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[New post] A Shape On The Air (Dr Dulac book 1) by Julia Ibbotson @JuliaIbbotson @rararesources #BlogTour #BookReview
Ljwrites85 posted: " Title: A Shape On The Air (Dr Dulac book 1) by Julia Ibbotson Date Published: 8th November 2021 Genre: Romance/Time slip Description: A haunting Anglo-Saxon time-slip of mystery and romance Can echoes of the past threaten the present? "
Title: A Shape On The Air (Dr Dulac book 1) by Julia Ibbotson
Date Published: 8th November 2021
Genre: Romance/Time slip
Description:
A haunting Anglo-Saxon time-slip of mystery and romance
Can echoes of the past threaten the present? They are 1500 years apart, but can they reach out to each other across the centuries? One woman faces a traumatic truth in the present day. The other is forced to marry the man she hates as the 'dark ages' unfold.
How can Dr Viv DuLac, medievalist and academic, unlock the secrets of the past? Traumatised by betrayal, she slips into 499 AD and into the body of Lady Vivianne, who is also battling treachery. Viv must uncover the mystery of the key that she unwittingly brings back with her to the present day, as echoes of the past resonate through time. But little does Viv realise just how much both their lives across the centuries will become so intertwined. And in the end, how can they help each other across the ages without changing the course of history?
For fans of Barbara Erskine, Pamela Hartshorne, Susanna Kearsley, Christina Courtenay.
"In the best Barbara Erskine tradition …I would highly recommend this novel" -Historical Novel Society "Amazing …a really great book …I just couldn't put it down" -Hazel Morgan "Well-rounded characters and a wealth of historical research make this a real page-turner" -Amazon review "Enthralling" -Amazon review
"Julia does an incredible job of setting up the idea of time-shift so that it's believable and makes sense" - Amazon review
"Viv/Lady Vivianne … lovely identifiable heroine in both time periods….I love her strength and vulnerability. And Rory/Roland is simply gorgeous!" – Melissa Morgan
"gripping … a very real sense of threat and danger, an enthralling mystery … a wholly convincing romance, across both timelines" - Anne Williams
I want to thank Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me on this tour and the author for providing me with a copy of their book in exchange for an honest review.
I was attracted to the blurb for A Shape on The Air, even though historical romance is not really my genre, by the mention of time-slips, something I've enjoyed in stories I've read in the past.
A Shape On The Air is a time slip romance with hints of magic, mystery and a dash of sci-fi mixed in too.
The timelines were seamlessly woven together, modern times alongside the so called 'dark ages', without a hint of confusion on my part and having read a few time slip stories in my time, this can be a difficult feat!
The story was well researched, and I enjoyed the use of old English words in the past timeline, adding an air of authenticity.
Both main characters, Dr Viv Dulac and Lady Vivianne, were both well written and flawed. Lady Vivianne was strong-willed and brave, not afraid to stand up for herself, but bore scars of losing her parents at such a young age. I found it a little harder to like Dr Dulac, for an academic, who I always assume are quite level-headed, she was a little overly emotional at times.
I felt that the modern sections of the story didn't quite have the same level of tension and mystery as the past parts, but of course, that's just my opinion.
A solid start to the series and a must if you're looking for some romantic escapism.
About The Author:
Julia Ibbotson is fascinated by the medieval world and the concept of time. She sees her author brand as a historical fiction writer of romantic mysteries that are evocative of time and place, well-researched and uplifting page-turners. Her current series focuses on early medieval time-slip/dual-time mysteries. Julia read English at Keele University, England, specialising in medieval language/ literature/ history, and has a PhD in socio-linguistics. After a turbulent time in Ghana, West Africa, she became a school teacher, then a university academic and researcher. Her break as an author came soon after she joined the RNA's New Writers' Scheme in 2015, with a three-book deal from Lume Books (Endeavour) for a trilogy (Drumbeats) set in Ghana in the 1960s. She has published five other books, including A Shape on the Air, an Anglo-Saxon timeslip mystery, and its two sequels The Dragon Tree and The Rune Stone. Her work in progress is the first of a new series of Anglo-Saxon mysteries (Daughter of Mercia) where echoes of the past resonate across the centuries. Her books will appeal to fans of Barbara Erskine, Pamela Hartshorne, Susanna Kearsley, and Christina Courtenay. Her readers say: 'Julia's books captured my imagination', 'beautiful story-telling', 'evocative and well-paced storylines', 'brilliant and fascinating' and 'I just couldn't put it down'.
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