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On the plus side:
#1 I've enjoyed the characters and their relationships to 1 some other. I just wish that sort of affair had been explored more deeply.
#2 I as well really liked the premise of the story.
#3 There were several times, after particular scenes, when I thought, "I honey this book!"
On the minus side:
#i In the previous volume, signal of view went back and forth betwixt the 2 ma
I am having a love/hate relationship with this volume. I'yard on page 227 of 304 and I'chiliad non sure if I want to end it.On the plus side:
#1 I've enjoyed the characters and their relationships to i another. I only wish that sort of thing had been explored more deeply.
#2 I also really liked the premise of the story.
#3 In that location were several times, afterward particular scenes, when I thought, "I dear this book!"
On the minus side:
#1 In the previous volume, point of view went dorsum and forth between the two master characters with chapter headings indicating which one I was reading. In this volume the bespeak of view swings back and along between Anna and David, but without any articulate distinction between the ii.
#2 Between Parts one & 2 of the book, there is a chronology of historical events. This seems like something which could be placed at the end of the book, not smack dab in the middle! It was very distracting to go from reading prose, to reading a list of events, then dorsum to prose.
#3 I had a actually difficult time accepting that a 14 year old (David) and a 17 twelvemonth quondam (Anna), who lived in modernistic times in America, knew the language of middle Welsh and Welsh history and then well. Well plenty to not only fit in, but to suggest others as to upcoming events. Sure, their mother was highly educated in those things, and with good cause, but still…these are American kids, the bulk of whom probably find anything concerning history to exist dry, dull and totally unrelated to anything going on in their present solar day lives. Most care more than about the latest technology than most how people lived in the thirteenth century.
#iv The fourteen yr old boy certain picked upward sword-fighting easily…enough to get into boxing. He also knew battle strategy plenty to programme and so lead one of the flanks of military men. On peak of that, past the time he is 16 he's settling disputes and other such things. I don't doubt immature noblemen of that time did those things, but it seemed a stretch for a young male child raised in modern day America. Specially the power to strategize when he had not been raised around warfare. The bulk of fourteen, fifteen and sixteen year olds of our times are certainly not prepared, nor practice they have the maturity to take on those kinds of responsibilities and that type of conclusion making.
#5 The possibility of Math and Anna developing a romantic relationship was completely skipped over when the author jumped ahead 18 months!! By that time the two of them were already married! I felt cheated out of watching that human relationship develop.
#six Language…Again, this xiv year sometime male child (he's 16 by the time I stopped reading) speaks oft in the formal speech of an adult living in thirteen century Wales. I'chiliad sorry, but he seems to accept fit in mode likewise well from the very start. I know, I know, it was the aforementioned in the Chronicles of Narnia books/movies. Young boys and girls with swords and bows, ruling a kingdom. But that was fantasy and this series, in spite of the fourth dimension-travel element, is based on actual historical events/alternate events and the real times in which people lived. It is not true fantasy with an entire created earth as was the majority of the Narnia series.
#7 How the heck does this time travel matter work? Twice people landed back in time due to a auto accident, 1 other fourth dimension it was due to…nosotros don't know since events took place "off camera" so to speak, other than the fact that One thousand thousand was flight around in an airplane and noticed the terrain was no longer of modernistic times, only rather the once familiar landscape of the thirteenth century.
And what causes people to pop back to their time period of origin? Why these people? Why this particular fourth dimension menstruum? Possibly some of this volition be answered in one of the other books in the series.
Perhaps I am existence likewise critical here. The story has a wonderful premise and I would like to know more…only I'd similar more character development and less of the historical data dump. I'd besides like to have more of the scenes where we're really right in the moment with the characters! There are a few of those scenes and they are and so good, but much of the time I'm being told a story instead of beingness involved in it.
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I take been to Wales and I loved information technology. I did not stay there long, but two days on my trip around England, Ireland and Scotland but I roughshod in beloved while I was in that location. I as well happen to dearest the concept of time travel, and I love good, simple, clean stories. Stories that y'all can choice up, become lost in, and take an intense desire to keep reading whenever you are forced to put the book down.
Footsteps in Time by Sarah Woodbury is one of those books.
When I was fifteen I was given The Dark Age
I love Wales.I take been to Wales and I loved information technology. I did not stay there long, just two days on my trip around England, Ireland and Scotland but I fell in beloved while I was at that place. I also happen to love the concept of time travel, and I love practiced, elementary, clean stories. Stories that you can selection up, get lost in, and take an intense desire to go along reading whenever yous are forced to put the book down.
Footsteps in Time by Sarah Woodbury is ane of those books.
When I was fifteen I was given The Nighttime Age past Traci Harding and I just consumed that book and the series thereafter -- though in the cease -- I was somewhat disillusioned by the catastrophe of the whole serial I withal, to this day, selection up everyone of her books.
Footsteps in Time reminded me instantly of that delightful feeling that Traci Harding's books gave me. Being home again. Being condom in a volume serial. Without a doubt, I will purchase every single ane of Sarah Woodbury's books.
Sarah Woodbury uses very little clarification of characters and settings, rather similar how C.Southward Lewis writes. You are given leave to build your ain picture of what the characters await similar, of what Wales looks similar and information technology makes the story so much more inviting, every bit your imagination draws you deeper into the tale. I ended upwards dreaming that I was there, with the characters, at night and it was wonderful to feel that sensation again. I take non had such a sensation in a very, very long time.
I adored the characters, for once I felt like I could chronicle to the female lead, Anna. I liked her, I felt like her, and information technology made me connect to her in the situations she found herself in. As for David, her brother, he was fabled! He acted just how a young teenage boy would act given the state of affairs he was, it was as though I was staring correct at my little brother in the pages of a book!
Because the fact that it was my Dad who recommended this book to me, and that he enjoyed this, and he very rarely reads these types of tales, I highly recommend this book.
I'll exist starting Book 2 this night, as I cannot wait to return to Wales.
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The volume is well-written, for the nearly office, although at times information technology seems as though the book was originally composed in starting time-person and converted to third-person at a subsequently date. There were too some continuity problems -- such as the family being alternately from Pennsylvania or Oregon, depending on which chapter you read.
There's no denying that Sarah Woodbury did a great deal of enquiry for Footsteps in Time. She has the time period well-defined, and describes medieval Welsh civilization beautifully.The book is well-written, for the well-nigh part, although at times it seems as though the volume was originally composed in beginning-person and converted to third-person at a later appointment. There were also some continuity issues -- such equally the family beingness alternately from Pennsylvania or Oregon, depending on which affiliate you read.
As YA historical fantasy goes, this is middle-of-the-road stuff. To be honest, I wavered betwixt a three- and four-star rating before ultimately coming downwardly on the college side. My bug had to do with the teenage heroes, whom I constitute unbelievable. When their car runs through a snowbank and comes out into the middle of a agglomeration of mounted knights, practise they think "Wow, this must be a film fix" or "Wow, this must be a Renaissance Faire" (both of them common events?). No, they immediately become to "Wow, we must take traveled through time."
Furthermore, despite having no training in tactics, etc., David (the xiv-year-old boy) is suddenly quite boxing-savvy; we are to presume, I guess, that he has learned all of this from video games.
I actually wanted to like this book far meliorate, given the medieval history involved (to say nothing of the extensive research) ... simply I just couldn't go past my lukewarm feelings about David and Anna (the 17-year-one-time sis).
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I'm so glad I stuck it out.
Set (almost entirely) in Medieval Wales, this is the story of siblings Anna and David, who time travel from 2013 to 1282, in the moment just prior to the (terminal native) Prince of Wales being killed by English language soldiers. In this re-i
I've been trying to read this novel for some time now; the first affiliate was painfully dull for me (due to necessary world building), and then information technology took several library check outs for me to actually go going with this book, the first in a series.I'm so glad I stuck information technology out.
Set (nearly entirely) in Medieval Wales, this is the story of siblings Anna and David, who fourth dimension travel from 2013 to 1282, in the moment just prior to the (last native) Prince of Wales beingness killed by English soldiers. In this re-imagining of events, however, the Prince is narrowly saved, and thus begins an alternative history of how things might take been (for Wales) if the English language hadn't won that solar day. I loved information technology!
Footsteps in Time is a fascinating gamble in Medieval Welsh culture. Sarah Woodbury clearly did a ton of research for this book, and although the story stalled out a few times, I by and large enjoyed tagging along (in my mind) for glimpses of castle life, as well as some thrilling battles!
The final pages of this book were nail-biters, and oh, did Woodbury write us a heckuva cliffhanger! I'll definitely continue with this series, though probably at a leisurely pace.
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Other than that I really enjoyed this book. The history is patently well done, and the writing is great overall.
I'd recommend it to anybody who likes historical. It even has a bit of romance, but I wouldn't put it in that subgenre.
Because of the Sarah'southward adherence
A few gaffes don't ruin a book. I've changed the location and names of characters and inadvertently left a couple of the erstwhile names backside. Defenseless them eventually because of that newfangled search/replace feature on near discussion processors.Other than that I really enjoyed this book. The history is plain well washed, and the writing is great overall.
I'd recommend information technology to anybody who likes historical. It even has a bit of romance, just I wouldn't put information technology in that subgenre.
Because of the Sarah'southward adherence to history, I did get a bit put out by the subjugation of Anna and Meg to less-than-person status. While totally truthful in an historical sense, I would have preferred to meet the women retain their personhood a bit more, maybe outset the woment'south liberation movement of the 13th Century.
That's a very minor nitpick, however. The book mainly follows Anna'south blood brother, David (Daffyd) and he steps up to his new function in the 13th C. Welsh earth.
Anything more, and I'd take to warn of spoilers.
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If yous are thinking well-nigh picking this up, I suggest reading Daughter of time first although it is not necessary.
I also recollect this is appropriate for teens . If you are thinking of this for a teen, I would have them read Daughter of Time as information technology is too romantically inclined.
I loved that this book is told by multiple different characters (in chronological club). After the switch in the 2nd chapter to a unlike character, yous know to lo
This is a fun romp of a read, easy and fun to become lost in.If you are thinking near picking this up, I advise reading Daughter of time offset although it is not necessary.
I as well think this is appropriate for teens . If you lot are thinking of this for a teen, I would have them read Daughter of Time as information technology is too romantically inclined.
I loved that this book is told by multiple different characters (in chronological order). After the switch in the second chapter to a different character, y'all know to look at the chapter heading to see who is telling the story. Woodbury did a good job of telling the story from both a male and a female viewpoint, although that isn't the purpose of switching characters (rather to give an omnipotent view of what is going on).
I'm sure diehard travel in fourth dimension/alternate reality readers will find loop-holes in logic or scientific discipline...but I found it a fun read, mildly educational, and a fast read.
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Looking frontward to starting Prince of Time.
This author, Sarah Woodbury asked the question - What if Llewelyn was not killed in 1282. What if he survived. How could history have changed? This is the story of what how British History was changed.
In this world, since Llewelyn did survive, he was able to get an regular army together and slowly he and his son, David (Prince Daffydd) began to rule Wales with benevolence and to remove all English, and Norman influence from their lands.
Most of Book 1 was about David and Anna learning how to survive in medieval Wales and for the David to learn that he was in fact Llewelyn's son. We volition learn the how of this in another review.
I loved the World Building, despite the fact that Women were not permitted to exist equal with their spouses or brothers, and that they must be protected at all times.
I have no right to complain well-nigh this attitude, as this is a well known fact of life back in that era. The 2 siblings, Anna and Davis both knew this then they had no choice but to accept it.
Anna is able to cull her her hubby. She was married at 17 and a mother by age 19. Her husband was a knight in the utilize of Prince Llewelyn. He may even have been related to the Prince as well, only I cannot remember the details.
I love history and this was a well written and well researched story with plenty of action. I did non feel that that the exposition (historical details) were written as "info dumps." The world building was well done and mostly added as parts of conversations. Both sides (the Prince and his children) were having to learn new things, hence the conversations.
I loved this book and I gave information technology 4 stars, mostly because information technology is generally world buildings. There are around xv more than books after this one and I cannot expect to read them all.
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The story opens with immature and bemused David and Anna crashing their a
Back once more with The After Cilmeri Series! If some of you are still confused simply know that Footsteps In Fourth dimension is indeed the kickoff published volume in the series, the writer wrote the prequel Daughter of Time after she had already published the latter. Where to outset? This serial has chop-chop become 1 of my favorite and most enjoyable reads. I honey history, I love Wales, I love fantasy, and I love Woodbury'south earth and characters.The story opens with young and bemused David and Anna crashing their aunt's motorcar in 13th century Wales, precisely on Dec 11th, 1282, and in doing so saving Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd'due south life. History dictates Llywelyn was Wales'due south last prince and died in an English ambush at Cilmeri in that same true-blue, cold, December twenty-four hour period. In Woodbury's story, Anna and David modify his faith and with him that of Wales. Now trapped into the past fitting in will not be easy for the two siblings. Anna must conform to medieval society's rules that sees women in a much different low-cal, whilst David (Daffyd in this world) must speedily bid goodbye to the teenage boy within him and grow into a man and the prince of Wale, a journey that begins with his training every bit a knight. Living in medieval Wales volition be initially a scary thought for the ii siblings as it was for their mother before them, but as fourth dimension will become on they too will realize just how medieval Wales is a place they tin can phone call domicile. As always, Woodbury'south prose is clear, upbeat, and without embellishments.
There is a pleasant simplicity to Woodbury's stories, and I believe this has something to exercise with her characters. They are driven, genuine, and lovable. They could be the family adjacent door! They are not extraordinary people, and still they are, and I am excited to get to know them improve. If y'all have enjoyed the prequel, you will savor this showtime book, and if you enjoyed this book, then you should read the adjacent! Here are my 4 stars.
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Is there something time traveling magical with today'south automobile. It is especially astonishing that it can start after setting ii years in the forest later an airbag inflating accident. Every bit I noted in my review of the
I am glad that I previously read the volume #0.5 prequel of this series. I am likewise surprised at the somewhat sameness of the book #0.five and the book #1 of this series. The time send vehicle and situation are well-nigh identical and equally baffling in a different location 14 years after.Is there something time traveling magical with today's car. It is especially amazing that it tin get-go after setting two years in the forest after an airbag inflating blow. As I noted in my review of the prequel at that place are several times that you take to press heavy on the 'I Believe' button for this story to make sense. Nosotros understand and accept that 21st century David has some mad martial arts skills. Perhaps if he had had many hours of playing 'Historic period of Empires' or an equivalent video game we could believe that a 14 year erstwhile boy could also program boxing strategies or remember historical battles to his advantage. No Sarah, D&D or Pokemon would non help his current situation.
Information technology was a bit disappointing to have this book in the serial end with only i minor conflict resolved and leaving the reader hanging on so many other gaps and issues. Since I bought the 4-pack of audio-books on a promotional sale from Chirp, I volition continue reading the books I have in the series.
I take a feeling that the subsequent books will practise a lot of flash frontward and flash backs to hopefully fill in the holes left by the overarching story line. But time volition tell.
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There wasn't annihilation peculiarly incorrect with this book. 2 teenagers discover themselves of a sudden transported to 13th century Wales, and take to adapt to life at that place. There were two things that I constitute abrasive: Firstly, there is never any explanation about why this time travel thing happened. I could accept magic, time flux, pretty much annihilation, only there is no explanation, not fifty-fifty a hint. Why these people? Why Wales? Mayhap it's coming in volume number 3 or iv of the serial.The 2d thing that was jarring is that the characters keep using 20th century spoken language patterns. In their early days in Wales, I can understand information technology, but after months, or fifty-fifty years, I only tin't imagine that they wouldn't have adjusted their oral communication patterns to the way everyone else was speaking. By the end of this book the kids are starting to influence the people they collaborate with in some pretty profound ways. I find it naive to presume they wouldn't in turn be heavily influenced past the majority around them.
Woodbury has obviously done a tremendous corporeality of research. Place names, customs, conditions, methods of warfare, even correct names of parts of armor are spot on. I just personally don't feel a compelling interest in Welsh history. I probably won't be reading more books in this series.
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I thrive on well-executed scenes of human interaction, and I but did I read the first book in this series (or rather, the prequel) and enjoyed it, though it felt rather low on the character interaction and high on political climate debates and battle skirmishes. I was hoping for more of a grapheme-oriented second volume, only alas, this one was fifty-fifty heavier on the politics and boxing manoeuvres than the first. Information technology's not that that'south a problem, it's only that'southward a definite problem for me equally a reader.
I thrive on well-executed scenes of man interaction, and I just didn't find that in this volume.
Every bit a reader, I found I had only 1 or 2 times when I actually enjoyed or thought what characters said or did was even a little bit...more than simply recounting passively, the events that took place.
Information technology but felt like the volume was and then logical/analytical that there was almost no centre behind it. Now, I know that is not the instance as I can tell this series took a great deal of passion and dedication for the author to write information technology. Information technology just didn't stir my heart and soul or brand me happy to read it, whatsoever. But it was a circuitous recounting of some history and politics of the 13th century, and battle practices and the similar. Just not my jam! ...more
Sarah is a member of the Historical Authors Fiction Cooperative (HFAC), the Historical Novel Guild, and Novelists, Inc. (NINC).
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