Review by MsJMentions -- Crossing in Time by D.L. Orton
Posted: 27 Oct 2016, 20:13
[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Crossing in Time" by D.L. Orton.]
3 out of 4 stars
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I definitely enjoyed Crossing in Time by D. L. Orton and am happy to give it a rating of 3 out of 4. This book provides an epic tale of time travel and true love as Isabel and Diego travel through time to try to fix their relationship. If they can fix that, they just may be able to save the world from the Doomsday Plague. Will they be successful?
My absolute favorite thing about this book was the true effort that Orton put into making sure that all of the plot holes were sealed very tightly. Despite two different time travel trips, the story maintains a coherent sense of control and is easily understood. I liked this because it would have been very easy for other authors to lose their audience at these parts by making the story too confusing. Instead, Orton does a fantastic job pulling her audience closer and closer into her story until they are trapped by the sheer need to know what happens next.
Diego is, by far, my favorite character. He was easy to relate to as he reminds me so much of the man in my life, and I think that he will be easy for many other women to relate to. I loved how human he was as well as the amount of wit and sheer emotion that he brought to each situation. Tego, although a younger Diego from a different universe, demonstrates these same characteristics. I was impressed by Tego's qualities because they were truly the younger version of the Diego that we meet in the original universe.
Although I do not typically enjoy books that contain explicitly erotic moments, I enjoyed this one. Orton does a fantastic job of keeping sexual scenes both steamy and tasteful. I enjoyed her ability to give just enough information that the audience was able to understand the emotion in the sex, but that she did not give enough for it to be as pornographic as many romance novels can become. Orton wrote a story that happened to include sex, not a porn that happened to include time travel.
Overall, I felt that this story was truly enjoyable. Orton creates terrifically realistic characters who draw the audience in. She keeps her audience interested in this story through sexual tension, true love, and a clean, well-written plot. I am looking forward to reading the second book in this series.
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3 out of 4 stars
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I definitely enjoyed Crossing in Time by D. L. Orton and am happy to give it a rating of 3 out of 4. This book provides an epic tale of time travel and true love as Isabel and Diego travel through time to try to fix their relationship. If they can fix that, they just may be able to save the world from the Doomsday Plague. Will they be successful?
My absolute favorite thing about this book was the true effort that Orton put into making sure that all of the plot holes were sealed very tightly. Despite two different time travel trips, the story maintains a coherent sense of control and is easily understood. I liked this because it would have been very easy for other authors to lose their audience at these parts by making the story too confusing. Instead, Orton does a fantastic job pulling her audience closer and closer into her story until they are trapped by the sheer need to know what happens next.
Diego is, by far, my favorite character. He was easy to relate to as he reminds me so much of the man in my life, and I think that he will be easy for many other women to relate to. I loved how human he was as well as the amount of wit and sheer emotion that he brought to each situation. Tego, although a younger Diego from a different universe, demonstrates these same characteristics. I was impressed by Tego's qualities because they were truly the younger version of the Diego that we meet in the original universe.
Although I do not typically enjoy books that contain explicitly erotic moments, I enjoyed this one. Orton does a fantastic job of keeping sexual scenes both steamy and tasteful. I enjoyed her ability to give just enough information that the audience was able to understand the emotion in the sex, but that she did not give enough for it to be as pornographic as many romance novels can become. Orton wrote a story that happened to include sex, not a porn that happened to include time travel.
Overall, I felt that this story was truly enjoyable. Orton creates terrifically realistic characters who draw the audience in. She keeps her audience interested in this story through sexual tension, true love, and a clean, well-written plot. I am looking forward to reading the second book in this series.
******
Crossing in Time
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