I want to thank NetGalley and Entangled: Teen for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review

Oh wow, that was such a lovely story, I enjoyed it. Plots that include time travel themes are usually my favorite thing and this has given me a really entertaining plot with honest and funny characters

The Time Traveler’s Guide to Modern Romance is a fun and sweet story about a romance between two boys from different eras. Elias, a rich young man from the 1886 London, gets a pocket watch from his grandfather who tells him that it has the power to travel through time. He uses it to escape from a life where felt he didn’t fit in and ends up in a 21st-century library, where he meets Tyler, a young student who dreams of being a film director. So they start an extremely adorable romance story where they’ll learn many lessons together.

I find this little story to be something that everyone should read when you feel overwhelmed because I think it’s so sweet and easy to read that it really felt like a breath of fresh air. I think that although I enjoyed it, it’s pretty cheesy and even childish at times, but I still recommend it especially if you usually enjoy the plots with time travel and want to read a beautiful gay romance, full of acceptance and discovery

This isn’t a super complex book where thousands of things happen, the plot is very simple and focuses directly on the life of the two main characters, and how they manage to connect and understand each other even though they’re from such different times. It’s full of humorous moments, super fun, where Elias tries to become familiar with the technology and all these new words we know today. That seemed super fun to me

The characters are fine, we have Elias and he’s the one who embarks on this journey to the future and is surrounded by things he doesn’t know, so he has the best scenes. Elias is considered quite rebellious for his time and that’s why he has never fit there, but as soon as he meets Tyler he feels an instant connection that he had never experienced before and is so sweet, I love it. Tyler is this type of person that always stays apart from others for fear of being rejected but has two very good friends, Oscar and Zoe, who are always there for him. He’s openly bisexual, and I love how he expresses himself about it since he’s very clear and sure about it. I loved Zoe, despite being a secondary character I loved her personality.

The writing style is quite simple, it feels more like a book for younger people, you know? it’s very easy and quick to read, it may seem a bit childish, but it wasn’t a problem for me, I enjoyed the story anyway.

This book has a very predictable ending, where everything ends with a “Happy Ending”, but I personally expected it to end a little earlier,there was a special chapter near the end that I think fit perfectly as an ending, maybe it was something a little more “tragic “, but it would have been a beautiful ending to this romance, even so, I understand that the author wants to give it a better closure, I respect that, and I think you’ll find it adorable

If you want a quick reading, maybe for a read-a-thon that is focused on a romance with a very interesting time travel theme, then I highly recommend this book. It’s also very fun!

This book has two points of view, one of them is the boy from the 1800s called Elias. He's definitely my favorite character of them all. Since he comes from such an old period of time, it was hilarious to see him struggle with the way people talk these days and also endearing how everything was new and fascinating to him. There was a hint of childlike curiosity in him that was just the sweetest thing to read about.

Then we have Tyler, the guy on the modern time that helps Elias get use to all of this. I thought he was such a good friend and an even better person because he immediately decided to help Elias even though he didn't how him just because he saw him struggling.

There are also very entertaining side characters like Elias' little sister and Tyler's best friends. I got so attached to them that I'd love to read a book with their own stories since each of them were so unique and adorable that by now I think their story is something I need.

However, I think the romance aspect of this book simply wasn't for me. I didn't quite see the chemistry between these two characters and I think they would have been just fine by being friends. And also, there are only three moments were the romance really shows in the entire book which I think may have contributed to the fact that I didn't ship them completely because I didn't get to see them interact that way enough.

Moreover, I felt the ending was very predictable to the point that I didn't feel scared or worried when I know I should have had, so that took a lot away from my enjoyment overall. (view spoiler)

All in all, I would still recommend this book because of its cute characters and how many times I laughed at loud thanks to Elias. I just personally didn't find the romantic aspect of this book that satisfying.

A beautiful and wonderfully engaging book, The Time Traveler's Guide to Modern Romance was a fantastic read for me! This book really made me hungry in a sense to read more. I love when books do that for me, and the story was fantastic! I cannot recommend this enough! Thank you to netgalley for the review copy!

3.5/5*

This book was provided by the publisher through Chapter by Chapter in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Entangled Teen and Chapter by Chapter!

The Time Traveler’s Guide to Modern Romance tells the story of Elias and Tyler, two boys who both want to feel wanted.

When I first read the synopsis, I knew that I had to give this book a try. Time travelling is always interesting to read about, especially when the author wrote about two boys liking each other. I always love reading books with LGBT+ characters, so I had to pick up this book.

I really liked the story in general, The Time Traveler’s Guide to Modern Romance is an amazing and interesting concept, but the story was a bit slow and hard to get into. I read this book in 1 day because it was just 166 pages, but it took me longer to finish this book than usual.

But The Time Traveler’s Guide to Modern Romance was still an amazing book, and I really liked the story and the characters. There were also a lot of funny moments and I couldn’t stop myself from smiling while reading this book!

I just love time travel books and this is no exception. It's such an amazing story about two boys who are from different worlds and yet somehow find themselves on an adventure together.
Elias is from nineteen-century, he is not happy with his life there and when given an opportunity he chooses to travel in time to the modern era. So, you can imagine how it is going to be for him, learning new things, meeting new people, and having the time of his life. Unfortunately, time travel has its consequences and he will need to deal with those too.
Tyler falls in love with him as soon as he saw him. He is Elias guide in the modern world and spending time together just brings two boys closer. They are a cute and quite romantic couple. I enjoyed reading their story and I think anyone who likes time-travel or YA/LGBT will definitely like this novel.

The Time Traveler's Guide to Modern Romance is a YA sci-fi romance where a teenager from the Victorian era travels to the modern day. This was a short, light, fun read and I'd recommend it.
The reading experience was enjoyable but it was a bit predictable at times. There were certain plot beats that are typical of this type of setup which this story followed. That's not bad, it's very comforting and familiar but this isn't a ground breaking sci-fi story by any means.

I received an arc of The Time Traveler's Guide to Modern Romance from Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

Okay, first, time travelling romance? Absolutely sign me up. I really really wanted to like this book. I gave it two stars because I was immediately hooked by the plot and really felt it had so much potential.
However, this book just didn't go anywhere, I was skim reading the last few chapters because nothing was really happening. We have two main 'climaxes' to the story, one involving the actual time travel and another when there's a bit of a media scare. But both of these were so lightly touched upon I felt like I was just going through the motions of a diary that wasn't really interesting and considering I'm supposed to be reading about time travel I was really disappointed.
I loved the main characters Elias and Tyler, they were so sweet and refreshing, but I wasn't a fan of the insta-lovey sort of relationship they seemed to develop. I felt they were fleshed out quite well but I think I would of preferred the book if they had just been friends? In my opinion romance would of been the last thing on my mind when I'd just travelled through time and space.
On the point of the time travel, everything seemed really down played. I would of expected a much bigger shock at the realisation of time travel in a world where it isn't common rather than an 'I have this time travelling watch' 'hmm, okay, I'll use it'.
The writing was interesting, using third person but still focusing on individual points of view, which I think really helped me grow to love the characters. Although I do think the attempt to differentiate between 'English' and 'American' writing got a bit muddled. For example, "they spent every last dollar they had" when referring to the British family and talking from Elias' point of view.
My last real comment about the book was that the second 'climax' (which didn't go anywhere at all) I found really unrealistic. At one point a computer file is supposed to be leaked and the way it got leaked made my computer software job persona go 'hmmm, yeah this isn't likely whatsoever'.
I would recommend this book if you're wanting a sweet, insta-love romance between two very lovable characters, not if you're looking for an in depth, time travelling adventure.

I am so sorry, but I just couldn't finish this book.
I was so enchanted with the premise, but when I started reading I just felt my attention slip.

I didn't like the story. It is extremely instalove focused, their is no chemistry between the characters and it uses all the hated YA tropes.

But what made me really hate the book was the very akward writing style.

I just couldn't finish this book... and let's be honest, life is to short to read bad books. Lucky enough what I think is bad, other people will love.

If you're looking for something quick and easy and gay, definitely pick up this book. It was enjoyable for the most part, but it was nothing really special.

The Time Traveler's Guide to Modern Romance is about a bisexual boy named Tyler who is an amateur filmmaker. He sees the world through his camera lens and only really has two friends who he is close to, although he wishes he could be close to others. The second main character is Elias, a boy from the 19th century who manages to time travel to the 21st century and becomes Tyler's problem.

Tyler and Elias are quite sweet and cute together, but the romance develops very quickly. I don't usually have problems with fast developing romance (so long as it's not insta-love) but I think the shortness of the book was a reason why I just didn't care that much about the boys? I think the main reason I liked the book was because you get to see the world through Elias' 19th century eyes and everything is amazing and beautiful to him.

The first half of the book was pretty good, but the last maybe 30% brought my rating down. The writing wasn't as good as it had been at the beginning of the book? I don't know if that's because I read an ARC, but I definitely think the writing grew more childish towards the end of the book and was definitely more 'tell' rather than 'show'.

But if you want to read something super quick and easy to binge and queer, pick this up!

Actual rating: 3.5 stars

When I heard about the premise of this book I just knew that I had to read it. Time travelling gays from Victorian England? Hell yes.

The book is narrated in a dual POV: Tyler, a 21st century bisexual boy who wants to be a filmmaker, and Elias, who was born in the 19th century and has a hard time finding a sense of belonging in his Victorian London. Elias' grandfather shares a secret with him and Elias finds himself in front of Tyler's camera, across one ocean and more than one century away.

By far the aspect that was the most fun to read was Elias discovering everything there is to know about the world now: the technology, the music, the culture and language. In this aspect the book was everything I was hoping it would be.

On the romantic side of things, Tyler and Elias were cute enough but I didn't lose sleep over them. I just felt like their only reason to like each other was the fact that they were both a novelty in the eyes of the other, and this meant that I wasn't incredibly invested in the romantic conclusion of this. I cared more about Elias staying in our century because we have better hygiene and antibiotics than staying because of Tyler, but at the end it was just a cute lil love story (there wasn't really a plot, just some drama that I didn't care about) so I guess I shouldn't complain.

Generally speaking, while I definitely liked this overall, I also found the last 25-30% kind of boring and repetitive, with some plot lines that went nowhere and writing that felt more immature than the rest of the book (but I guess endings are harder to write).

Overall I would recommend this to anyone who loves time travel and gay stories and is looking for something light-hearted and quick to read.

I think I saw a tweet about this book and the description sounded so fun I just ran off to request it on Netgalley immediately. Then one sleepless night I started reading it and was only supposed to read one chapter, but maybe six more happened and I made it to like 23%… Then the next night I read the remaining 77% in one go. I have no idea how long the book actually is because I couldn’t find a page count but I can’t remember the last time I read any book this fast.

The story just had me smiling the entire time. I went in expecting a fun, light story and that’s exactly what I got. Elias and Tyler’s relationship was just really cute, and that’s pretty much how I would describe the whole book. These two boys in love brought me much joy and I would read more about them watching Netflix together and going on cute dates.

It’s pretty easy to forget that this is supposed to be a time travel book, because even though it is mentioned a lot Elias adjusts to the modern world pretty quickly (I think the whole book takes place within less than 2 weeks?) and the actual time travel isn’t very complicated in the end. A little silly even, because you can pretty much come and go as you please once you figure it out, but honestly that’s also what I liked about it. Yes, they should probably be a bit more concerned about the repercussions of it but things don’t always have to be so life and death deep. I’m very into the idea of casual time travel adventures.

Probably the only thing that disappointed me a little bit was the whole dramatic twist towards the end, because it’s made out to be this huge conflict and then it’s just… A weird fluke I’m not sure is even actually possible? It was mostly weird because it felt like someone had suddenly decided at that point that “no I take it back, I don’t want this to be as horrible after all”.

That one thing aside, I just enjoyed this book so much! My timing for reading this was so perfect too, because I’ve been reading so much fantasy lately it was nice to take a break to read something where the character’s aren’t constantly in life threatening danger and just worry about little things like having a crush on your cute time traveling friend.

Basically, if you want a light, happy and super cute read, Time Traveler’s Guide to Modern Romance is so it.

*possible spoilers*

Thanks to both Netgalley and Entangled Publishing for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Time travel plus m/m romance - this definitely sounded like my kind of book!
The main characters, Elias and Tyler, are both likeable and there's enough of a spark between them to make the relationship feel realistic. The romance was a little too 'instalove' for me. I like a bit more angst and slow burn before the HEA but that's just my personal preference (I blame all the fanfiction I've read).

This was quite a quick read and the story moved along well. Again just my personal preference but I reached the end and wished that the book had been half as long again. Making it longer would have allowed for that slow burn to build and for a bit more depth to be given to the characters so that we could really get know them and experience their reactions to situations and to each other.

A sweet, easy read which kept me interested enough to read on and not become frustrated with the lack of explanation or expansion at times.

I was hooked with the synopsis of this book. Seriously, time travel/lgbt YA story? Yes, please.

From the beginning, this book was so easy to read. It was fast-paced and the romance in it was really cute! I wish it would have been even more developed (the 'i love you' part kinda felt rushed) but that's okay, I didn't mind a bit of insta-love.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I hope you will too. However, just because it's labelled as 'historical fiction' doesn't mean the story is taking place (for the most part) in the past. The majority of the story is set in our time, with the exception of a couple chapters. I have to admit at first, when I read the introduction of Elias in the 19's century, I wasn't sure if it was happening a few centuries ago or if it was happening now.

Also, <spoiler> I don't believe his friend Oscar didn't actually steal his files and posted them on the internet. I mean, his attitude was really weird and the MC seemed a bit naive to easily believe the excuse Oscar told him.</spoiler>

(Thank you to the publisher and author for letting me read and review an ARC via Netgalley)

This is a quick story about time travel and two men discovering their paths in life. It was not really in depth and the insta-love is not a favorite of mine. Story line was a good one but it just fell a bit flat for me. I did enjoy Eli's discovery of Tyler's time. Tyler's friends just seemed like acquaintances, even the so called friendship lacked depth.

The Time Travel’s Guide To Modern Romance by Madeline j. Reynolds
3⭐️

Thank you to Netgalley and Entangled Publishing for an E-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this novel, for me the beginning was a little slow but it definitely grabbed my attention. The characters we are introduced to are beautifully written and created. The world building is also amazing.

One aspect I absolutely loved was the representation for LGBTQ+. Sometimes it’s hard for it to be written like it should be but in my opinion Madeline did it’s justice! I personally wish this book was longer so there could of been more world building, character development and just more explanation in the story but over all I enjoyed it. I would recommend this novel to anyone who wants a quick read and/or a cute LGBTQ+ read.

I WISH I enjoyed this just a bit more than I did. I had pretty high hopes going into it, and, of course, not all of them were going to be met, but there were some areas where this story was lacking, and it really took away from my enjoyment of the novel as a whole.

The Pros:
The premise!!! This story has such a cool idea behind it, and I personally have yet to encounter a LGBT focused time-traveling story, so that was really cool. I hope to see more of this trope in the future!

Elias!!! I liked Elias a lot! He’s probably the most fleshed-out character in this novel, and he has the most personality! He’s definitely the black sheep of the 1800s and it’s definitely easy to love this troublemaker. I just would have liked to know more about him! Also, Big Shoutout to my chaotic bisexuals!!!!

The Cons:
Character development!! I really think I could have loved all of the characters in this story, I just felt, in the end, that I didn’t get to KNOW any of them well enough, so a lot of them fell flat, or left me wondering what their specific purpose in the story was. Elias, being the main character, has an okay foundation, but I really wanted to know so much more about him!! Tyler…. was the biggest disappointment for me. Again, I wanted to like him, but he was just... kinda boring, because I didn’t know anything about him beyond that he’s gay and he wants to go to film school.

Possible minor spoilers ahead, proceed with caution:
Plot development (and relationship development)!! There just was not enough plot development. I wanted to know more about Elias’ life in the 1800s: His family, his GRANDFATHER, his relationship with Peter (i LIVE for unrequited love tropes)!!!!!, and his motivations for leaving beyond the fact that he feels like an outcast. I also wanted to know more about the magic in this universe! It was pretty random and convenient that the one and only bit of magic that is discussed in this novel is in fact the watch that his grandfather just randomly gives him, with very little instruction or warning; it made the whole thing seem really unrealistic. Outside of that, the relationship development is a little strange. Because I didn’t get enough character development, I felt like I didn’t know why Tyler and Elias had such a strong bond,,,, especially one that was enough to have Elias leave his family (who he now knows really loves him) and stay in the 21st century.

TL;DR
I would love to read a MUCH longer version of this story. Same timeline, but with SO much more detail!

This book was a load of cute. That’s the best way to describe it. It’s quick and easy to read and the characters are extremely likeable. It was a short and kind of predictable in the best way.

I liked both Eli and Tyler a lot. They were both likeable characters. Their romance was really cute too. It was interesting reading from Eli’s perspective since he was from a time where being gay wasn’r accepted, and I especially liked there wasn’t a plot line where he avoided his feelings and what not.

This was overall a quick, easy, and simple read. Nothing impactful, but you get what you think you will with this kind of premise.

I loved this story! I have always liked a good time travel story and if you throw in romance, I’m in! Such strong characters and well written and devised story make this such s great fun read.

Sweet coming of age story with time traveling touch. Growing up and finding yourself hard in Victorian times as it in modern world.
Light and easy read.
If you looking for sci-fi , Steampunk this is not right book for you. Nor this book oriented for historical details& endeavor.

I don't have a ton of experience in the time travel genre (as far as I can remember, the only book I've read with time travel is the Once a Witch duology. However, this still felt like it didn't stick out in the genre or rise above what I'm sure is an expansive collection of other books with time travel.
I do have to credit the book for getting right into the action because the time travel happened sooner than I was expecting. In fact, it was almost too soon for my personal preference because I was really enjoying the chemistry between Elias, the time traveler, and Peter, his acquaintance from his own time. In fact, one of my major problems with this book is that I found myself rooting for Elias to go back to his own time to end up with Peter instead of rooting for the main romance with Tyler from the present. The main problem with the time-separated relationship wasn't with any statistical problem of how it would work, but with an unfortunate lack of chemistry between the two POV characters. I can suspend my disbelief and deal with a little insta-love in my YA, but I just didn't feel anything between them which made when they broke out the I love you's feel so unnatural and weird.
I did appreciate the representation (for the most part) in this book. I think it's really great that one of the POV characters is an out-and-proud bi man because bisexual representation, especially in men, is extremely lacking. However, I do think the way the lesbian characters were represented in this book could've been improved.
I feel like I've mostly said negative things, but I do want to end this with the fact that I'm giving this book 3/5 stars because despite its flaws, I enjoyed my time reading it. It was a quick read, and while I didn't feel attached to any of the characters, I enjoyed following their journey. I laughed and smiled a couple of times, and I think that although it's not one of my new favorites, that's okay because I still enjoyed reading it.

LGBTQ rep: m/m relationship between bisexual and gay main characters; f/f relationship between lesbian girls, barely side characters