While I can't say that I particularly loved Tumbling Through Time, I do like Cready's personal voice, which comes through her main female lead characters in this novel and Seducing Mr.
If you're interested in a funny time travel sort of romance, I'd try her Darcy story first. Upon trying them on, however, Seph finds herself sucked back through time to the eighteenth century and a ship in the middle of a hurricane. The new world she finds herself in is populated with characters that eerily resemble those in Seph's contemporary life: the hero Captain Drummond is the spitting image of her colleague and crush Tom Fraser.
Drum soon explains to her that he inhabits a version of the world sprung from one of her half-formed romance novels - and that she's ruining his life. He needs her help to discover the location of some very important dispatches, or his naval career - and possibly his life - will be over.
Traveling between these two worlds, Seph gets to know and care for both Tom and Drum - but she has to decide between the two. The concept of a book-hopping author who's screwing things up terribly due to lack of period knowledge is original and promised a lot of laughs. That was really the major reason I picked up the novel. Unfortunately, however, that part of the plot is abandoned about halfway through when it turns out that Drum was an actual historical character - not just one that sprang from Seph's overactive imagination.
That threw me off a bit because it seemed that the author changed direction midway through - and it didn't seem to make any sense anymore. Added to that, the main character has a woefully inadequate knowledge of history and geography I don't expect rocket scientists, but I am tired of dumb heroines , plus she seems to like to compare every color she comes across to a gimmicky nail polish shade.
I think the worst example comes when she describes the hero's eyes as "I've Got Blue, Babe". While the first two-thirds of the book didn't really pull me in, the last third of the book which is set entirely in the 18th century is quite engrossing. The heros are brave, strong, and clever; Seph stops using quite so many cliches and figures out a thing or two though she did seem to be mostly useless.
It was almost enough to redeem the novel. But then the ending completely blew it. So bottom line is that it's not terrible. It has definite funny moments, some exciting adventure points, and an original plotline which is sadly abandoned. When the author really finds her style, it can be absorbing as well.
She's just not there yet. Home Groups Talk Explore Zeitgeist. I Agree This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms. Members Reviews Popularity Average rating Mentions 4 , 3. Wandering the Pittsburgh airport before a business trip, Seph decides to kill time with some preflight shopping -- anything to get her mind off Tom Fraser, her irresistible, dimple-chinned coworker turned travel buddy.
So when a pair of to-die-for pink stilettos calls her name from a store window, she tries them on -- only to be swiftly transported back to the eighteenth century and flung aboard a turbulent ship sailing the Mediterranean!
There, Seph is stunned to meet Phillip Drummond, an arrogant British pirate and the spitting image of Tom. Rock tumbling is the hobby of collecting a wide range of rocks and turning them into beautiful gemstones you can use to make jewelry, crafts, decorations, or just to collect for fun.
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See my guide to the best rocks to tumble. While you can buy any of these rocks online or at your local rock shop, I personally find it way more exciting to find them in nature although not always realistic. For me, the thrill of the hunt is a big part of rock tumbling. These rocks are typically found in coastal areas, lakes, and places with a past of volcanic activity. You can also find them in Texas and Arkansas. As I talked about above, you want to pick rocks based on their hardness according to the Mohs scale.
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Sizing is expressed in pounds. A three-pound tumbler will hold about two pounds of rock and one pound of water and grit. Though, the sexual tension is very good here, and playing Tom and Drummond off each other remember, they look identical was a fun touch. If you're looking for something a bit more than the usual run-of-the-mill fluff from your romance fiction, I don't hesitate to recommend Cready - especially if you prefer less sex scenes than more, as she doesn't have too much graphic content in her stories.
This isn't one of her strongest novels, plot-wise there were a few points that lost me or seemed forgotten - like, where did Seph's tattoos come from? What's with the shoes, is she really going to live in them the rest of her life? Apr 18, Jennifer rated it liked it Shelves: romance , kindle , time-travel. After reading some of Gwyn Cready's other books awhile ago, and enjoying them, I was in the mood for something light so I went back and got this one for my Kindle. Apparently this was her first book.
I enjoyed it, but found it very true to what I know to be her formula from other books - modern woman either time travels or somehow is transported into romance novel setting in this case a pirate ship; the other works were Regency England and Dutch Master's painting studio , and quirky love story After reading some of Gwyn Cready's other books awhile ago, and enjoying them, I was in the mood for something light so I went back and got this one for my Kindle.
I enjoyed it, but found it very true to what I know to be her formula from other books - modern woman either time travels or somehow is transported into romance novel setting in this case a pirate ship; the other works were Regency England and Dutch Master's painting studio , and quirky love story ensues with hot native hero - meanwhile simultaneous love story occurs with contemporary hero.
In this case Persephone Seph is a fledgling historical romance writer who's been transported into her own book, where she is met with wry indignation by her very own hero, who is a real English privateer ship captain who's had his whole life turned upside down by her wacky romance novel musings. I will say that Cready clearly has a great imagination, and a true talent for navigating twisty plots in a very clear and transparent way. For these reasons I recommend her.
But, this novel lacked a little of the characterization I found in her other, later books. I also think she got a little more comfortable with exactly how much sex to include in later books - that is, more.
They're definitely better with more lusty sex in them - let's face it, a novel about romance novels should definitely play up the sex angle. I think Cready found her step a bit better once she was more comfortable with her formula - which, although it is definitely hers and only hers, nevertheless exists.
So my recommendation among her work at this point would be Seducing Mr Darcy. Aug 22, Becky R. Having read Cready's Seducing Mr. Darcy, and genuinely getting a good laugh out of the premise, I was eager to go back and pick up her first published novel. Cready's tongue-in-cheek style and sarcastic come backs are still, delightfully present in this story of Seph, Tom, and Phillip. I still laughed, smiled, and even rolled my eyes a bit at the main character's antics.
The idea of going back in time and creating out of the main hero the love interest in your present day is pretty cute. Outside Having read Cready's Seducing Mr. Outside of the personal voice that I enjoy could that be because I've developed a good deal of snarkiness in teaching teens? It wasn't an easy story to follow for me, as it went from present day to the past, with two different male leads. I mainly got mixed up in the past when it delved into the history that Phillip was caught up in.
Seph had the stress of trying to save her male lead's life, literally, through the way they shaped time you know, like in Back to the Future.
This made for a somewhat confusing storyline for me, and one that I didn't connect to very quickly. While I can't say that I particularly loved Tumbling Through Time, I do like Cready's personal voice, which comes through her main female lead characters in this novel and Seducing Mr. If you're interested in a funny time travel sort of romance, I'd try her Darcy story first. Jul 17, Kris - My Novelesque Life rated it really liked it.
There, Seph is stunned to meet Phillip Drummond, 3. I enjoyed the light funny time-traveling romance. Jun 25, Janet rated it really liked it Recommended to Janet by: Toni sort of.
Shelves: simply-fluff , paranormal-fantasy. I really rather enjoyed this book. Despite all it's appearances of being a "romance" novel, I didn't find it to be very much at all like your standard formula romance fiction which I, in fact, normally wouldn't even pick up.
It actually had an interesting storyline with some structure and depth instead of just gooey fluff in comparison to regular Harlequin-style romance. There was a historical aspect to it as well. Whether it's loosely based upon actual facts, I'm not sure I imagine it prob I really rather enjoyed this book. Whether it's loosely based upon actual facts, I'm not sure I imagine it probably might be. Regardless, I liked that there was history woven into it.
I find that I also must like the author for two additional reasons. I can't wait for her next book, "Seducing Mr. Darcy" which is coming out in August. Hearing about that book is actually what prompted me to read her first novel.
Jul 03, Ceci Marlow rated it it was amazing. I could not put this down! I picked it up in a used book sale because a I like time travel romance, especially the funny ones, and b it had a cover blurb by Evanovich. I was reading it as a paperback, not an ebook, and I thought OMG it is so many pages doesn't bother me in e-, problem in paper, esp soft cover, now I'll never finish it. I wouldn't even get up to "refresh myself" without hitting the pain point first. It was funny premise one Kasey Michaels has used, too, I believe of a romance I could not put this down!
It was funny premise one Kasey Michaels has used, too, I believe of a romance writer's character coming to life. And, then there's the shoes: pink taffeta ribbon, kitten-heeled sandals in a size 8. Who wouldn't fall in love with an author who creates SEXY shoes for real-sized women?
Nov 19, Liz rated it it was ok. Persephone "Seph" Pyle is a take-no-risks type of woman who has a crush on her co-worker Tom Fraser. Just before they board a plane for a business trip to Europe Seph tries on a pair of pink shoes that zap her onto a ship in the year where she is confronted with a near duplicate of Tom, but calls himself Captain Philip "Drum" Drummond. This is no ordinary time travel novel though, Drum tells her that he is the hero of the book she is going to write.
Unfortunately her vague grasp of nautical Persephone "Seph" Pyle is a take-no-risks type of woman who has a crush on her co-worker Tom Fraser. Unfortunately her vague grasp of nautical life and history have had him dealing with hurricanes every morning, odd characters that suddenly need transportation, and missing documents essential to the war effort. Thus far it's clever, but the plot becomes bizarrely convoluted and drags so often that even the witty repartee between the heroine and her two identical suitors can't save it.
And really, their verbal exchanges are quite funny. For this alone I will give the author another try. Jul 28, Sarah rated it really liked it. I really didn't expect to like this book.
I read the blurb and it put me off completely, it seemed too cheesy and ridiculous, but i was on holiday with nothing else left to read, so i gave it a go. I'm so glad i did, because i ended up loving it, i couldn't put it down! I really enjoyed the plot, the idea that characters in books come alive and are real people who are affected by our writing, i think it's a great thought.
I loved all the characters and the end of the pirate story, and found that it I really didn't expect to like this book. I loved all the characters and the end of the pirate story, and found that it was quite a tense build up, but i think that may be because i was completely absored by this book so it seemed to build and build and build, and it didn't really disappoint me.
The only annoying thing was the name of the main character, "Seph", i kept saying "Steph" in my head, but obviously that's just down to my brain in overdrive!
Obviously this book is not going to be life changing or ground breaking, but it was indulgent and i loved it. Mar 27, Amanda rated it it was ok Shelves: guilty-pleasures. I found the beginning quite confusing. For example, Seph's new pink shoes take her back in time to a ship of, apparently, her own imagination. A while later, Seph is having visions of showering and sleeping in these magical pink shoes because I also found the ending to be so It was a rather funny, and quite well paced once you got past the messy beginning.
It was an OK read, but not a favorite. Borrrowed from the library Sep 28, Sandi Jones rated it it was ok. I love time travels and was looking forward to a book with a privateer who looked like Colin Firth. However, the cutesy dialogue started to grate on my nerves, and the plot was a bit confusing. The fact that the heroine was a wannabe-romance writer intrigued me as a premise, but I think her character could've been more developed. As a reader who also loves historicals, I was disappointed that these characters were merely figments of the heroine's imagination.
I found myself wishing they were rea I love time travels and was looking forward to a book with a privateer who looked like Colin Firth. I found myself wishing they were real and the heroine, along with her modern boyfriend Tom, were the ones who were imaginary. Darcy, but reading this first gives me doubts.
May 25, Evangeline rated it did not like it Shelves: time-travel-romance.
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