Review: Timeless

Mar •  11 •  2011

Title: Timeless
Series: Timeless # 1
Genre: Young Adult-Supernatural/Romance
Author: Alexandra Monir
Publisher: Delacorte Books
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Book: Bought

“When tragedy strikes Michele Windsor’s world, she is forced to uproot her life and move across the country to New York City, to live with the wealthy, aristocratic grandparents she’s never met. In their old Fifth Avenue mansion filled with a century’s worth of family secrets, Michele discovers a diary that hurtles her back in time to the year 1910. There, in the midst of the glamorous Gilded Age, Michele meets the young man with striking blue eyes who has haunted her dreams all her life – a man she always wished was real, but never imagined could actually exist. And she finds herself falling for him, into an otherworldly, time-crossed romance. 
Michele is soon leading a double life, struggling to balance her contemporary high school world with her escapes into the past. But when she stumbles upon a terrible discovery, she is propelled on a race through history to save the boy she loves – a quest that will determine the fate of both of their lives.”

I am a romance junkie! I am. And this book is total romance and swoon worthy. Michele has to move after the death of her mother. She is moving in with grandparents who she barely knows. Michele does her best to adjust but fate has other plans for her. Plans in the past.

The love in this book is so strong, that I want to read this book over and over again. The way Ms. Monir presents her characters and their emotions is astounding. My heart fell hard in this book and I don’t think I have the strength to pick it up.

I loved Michele. Her heart and character showed her strength and love for him. What I liked most about their relationship, was how easily they flowed with each other. Love, real love, is about sacrifice. These two made a great sacrifice. They fell in love and still manged to be selfless and let each other be happy. They wanted what was best for each other even when they knew being together was impossible.

I like how easy they spoke to each other. They made each other comfortable. They encourage each other to reach for their dreams. They brought each other up and not down. They had a love that is strong beyond what I’ve have read.

If you want to read a book about real love and the sacrifice its takes to have real love, read Timeless. It is what it is. A Timeless read that will leave you breathe less.

I give 5 BITES!

Happy Reading!
Posted by on Mar 11, 2011 in 2011, Alexandra Monir, Review, Young Adult | 16 comments

16 Comments

  1. Jessheartsbooks
    Mar 11, 2011

    My friend bought me this book for my birthday haven’t heard too much about it but it looks great and your review makes me really excited to read it 🙂

  2. Jenny
    Mar 11, 2011

    Oh I’m a romance junkie too and I’m so glad to read that loved the romance in this one! I can’t wait to get to it, I’m in the mood for a good swoon-worthy couple:)

  3. Missie
    Mar 11, 2011

    Oh, the romantic relationship sounds like a great strength in this one, which is very refreshing. Definitely looking forward to reading it.

  4. Carrie at In the Hammock Blog
    Mar 11, 2011

    this looks great, and i love that cover!!

  5. JessiM
    Mar 11, 2011

    Time-travel + romance?! Count me in! I hadn’t heard of this one. Thanks for sharing the review.

  6. Leanna (Daisy Chain Book Reviews)
    Mar 11, 2011

    I am a total romance junkie! I bought this one a while back, and I can’t wait to read it soon. Looking forward to all that romance!!

  7. Natalie (Mindful Musings)
    Mar 11, 2011

    Awww…this one sounds fabulous! I love timeslip novels, and I’m glad that you thought the romance was extremely well-written. That’s probably my biggest complaint in YA fiction…the romance always seems to easy and superficial to me.

    Great review!

  8. Blueicegal ?
    Mar 11, 2011

    Sounds like a great romance!

  9. Blueicegal ?
    Mar 11, 2011

    Sounds like a great romance!

  10. Blueicegal ?
    Mar 11, 2011

    Sounds like a great romance!

  11. Melissa (Books and Things)
    Mar 12, 2011

    Oh this one looks so good. Love that the romance is so well done. Oh I so need to get this one. Great review!

  12. Small Review
    Mar 12, 2011

    Aw, I’m swooning already! I love your enthusiasm. Great review!

  13. Midnyte Reader
    Mar 12, 2011

    I’m not a romance junkie and this still sounds good! Thanks for your thoughts!

  14. Nic @ Irresistible Reads
    Mar 12, 2011

    ~raises hand~ I am a romantic junkie too. The romance and the connection between these characters sounds wonderful. Great review. I am running off to add to my gimme now wishlist 🙂

  15. the Vintage Bookworm
    Mar 13, 2011

    Ah! This debut novel is on my list for the DAC. I can’t wait to get my hands on this book. Now thanks to your great review I want to read it even more. It sounds sooo swoon worthy, as you described. I’m glad you loved it.

  16. Sakura Sandra
    Mar 18, 2011

    Thanks for the review! This is one of the qualifying books I’ve been considering for the YA Book Club Challenge through Goodreads and I’m so glad to hear it’s living up to the editorial reviews from before!

    Sandra @ http://sandrathenookworm.blogspot.com