Received as part of the October 2012 Librarything's Early Reviewer, from Book View Cafe.

From the publishers: Nick Moulin is a rational, thinking man, who one day acquires a fascinating old book that brings him a dream of a beautiful woman and an adventure of long ago.

This is similar (but not the same) to "Kindred Spirits" by the same author (modern character goes back in time) and "The Last Sunset" by Bob Atkinson, the latter being time travel back to the same area/period of time (redcoat massacres in the glens of Scotland). The main differences with this book is that the main characters get to go forward and backwards in time and (spoiler alert!) manage to change history.

The main thing that bugged me in the book: Nick was in a small apartment, having moved out of his parents' house (his mother was truly dreadful!) and seemed to be of limited income, living on junk food. However, when he went to go shopping with Beth, he managed to get her a whole new wardrobe (dress, tops, underwear, trousers, shoes) with no worries, as a savings account from his time at a dotcom had mysteriously appeared. Beth's discomfort in the new world was dealt with well, and stopped before becoming too tedious.

Not sure I was entirely convinced with Fionn and his take with Beth - he said he was in love with her but seemed to watch from afar and do a little meddling with the men in her life. There was nothing to convince me what he was going to do to make her his - there seemed no plan to kidnap her away to the faery land or otherwise make her his (or did I miss something?). He didnt seem wise or barmy enough for me.

Otherwise, I thought the story was good, interesting, and new-ish take on a fantasy staple.
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Received as part of the October 2012 Librarything's Early Reviewer, from Book View Cafe.

From the publishers: Nick Moulin is a rational, thinking man, who one day acquires a fascinating old book that brings him a dream of a beautiful woman and an adventure of long ago.

This is similar (but not the same) to "Kindred Spirits" by the same author (modern character goes back in time) and "The Last Sunset" by Bob Atkinson, the latter being time travel back to the same area/period of time (redcoat massacres in the glens of Scotland). The main differences with this book is that the main characters get to go forward and backwards in time and (spoiler alert!) manage to change history.

The main thing that bugged me in the book: Nick was in a small apartment, having moved out of his parents' house (his mother was truly dreadful!) and seemed to be of limited income, living on junk food. However, when he went to go shopping with Beth, he managed to get her a whole new wardrobe (dress, tops, underwear, trousers, shoes) with no worries, as a savings account from his time at a dotcom had mysteriously appeared. Beth's discomfort in the new world was dealt with well, and stopped before becoming too tedious.

Not sure I was entirely convinced with Fionn and his take with Beth - he said he was in love with her but seemed to watch from afar and do a little meddling with the men in her life. There was nothing to convince me what he was going to do to make her his - there seemed no plan to kidnap her away to the faery land or otherwise make her his (or did I miss something?). He didnt seem wise or barmy enough for me.

Otherwise, I thought the story was good, interesting, and new-ish take on a fantasy staple.
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I have tried three times, since I got this as an Early Reviewers book in 2012, to read this. I've never gotten past his arrival in Glencoe. I don't like the setup, I find the characters and settings unlikely, and I just can't bear to get into the book. The salesgirl is a pretty poor Wiccan, if she lets something that powerful go to this guy who obviously doesn't have a clue - of course, she's presented as pretty silly, so maybe that's intentional. Then the whole midnight ghost scene strikes me mostly as silly. And the likelihood of someone who's used to wearing shoes to be able to walk down a forest path - ok, there are occasional mentions of stepping on something sharp or hard and limping, but not enough, to my mind. He should be barely able to take a step without hitting something sharp, not hitting something every five or ten steps - he shouldn't be able to keep up with her. It makes it rather too much like the dream he's trying to convince himself it is. And that's as far as I got, on three separate occasions. I quit. ( )

This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
I believe this may be the first time travel story I've read where the man is sent back in time and brings back the woman rather than vice versa. Like another reviewer, I enjoyed the part in Scotland much more than that in modern California. Ms. Lee has researched her history quite well, obviously. But... the modern man figures out how to manage without all of his modern conveniences, but the woman can't handle those same conveniences without having a meltdown? I mean, yes, all of our technology would be quite shocking, but it seemed a bit overdone, not to mention sexist. Other than that, I quite enjoyed the book and look forward to reading more from this author. ( )

This was an interesting premise and it held my attention throughout, but I felt the writing lacked something. I'm not sure what! I was annoyed by the modern-day idioms and language used by Nick, even though he IS a modern-day character.

It is a fun, short read, but not destined to become a classic, by any means. ( )