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Jan 27, 2012
Ari
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First impression: I've heard about loving a book from the very first page, but I've never felt this way before. Not until now...
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If that was not clear enough then YES, I loved this book.
This was 'love at first page' and now my heart is broken because I want so badly to know what happens next. I'm holding my breath for the sequel and it's gonna take a lot of waiting until the next one comes out.
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Later Edit:
If that was not clear enough then YES, I loved this book.
This was 'love at first page' and now my heart is broken because I want so badly to know what happens next. I'm holding my breath for the sequel and it's gonna take a lot of waiting until the next one comes out.
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Sep 21, 2011
Janell
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Holy Cow did I adore this book! I've been sick the whole weekend and my husband was kind enough to let me spend Sunday in bed (Okay I lie, I put my foot down and told him I was not getting out of bed!) but anywho, I read this book in one sitting. I read A LOT, but even I have never finished a book in one sitting.... Almost makes being sick worth it. Almost. I loved the history, the friendship, the innocent but passionate romance ( although a little more steamy details would have been nice =) Wit
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Oct 08, 2011
Alexandra has a gift for description. I love all of the research and history found in this book. "Bee-stung pout" is an excellent phrase that made me giggle. I also think we have similar tastes in men since her romantic hero looks a lot like Ren. It's double the fun reading a book you like when you've met the author. I really like time travel stories and thought it was really cool how Michele got her name. Also the fact that the author is multi-talented and writes her own music and
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Jul 17, 2011
Cait
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Alright, let me tell you something, this book was simply amazing, and here are my reasons why:
For one, it literally left me with something I like to call a complete brain rape. What's a brain rape, you ask? It's a book that, at night, left me so totally shocked that I literally lay awake for an extra hour after finishing going what the hell just happened? This book was so intertwined with every single bit of information that Monir ever introduced to us (like her name! Come on don't t More...
For one, it literally left me with something I like to call a complete brain rape. What's a brain rape, you ask? It's a book that, at night, left me so totally shocked that I literally lay awake for an extra hour after finishing going what the hell just happened? This book was so intertwined with every single bit of information that Monir ever introduced to us (like her name! Come on don't t More...
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Jul 10, 2011
As long as it has a happy ending I'm all for it.
This looks like one of the impossible "star-crossed" romances. Such difficult situations do bring up strong feelings but I'm not one of those people who enjoy pointless angst.
That doesn't mean the story has to be all flowers and sunshine but an ending with a nice solid solution that leaves the heroine with a hopeful outlook on her life would be appreciated.
I would love to read this book then.
This looks like one of the impossible "star-crossed" romances. Such difficult situations do bring up strong feelings but I'm not one of those people who enjoy pointless angst.
That doesn't mean the story has to be all flowers and sunshine but an ending with a nice solid solution that leaves the heroine with a hopeful outlook on her life would be appreciated.
I would love to read this book then.
Dec 25, 2010
Alexa
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3.5 stars
For as long as she can remember, Michele's had the same recurring dream about a young, blue-eyed man. The dream always leaves her wondering and wanting to know more about him, but that's all she can do. Because he's not real, only a dream. But after a tragedy forces Michele to live with her grandparents all the way in New York City, and with the help of a key left behind by a family member, Michele is transported back in time and discovers that the mysterious man may not be More...
For as long as she can remember, Michele's had the same recurring dream about a young, blue-eyed man. The dream always leaves her wondering and wanting to know more about him, but that's all she can do. Because he's not real, only a dream. But after a tragedy forces Michele to live with her grandparents all the way in New York City, and with the help of a key left behind by a family member, Michele is transported back in time and discovers that the mysterious man may not be More...
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Oct 28, 2011
Hannah
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Embarrassingly, I think what made me actually decide to buy this book was the cover, and I was possibly more convinced to buy the book because I wasn't thinking decisively.
I thought the whole concept of time-traveling and falling in love with some guy from like 200 years or whatever was interesting, but honestly, I felt like I was reading a book by a 12 year old. It was girly, and the characters were boring and didn't have enough personality.
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I thought the whole concept of time-traveling and falling in love with some guy from like 200 years or whatever was interesting, but honestly, I felt like I was reading a book by a 12 year old. It was girly, and the characters were boring and didn't have enough personality.
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Sep 14, 2011
Krystal
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I'll admit it, the first thing that drew me to this book was the face of a beautiful girl looking wonderingly from the cover. However, what drew me into this book isn't the pretty cover. The description on the inside of the book is really intriguing and gives just enough information for the unassuming reader to buy the book or check it out from the local library.
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I'll admit it, the first thing that drew me to this book was the face of a beautiful girl looking wonderingly from the cover. However, what drew me into this book isn't the pretty cover. The description on the inside of the book is really intriguing and gives just enough information for the unassuming reader to buy the book or check it out from the local library.
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Dec 29, 2011
Laura
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I had such high hopes for this book - I love time travel, and the contrast between New York in 1910 and 2010 was so well done. But at the end, instead of a Happily Ever After or a You Decide What Happens, there's a To Be Continued. Seriously? This doesn't need a sequel.
Michele Windsor's life in NY is so very different from her life in California: instead of a small house she shares with her mother, she's now living in a mansion with her grandparents. And school is a whole new th More...
Michele Windsor's life in NY is so very different from her life in California: instead of a small house she shares with her mother, she's now living in a mansion with her grandparents. And school is a whole new th More...
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Apr 15, 2011
Danny
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Oh my gosh that was a truly magical story! So beautiful and romantic - I loved this book!
Michele is 16 and granddaughter of the super rich Windsor family in New York. When she has to move in with them she finds a key and suddenly her journey though Time begins.
Michele is living her family history through visiting her female ancestors when they are around the same age as she is. Only they can see Michele and she discovers so much about her family that she finally begins to wa More...
Michele is 16 and granddaughter of the super rich Windsor family in New York. When she has to move in with them she finds a key and suddenly her journey though Time begins.
Michele is living her family history through visiting her female ancestors when they are around the same age as she is. Only they can see Michele and she discovers so much about her family that she finally begins to wa More...
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Sep 22, 2011
Morgan
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WOW. Just, wow. Answer me this, can you really ever go wrong with a book about time-traveling? (um, no.) Anyway, at the beginning of Timeless, I was a little worried. This book had been on my wishlist for so long, I had been reading all these great reviews on it, and (bonus!) the cover was gorgeous! So, upon picking up this book and starting to read it, I got kind of doubtful. Is this book going to be that good? Will I even like it that much? Well by the time I was barely 30 pages in, those doub
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Apr 03, 2011
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For as long as Michele can remember, she's had the same dream night after night about a young man with gorgeous blue eyes. Tragedy strikes Michele's life and she's forced leave the life she had before to live with her crazy wealthy grandparents that she's never met. She then discovers a diary that takes her back to the year 1910, there she meets the young man with blue eyes from her dreams and she begins to fall in love More...
For as long as Michele can remember, she's had the same dream night after night about a young man with gorgeous blue eyes. Tragedy strikes Michele's life and she's forced leave the life she had before to live with her crazy wealthy grandparents that she's never met. She then discovers a diary that takes her back to the year 1910, there she meets the young man with blue eyes from her dreams and she begins to fall in love More...
Jan 03, 2012
Tanychy
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Is it me or fate or some mysterious force, but I started this year with good books, so I hope things will stay that way! :)
I haven't read much books about time traveling so it's always refreshing when I find one. This book has a really nice plot and I must say characters (you already know which one). Perhaps it's not the best book you'll find around, but still you'll enjoy in the story.
Especially good part of this book is the ending, so somewhere deep inside of me I know that More...
I haven't read much books about time traveling so it's always refreshing when I find one. This book has a really nice plot and I must say characters (you already know which one). Perhaps it's not the best book you'll find around, but still you'll enjoy in the story.
Especially good part of this book is the ending, so somewhere deep inside of me I know that More...
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Jan 29, 2012
Charlotte
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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 he More...
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 he More...
Dec 09, 2011
First off, I just have to say that when I first picked up this book, I loved the concept immediately. TIME TRAVELING? Duh, who WOULDN’T want to read it? I didn’t regret reading this book, but it definitely wasn’t worth being on my must-read-to-be-read-pile.
To begin with, I lovedlovedloved Monir’s writing style. Everything about this book was dreamy and light, and airy. Looking at the cover just looks like a dream (by the way, the cover is freaking GAAAWJUS). Since Michele gets suc More...
To begin with, I lovedlovedloved Monir’s writing style. Everything about this book was dreamy and light, and airy. Looking at the cover just looks like a dream (by the way, the cover is freaking GAAAWJUS). Since Michele gets suc More...
Nov 06, 2011
Mara
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There is not much to be said about this book, negative or positive. The writing is pretty, Michele is actually a fairly likable girl who isn't entirely scornful of history and the fancy life, Philip is a decent young man who did somehow manage to get on my nerves nonetheless after a time, the time traveling lends an interesting and mysterious element to the otherwise invisible storyline, and there is no inappropriate content beyond lots of kissing. For a "paranormal" or "otherworl
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Oct 31, 2011
Brooke
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Timeless is a beautiful time-traveling romance, rich with the American culture of the early 20th century. The story is passionate and tragic. I couldn't put the novel down until it was finished, and far too soon, I was turning the final page.
If you're a lover of time-travel and equally critical of it, you'll have the same problems I had with this book. While the tragic love story is all but heart-breaking, the conclusion doesn't make sense. The character's logic is severely flawed, a More...
If you're a lover of time-travel and equally critical of it, you'll have the same problems I had with this book. While the tragic love story is all but heart-breaking, the conclusion doesn't make sense. The character's logic is severely flawed, a More...
Oct 15, 2011
Jaskirat-SeeitORreadit
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Timeless is a heart breaking story about time travel. Alexandra Monir writes a breath taking debut that is bursting with emotion and passion. Readers will fall head over heals for Alexandra Monir's elegant writing style and her imaginative concept. The plot moves forward at a steady pace and the plot is full of romance and suspense. Alexandra Monir does a wonderful job incorporating music to the entrancing story line of Timeless.
Michele is a loving and loyal character who is put in More...
Michele is a loving and loyal character who is put in More...
Sep 18, 2011
Melonie
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I'm an Interior Designer who enjoys playing ragtime (particularly The Entertainer by Joplin) so you can imagine my delight at the world I entered while reading Timeless. It was a literary feast to read about the Guilded Age of New York. I have two friends who swear they're taking me to NY someday, despite my protests that there won't be anything there that I'll want to see badly enough to merit a trip. After reading this book, I'm dying to go and take the tours the author recommends, and see all
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Sep 02, 2011
Nataliya
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Aug 16, 2011
Melissa
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Full review on Gatekeeperspost.com. First, let me say that I absolutely loved Timeless by Alexandra Monir. When Michelle’s mother dies, she is sent to live with her estranged grandparents in their New York City mansion. There, she discovers a key that takes her back to Manhattan in 1910, the 1920s and the 1940s. The descriptions of old New York were phenomenal. Even Jack Finney’s Time_and_Again would be jealous! The dialogue is great, the plot is fun, and the romance is sweet.
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Jul 10, 2011
Taylor
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Michele Windsor is forced to move away from her friends, her home, and her city when her mother dies in a tragic car accident. Moving from L.A. to New York is hard on her, especially since she's never met her grandparents whom disowned Michele's mother, Marion, when she fell in love with a man named Henry Irving. A man Michele never met, and a man her grandparents deemed "unfit." When going through her mother's things in her new room in the amazing Windsor mansion, Michele comes acr
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Jun 28, 2011
Georgia
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When I started reading this book, I was incredulous at the 4.5 avg it had on amazon. I still find the high rating insane but the book definitely improved as I read. My main issue was with Monir's prose. I loved the descriptions of old New York and other fun historical places but the dialogue, the diction, all so cringe worthy. I also wanted to strangle her every time she had a female character say to another female, "______, girl!" "Girl", nobody talks like that. Plotwise, it
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Jun 18, 2011
Kylie
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I'm going to give this book a compliment that I'm discovering is really no compliment at all: It had potential.
So what do I mean by that? Well, that the book had potential but the author was too lazy to see to it. It reminded me of the pretty purple lighter in my car that's full of butane and sparks when I click it but for some reason never creates a flame. But hey, it was cheaply made in China, what do I really expect?
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So what do I mean by that? Well, that the book had potential but the author was too lazy to see to it. It reminded me of the pretty purple lighter in my car that's full of butane and sparks when I click it but for some reason never creates a flame. But hey, it was cheaply made in China, what do I really expect?
Like my lighter and its pretty purple exterior, thi More...
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Jun 18, 2011
Natasha
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Fantastic. A little slow in the way that there wasn't so much time together with Philip and Michele, but I got the definite feel of "Back to the Future" where you meet your grandparents and relatives. The prose was very well written and flowed perfectly. I also loved how the book was so rooted in music. How you never despaired too much knowing that it was too lighthearted of a book to really give up.
The best parts of this book outshone many others I have read. The fact that More...
The best parts of this book outshone many others I have read. The fact that More...
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Jun 06, 2011
Czarinah
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Wow. Just...wow. I've immediately put it into my faves shelf, which i rarely do, since that would consitute me having to read the book at least twice. I started yesterday and except for some minor discrpancies, I just HAD to finish immediately. Just..the story was well woven. Some things in the beginning of the story, if carefully read played a part in the ending. If you analyze it after you finish reading it, you notice that all these puzzle pieces that were just scattered throughout your bra
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Jun 05, 2011
Anne
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I wouldn't say that this was one of the better books I've ever read, but then, it is her first novel, so that's gotta count for something right? To make this review short: it was an okay book. I've always been interested in time travel, and it's one of my favorite things to read. When I read the summary of the book, I couldn't wait to get back home and start reading it. However, to be honest, I found myself skimming a lot of pages, although I didn't miss much. While she had a great idea and a go
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May 17, 2011
Vicki
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At first, I was a bit skeptical. The begining of this book felt like another one of those poorly thrown together young adult novels where the biggest problem our heroine faces is that her boyfriend left her. However, it quickly improved.
Upon first glance, the plot setup reminded me of Caroline B. Cooney's time series, luckily it quickly took on its own qualities. The twists held up rather well and held enough suspense to keep you reading without venturing too far into cliches. My favo More...
Upon first glance, the plot setup reminded me of Caroline B. Cooney's time series, luckily it quickly took on its own qualities. The twists held up rather well and held enough suspense to keep you reading without venturing too far into cliches. My favo More...
May 15, 2011
Courtney
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Michele Windsor doesn't have a perfect life, but she has a good life with her single-mom, Marion, and close-knit friends in Los Angeles. Never meeting her father, Michele grew up knowing that her mother descended from wealthy, New York aristocratic parents who shunned her when she ran away with Henry Irving, a man beneath their social standing. Therefore, when a tragic event occurs, Michele finds herself being shipped off to live with these grandparents whom she's never met as well as consumed w
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May 09, 2011
Pricky
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I had a hard time rating this book because while I really liked the plot/ideas, the writing style and character development didn't pull me in as much as other reads.
I think the strong point of Monir's writing is her research about New York's past. I really felt the differences in the time periods; she was able to capture the essence of what it might have felt like, looked, language.
However, while her writing is comparably better than other disappointing debut authors, it More...
I think the strong point of Monir's writing is her research about New York's past. I really felt the differences in the time periods; she was able to capture the essence of what it might have felt like, looked, language.
However, while her writing is comparably better than other disappointing debut authors, it More...
