frame it was nice to envision it. Still the book is a fanciful pictorial of ancient Pompeii life, with a captivating storyline and the wonderful intriguing male protagonist which I was get to in a moment.
Alexandra “Lexi” Carter sees a beautiful ancient oil painting while shopping in an antique store in Los Angeles. Immediately Lexi is drawn to the painting and can’t resist the allure of it and so instantly buys it placing it in her living room above her couch. Afterwards in buying the painting Lexi is continually woken up at 4:30 am every morning to a painting where it appears to be alive, people voices are muffled, horses hooves are heard, birds are singing and water is babbling. One morning Lexi touches the painting and is taken back to 59 AD Pompeii and there she meets a handsome Roman Adonis Marcus Cassius.
Ms. Neville really wrote such interesting characters I really liked Lexi the independent beautiful time traveling heroine. She knew some of the ancient ideals of that time period especially knowing the Latin language was pretty helpful. I did find her time traveling ability appealing though it did make me wonder before figuring out the timing of the book what would happen if that avenue was ever closed off or damaged especially considering the time period but since it was never discussed I wasn’t too concerned. Now Marcus the hero I totally fell for, sure he was handsome but he seemed like a wonderful book boyfriend because he was funny, caring, sensitive and kind. I would have liked to see his point of view more especially when he gets thrust into modern Los Angeles because I’m sure he would have been scared much like Lexi was but still he was an amazing guy. I also wanted to read more about Kate and Charlotte Lexi’s best friends and definitely Claire Lexi’s neighbor. Plus the impending doom of ancient Pompeii which I hope Ms. Neville writes more in this series that’s why I rated the book four stars and can recommend it.
Alexandra “Lexi” Carter sees a beautiful ancient oil painting while shopping in an antique store in Los Angeles. Immediately Lexi is drawn to the painting and can’t resist the allure of it and so instantly buys it placing it in her living room above her couch. Afterwards in buying the painting Lexi is continually woken up at 4:30 am every morning to a painting where it appears to be alive, people voices are muffled, horses hooves are heard, birds are singing and water is babbling. One morning Lexi touches the painting and is taken back to 59 AD Pompeii and there she meets a handsome Roman Adonis Marcus Cassius.
Ms. Neville really wrote such interesting characters I really liked Lexi the independent beautiful time traveling heroine. She knew some of the ancient ideals of that time period especially knowing the Latin language was pretty helpful. I did find her time traveling ability appealing though it did make me wonder before figuring out the timing of the book what would happen if that avenue was ever closed off or damaged especially considering the time period but since it was never discussed I wasn’t too concerned. Now Marcus the hero I totally fell for, sure he was handsome but he seemed like a wonderful book boyfriend because he was funny, caring, sensitive and kind. I would have liked to see his point of view more especially when he gets thrust into modern Los Angeles because I’m sure he would have been scared much like Lexi was but still he was an amazing guy. I also wanted to read more about Kate and Charlotte Lexi’s best friends and definitely Claire Lexi’s neighbor. Plus the impending doom of ancient Pompeii which I hope Ms. Neville writes more in this series that’s why I rated the book four stars and can recommend it.
June 12, 2016
Love embraces today and yesterday.
Lexi Carter is drawn to a landscape painting in an antiques shop. Picturesque, it shows a tree beside a creek with an ancient city in the distance. Lexi buys the painting and soon finds she is awakened at 4:30 every morning by sounds seeming to come from the picture Birds sing water gurgles, all coming from the painting Lei realizes the painting Is a portal to another time and place and she believes it to e ancient Pompeii Since Pompeii hundreds of years ago was destroyed by a volcano, she is most curious to visit this place. She concentrates on the picture and finds herself in ancient Pompeii.
There she meets a young woman Catonia, who takes her home and introduces her to Catonia’s brother, Marcus. Lexi had been disappointed prior by a young man who broke their engagement, but Marcus is everything Lexi wants in a man. He is extremely handsome, well built, fun, easy to get along with and almost immediately they are attracted to each other. Lexi does not reveal she is from another time and place and she wants to become intimate with Marcus, but the culture does not allow that. Marcus speaks Latin, which fortunately Lexi is fluent in, and whenever they can, they become intimate. After a few day Lexi realizes she must return to her time and place in order to keep her job. At this point, she is not sure if she can get back through the portal, but she does and she makes arrangement with her boss to take some vacation time. She has two girlfriends whom she reveals her adventures of going through the portal and asks them to stay at her house to protect the painting.
She goes through the portal again easily and she decides she must be honest with Marcus and tells him about the portal and where she comes from. At first it is difficult for her to make him understand, but she invites him to go back with her. He does and although he can’t speak anything but Latin, she translates for him and since they are living in her house, they spend hours making love.
The balance of the story is scintillating and romantic as they bounce back and forth between Pompeii and Rome and California, where they live at different times where he lives. They have many experiences and the reader keeps wondering how this story can end. That is something you find out when you read the book.
I was given a complimentary e-book for an honest review.
Lexi Carter is drawn to a landscape painting in an antiques shop. Picturesque, it shows a tree beside a creek with an ancient city in the distance. Lexi buys the painting and soon finds she is awakened at 4:30 every morning by sounds seeming to come from the picture Birds sing water gurgles, all coming from the painting Lei realizes the painting Is a portal to another time and place and she believes it to e ancient Pompeii Since Pompeii hundreds of years ago was destroyed by a volcano, she is most curious to visit this place. She concentrates on the picture and finds herself in ancient Pompeii.
There she meets a young woman Catonia, who takes her home and introduces her to Catonia’s brother, Marcus. Lexi had been disappointed prior by a young man who broke their engagement, but Marcus is everything Lexi wants in a man. He is extremely handsome, well built, fun, easy to get along with and almost immediately they are attracted to each other. Lexi does not reveal she is from another time and place and she wants to become intimate with Marcus, but the culture does not allow that. Marcus speaks Latin, which fortunately Lexi is fluent in, and whenever they can, they become intimate. After a few day Lexi realizes she must return to her time and place in order to keep her job. At this point, she is not sure if she can get back through the portal, but she does and she makes arrangement with her boss to take some vacation time. She has two girlfriends whom she reveals her adventures of going through the portal and asks them to stay at her house to protect the painting.
She goes through the portal again easily and she decides she must be honest with Marcus and tells him about the portal and where she comes from. At first it is difficult for her to make him understand, but she invites him to go back with her. He does and although he can’t speak anything but Latin, she translates for him and since they are living in her house, they spend hours making love.
The balance of the story is scintillating and romantic as they bounce back and forth between Pompeii and Rome and California, where they live at different times where he lives. They have many experiences and the reader keeps wondering how this story can end. That is something you find out when you read the book.
I was given a complimentary e-book for an honest review.
December 4, 2015
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Let me start off by saying that I loved the book’s dedication: ‘This book is dedicated to every little girl with a dream.’
A Leap in Time is a fun adventure-filled love story. It’s a charming story about a young woman coming into her own while finding her destined path in life and love. The story begins when Lexi discovers that a painting of ancient Pompeii that she bought in an antique store has time-traveling powers and the painting has chosen to reveal itself to her. Unable to ignore the powers that lie within the painting, Lexi begins to take trips from the comfort of her apartment in Los Angeles to Ancient Pompeii where she slowly begins to fall in love with the city, and a gorgeous, lovely man named Marcus.
This novel kept me entertained from page one and continued to captivate my interest throughout the entire story. I highly recommend this novel to lovers of chick-lit, women’s fiction, and strong adventurous heroines. I loved the idea that Lexi and Marcus were destined to be together, regardless of their different time zones and vastly different lives. They manage to make it work and I enjoyed every moment of watching them sort out the wonderful gift bestowed upon them from the magical painting. The publication mentioned that Engy is working on the second novel of The Travelers series and I can’t wait to read the next book once she’s finished it! This is an author any women’s fiction lover will want to add to their go-to list of authors.
‘Regardless of the century, country or religious background, at the end of the day, we all wanted the same things in life: Love, family, respect, loyalty, and to live a life that’s not oppressed by the government’s powers that be.’
5 stars for this charming adventure-filled love story!
Let me start off by saying that I loved the book’s dedication: ‘This book is dedicated to every little girl with a dream.’
A Leap in Time is a fun adventure-filled love story. It’s a charming story about a young woman coming into her own while finding her destined path in life and love. The story begins when Lexi discovers that a painting of ancient Pompeii that she bought in an antique store has time-traveling powers and the painting has chosen to reveal itself to her. Unable to ignore the powers that lie within the painting, Lexi begins to take trips from the comfort of her apartment in Los Angeles to Ancient Pompeii where she slowly begins to fall in love with the city, and a gorgeous, lovely man named Marcus.
This novel kept me entertained from page one and continued to captivate my interest throughout the entire story. I highly recommend this novel to lovers of chick-lit, women’s fiction, and strong adventurous heroines. I loved the idea that Lexi and Marcus were destined to be together, regardless of their different time zones and vastly different lives. They manage to make it work and I enjoyed every moment of watching them sort out the wonderful gift bestowed upon them from the magical painting. The publication mentioned that Engy is working on the second novel of The Travelers series and I can’t wait to read the next book once she’s finished it! This is an author any women’s fiction lover will want to add to their go-to list of authors.
‘Regardless of the century, country or religious background, at the end of the day, we all wanted the same things in life: Love, family, respect, loyalty, and to live a life that’s not oppressed by the government’s powers that be.’
5 stars for this charming adventure-filled love story!
June 15, 2016
This is a sweet time travel romance. While this is a standalone book, it is open-ended for future books, though no other books have been written yet. I really enjoyed this book and storyline.
The book blurb adequately describes the storyline so I'm not going to repeat that info here. The main characters are Lexi and Marcus. The author managed to richly describe ancient Pompeii, the characters, and get you caught up in the emotions between the main characters. Her vivid descriptions allowed me to easily visualize what things were like back then as well as what it was like for Marcus to travel to the modern day U.S.
I know the author is supposed to be writing another book for the series. I hope she hurries up because I want to see how she continues to mix in the history and modern day with the storyline.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
The book blurb adequately describes the storyline so I'm not going to repeat that info here. The main characters are Lexi and Marcus. The author managed to richly describe ancient Pompeii, the characters, and get you caught up in the emotions between the main characters. Her vivid descriptions allowed me to easily visualize what things were like back then as well as what it was like for Marcus to travel to the modern day U.S.
I know the author is supposed to be writing another book for the series. I hope she hurries up because I want to see how she continues to mix in the history and modern day with the storyline.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
June 22, 2015
First off...I was hesitant to read this book as I've only read a few time travel books. Given that I thought I would check out the first chapter and see if I was intrigued. Let me just say, that I was captivated by the first page and was not able to put this book down.
I loved the way Ms. Neville was realistic about the idea of time traveling...and answering some of my own questions about the reality of the situation.
Lexi was the kind of character that I immediately connected with and was excited to ride side saddle in her journey. Marcus was extremely swoony.
And I enjoyed watching their relationship develop.
This was an incredible read, where you will find yourself flipping through to find out what happens next. I truly enjoyed and am looking forward to the next in the series!
I loved the way Ms. Neville was realistic about the idea of time traveling...and answering some of my own questions about the reality of the situation.
Lexi was the kind of character that I immediately connected with and was excited to ride side saddle in her journey. Marcus was extremely swoony.
And I enjoyed watching their relationship develop.
This was an incredible read, where you will find yourself flipping through to find out what happens next. I truly enjoyed and am looking forward to the next in the series!
July 5, 2015
Time travel? Tick. Romance? Tick. Pompeii?! Bonus tick! Decent writing? Major fail.
What a shame. This book was poorly written and was barely more than a teenager's fantasy.
Everything was just too perfect: Perfect friends; Perfect man who was soooo thoughtful with, who knew, modern day sensibilities; Perfect ancient Pompeiians accepting time travel as perfectly normal; Perfectly understanding boss offering perfect job where he doesn't need to see her more than twice a year; Perfectly wonderful sets of parents buying houses as gifts...
Absolutely no depth whatsoever or attempt at realism, ruined what could have been great.
All that said I didn't give up on it. So that's something I guess.
What a shame. This book was poorly written and was barely more than a teenager's fantasy.
Everything was just too perfect: Perfect friends; Perfect man who was soooo thoughtful with, who knew, modern day sensibilities; Perfect ancient Pompeiians accepting time travel as perfectly normal; Perfectly understanding boss offering perfect job where he doesn't need to see her more than twice a year; Perfectly wonderful sets of parents buying houses as gifts...
Absolutely no depth whatsoever or attempt at realism, ruined what could have been great.
All that said I didn't give up on it. So that's something I guess.
July 7, 2016
I cannot understand the high ratings on this book. I have no problem with a low-conflict story, and I don't usually complain when stories are not perfectly realistic (we are talking about time-travel, after all), but this was extreme. Everything was unrealistic- from being fluent in Latin (not just Latin, but the manner of speech, idioms, etc.) to the total acceptance in both worlds that this whole situation was normal. I have read many reviews of other books in which people say the author did too much telling and not enough showing, but this book takes that to a whole new level. I started skimming, and still feel that I wasted my time. The only reason it is receiving 2 stars from me is because the concept (time travel romance to Pompeii) was intriguing.
January 25, 2016
Great Read
This is the type of book that is hard to put down. Lexi is fun and likable, and the interactions with her friends and neighbor are endearing. Marcus is sweet, sexy, and perfect. Perhaps almost too perfect. The idea of time travel through a painting is unique and creative. I love it. I gave this book five stars because I have a book hangover from staying up to read it, and I would love to read a sequel. That said, I wish there would have been a little more conflict, and that Marcus had a flaw of some kind to give him more depth as a character.
This is the type of book that is hard to put down. Lexi is fun and likable, and the interactions with her friends and neighbor are endearing. Marcus is sweet, sexy, and perfect. Perhaps almost too perfect. The idea of time travel through a painting is unique and creative. I love it. I gave this book five stars because I have a book hangover from staying up to read it, and I would love to read a sequel. That said, I wish there would have been a little more conflict, and that Marcus had a flaw of some kind to give him more depth as a character.
June 11, 2016
Gifted a copy in exchange of honest review:
A Leap in Time is a time travel novel that captures the reader from the beginning. When Lexi time travels back to 59AD Pompeii through a painting she bought at an antique shop, she believes she will only be there to research and to live out an adventure. What she finds surprises her. Which is more important: friends, love, or career? You would be surprised at how she makes her decision and the results to follow. Can't wait to see what is next for the "Travelers Series". Definitely a great way to start the series.
A Leap in Time is a time travel novel that captures the reader from the beginning. When Lexi time travels back to 59AD Pompeii through a painting she bought at an antique shop, she believes she will only be there to research and to live out an adventure. What she finds surprises her. Which is more important: friends, love, or career? You would be surprised at how she makes her decision and the results to follow. Can't wait to see what is next for the "Travelers Series". Definitely a great way to start the series.
July 27, 2016
Too perfect
This book wasn't bad, but it absolutely no conflict, wrench, or twist. Everything worked out perfectly. This does not make it bad, but it sure did make it unbelievable.
This book wasn't bad, but it absolutely no conflict, wrench, or twist. Everything worked out perfectly. This does not make it bad, but it sure did make it unbelievable.
May 2, 2017
Left me hanging
Loved the storyline but I was confused by the ending. I'm not sure if there is a second book out there . I would read it if there is .
Loved the storyline but I was confused by the ending. I'm not sure if there is a second book out there . I would read it if there is .
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