![]() She was even able to bring in the nefarious H. Walker is a historian (and a fellow Caryite, who knew?) and does a marvelous job bringing 1893 Chicago and The World’s Columbian Exposition (AKA World’s Fair) to life. This is used with particular effectiveness here. One of the real benefits of the time traveling is that it allows you to become immersed in history (or play with future predictions). Our teenage protagonist, Kate, finds herself caught up in a world of gifted time travelers using this über cool Chronos Key which can be controlled by your eyes. That’s a little like thinking- hey, another love story – didn’t Romeo & Juliet cover that? Rysa Walker uses the time traveling plot device to propel us into a compelling story of power, love, loss and broken, complex relationships. Another time traveling novel? Haven’t we seen every permutation of that idea there is? Possibly, but it still makes great drama. ![]()
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