Time Travel at Its Best
927651
I have read a lot of time travel books, but this one is different. Modern-day nurse Kimberly answers an old-fashioned classified ad for a mail-order bride  and soon finds herself in 1892. There are keys that take the characters forward and backward in time. It's a fun concept and different from any other time travel book I have read. The story takes place wholly in and around Denver, Colorado in 2005 and 1892. I especially enjoyed reading this book because I live in Denver. The concept of the keys makes the story quite believable, actually! It makes me want to search through antique stores looking for the magical gold keys! I thoroughly enjoyed Touched by Time and look forward to reading the second book in the series.
458738
I don't want to spoil the plot but I do love the interesting take on time travel that develops as the book unfolds. The characters are interesting and the action jumps right out at you.
4129489
What a fun adventure! I like time travel books, and this did not disappoint. The author is very descriptive without being tedious - I can see what she's talking about. The main character is endearing. The settings, amazing. I was so happy to learn that there were more books in this series. Oh, and there was no explicit hanky-panky, either. Quite clean, which is so rare these days. I recommend this book.
4006643
Love this book makes you wish that time travel was possible
168174
The author spins a tale of time travel that provokes thought. He is well read and uses fiction and fact to make the read believable
3206704
Loved this 2nd novel as much as the first one. If you enjoy time travel books, this is the one for you
1710587
I loved this book. If you like time travel this book is for you. The writer gives a lot of story before she changes the time zone. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that the time travel was so easy that they could go back and forth if they wanted when they wanted but the story line was great and the read was enjoyable and very hard to put down.
2831794
All Our Yesterdays is a wonderfully intelligent time-travel story.  The time travel concepts are complex, but manage to not be (too) confusing.  When All Our Yesterdays begins, Em and Finn are locked up in adjacent cells for reasons unknown.  Both are subjected to torture and beatings, and it is clear that this isn't a run-of-the-mill prison.  Two men, referred to by Em as "the doctor" and "the director" are in charge, and both are vicious.  Em and Finn, with the help of a guard, stage a very unusual prison break - not just out of the prison, but through time, into the past.  They travel to the past not just to escape, but to prevent a catastrophic series of events that will throw the country into chaos.

All Our Yesterdays is told in dual times and from dual perspectives.  While the brave, resourceful Em narrates in the present, rich, spoiled Marina narrates four years in the past.  The two girls share a connection that seemed obvious very early on, although it's revealed in a matter-of-fact way a bit later.  Marina's world is one of luxury, and her biggest concern is getting her best friend, James, to fall in love with her.

James and Finn are great counterpoints.  Marina's friendship with James is sweet, but seems a bit indicative of her immaturity.  Em and Finn, meanwhile, have a relationship that's bound by mutual trust.  Not surprising, since their lives are constantly at risk.

While reading All Our Yesterdays, I couldn't help thinking forward to the end.  I was enjoying the story so much, and I dreaded an ending that would be falsely optimistic.  I think that would have destroyed the book for me.  In my mind, I thought I had the perfect ending, but what Cristin Terrill came up with was BEYOND perfect.

Note - I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
2715319
I recommend this for anyone who enjoys a good sci-fi plot sprinkled with humor.  A very well done take on the time travel genre.
3488709
Fun time traveling story, one that sucked me in and I didn't want to stop reading! Can't wait for the sequel, what a great story.
3145298
Time travel has always fascinated me and this book was great.  And I am excited for any future books that this author creates.
582610
I want to time travel back to meet the people of this time.
these books are breath taking, captures your attention, i have read a whole book in just a few hours because i can't put it down.
1808535
Interesting and original treatment for a time travel adventure
4528981
I enjoyed every minute of this time travel book.  Could not wait to see what might happen next. The traveling from Texas to Scotland then time traveling to the 1700's was exciting. The romance was great. Recommend to all time travel romance readers.
4304344
When Hopes mother is presumed dead by an earthquake that rocked the lecture hall she was to be teaching in that day, her father simply believes the worst. After the funeral, Hope is invited to her aunts manor in the highlands of Scotland and finally receives the answers shes been wishing for. Her mother is, in fact, still alive, but lost in time. It is up to Hope to travel through time and find her mother before it is too late and her mother becomes part of history itself.

INTO THE DIM is filled with nonstop action and comprehensible time travel, not to mention the rolling landscape of the Scottish highlands.

The setting itself should persuade any reader to delve into the adventure Janet B. Taylor unravels in the book. Scotland is described so elaborately that readers can almost smell the crisp air while Hope, the protagonist, rides her horse through the fields of the highlands.  Taylor gives readers an authentic look at Scotland, using dialect that whisks them right into the same room as all the characters.

The easily understandable time travel is another plus in the ever-growing list of why INTO THE DIM should be your next read. Any book that quotes "Doctor Who" in the first hundred pages is going to be a fine book, indeed. Taylor weaves a magnificent time travel tale that actually makes sense.  Readers will get lost in the adventure, rather than questioning and mulling over the science of time travel and how it all works.

INTO THE DIM would not have been complete without its nonstop action, where readers will be having trouble finding a place for their bookmark. One scene will engulf the next in a flowing circle until the book ends with to be continued. I do warn those who wish to read only complete series before beginning.  There will be a second. And as I have just finished naught a moment ago, I am already having trouble waiting for INTO THE DIMs sequel.  This debut was a fantastic start to a time travel adventure series.

All the characters were simply unforgettable. Each one --- including Phoebe, Bran and Collum ---will have readers hearts bursting by the end.

It is a story that tugs at your heartstrings.  INTO THE DIM is both a mystery and adventure with a marvelous protagonist to guide the way.  Hope is brave, yet flawed, which makes her incredibly relatable and a role model.  Janet B. Taylor created a lovely debut that both Outlander and "Doctor Who" fans will absolutely adore.

Reviewed by Jeanna Michel
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Funny, exciting, intriguing and romantic - a little sci-fi and a bit of history - this book has it all!  This time-traveling story grabbed me at the beginning and held me captive throughout the journey.  The author's descriptions made me feel as if I had also time-traveled and was witnessing every event firsthand.  The characters felt so real that I wanted to cheer or hiss as the story unfolded.  It is a fictional tale that refreshed my mind and heart.  I'm hoping the author will write a sequel that takes Jane and Alistair on their next journey.
1742079
Beautiful,captivating. It was like boarding a time travel machine.