Jenny Kramer knows she isn’t normal. After all, not everybody can see the past lives of people around them. When she befriends Ben Daulton, resident new boy, the pair stumble on an old music box with instructions for “mesmerization” and discover they may have more in common than they thought. Like a past life. Using the instructions in the music box, Ben and Jenny share a dream that transports them to Romanov Russia and leads them to believe they have been there together before. But they weren’t alone. Nikolai, the mysterious young man Jenny has been seeing in her own dreams was there, too. When Nikolai appears next door, Jenny is forced to acknowledge that he has travelled through time and space to find her. Doing so means he has defied the laws of time, and the Order, an ominous organization tasked with keeping people in the correct time, is determined to send him back. While Ben, Jenny and Nikolai race against the clock – and the Order – Jenny and Nikolai discover a link that joins them in life – and beyond death. (From Goodreads.com)
Bubby: Endless is a little gem of deliciousness. I just ate this one up. We’ve got death-defying romance, time and space transcending romance, great characters, magic, an evil organization and ties to Romanov Russia. Pretty much perfection in all of its 384 pages.
Sissy: Is it possible to have a love so great that it spans centuries and even lives? A love so powerful that the lovers will break the rules of time and the universe to recapture it? The story of Endless answers that question with a resounding “yes!” (cue swells and violins). I, on the other hand, sometimes wanted to say “oh shut up and get over yourselves–you’re just dumb teenagers, and whaddya even know about love?” Oh jaded readers out there like me, let it go! Grab onto the possibilities and the magic, and free yourselves from the disheartening ruins of reality!
Bubby: Well then. Guess Sissy liked it too. I love when I finish a book and my immediate thought is “when is the sequel coming out?!?!” as happened with Endless. Unfortunately, Endless was just barely published so we’ll have to wait for a bit, I’m afraid. As I am sure you know by now, character development is a big deal for me and this story delivered, big time. We have growth, change, acceptance, the whole nine yards here.
Sissy: I really enjoyed the connection to Czarist Russia here, where finally the female protagonist is NOT Anastasia, but rather her sister Maria. The theme was a little more moody and melancholy than I like but the story was engaging enough that when I reached the end, I fell face-forward on my bed with a protesting oomph because there has to be another book. Soon. Maybe next year it will come out and maybe I will remember what the first one was about. Doubtful, since I can’t remember what I did last Tuesday.
Bubby: Never fear, dear sister. I am here for you. (Last Tuesday you were blogging with me at your house. See?) This is one series I won’t lose track of, guaranteed. I am a sucker for a strong romantic male lead, in this case, Nikolai. I mean, really. Who can resist a man who falls through time to be with his one true love? And he’s cute. And his name is Nikolai. And I bet he has an accent. Totally irresistible. Excuse me whilst I swoon for a moment.
Sissy: Glasnost! Stop swooning, Bubby, it’s pathetic. Pardon my bleak attitude – it’s the overcast weather and the fact that I’m not getting enough circulation in my toes. I really did enjoy Endless. It is a captivating and entrancing romance/mystery. It will paint pictures on your mindscape and cause you to gaze with dark-eyed longing at your significant other. 4 deep and dreamy bubbles from me.
Bubby: I can’t wait for the next installment from Amanda Gray (which is actually a pseudonym for two unnamed authors . . .so curious!) so that I can see how these star-crossed lovers turn out! 4 bubbles from me too.
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