I love time travel books, especially when they have some basis in reality. What I found very interesting in this one was the detailed descriptions of the culture shock between a modern, leggings-wearing young lady being suddenly thrust into a house on a stop of the Underground Railroad. Although women's suffrage didn't actually happen until many decades later, I found the beginnings of the movement interesting. Some of the dramatic action got a bit tedious, but overall, I liked the book. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. A good women's fiction drama novel. Recommend

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley.

Sarah Burns is a typical 17 year-old high schooler in 2010. What is different is she is a history buff! So when her high school went to the Hammond House Museum, she was beside herself. She convinced her teacher to leave her behind and her grandfather would pick her up. Sarah snuck back into the hidden room in the museum and was transported back to the 1850's. Sarah leaves the room and is immediately greeted by the owners - the Hammonds. They believe that she is a runaway slave trying to escape, but cannot figure out how she got into the room without them seeing her.

As she makes peace with her new life, she becomes a suffragette. She goes on the speaking circuit to promote women's rights and shares stages with anti-slavery activists - which sometime causes violence.

This novel is a great ride - one where Sarah needs to decide which century she wants to continue her life in.

This is my first book by this author - I will be looking for more!

Book received for free through NetGalley

I loved this book and couldn’t wait to find out what happened next. Conclusion was great although I wouldn’t mind a book two too.

I read this in two sittings, and only because it got late when I read it. I’m still having a few thoughts and feelings about this book. I had fun reading it, it was entertaining and dropped a couple historical names I didn’t immediately recognize and several I did (Harriet Tubman anyone?). I liked a lot of the references throughout from book titles to historical figures to how clothes were made. It was a good read.

I know this won’t be for everyone. It not only tackles women’s rights but it’s also very heavy on racism. It’s got several scenes that I found a bit far fetched-surprisingly, not the time travel though the way that was handled made me clap to the author as that was a clever idea I’d not seen yet. Very well done! I’m still thinking over this book, and am definitely interested in reading more. I think there’s at least two others linked with this one and the author has other books as well I may give a try. This was rather good, and I’m happy to have received an arc from the publisher on Netgalley. Thank you!