I have found my new favorite author! I loved this book. I love reading time travel books as well as murder mysteries. This one is a combination of both which had me hooked from the very first page. Mallory Atkinson is a police detective in the year 2019. She is the victim of an assault by a serial killer and ends up in Victorian Scotland, found nearly dead in the body of a Victorian maid but with all of her own memories intact. I loved the concept that she actually switched bodies when she traveled through time – or did she? Where is the Victorian maid? Back in 2019 in Mallory’s body? As Mallory tries to get used to living as a maid in Victorian Scotland and trying to figure out how to get back home, she also tries to help the police find her attacker without them knowing she is a time traveler and locking her away in an asylum. This is the first book of a new series, and I loved everything about this book – including the ending and can’t wait to read more of what happens to Mallory in Victorian Scotland!

4.5 stars

Really liked this book. The premise was something I had never read and it was really well thought out. I surprisingly liked all the characters, but honestly Isla is my favorite. I am super glad this is a series and I get to continue to read about this modern day, fictional, Sherlock Holmes team.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Interesting concept and reminded me of the tv series Quantum Leap, but this was much more engaging and fun! I also did not realize until after I finished this may be part of a series, so exciting to dig into what else these characters have been up too.

Detective Mallory hears a cry and finds a half transparent women being strangled in the alley. As she attempts to help she finds herself fighting with the attacker and blacks out as he attempts to strangles her. She wakes up 150 years in the past in the body of a young house maid who has also been attacked.

Suspenseful, intriguing and engrossing. The author pulls on heartstrings at the same time as describing roles in society. We feel Mallory’s frustration with the limitations of being trapped in the voluminous skirts while hunting for hidden killer.
The mystery is solid and smart and I’m excited to read the next in the series.

I’d like to thank NetGalley and Kelley Armstrong for the eARC of A Rip Through time! I am a huge fan of Kelley Armstrong; however, I don't like history or time travel stories… but when I say this story had a chokehold on me, I’m not kidding! I loveddddd it!! I’m officially convinced that there isn’t anything Kelley could write that I wouldn’t fall in love with. I look forward to more!!

I loved this story.

This is the exact kind of thing I wish would happen to me: Mallory is transported back in time and has to solve an attempted murder, navigate blending in while in a different era, and try to figure out how to travel back to her own time. I can't wait for the sequel! I don't generally like mysteries, but this one sucked me right in.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the copy of this ebook!

I have been thinking about starting this series for a while, but just had not been ready to jump into a new series yet. I saw the first in this series available as a read now on NetGalley and felt like it was a sign to just do it. I absolutely love everything I've read by Kelley Armstrong and this did not disappoint. A long time ago I was intrigued by what I thought the Outlander series may be. Time traveling? History? Sign me up! I got half way through that book because I was horribly disappointed waiting for some kind of action to happen. Diving into A Rip Through Time I found that it was everything that I had been looking for in that previous experience. It started off with immediate action, time traveling, crime, a mystery to solve, more action. I just loved every second of it.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance readers copy in exchange for an honest review

I great beginning to what looks like will be an amazing new series . I am generally not a big fan of time travel stories but this one was quite enjoyable

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this copy of A Rip Through Time in exchange for an honest review! This is a fantastic book and an exciting start to what I feel must be a captivating series. If you're a fan of Kelley Armstrong's work, you have to give this one a try! I was immediately hooked and could not put this book down. I'm left only excited to start the next one in the series.

This book has all the brilliance I've come to expect from Armstrong's writing! Definitely such an original & thrilling story that I'd recommend to any fans of murder mysteries, books set in the Victorian era, or to anyone who is as intrigued as I was by the idea of time-traveling into a strange body. I don't read many time-travel based books at all, but I'm really glad I gave this one a chance. I did find the description oddly compelling despite my hesitations and if you're like me in that regard, I do really think you should give it a try! If you've never read anything by Kelley Armstrong before, I also think this series and more specifically this book would be a fun place to start!

A Rip Through Time is a well-done blend of a mystery/thriller novel, historical fiction, and a bit of sci-fi. I'm a fan of all of these genres and they definitely worked well together here. The stakes kept me turning page after page the whole time, needing to know what would happen next!

Mallory is the main character and she has found herself stuck in the past, in another woman's body. I think she's such a dynamic character that I really enjoyed as our narrator! I certainly appreciate her ability to cope with the unusual situation she's found herself in. I think the way that aspect was done could've made or broke this book for me. So I'm impressed by the set up to the main premise of the story and by how Mallory is able to keep me as the reader invested in her plight, instead of becoming frustrated or annoyed with her. And it's not just Mallory who I enjoyed! Every character in this book is well-written. Dr. Gray is such an interesting man who I can't wait to get to know better in future books. I'm interested in how his and Mallory's relationship will maybe evolve. I think my favorite character was McCreadie, who is someone else I'm excited for more of.

I always enjoy historical fiction and I think this will appeal to fans of that genre, even with Mallory's modern sensibilities always being a factor. I think Armstrong did a lot of research and her time spent pays off for me in how well-done the setting of Victorian Edinburgh was brought to life. The main thing this book is however, is a mystery. And that's something else I have nothing but praise for. There is the main mystery for this book and something of an overarching mystery involving the time-travel that has yet to be fully unraveled. This recipe makes for the perfect start in a mystery series!

4.5⭐️

Thank you NetGalley for the eARC!

What a fun book that kept my attention the entire way through. If you don’t allow yourself to get sucked into the “how” of time travel but go with the story, this one is fun.

Mallory wakes up 150 years in the past after being strangled in her time by a serial killer, and she investigates a parallel murder attempt of the body in which she inhabits now.

That sounds crazy, but if you convince Sherlock Holmes with time travel, you get A Rip In Time.

I enjoyed this mystery from Kelley Armstrong. I enjoyed the writing of this one. The story was different then Armstrong's other books, I really enjoyed this one, as a minor history buff myself. I was hooked from beginning to end. Kelley Armstrong's books never disappoint, this one is no exception.
I could see myself as Mallroy in this book. I enjoyed reading Mallory as a character in amongst the characters of 1800's Scotland. I also would mistake a timeline of some sort. I adored the household that she was thrust into as Kat.
I look forward to reading the rest of the books in this series.

Typically not into time travel or paranormal stuff but I gave this book a try. The jump between 2019 and 1869 make for an interesting dynamic in characters.

The ending was very good, so while I gave it a 3, I have every intention of reading the next book in the series. I can't wait to see how Mallory and Dr. Gray's characters evolve.

Loved reading the mesmerizing and engaging paranormal story. When Mallory, a homicide detective, is being strangled, she is ripped through time to 1869 into the body of a housemaid, Catriona Mitchell.
Read the highly recommended, wonderfully written, and riveting must read story. Can't wait to read the next story in the series by the phenomenal author, Kelley Armstrong!

I’ve had the absolute pleasure of reading and absolutely loving this amazing series!
A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong is book one and the beginning of a phenomenal journey.
This entire series is so unique and the characters truly come to life. This book has an interesting premise with likable characters.
A compelling and intriguing historical mystery/thriller that will quickly draw the reader in.
I can’t wait to start Disturbing the Dead!

Thank You NetGalley and Minotaur Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Thanks to St Martins for the gifted copy.

I absolutely adore this book (and the other 1.5 books in the series!). It’s Outlander meets the Alienist and I’m here for it. This genre bending, highly bingeable story is equal parts mystery (including whodunnit), thriller (there’re some close calls), sci fi (time travel), historical fiction (story is set in 19th century Dublin), and romance (there’s a smart but emotionally unavailable love interest).

I have so many thoughts on where I want the series to go and ideas for new installments - I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on the next few books!!!

“A Rip Through Time” (Rip Through Time #1) by Kelley Armstrong ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Genre: Time Travel/Historical Fiction. Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. Time: 1869.

THE SERIES: Time travel plus mysteries. Mallory Atkinson is a modern-day homicide detective stuck in Victorian Scotland. In 1869, she inhabits the body of housemaid and thief Catriona Mitchell. Mostly, she just wants to get home to 2019.

THIS BOOK: MAY 20, 1869: Housemaid Catriona Mitchell (19) is enjoying her half day off, until she’s strangled and left for dead. MAY 20, 2019: Vancouver, Canada homicide detective Mallory Atkinson (30) visits her grandmother in Edinburgh. She goes jogging, hears a woman in distress, runs down an alley, is attacked, strangled, and loses consciousness…exactly 150 years after Catriona was strangled there.

When Mallory wakes up in Catriona’s body, she finds she is housemaid to Dr Duncan Gray, undertaker/part-time medical examiner. She needs to stop reaching for her phone to take notes! Duncan has a case similar to her attack. Mallory hopes catching the murderer will take her back to 2019.

Author Armstrong spins time travel with mystery, romance, and historical fiction. Her clever plot and detailed prose bring Victorian times alive. (Mallory considered herself in great shape until she did dawn-to-dusk housework in a 4-story Victorian home.)

Armstrong is known for likable, slightly snarky lead characters, and this book continues that tradition. Mallory is a modern-day outspoken feminist stuck in a Victorian body and clothing. One reason Armstrong is a favorite of mine is her inclusion of diverse characters: The well educated, professional Dr Duncan Gray is a person of color-rare in 1800s Scotland. His sister Isla is a chemist not allowed to work as one because of her gender. Isla hires household staff with criminal backgrounds, such as Simon, a gay man arrested for dressing in drag.

If you’re a Kelly Armstrong fan, of course you’ll read this! If Kelley is new to you, but you love the Outlander series or similar, read this! It’s 5 stars from me 🌵📚💁🏼‍♀️Thank you to Minotaur Press and Kelley Armstrong for this copy.

This was a great book. I loved every paragraph, every sentence and every word of this masterpiece! I read it in 12 hours, which is a lot for me to do! It had everything and more laid out in the novel! I sure hope There is more to come from this author! I am totally hooked!

A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong

This is starting out as such a fantastic series. Imagine you are attacked in an alley and when you come to you are 1. In a body that is not your own and 2. In a different time, one where women are treated very differently than they are today.
This is exactly what happens to Mallory. One moment, she is a respected detective in the present time and the next she is in the body of a questionable housemaid.
And what happened to her body in the present time? Is the housemaid in her body manipulating her family and friends? Such a great premise. Five stars.

First of all (laughs) for a majority of this book, I assumed it was a stand alone novel and it wasn't until 75% into the book that I realized it was, in fact, the first book in a series. Because of this, not everything gets resolved at the end of A Rip Through Time. I wouldn't say it is a cliffhanger exactly but you are definitely left with some unanswered/unresolved things.

Besides that, I had no real complaints about the book. Perhaps it was slow in some spots but all in all, it was a great story filled with characters I found entertaining.

And now that I know it is a series, I will happily wait for the next book to find out what happens to these entertaining characters.

In this enthralling murder mystery with a unique twist set against the backdrop of 2019 Edinburgh, Mallory, a seasoned 30-year-old homicide detective, experiences an unforeseen journey when a heroic rescue during a routine coffee break thrusts her into the unfamiliar territory of 1869. Inhabiting the body of 19-year-old housemaid Catriona, Mallory grapples with the challenges of concealing her true identity, adding depth to the narrative as she fakes memory loss to navigate the complexities of this new timeline. As Mallory builds alliances, ponders the consequences of her actions, and lays the groundwork for future endeavors, this captivating series opener seamlessly weaves together elements of time travel, mystery, and historical fiction, immersing readers in a rich and multi-layered narrative.