Thank you, NetGalley, Megan Edwards, and Imbrifex Books for the opportunity to read this book. It will release on March 1st, 2022.

A Coin For The Ferryman by Megan Edwards is wild, to say the least. The IDES team has one goal--to kidnap a person from history and learn from them. The name of the team should be a giveaway. They choose Julius Caesar on the day he would be killed. Obviously, this mission could have many dangerous effects and he can only stay for four days. They bring in historians and Latin scholars, one named Cassandra who serves as an interpreter. She knows that anything can go wrong, and lo and behold...it does. Now the team must correct their mistakes before time runs out or Julius Caesar will be trapped in the present.

Words...I need words. I can't find the words to describe how bizarre this book is. The premise is SO COOL. The synopsis gave me Timeless TV show vibes. I also have my degree in history, I was so on board when I picked up this book. But then I read it. So absolutely nothing happens the first 45% of the book. It is just introducing characters and laying out unnecessary information. The book is 540 pages, so that means 250 pages went by without much substance. But I wanted to see what happened. Maybe it would turn around when the plot got going? One would think with all that time spent on nondisclosure agreements and character introductions that the characters would be fleshed out and well-developed. Unfortunately, they are one-dimensional with no depth. Most of the men are incredibly sexist and misogynistic. And don't get me started on the random Julius Caesar romance with one of the team members.

I get that the book is supposed to be a blend of science-fiction, suspense, and history, but it did not come off as believable. There is too much going on from the kidnappings, the mafia showing up, and again, that romance which was not even slightly romantic. The dialogue even felt stilted and fake. Then there is the lack of historical detail. Unfortunately, I was let down. So this book gets 1 star.

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