Windmills in Time (Timeswept)

Rating:
Summary: Not the best
Review: I dont want people to think that just because I gave this book a 2 star rating that it isnt worth reading. Its a nice simple book, with some pleasant characters, pleasant situations and a "happily ever after" ending. That is however a long winded way of saying this book is mediocre. The characters are nice to know but nothing about them compels you to read the book as quickly as possible. So many books I read, I simply can't put down and will pull an all-nighter if I'm extremely engrossed. This book was not good enough to forfeit my sleep...thats for sure. You learn to like the characters you are supposed to, and dislike the ones you aren't but nothing more. Even the sad background of the hero "Jesse" is merely grazed over and not fully explained until the end, meaning its too late to really fall in love with him.
I also found the actual story quite disjointed. There was a lot of jumping around, back and forth that meant as a reader I just got frustrated. The jumps between Sarah, Deidre, Sam and Jesse were done so haphazardly that any feeling we have for the characters is soon lost beneath some extreme confusion.
Lastly, the ending was so abrupt that I could only assume that Bruce was in such a hurry to finish the book that no closure was given and I'm left completely unfulfilled.
If you have some spare time rent this from your library but otherwise, I'd turn to some more substantial reading.

Rating:
Summary: Not the best
Review: I dont want people to think that just because I gave this book a 2 star rating that it isnt worth reading. Its a nice simple book, with some pleasant characters, pleasant situations and a "happily ever after" ending. That is however a long winded way of saying this book is mediocre. The characters are nice to know but nothing about them compels you to read the book as quickly as possible. So many books I read, I simply can't put down and will pull an all-nighter if I'm extremely engrossed. This book was not good enough to forfeit my sleep...thats for sure. You learn to like the characters you are supposed to, and dislike the ones you aren't but nothing more. Even the sad background of the hero "Jesse" is merely grazed over and not fully explained until the end, meaning its too late to really fall in love with him.
I also found the actual story quite disjointed. There was a lot of jumping around, back and forth that meant as a reader I just got frustrated. The jumps between Sarah, Deidre, Sam and Jesse were done so haphazardly that any feeling we have for the characters is soon lost beneath some extreme confusion.
Lastly, the ending was so abrupt that I could only assume that Bruce was in such a hurry to finish the book that no closure was given and I'm left completely unfulfilled.
If you have some spare time rent this from your library but otherwise, I'd turn to some more substantial reading.

Rating:
Summary: A Good Book
Review: Windmills in Time is a good book, but the characters and the plot didn't grab me. Not a keeper, but would pass it on to a friend.