Amanda
George's life is at a low ebb: he's lost his job, his boyfriend moved out, and he can't even get his name sorted out on his utilities bills. When two of the dogs he's walking to earn some semblance of a wage run off, he hits rock bottom...and finds that he's fallen over seven hundred years back in time.
Getting stuck in the fourteenth century may be the best thing that could have happened to George.
Let's get one thing clear: George is not a pleasant character. He's whiny, shallow, and bad at taking responsibility. However, being stripped of all the distractions of twenty-first century life forces him to take a long, hard look at himself; he doesn't much like what he sees, either.
Yes, the book has time travel and a dragon—and a pretty cool dragon, too—but this is very much a story of George's journey towards becoming a better person, and I am in favor of books where characters experience actual personal growth. George doesn't suddenly become a sterling example of humanity, but the changes his internal and external struggles force him to undergo make him ready for a better path forward.
Side note: I like the cover, but it really isn't representative of the type of story being told.
Received via NetGalley.
George's life is at a low ebb: he's lost his job, his boyfriend moved out, and he can't even get his name sorted out on his utilities bills. When two of the dogs he's walking to earn some semblance of a wage run off, he hits rock bottom...and finds that he's fallen over seven hundred years back in time.
Getting stuck in the fourteenth century may be the best thing that could have happened to George.
Let's get one thing clear: George is not a pleasant character. He's whiny, shallow, and bad at taking responsibility. However, being stripped of all the distractions of twenty-first century life forces him to take a long, hard look at himself; he doesn't much like what he sees, either.
Yes, the book has time travel and a dragon—and a pretty cool dragon, too—but this is very much a story of George's journey towards becoming a better person, and I am in favor of books where characters experience actual personal growth. George doesn't suddenly become a sterling example of humanity, but the changes his internal and external struggles force him to undergo make him ready for a better path forward.
Side note: I like the cover, but it really isn't representative of the type of story being told.
Received via NetGalley.