Title: A Stitch in Time
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Series: A Stitch in Time #1
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Historical romance, Paranormal romance, Time travel
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2020
As always with a Kelley Armstrong book, I freaking loved this. The fact that it’s a new genre that I wasn’t expecting, and delved into a whole new realm of writing just made me all that much happier. I also think this may be my first ever time travel romance. Or at least, the first one novel-length one that I can think of. Everything about Bronwyn and William’s relationship and story had me smiling and feeling all the happy feelings.
Bronwyn’s past and commitment to a mental hospital were kind of sad, but I love how they shaped her into the woman that she becomes. Like all second chance romances, there is that feeling of tragedy that there are so many missed chances. But also, a kind of sense of fate in the fact that the characters needed to grow into themselves apart to truly be happy and healthy together. I really enjoyed how those past tragedies shaped both characters into a person that has so much hope and understanding for the future.
Whilst Bronwyn’s time at a mental health institute might have been tragic, I thought it was fantastic that she had a first love before William. Her first husband is a reminder that even when tragedy strikes, we can remember those that we loved with fondness and positivity. It was also nice that, even though William lived a full life too, it didn’t follow the same pattern of Bronwyn’s.
It took a little while to warm up to William. Not so much because there was anything irritating about his character, but he was incredibly withdrawn. It made the journey to getting to know how kind and sweet he is all that much more interesting. Plus, it kind of fit with my idea of the English at the time. William is definitely the kind of mysterious man of the moors that I can get behind romantically.
I mostly focused on the romance and the enjoyment of this story, but alongside this is the mystery of the murders of the moors. I spent a lot of my time wondering just who was the evil villain throughout, and I completely guessed wrong. Which I loved. And honestly, the true villain was so much more creepy and goosebump inducing. It was definitely a fantastic story that I look forward to reading again, this time finding all the hidden clues to who the big evil actually is.
Earth and Skye 