I have been a long time fan of Lynn Kurland. Prior to borrowing one of her books from a friend I was not much of a fan of romance novels, and the idea of a time travel romance novel just made me roll my eyes. But Kurland is such a master at it that I have been hooked since that first book.
In One Magic Moment we are reunited with Tess Alexander. We previously met her during her adventures in medieval times with her sister Pippa. She is still grieving the loss of her sister, who married a medieval lord and decided to stay in the thirteenth century with him. Though the family history books tell her that her sister was deliriously happy, Tess wants nothing to do with medieval anything. Which may be difficult since she has a Ph.D in medieval political thought and hosts reenactments at her castle, her very medieval castle. John De Piaget wants nothing to do with the thirteenth century either, because he's been running away from it for 8 years. But when the two meet, Fate takes them both in hand and gives them no choice but to confront their pasts and their futures together. Now if only they can survive whoever is stalking them in both the current century and the thirteenth century, maybe they can manage to survive their love as well.
John De Piaget is at once different from the other De Piaget men but also very much the same. To a certain extent this is a good thing since they were all raised in the same century. But John is much more stubborn, brash, and abrasive than his siblings or other relations, which is likely why he stubbornly threw himself out of the 1200's to begin with. I found John to be charming and I liked his attitude since it was reminiscent of other De Piaget men we've met but different in some very key ways.
Tess is another that I was fond of. Her character reminds me a lot of myself, so I think I related to her much more than some of the other female characters in Kurland's other books.
I wish I could speak as highly of the plot as I do the characters but alas I cannot. Bear in mind the plot was not bad, I enjoyed it and it was well put together, but it wasn't all that unique. We've seen this plot line before and only one or two major differences were thrown in. This was a bit disappointing since we've seen similar plots in several other books and I was hoping it would be unique. Some of her earlier books were each very unique and diverse, but lately they've started getting more and more similar. It is disheartening and I hope it doesn't become a habit.
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In One Magic Moment we are reunited with Tess Alexander. We previously met her during her adventures in medieval times with her sister Pippa. She is still grieving the loss of her sister, who married a medieval lord and decided to stay in the thirteenth century with him. Though the family history books tell her that her sister was deliriously happy, Tess wants nothing to do with medieval anything. Which may be difficult since she has a Ph.D in medieval political thought and hosts reenactments at her castle, her very medieval castle. John De Piaget wants nothing to do with the thirteenth century either, because he's been running away from it for 8 years. But when the two meet, Fate takes them both in hand and gives them no choice but to confront their pasts and their futures together. Now if only they can survive whoever is stalking them in both the current century and the thirteenth century, maybe they can manage to survive their love as well.
John De Piaget is at once different from the other De Piaget men but also very much the same. To a certain extent this is a good thing since they were all raised in the same century. But John is much more stubborn, brash, and abrasive than his siblings or other relations, which is likely why he stubbornly threw himself out of the 1200's to begin with. I found John to be charming and I liked his attitude since it was reminiscent of other De Piaget men we've met but different in some very key ways.
Tess is another that I was fond of. Her character reminds me a lot of myself, so I think I related to her much more than some of the other female characters in Kurland's other books.
I wish I could speak as highly of the plot as I do the characters but alas I cannot. Bear in mind the plot was not bad, I enjoyed it and it was well put together, but it wasn't all that unique. We've seen this plot line before and only one or two major differences were thrown in. This was a bit disappointing since we've seen similar plots in several other books and I was hoping it would be unique. Some of her earlier books were each very unique and diverse, but lately they've started getting more and more similar. It is disheartening and I hope it doesn't become a habit.
All reviews also posted to my Goodreads profile.
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