by Poppy Kuroki
Harper Perennial, 2025. 304 pages. Fantasy.
While in Japan researching her family's history, a vicious typhoon sends Isla Mackenzie 128 years back in time, to the dawn of the Satsuma Rebellion. There she meets her ancestors, and a charismatic samurai, Kei, with whom she unexpectedly finds romance. But, unlike her Beloved, Isla knows about the looming Samurai rebellion-and Kai's fate. Should she attempt to change history or somehow make her way back to the life she'd had before?
This is an interesting time travel story with a sweet romance. While the pacing can seem slow at times, the writing helps you feel as though you are there with Isla, and things definitely heat up in the second half. Beautiful descriptions, likeable characters, and an insight to history that might not be familiar to a lot of people. The ending really makes the story. This book is recommended for fans of isekai or timeslip stories and atmospheric writing.
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