review 1: I didn't read very far into this book because of the language and sexual innuendos. I read the first few pages, and there were four or five swear words, and the boys talked about sleeping with their girlfriends. I quit, but when I looked up these books on Goodreads and Amazon, everybody loved them. So I decided to try again. And, again, there were many swear words and the one boy was loved by everyone because he got good strippers for their parties. Sorry, there are plenty of "clean" books to read. I'm not going to waste my time on this series even if most people think they're wonderful. review 2: Heldt does a remarkable job of painting a picture through his words that lets you see the moment in its entirety, but doesn’t dawdle too long and overdo a sim... moreple setting… I was rather surprised how quickly this turned into a romantic plotline… yet the added dilemma given to Joel due to the fact that he’s a man out of time did add a bit of uncertainty… it is because of this that I wouldn’t call this a romance novel but in fact dealing more with the problems a time traveler would face… because even as you may root for the couple to end up together… there’s that worry that in doing so he could significantly alter the future… he is quickly faced with the fact that the man that has becomes his best friend in the 40’s is a man Joel knows is going to die in WWII and the fear that by stopping his death he’ll actually prevent his own birth adds to his constant struggle to fit into a past world he has become trapped in… it is these things that are called into notice that brought me as the reader into quite the quandary of what ending to be wishing for and really keep you guessing as to how it’ll all turn out while having this sense of foreboding that, is often the case with life, the ending won’t be happily-ever-after… I found Heldt’s references to Ray Bradbury’s A Sound of Thunder helped enforce that fear of the butterfly effect and yet with such undertones that you can almost ignore the warnings while wishing for love to conquer all... one of the best books I've read this year and I will definitely be searching for more by Heldt in the future... less
