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bananatricky's review against another edition
4.0
The time is the near future 2041, in Manchester a semi-secret organisation called the Temporal Research Institute travels in time to observe historical events. Dieter is a linguist and an historian but he rushes to the fore when a mission goes badly wrong and a Hungarian soldier from World War II stumbles through the open portal.
Janos Nagy is close to death, in fact he thought he was walking into the light, when he stumbles nearly 100 years into his future. Shocked and scared he threatens the pretty man with the outrageous hair and make-up who greets him, scared that this is a Nazi trap.
The TRI can't upset Janos' timeline by returning him, miraculously healed from what should have been a fatal wound, so he is forced to remain in this strange new world. Although Janos terrified Dieter when he first arrived Dieter feels a strange sense of responsibility for the man, especially since he is the only person at the TRI with a passable understanding of Magyar (Hungarian). But as the two men gradually become friends, and then lovers, someone decides if the rules of time travel can be broken once, why not again?
If you are hoping for an LGBTQIA+ version of [a:Jodi Taylor|7176787|Jodi Taylor|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1382429936p2/7176787.jpg]'s St Mary's stories this isn't in the same vein. Primarily a romance/stranger in a strange land story the time travel aspect doesn't really feature until late in the book.
I loved both Janos and Dieter, men from very different times in history with very different experiences of what it is like to be a gay man. I also liked the side characters, they felt real and I am pleased to see that one of them features in the next book in the series.
A charming, novel which is hard to define but I really enjoyed it and would definitely read others in the series.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Janos Nagy is close to death, in fact he thought he was walking into the light, when he stumbles nearly 100 years into his future. Shocked and scared he threatens the pretty man with the outrageous hair and make-up who greets him, scared that this is a Nazi trap.
The TRI can't upset Janos' timeline by returning him, miraculously healed from what should have been a fatal wound, so he is forced to remain in this strange new world. Although Janos terrified Dieter when he first arrived Dieter feels a strange sense of responsibility for the man, especially since he is the only person at the TRI with a passable understanding of Magyar (Hungarian). But as the two men gradually become friends, and then lovers, someone decides if the rules of time travel can be broken once, why not again?
If you are hoping for an LGBTQIA+ version of [a:Jodi Taylor|7176787|Jodi Taylor|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1382429936p2/7176787.jpg]'s St Mary's stories this isn't in the same vein. Primarily a romance/stranger in a strange land story the time travel aspect doesn't really feature until late in the book.
I loved both Janos and Dieter, men from very different times in history with very different experiences of what it is like to be a gay man. I also liked the side characters, they felt real and I am pleased to see that one of them features in the next book in the series.
A charming, novel which is hard to define but I really enjoyed it and would definitely read others in the series.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
alisonalisonalison's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars. I loved this. It's an excellent time travel romance and it really grabbed me. Our protagonists, Dieter and Janos, are wonderfully deep and engaging characters. The writing is really nice and it's full of emotional honesty and subtlety. This appears to be the author's first book and, if so, it's a bang-up good debut. Looking forward to more. Irish Smurfette wrote a nice review.
There's a lovely holiday coda featuring Janos and Dieter here.
There's a lovely holiday coda featuring Janos and Dieter here.
jessicareadsit's review
4.0
I received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
Would you be willing to sacrifice yourself and everything you love to protect the universal timeline?
Time awaits is an intriguing insight into time travel and paints an honest picture of the dark side of war - abuse hurled at people who are different, the cruelty, the violence, the death. The novel offers an extremely powerful message on the progression of human rights and the leaps and bounds humanity has made over the ages.
For a soldier of war who has oppressed his true nature his entire life, meeting a young scholar who offers nothing but kindness has him questioning if you can really connect with someone from another time? What do you do when the man of your dreams literally only has nightmares about you?Forbidden desires force them both to face the nightmares plaguing them and the journey towards self discovery and acceptance of who you are.
Would you be willing to sacrifice yourself and everything you love to protect the universal timeline?
Time awaits is an intriguing insight into time travel and paints an honest picture of the dark side of war - abuse hurled at people who are different, the cruelty, the violence, the death. The novel offers an extremely powerful message on the progression of human rights and the leaps and bounds humanity has made over the ages.
For a soldier of war who has oppressed his true nature his entire life, meeting a young scholar who offers nothing but kindness has him questioning if you can really connect with someone from another time? What do you do when the man of your dreams literally only has nightmares about you?Forbidden desires force them both to face the nightmares plaguing them and the journey towards self discovery and acceptance of who you are.
sylvia_is_reading's review against another edition
2.0
I found the unimaginative cursing childish and annoying. I didn't like the writing and
I skipped a lot of the sex scenes because they didn't add to the story for me.
I skipped a lot of the sex scenes because they didn't add to the story for me.
readingbystarlight's review
3.0
This was an okay book. I was thinking it was going to be about time travel but found that was just a small part of the book. The main part of the book was about Dieter and Janos falling in love and the different emotional struggles they have and how they are able to get through those struggles and be able to love again. It is a very character driven book. I really thought the beginning and ending of the book was great but I struggled and thought the middle of the book moved a little to slowly.
I also thought that the world building was not as great as I would have liked. It was suppose to be set in 2040 but I didn't feel like we where in the future or when the story did go into the past.
I think that if you like m-m romances and character building style of stories then you will like this book and I would recommend it.
I received an eARC from netgalley for this review
I also thought that the world building was not as great as I would have liked. It was suppose to be set in 2040 but I didn't feel like we where in the future or when the story did go into the past.
I think that if you like m-m romances and character building style of stories then you will like this book and I would recommend it.
I received an eARC from netgalley for this review
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