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The Guardians of Time #1
The Time Keeper
Undemanding and beautiful in an understated way, Emilia Delcourt is the perfect girlfriend for Justin, high school football hero and all around golden boy. With plans to go to Stanford University after graduation, the future is golden… except everything is not quite as perfect as it seems. Behind her quiet, submissive front is another Emilia – daring, feisty and craving adventure. And that girl is itching to break free. When Emilia finds out she’s from a long line of time travellers destined to save the world, it just might be time to find out who the real Emilia is.
Sebastian Gates is ex-Army, smoking hot and able to do some pretty wicked magic. He has it all… except he doesn’t. Haunted by a painful past, he’s a loner and that’s the way he likes it. So when he’s partnered up with Emilia to travel back in time, he’s furious... to put it lightly! He’s always made a point to keep Emilia at a careful distance and that’s the way it’s going to stay.
The only problem is, with no expectations on her, Seb is the one person who brings out the real Emilia and she’s determined to find out what makes this brooding, enigmatic guy tick. Thrust into Regency England and WWII Paris, they have to find a way to work together and trust each other. Surely, it’s only a matter of time before Seb’s walls begin to crumble.
Sebastian Gates is ex-Army, smoking hot and able to do some pretty wicked magic. He has it all… except he doesn’t. Haunted by a painful past, he’s a loner and that’s the way he likes it. So when he’s partnered up with Emilia to travel back in time, he’s furious... to put it lightly! He’s always made a point to keep Emilia at a careful distance and that’s the way it’s going to stay.
The only problem is, with no expectations on her, Seb is the one person who brings out the real Emilia and she’s determined to find out what makes this brooding, enigmatic guy tick. Thrust into Regency England and WWII Paris, they have to find a way to work together and trust each other. Surely, it’s only a matter of time before Seb’s walls begin to crumble.
- GenresYoung Adult
258 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 5, 2015
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Kate Harre
10 books12 followersI am into keeping fit, but only because I know it is good for my long-term health and because I need to balance out my love for ice cream, chocolate and cheese – all of which I like snacking on while getting lost in a good book. Because as far as I am concerned, life would be boring without books to read and friends to talk about them with.
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May 26, 2016
This was the start of a really interesting, enticing series. I’ve only read one other book that focuses on time travelling and it was really great to see a different perspective and notice the similarities and differences.
Emilia is our heroine – she’s your typical American teenager who has a great best friend, a boyfriend, and has hopes to attend Stanford after summer. Then her father drops the mightiest of bomb shells on her – she’s in the family business of time travellers, and has to join the mysterious “Society” with a partner and complete tasks given to save important people from the past. Her new partner is Seb, a boy who works with her father. He’s a magic wielder, and neither is too happy being partners as they’re often at each other’s throats.
This book can be cheesy at times and the writing very simple, but it was the characters that made it so completely enjoyable for me. Emilia is your stereotypical teenager; she ticks every stereotype trait in the book. Yet she’s so relatable, and funny, and endearing, I honestly didn’t care! She was incredibly independent, stubborn, and always stood up for herself. Her growing friendship with Seb was great to read as well.
Seb is a character with a lot of depth. He comes from a bad part of town, and doesn’t think he’s worth anything, especially the love of a girl as great as Emilia. Yet he still loves to spend time with her and always tries to protect her. It’s so sweet. And I loved seeing Emilia attempt to tell Seb that he is worth something. Their bond strengthened so much throughout the course of the book, and it was wonderful to read.
They start off constantly arguing, but that just meant the chemistry was off the charts! By partnering up together, they spend lots of time together and we get to see their friendship slowly blossom and maybe turn into the possibility of something more.
The time travelling was also very unique and quite believable. It’s a bit like the time turner in Harry Potter, but there are a lot of rules about time travelling that must be obeyed so that the future isn’t irrevocably altered. Sometimes fate needs someone to die and there’s nothing to be done about it.
The only thing I can say bad about this book is the ending. It was incredibly anticlimactic – more like an end of a chapter than the end of the book. But besides that, this was a very entertaining book and I definitely recommend it to anyone who’s interested in time travelling, or who wants a varied fantasy trope rather than the usual vampires or magical kingdoms, etc., haha.
Emilia is our heroine – she’s your typical American teenager who has a great best friend, a boyfriend, and has hopes to attend Stanford after summer. Then her father drops the mightiest of bomb shells on her – she’s in the family business of time travellers, and has to join the mysterious “Society” with a partner and complete tasks given to save important people from the past. Her new partner is Seb, a boy who works with her father. He’s a magic wielder, and neither is too happy being partners as they’re often at each other’s throats.
This book can be cheesy at times and the writing very simple, but it was the characters that made it so completely enjoyable for me. Emilia is your stereotypical teenager; she ticks every stereotype trait in the book. Yet she’s so relatable, and funny, and endearing, I honestly didn’t care! She was incredibly independent, stubborn, and always stood up for herself. Her growing friendship with Seb was great to read as well.
Seb is a character with a lot of depth. He comes from a bad part of town, and doesn’t think he’s worth anything, especially the love of a girl as great as Emilia. Yet he still loves to spend time with her and always tries to protect her. It’s so sweet. And I loved seeing Emilia attempt to tell Seb that he is worth something. Their bond strengthened so much throughout the course of the book, and it was wonderful to read.
They start off constantly arguing, but that just meant the chemistry was off the charts! By partnering up together, they spend lots of time together and we get to see their friendship slowly blossom and maybe turn into the possibility of something more.
The time travelling was also very unique and quite believable. It’s a bit like the time turner in Harry Potter, but there are a lot of rules about time travelling that must be obeyed so that the future isn’t irrevocably altered. Sometimes fate needs someone to die and there’s nothing to be done about it.
The only thing I can say bad about this book is the ending. It was incredibly anticlimactic – more like an end of a chapter than the end of the book. But besides that, this was a very entertaining book and I definitely recommend it to anyone who’s interested in time travelling, or who wants a varied fantasy trope rather than the usual vampires or magical kingdoms, etc., haha.
June 4, 2016
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Honestly, I enjoyed reading this book. It wasn't plain boring nor did it lag anywhere. It got right to the point. That's what I like best!
I also liked the idea about time traveling. Somehow, the author made it possible for the plot to use the kind of urban fantasy about traveling through time. That reminds me... The characters, especially our main protagonist, Emilia, was great! I loved the fact that she wasn't some dumb, naive, girl who only thought about herself. *No insta-love, THANK GOODNESS* She was considerate and somewhat, a bit of a badass(I like badass characters).
Since I said I enjoyed it, why is my rating only 3 stars you ask?
That's because:
1) There could have been a better twist to the story
2) The characters could have been more developed
3) There could have been more conflicts that would lead to more plot twist and give me the thrill I anticipated
4) I need more feels! Like seriously... I need more feels. More awesomeness to the story to cause me to get emotional, or something like that.
Either way, I'm just so glad the story got somewhere! I felt like the story could have had a better ending though. It didn't seem to make any sense for it to end the way it did. I'd rather have it as a cliff-hanger. Still, I really liked Seb and Emilia. *SHIP SHIP SHIP*
Honestly, I enjoyed reading this book. It wasn't plain boring nor did it lag anywhere. It got right to the point. That's what I like best!
I also liked the idea about time traveling. Somehow, the author made it possible for the plot to use the kind of urban fantasy about traveling through time. That reminds me... The characters, especially our main protagonist, Emilia, was great! I loved the fact that she wasn't some dumb, naive, girl who only thought about herself. *No insta-love, THANK GOODNESS* She was considerate and somewhat, a bit of a badass(I like badass characters).
Since I said I enjoyed it, why is my rating only 3 stars you ask?
That's because:
1) There could have been a better twist to the story
2) The characters could have been more developed
3) There could have been more conflicts that would lead to more plot twist and give me the thrill I anticipated
4) I need more feels! Like seriously... I need more feels. More awesomeness to the story to cause me to get emotional, or something like that.
Either way, I'm just so glad the story got somewhere! I felt like the story could have had a better ending though. It didn't seem to make any sense for it to end the way it did. I'd rather have it as a cliff-hanger. Still, I really liked Seb and Emilia. *SHIP SHIP SHIP*
January 5, 2016
Oh my my... is it okay that I'm swooning over a 21 year old?!
This is the beginning of a really interesting series. I was drawn in by the concept: the heroine finds out she's from a line of time travellers and has to learn the ropes of the "family business". Her new partner in this venture (who is completely gorgeous, wields magic and spends most of his time trying to keep our heroine at a healthy distance) is not thrilled to be teamed up with a girl and there's a great scene where he finds out she's not the pushover he thought she was.
Both of the main characters are really relatable and Emilia's dad and best friend are also great side characters. The romance is a slow burner but the development of first the friendship and then the deeper feelings between Emilia and Seb is well worth the wait. Seb may just be my new favourite YA hero... big call I know!
This is the beginning of a really interesting series. I was drawn in by the concept: the heroine finds out she's from a line of time travellers and has to learn the ropes of the "family business". Her new partner in this venture (who is completely gorgeous, wields magic and spends most of his time trying to keep our heroine at a healthy distance) is not thrilled to be teamed up with a girl and there's a great scene where he finds out she's not the pushover he thought she was.
Both of the main characters are really relatable and Emilia's dad and best friend are also great side characters. The romance is a slow burner but the development of first the friendship and then the deeper feelings between Emilia and Seb is well worth the wait. Seb may just be my new favourite YA hero... big call I know!
August 22, 2015
Was trying to get The Timekeeper by Mitch Albom. So I read it because I had it. If you are looking for light, teen romance this is the book for you.
July 9, 2016
Loved this book! I am already working on the next one!
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