Bradley Connors is on a business trip to London when he accidentally discovers a time portal which transports him from the present day to wartime Great Britain at the height of the Blitz. Luckily, Bradley is rescued by James, a handsome and headstrong young American who's volunteered with the RAF. James gets the injured and confused time traveler through his first air raid, but even after the German bombers are gone, Bradley can't stop thinking about the brave and beautiful young man who helped him. He's drawn back to James again and again, despite the dangers posed not only by the war but also by the social conventions of the time. What adventures will this modern gay man get up to in a past where being queer was still a crime? It's a romance adventure through time.
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I'm not gonna rehash the plot because the blurb pretty much tells you everything you need to know. Let's start by saying, that I really loved the premises of this! A modern time man travelling through time to the period of WWII and being saved by an RAF officer? Sign me up. James was a complete sweetheart. You had to love him. His sweetness, his insecurities and vulnerabilities, his courage. To be honest, most of the problems I had with Bradley. I just did not like him. Even towards the end. The only thing I did like about him was his care for James and that he wanted to learn so much about The Blitz after travelling there. But his personality? How he kept pushing James even after agreeing to keep things slow? How basically the only thing on his mind was sex sex sex? No...
Altogether a pretty good read. Were the books in KU I'd probably continue reading it because I kinda wanna know what happens next. But right now I'm just not really willing to spend that much money on a series I'm not yet sure about.
I am a mathematician with a great interest in Alan Turing's life both professionally and personally, so this book was right up my alley. The recreation of what it was like in London during the Blitz and what it was like to be gay in that time period was excellently depicted here. Bradley, initially, was a very difficult character to like but as he continues to venture into the past and see what life is like then and how many things he's taken for granted we see him change into a much better human being. This is a definite winner in the historical category. This review applies to the latest edition of the book.
He is in London on a business trip when he finds a time portal and he is soon transported back to the time of the war. There he will be rescued by them and they will help him get through his first air raid. How will he get on? Will he want to go back home? Will he fall in love? See just how it will all go
Really enjoyed this one from a duo that I've never read before! I love time travel novels and this one was a really nice read! Different from what I have read in the past with it being set in modern times but it was done very well.