Time travel? Love across the ages? A Victorian polar explorer trying to survive in the 21st century? Sign me up! Our main character lands a cushy government gig as a bridge helping historical figures adjust to modern life. Her latest assignment? Commander Graham Gore, an 1847 adventurer who’s suddenly got Spotify and feminism to contend with. As they grow closer, the real reason behind the time-travel experiment starts to unravel, along with their carefully built lives.

Now, I love a good time-travel twist, and the concept here had serious potential. But whew, the first 70%? A deep dive into the main character’s every, single, thought. Did I need a philosophical analysis of her every emotion? Nope. But when the action finally kicked in, I was way more invested. The historical characters? Fantastic. The modern-day ones? Less so. Overall, this could’ve packed more punch with less overthinking, but it still had its moments.