Name: But Not Forever
ISBN: 9781943006588

Jan Von Schleh

When identical fifteen-year-old girls are mysteriously switched in time, they discover the love that's been missing in their lives. Torn, both want to go home, but neither wants to give up what they now have.

But Not Forever

Erin 

This is actually a pretty fun little story. It doesn't have a heck of a lot of depth to it, but there are a lot of details I really liked. While the time-travel story line is cool, it is pretty simple and if there's one thing I could probably maybe tell you it's that time-travel is almost certainly not simple. But Sonnet and Emma are likeable, and even the side characters aren't too bad. It seems strange to me how accepted the idea of the girls switching places is among the others - nobody even questioned the possibility, not even the maid in 1895. There is some instalove, yes, but it's not really central to the story. And there is a little bit of familial abuse, so watch out for that. It's not graphic or anything, but still. The whole story reminded me a bit like the Doctor Who episode Blink to be honest, especially with Kerry's letter to Sonnet at the end. Anyway, everything turns out so that's a bonus.

This review also appears on my blog in a longer, more cohesive post (and is also probably a lot better than this rambling of words I quickly put together (but also probably not)) here.

I received an ARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

But Not Forever

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