Read my #BookReview of A Rip in the Veil by Anna Belfrage @abelfrageauthor @cathiedunn

A Rip in the Veil
By Anna Belfrage

Publication Date: Originally, 2012, but the new, re-edited version January 2023. Publisher: Timelight Press. Page Length: 370. Genre: Historical Fiction, Time Travel Romance

On a muggy August day in 2002 Alex Lind disappears. On an equally stifling August day in 1658, Matthew Graham finds her on a Scottish moor.  Life will never be the same for Alex – or for Matthew. 

Alexandra Lind is thrown three centuries backwards in time to land at the feet of escaped convict Matthew Graham. 

Matthew doesn’t know what to make of this strange woman who has seemingly fallen from the skies—what is she, a witch? 

Alex is convinced the tall, gaunt man is some sort of hermit, an oddball, but she quickly realises the odd one out is she, not he. 

Catapulted from a life of modern comfort, Alex grapples with her new existence, further complicated by the dawning realization that someone from her time has followed her here—and not exactly to extend a helping hand. 

Potential compensation for this brutal shift in fate comes in the shape of Matthew, a man she should never have met, not when she was born three centuries after him. But Matthew comes with baggage of his own and on occasion his past threatens them both. At times Alex finds it all excessively exciting, longing for the structured life she used to have. 

How will she ever get back? And more importantly, does she really want to?

 Book Rating:

📚📚📚📚📚⭐ = A book in a million

📚📚📚📚📚 = I could not put this book down. I Highly Recommend it.

📚📚📚📚 = A really great read.

📚📚📚 = It was enjoyable.

📚📚 = It was okay.

📚 = Um...! 😕

My Review 

A Rip in the Veil

📚📚📚📚 = A really great read.

Alexandra Lind was never going to make it to that important meeting, and the only certainty she knew was that her life was never going to be the same again. Thrown through time she finds herself in the year 1658, and her only companion is an escaped convict. Her life hangs in the balance, her fate now dependent on Matthew Graham's ability to keep himself and her alive.

A Rip in the Veil is a compelling story, filled with non-stop action and a heavy dose of romance. Initially, I did not take to Matthew as he did not come across as a very likeable character, and by the end of the book, I did feel rather torn about my opinion of him. I did not hate him, but nor did I particularly like him. Alex, however, was another story all together. I really like her, not only because she is extremely likeable but because despite being thrown back three centuries she is incredibly strong. I really enjoyed reading about her.

The plot has a very Outlander feel to it, and at times there were many similarities between Belfrage's book and Gabaldon's - although the hero was less likeable in Belfrage's. I thought the story moved along at a very steady pace. This book does contain a lot of profanities and sex, so if that is not your cup of tea then this book is not for you, but I thought the plot was very engaging and it held my attention throughout.

If you enjoy time-travel fiction then I think this book is one that you will undoubtedly enjoy. It is a really good read.

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Anna Belfrage

Had Anna been allowed to choose, she’d have become a time-traveller. As this was impossible, she became a financial professional with two absorbing interests: history and writing. Anna has authored the acclaimed time travelling series The Graham Saga, set in 17th century Scotland and Maryland, as well as the equally acclaimed medieval series The King’s Greatest Enemy which is set in 14th century England.

Anna has also published The Wanderer, a fast-paced contemporary romantic suspense trilogy with paranormal and time-slip ingredients.

 

Her Castilian Heart is the third in her “Castilian” series, a stand-alone sequel to her September 2020 release, His Castilian Hawk. Set against the complications of Edward I’s invasion of Wales, His Castilian Hawk is a story of loyalty, integrity—and love. In the second instalment, The Castilian Pomegranate, we travel with the protagonists to the complex political world of medieval Spain. This latest release finds our protagonists back in England—not necessarily any safer than the wilds of Spain!

Anna has also authored The Whirlpools of Time in which she returns to the world of time travel. Join Duncan and the somewhat reluctant time-traveller Erin on their adventures through the Scottish Highlands just as the first Jacobite rebellion is about to explode! 

All of Anna’s books have been awarded the IndieBRAG Medallion, she has several Historical Novel Society Editor’s Choices, and one of her books won the HNS Indie Award in 2015. She is also the proud recipient of various Reader’s Favorite medals as well as having won various Gold, Silver and Bronze Coffee Pot Book Club awards.

Find out more about Anna, her books and enjoy her eclectic historical blog on her website, www.annabelfrage.com.   

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