A shiftless young English woman goes to Paris, works in a tacky nightclub, does a bit of time-travelling, has an affair. Decently written but unengaging. ( )

What an utterly delightful time-travel/atmospheric tale of freedom, choice, and Paris.

I was struck by just how descriptive and easy the text flowed, but then I was sucked in to all the different time periods as I drifted through the theater of 1875, from catacombs to bohemians, from Moulin Rouge to Moulin Vert... all the way to 2017 with crowded bars and modern woes... to a dystopian and war-torn future of 2042 that includes time travelers and the ever dreaded and alluring Anomaly in the timestream.

There's a definite and dark cost to time travel, but sometimes the cost is worth it. Sometimes, we don't even know what we're paying for. Such is the problem of free will and choice.

Above all, this novel is a real delight to read. It's easy, it's immersive, and it's very easy to fall for and into the lives of these free-spirited people. Even more than that, it's very easy to fall in love with Paris. It evokes and succeeds in drawing out the beauty, the oppression, and the crazy desperation of the people who live and breathe the world... no matter the time.

For all this, I am quite pleased that it is also an easy read. Freedom shouldn't be oppressive. :)

I'm totally recommending this for all you free-spirits.

And thanks to Netgalley for the ARC! ( )

Paris in different eras

This is a pedestrian time travel book that is interesting only because Hallie, the modern young female protagonist, is someone new in time travel stories. Having an interesting person at the centre of the book does not, unfortunately, lift the book above the middle rank. Hallie is jerked from era to era in Parisian history. Each is nicely described and the little interludes are pleasant, but the methods and reasons for the involuntary displacement is too long delayed. My attention wandered.

I received a review copy of " Paris Adrift" by E.J. Swift from Rebellion press through NetGalley.com. ( )

Idea behind the story had merit. Always love a good time travel novel but this was full of paradoxes and struggles. Characters never had any depth or heart so I felt no emotional parallel to them at all. The constant influx of foreign phrases were confusing without the meaning explained. This book was provided by Rebellion Solaris via Netgalley with no requirements for a review. Comments here are my honest opinion." ( )

I really enjoyed this book. A very interesting and entertaining plot, well developed character and a very sound plot.
Highly recommended ( )