Marking Time by April White
Saira meets Archer, a charming student who helps her blend in as much as a tall, modern American teen can in Victorian England. He reveals the existence of the Immortals: Time, Nature, Fate, War and Death, and explains to Saira that it is possible to move between centuries – if you are a Descendant of Time.
Saira finds unexpected friendships at a boarding school for Immortal Descendants and a complicated love with a young man from the past. But time is running out for her mother, and Saira must embrace her new identity as she hides from Archer a devastating secret about his future that may cost him his life.
Seventeen-year-old tagger Saira Elian can handle anything... a mother who mysteriously disappears, a stranger who stalks her around London, and even the noble English Grandmother who kicked Saira and her mother out of the family. But when an old graffiti tag in a tube station transports Saira to the 19th Century and she comes face-to-face with Jack the Ripper, she realizes she needs help after all.
Clare's review
5 stars, I lost track of the time reading this book!!
I picked up this book just because it sounded like something new for me to enjoy!! I was right, it has a good dose of paranormal, some romance and the time travel element gives the book an original feel. Once I started reading this book I was drawn into the characters and I found myself really feeling for Saira and her worries and fears. I also found myself thinking of Archer and feeling sympathy for his story. The history in this book was clearly well researched and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, so much so that I tucked myself away and read the entire book overnight!! I cannot recommend this enough to anybody who enjoys paranormal stories but is looking for some originality. I just bought the second book and cannot wait to get stuck into it!!
Thank you so much for the lovely review, Clare! I'm honored you liked Marking Time, and hope Tempting Fate doesn't disappoint.
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