The rules got fuzzy, and a revelation at the (very) end made me really curious how that would impact future bloodlines. The time travel concept that was set up so well in book one was never really explained much more in depth. Gwynneth did things that made no sense with an alarming frequency (after your first experience, why would you continue to drink enough at parties in the past that you have been hit over the head with the importance and danger of? Why?). I do have to say I loved her grandfather and the gargoyle, but Charlotte could have been a fascinating character. Side characters I was really hoping would become more developed stayed very flat and one dimensional. Don’t just stare at the ground and grit your teeth. People were outright rude to her and they kept needing her to do stuff for them.
I really don’t get why she would stand for the way she was treated in the rest of the series. Gwynneth started book one as such a feisty, strong character.
The rest of the series kind of fell flat for me. But other then that, loved the first book. Her confusion makes more sense after something that happened midway through book two, but until then, it just made her seem dense. So when he flirts with her and makes out with her, the “does he like me or doesn’t he” argument just seems a bit silly. Literally the first time she sees him, she’s watching future her kiss him. The only thing I didn’t like was her confusion about the love interest. I thought the concept was interesting, the way they time traveled was very neat, the twist at the end had me itching for the next book, and Gwyneth was awesome. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust. Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon–the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth Shepherd’s sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time.
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