I really enjoyed this book! I recommend you read the content trigger warnings, but having said that, I feel like the heavy themes were written in a way that wasn’t just for “shock factor” and were woven into the story for meaning. But definitely make a decision that’s right for you. I loved this story. The characters were fantastic and I loved loved loved the queer Rep and how well it was done. The time travel was fantastic and the story had a great flow which kept me reading. Loved it and would definitely read more from this author!

DNF at 25%.

Based on the premise, I thought this was going to be a fun, queer time travel novel, and it's sort of set up to be that, except that it starts with a messy breakup and then goes into a plane crash that sends Sam as the only survivor into the early 1800s. The pacing is weird. A quarter of the way through and we still hadn't seen the main love interest, which is weird for a romance. I looked at other reviews to decide if I wanted to keep going and saw content warnings for SA and attempted rape and decided to cut out before it got to that point.

I like that Sam is unapologetically bi and knows when she's leaning into it. I also liked that I kept looking up when random things happened to see if Sam's timeline was right. It was fun that she knows specific things about history and that most of it comes from her dad's fun facts. Maybe this will be someone else's favorite book.

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity to read and review.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Okay in general this was an interesting story, although I found the main character Sam really annoying. Fresh from a breakup, Sam boards a plane to Europe but rather than seducing the men and women of modern-day Spain, the plane crashes into the sea and she finds herself back in time aboard a ship in 1805.

I actually really liked the descriptions of the time period and the cities Sam visits! The author was pretty detailed and it was fun to read about how Sam adjusts to living in this time period. She also has romances with both the ship's captain and his sister in this story (not a spoiler as that is already mentioned in the description), and she is very proud of her bisexuality. I however hated the captain, Fenton, and his betrayal was lowwww, as was that entire situation. There is also a lot of misogyny and attempted sexual assault in this book, so reader be warned.

I liked the first part of the book the most as Sam got to know her new world, and while I personally found Sam obnoxious and annoying, it didn't stop me from finishing the book.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Anyway, before you pick up this book, as others have noted in their reviews... READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS! There are multiple graphic scenes of assault, violence, and misogyny present throughout the book.

Now that that's out of the way, let's get into the actual review.

In my opinion, this is a book that you'll either really like or really hate. I'm not going to lie, although the author has beautiful writing with exquisite imagery, it doesn't shadow how flawed all of the characters are. Because of that, you might greatly dislike the book because of its characters.

Sam, our protagonist is a 24-year-old bi woman in 2024. She, obviously has a lot of 21st century mannerisms so it makes complete sense for her to go slightly bonkers when she is transported back to 1805. Because of how she was raised, she is also quite stubborn and rash. She leaps into things without thought for personal gain and oftentimes hurts people along the way. However, she does become better and learn from her actions.

Now, Fenton and Marigold and Daisy also aren't perfect. Given that they are in the 1800s, they obviously have internalized misogyny and homophobia. Because of that, they hurt Sam and also make bad decisions. But like Sam, they learn.

As for Lewis... he's a son of a bitch who deserves to get punched. That's... all you have to know.

Apart from the characters, the plot was interesting but the pacing felt off sometimes. Although the premise of the book and Sam's spunky character kept me drawn in, I felt like the middle felt long, and the beginning and the ending felt rushed. Speaking of the ending, I felt that it fit the story. However, I would've loved for an epilogue. I thought it ended too abruptly.

Overall, I'll give it 3.5 stars.

If you need a entertaining read with interesting characters that tackle on some darker themes, then this is the book for you.

This was an easy read, but didn't fully engage me. I do wish that the characters' romance had been more fully developed.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book!

What a great romcom!! I enjoyed this book so much. A first for me by this author but will not be my last! Wow!! So good!! I loved the characters and they worked so well together.

Did NOT expect to enjoy this book. To be honest, I picked it up based on the cover and didn't read the synopsis but I was surprisingly pleased by the original storyline, the LGBTQ+ characters and the history. Will recommend this to anyone and everyone.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read the arc of this book.

I've sat on my review for this for a few days because, while I did enjoy this book, there were several parts where I felt it was rushing through major parts of the plot and other times where I thought it was entirely too slow. The romance was cute and believable and I did enjoy the characters. That being said, there were several points where the outcome felt too convenient and took me out of it.

Unfortunately this was a no for me. I was so excited for this title when I read the blurb but there are instances of SA more than once that I could not get past and had to DNF.

This was so fun and witty in the face of fire circumstances. Not usually a fan of historical fiction but the banter in this and the story line itself were fantastic.

This is long and overly detailed about life in the past era. I couldn't force myself to finish it because I didn't care enough about any of the people involved to keep slogging along, although I support the idea behind it. I wish I'd found it more fun to read.

Thank you to Netgalley and Wattpad Webtoon Book Group for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

CW: SA/abuse

This book had a really cute premise, and I love the time traveling aspect, but it faltered for me in the writing. The tone just wasn’t for me. I think a lot of people will enjoy the casualness and modernity of the main character’s speech, but it came off as slightly immature to me.

What I liked: I did love the queer representation in this book, and especially how it highlighted that queer people have always existed in society, regardless of the laws and stigmas surrounding them. At the same time, the book was realistic about how harsh life was 200 years ago and discussed hardship, trauma, and PTSD in a meaningful way. Sam was a relatable character through whom we could go through these experiences.

What I disliked: That being said, I felt like the dialogue was choppy at times and could be used to explain the story more so than the narration. I also had a hard time believing Sam, as described, would be at all capable of assimilating into the regency era as a modern day activist.

Nevertheless, this book is a fun summer/fall read if you’re a fan of Outlander, Pride & Prejudice, and/or contemporary romance!

I’m always game for a period-piece rom-com, and this one certainly didn’t disappoint! This one is set in Georgian-era Britain with a bisexual MC, and time travel to-boot! I personally also love the own-voices representation provided by Frey.

Thank you Netgalley and Wattpad Webtoon Book Group for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Content warning: Sexual Abuse

Time and Tide's premise reminded me a lot of Pride and Pittsburg where a 21st century bi woman falls back in time and falls in love with a Regency-era woman. I had a hard time getting into this book because I read them back to back, but once I got into it, I really enjoyed the story. There are some potential triggers for readers that I was not aware of going into the book including at times graphic assault.

The story ended up being very believable despite being about time travel. It wasn't too far-fetched and still had a sense of realism to it.

This book was amazing. If you love the regency era, Bridgerton and queer literature than this book is for you. There is time travel, angst and enough emotions to get you right in the feels. There is action and yet quiet moments of domestically. You are right there with Samantha the main character as she navigates how to survive in 1800's England and morns the lost of her life in the future.
The sole survivor of a plane crash in the Atlantic ocean on her way to Europe, Sam is fished from the water and lands on a sail boat in 1806. This starts the twists and turns one would expect from time travel. I enjoyed the journey and was very happy with the ending. This is a great cleanser and comfort book, though not for everyone, it is worth a read. I will definitely be re-reading this book.

This book couldn't convince me and I am so sad about it.
I was very excited about the whole premisse and saved this book for my pride month reading, but I sadly had to force myself to finish it.
What I disliked the most was the writing style, which attempted to be funny, but the humor was a total miss for me. But that is just my personal opinion and maybe other people loved the jokes and wordplays.
Maybe this book could have done with a few more rounds of editing, because from the beginning it felt all over the place.
In conclusion: This was just not my cup of tea, even though I was so excited for it and tried my best to like it.

A time travel done right- our heroine was present in history all along and I liked that she didn’t get to conveniently return to the present and had to deal with those emotions and losses. I also felt the book explored the juxtaposition of what we see in movies/ books about the regency period and more historical details of what it was actually like, especially for queer couples at the time. A cute sapphic romance!

Time and Tide is. an emotional roller coaster from start to finish. I didn't know what to expect, but the story was clever, the characters engaging, and the love story was heartwarming.

First off, content warnings all. There are multiple scenes of abuse and attempted rape. It doesn’t fully happen but it’s a very “saved by the bell” moment, and its graphic and disturbing enough that I could see it being an issue for some people.

This was a good novel. It wasn’t perfect or my favorite, but it was a very enjoyable read with some good characters and a lot of great scenes. For me, its on the cusp of a high 4-stars or a low 5-stars, and I wish I could give partial marks. If you like historical fiction, time travel, or novels that point out how terrible things could be in the past sometimes, then this is a great novel for you.

There was a lot of sweet moments in this novel that I appreciated. The HEA was nice and for the most part it was quite satisfying. The exploration of trauma and PTSD was something I appreciated and found realistic, given everything that the MC went through in this novel. That is something which is often glazed over or ignored. This novel was a page turner that kept me reading. The plot wandered a little bit but there was (mostly) a point behind what was happening and I enjoyed following the journey.

The author is a good writer. They did an excellent job of giving each character a distinct voice and personality, which sometimes isn’t the case. The scenes between the two MC’s particularly showcased this as their language usage was very different, which I particularly enjoyed.

A lot of elements in this novel were underdeveloped, or unrealistic. This could be due to the multiple sections where the timeline fast forwarded and we didn’t see all of the action, or just superficial writing. Some of the relationship development I would have liked to have seen happened off screen, which is unfortunate as its one of the elements I was most interested in for a novel like this. I think we would have benefitted from seeing more relationship development between the MC and love interest(s) (which would also be more of exactly what romance readers want!), as well as more scenes between the MC and Rosemary to help justify how Rosemary acted near the end of the novel (which came out of left field to me but didn’t surprise the characters).

Despite all of the difficulties that the MC encountered, I couldn’t help but find myself thinking that things went too easily for her. She went 200 years back in time, but happened to fall in with people who had money, and a convenient job opening she could actually fill, a queer woman, etc. I know its fantasy, but still! She also did a terrible job of fitting in, constantly using language and behavior from her time. I can easily see a time traveler having this issue, however I think it would have caused more of an issue in her day to day interactions than we saw.

I was sad that there was no closure or follow up with her family back in the future. I understand that she accepted her place in the past and lived happily ever after, and that there wasn’t any reason for it, but for some reason I was hoping/wanting for something. I don’t know if I’m the only one. Like sending a letter to be delivered after her disappearance telling people enough that they know she lived happily ever after, without giving away history? Lots of these time travel stories have the character return at some point, but I see how that wouldn’t make any sense in this case. It just left me with a little melancholy. I felt bad for her family, and the ex-girlfriend because breaking up with someone the day they die in a plane crash would suck.

More queer regency era novels!!!!!!! I’m so obsessed. Bridgerton got me back into my courting books and this one did not disappoint