How will she choose, knowing all she must sacrifice?
Libby has been given a powerful gift: to live one life in 1774 Colonial Williamsburg and the other in 1914 Gilded Age New York City. When she falls asleep in one life, she wakes up in the other. While she’s the same person at her core in both times, she’s leading two vastly different lives.
In Colonial Williamsburg, Libby is a public printer for the House of Burgesses and the Royal Governor, trying to provide for her family and support the Patriot cause. The man she loves, Henry Montgomery, has his own secrets. As the revolution draws near, both their lives–and any hope of love–are put in jeopardy.
Libby’s life in 1914 New York is filled with wealth, drawing room conversations, and bachelors. But the only work she cares about–women’s suffrage–is discouraged, and her mother is intent on marrying her off to an English marquess. The growing talk of war in Europe only complicates matters.
But Libby knows she’s not destined to live two lives forever. On her twenty-first birthday, she must choose one path and forfeit the other–but how can she choose when she has so much to lose in each life?
From Gabrielle Meyer, Christy Award-winning and bestselling author, comes a Christian historical romance about the choice between love and duty set during the American Revolution and the eve of WWI in England, with surprising twists and time travel.
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Summary
When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer was unbelievably good! This series was recommended to me by another reviewer, and once again, I’m asking myself why I waited so long to start it. Gabrielle Meyer is a new-to-me author, and I was incredibly impressed by her ability to take such a unique and complicated premise and weave it into a story that completely captivated me.
If you’re new to the Timeless series, here’s the basic premise: Libby has the extraordinary ability to live in two different time periods. In one life, she is living in Colonial Williamsburg in 1774; in the other, she is living in New York City in 1914. When she falls asleep in one timeline, she wakes up in the other. She is the same person in both, but her circumstances and relationships are completely different. On her twenty-first birthday, she must choose which life she will keep and which one she will leave behind forever.
What a premise!
For me, the biggest mystery wasn't what would happen, but how in the world was Meyer going to resolve it? I became completely invested in Libby and kept trying to figure out how she could possibly get the future she wanted without sacrificing everything she loved. It almost felt like solving a puzzle alongside the author and I could not put it down.
Meyer’s writing makes you feel Libby’s emotions right along with her. Your heart breaks when hers does, and you celebrate her moments of happiness just as deeply. The historical elements are also beautifully incorporated, making both timelines feel vivid and distinct.
What impressed me most was how intentional the story felt. Details mattered, which made me want to pay close attention because I never knew what might become important later.
And the ending! Meyer absolutely outdid herself. It was creative, satisfying, and worth every moment of wondering how she could possibly pull everything together.
I immediately started the next book and as I’m writing this review, I’m already listening to book five. If that doesn't tell you how quickly I fell in love with this series, I don't know what will!
If this series has been sitting on your TBR like it was on mine, don't wait as long as I did. Highly recommended!
Content - kissing, someone is forced to have sex (behind closed doors) with husband when he is drunk; this happens at least twice. It is sad but not graphic in detail