I picked up Into the Dim on a whim at the library. This seems to be the way I find the best books. The cover art catches my eye and there you have it. Also - if I can't even manage to read the entirety of the synopsis on the back of the book, on the shelf it goes. I read and reread this synopsis and couldn't wait to get my hands on it.
This book was one of my favorites that I have read so far. I plan to put it back on my list to reread, especially since it was only just published earlier this year and the sequel will not be published until 2017. Ugh. I seriously read this book in a matter of days, on the edge of my seat for a majority of it and almost threw it across the room when I got to the last page and read those horrible, treacherous words "To be continued...".
Here is the synopsis:
When fragile, sixteen-year-old Hope Walton loses her mom to an earthquake overseas, her secluded world crumbles. Agreeing to spend the summer in Scotland, Hope discovers that her mother was more than a brilliant academic, but also a member of a secret society of time travelers. And she's alive, though currently trapped in the twelfth century, during the age of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Hope has seventy-two hours to rescue her mother and get back to their own time. Passing through the Dim, Hope enters a brutal medieval world of political intrigue, danger, and violence. A place where any serious interference could alter the very course of history. And when she meets a boy whose face is impossibly familiar, she must decide between her mission and her heart—both of which could leave Hope trapped in the past forever.
Um... yeah. I'm not a huge fan of time travel. Sci-fi bores me a majority of the time. But this book mixes sci-fi, time travel, intrigue, drama, romance, and mystery is a complete package. It's an absolute must read.
I give it a 9 out of 10 stars and that's saying something. :)
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