Half Moon

Time Traveler's Trilogy #1

by Paula Ottoni

Lucy Hernandez has not been a normal teenager since she discovered the meaning of her birthmark, shaped as a half moon. She can travel through the eras, and together with her Time Traveling instructor, Mr. Harris, she has to do her best to maintain the past the way it is supposed to be – the way it has always been. But when a young Time Traveler knight plans to change a previous time in his own benefit, preventing his older brother from being born, Lucy and Mr. Harris will face a lot of trouble. She’ll have to be braver than ever, especially because she just happened to find out she fell for the victim… And there is no way to be in love with a guy from the Crusades and not mess with Time.

Genres: Time Travel, Young Adult

205 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 12, 2013

About the author

Paula Ottoni was born and raised in Brazil and moved to Denmark in 2016. Today she is married to a Dane and has two children. She completed a master’s in video game design at the IT University of Copenhagen and works as a game writer and narrative designer. She is learning to be a Viking, but winter swimming remains a locked achievement.

Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Half Moon (Time Traveler's Trilogy) by Paula Ottoni is a YA time traveling romance. This is the 1st book in a planned trilogy. It follows Lucy, a teenage girl who likes to hang out with her friends and sing in her brother's rock band, and who just happens to be able to time travel. Lucy is mentored by Mr. Harris and she learns about the family background that gives her the power to time travel. She also learns the rules of time travel. And she learns that there are only 6 time travelers currently living and they are tasked with going back in time to teach other time travelers about the dangers of time travel. On one of her missions to the past, things go very wrong and Lucy accidentally brings Liam, a crusader knight, to the present with her.
This story is very well written and the plot flows smoothly and has a lot of action. The characters are well developed and interesting. Lucy is such a typical teen. She doesn't want this time traveling power or responsibility but she goes on missions because she knows they're important. She is also very protective of the people she cares about. Liam is the perfect knight - protective, chivalrous, and strong.
My one complaint with this book was that Liam adjusted to modern life so easily. It seemed unrealistic to me. I didn't think a crusader knight would be able to adjust so quickly to all the modern advances and would accept everything that happened so easily.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to reading the other books in the trilogy.

[Paula Ottoni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dear Readers,

Half Moon is out now in a new edition (February 2019), with a new cover and a completely revised text! You can buy it on a new Amazon link, in both ebook and paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NHYKTFL

Half Moon also got a short sequel, New Dawn, a very brief story focused on Mr. Harris. You can read more about it here: http://www.paulaottoni.com/short-stor...

And you can watch the BOOK TRAILER of HALF MOON here! https://youtu.be/NooAB5kFIoU

I hope you enjoy the changes, and don't forget to come back here to tell us!

Best,
Paula Ottoni

[Artur Prado · Rating 5 out of 5]

Half Moon is a light and funny story about a girl who can travel through time. A well written book, with lovable characters and an interesting plot. Recommended.

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, this was a fun and fast paced book!! I loved the concept - I’m a sucker for time travel. Besides a few confusing sentences here and there, I really enjoyed all of the plot and the characters. This would be an awesome gift for high schoolers!

[Courtney Wyton · Rating 5 out of 5]

The plot is great, easy to follow, and the characters are easy to love and are developed amazingly!