(Cover and blurb taken from Goodreads)
Official blurb:
What power would you use to make it right?
Elaine survives an abusive childhood that leaves her with a scarred face and an exceptional mind. In order to save humanity from a terrible fate, she devises The Project: an impossible manipulation of time.
But when the fading vortex inexplicably bursts into life, Elaine is blasted into a medieval society that bears no relation to the history books; a land of curiously human animals, foul monsters and violent magic; a land living in fear of the infamous Firestone and the hideous Queen that wields its power.
Finding in the oppressed villagers the family she has always craved, Elaine learns that time is in flux and every action bears a consequence. Encountering a traitor as scarred as herself, she begins a relationship that will tragically alter future, present and past.
But what is the Firestone? And what if it lies closer than she knows, for…
Every evil has an origin.
My rating: five stars out of five
I will admit getting used to how the characters talk in the past was a bit of a challenge for me, but I’m glad I got over it!
The cast of characters are real, charming, flawed, endearing, humorous, and everything good characters should be. The romance felt so real.
Without giving away anything, there are plot twists. And they are very clever.
I loved how magic in this book was more something to be feared and the science vs. magic aspect to the story. Time travel and science played a big part, but so did the magic of the Firestone.
This book is perfect for fantasy readers who also enjoy sci-fi and time travel.
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