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Chateau D'Eternite (2012)

by Ariel Tachna(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Dreamspinner Press

review 1: I really enjoyed this book. It's unique, and the time travel element creatively done. It's also a quick read because it's enjoyable and engaging. The tension and mystery is well written, too. As an academic, I found it a little annoying that there are errors in the writing of the main character as a professor and how that operates. Most people won't know or care, and it won't detract from the story. It just did for me a little. Still, this was a fun read!
review 2: 2.5 stars As I started reading this book I thought it was a remake of “Austenland”, but very soon it became clear I was wrong. This is simply a different approach of “The Time Traveler’s Wife”. The protagonist, Russ, has a DNA mutation that allows him to travel in time. The mutation ... morewould expose its-self at his thirty-five birthday by sending him through time uncontrollably, hadn’t other travelers found out about it before that time came. The Chateau d’Eternite is a castle, own by traveler’s around the world and it’s their meeting place from where they are free to travel safely without compromising their strange ability and life. After learning how to control his time travels and the rules that bind him during them, Russ decides to go back in time to see and experience Roman Gaul. He meets Quentus and they’re attracted by each other immediately. Although Quentus is very domineering, Russ finds himself wrapped in lust and desire. The one and only sex scene is quite hot and sexy and gives us a pretty good idea of Quentus’ character. In only the short time of 3 days Russ cannot imagine going back at his life and not knowing what could have happened if he stayed in the past, with the man of his dreams. Altogether this was a decent time traveling novel. What I disliked about it was the unrealistic portrayal of the protagonist. I didn’t like him at all. He was so whinny and bitchy all the time it made me wonder what the attraction was… Nothing about this character was appealing. Also his fast and furious jump from just having an experience to totally abandoning his 21st century lifestyle to live the life of a Roman officer’s lover was beyond unrealistic. But I suppose a HEA was in order so I’ll live it at that. Quentus on the other hand, although not well described and being pointed out as arrogant, I found great. He met my expectations as in what a Roman officer might have been like. I didn’t saw the bossy part as much as it was implied though and I would have loved some more detail about him.The novel ends with things remained to be seen and I’m only guessing there will be a sequel, it surely has the grounds for it. So if you like time-traveling books and are a romantic soul this might be the book for you. less

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