![]() What I particularly enjoyed, though, was Will did feel American to me. They were wonderful and I loved them to pieces. It was warm and I loved how it seamlessly transitioned from mentor and mentee to friends. I especially loved the way Will and his companion, former Timekeeper Frenz, interacted. All of the characters were delightful, from the bad guys to the good guys. ![]() It was also disappointing he never took the opportunity to discuss the history of London and more of the landmarks to add depth and more local flavor to the story.īut I really did like Will. Will is supposedly interested in history, so I was a little disappointed when he seemed so unfamiliar with the city considering he easily became lost. I do wish the story had been a little more layered, a little more expanded to include more history, though. I really enjoyed the differences between different years that were pointed out, and especially enjoyed one of Will’s lasts trips through time as it was also a fun commentary on current times. The Timepiece and the Girl Who Went Astray was a fun, albeit a bit confusing, romp through time across parts of the UK. It was incredibly well-thought out and answered all the questions it brought up in my mind. ![]() I loved that everything about the time travel and how it worked made complete sense. But it did not impede my enjoyment of The Timepiece and the Girl Who Went Astray. It’s impossible for me to keep track of the back and forth in time, to line up time points to figure out exactly what’s happening. Just like every other time travel book I’ve ever read, the time travel confuses me. With a former Timekeeper as his companion, Will jumps back and forth in time, trying keep one step in front of the man racing after him for the Timepiece while trying to figure out when in time Abigayle is. Instead, it sends him on the run when Abigayle uses the watch and ends up essentially lost in time, with him as the prime suspect in her disappearance, not to mention in the murder of the Timepiece’s last owner. The watch doesn’t make things any easier for Will. Only to end up in possession of a seriously strange watch called the Timepiece, and witness to a murder. One day, Abigayle tells him to visit a certain shop, so, after spending most of the day getting lost, he does. ![]() William Wells is an American (illegally) living in London, living with his girlfriend and trying to get by while she works a top secret job. For fans of time travel, this indie book is not to be missed. There’s never really a chance to rest and they never really seem to catch a break, but they have a lot riding on what they do, and they do not disappointed. While it doesn’t quite have as much mystery as I anticipated, the time travel component was so impeccably done and the characters so well-developed that I quickly forgot about it and was quite happy to let myself be swept up in Will and Frenz’s adventures. The Timepiece and the Girl Who Went Astray is a delightful romp through time with unforgettable characters and incredibly detailed and well-thought out time travel. One Sentence Summary: Sent to a certain thrift shop by his girlfriend, Will ends up in the possession of an odd watch called the Timepiece and on the run to escape those who want it, all while trying to figure out where in time his girlfriend went. Title: The Timepiece and the Girl Who Went Astray
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