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Through Each Tomorrow (Timeless #6) by Gabrielle Meyer

 

Summary (from the publisher): In 1883, Charles Hollingsworth is a poor farmer desperate to secure financial stability for his mother and sister, as he is unsure which of his time-crossing paths he will choose on his twenty-fifth birthday. Posing as the Earl of Norfolk, he enters the opulent circles of Newport's elite to assist a fellow time-crossing friend, Drew. But suspicions of his identity arise among the upper crust, and his encounters with Drew's intriguing sister further complicate decisions that could impact a lifetime.
 
In 1563, Lady Cecily Pembrooke serves Queen Elizabeth while clinging to the hope that her stepbrother Charles will remain with her in this path. As the true Earl of Norfolk, Charles is deeply entangled in the deadly politics of the court. When he brings Drew, a physician in training, to Windsor Castle to help save the ailing monarch, old feelings for Drew rekindle in Cecily's heart, but her love faces impossible odds under the strict rules of the crown. As their futures hang by a thread, will Charles and Cecily's web of secrets unravel and ensnare them in an inescapable destiny?

Gabrielle Meyer delivers an enthralling tale of love, sacrifice, and the relentless pull of time in her newest Timeless series installment.

Review: In this sixth installment in the Timeless series, we follow the stories of Charles and Cecily, who are stepsiblings in 1563 at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Charles also has another life in 1883, where he is a poor farmer hoping to secure financial security for his mother and sister. When Charles poses as the Earl of Norfolk in 1883, he meets a young lady who catches his eye. While originally a time crosser herself, Cecily has lost her other path and remains in 1563, with growing feelings for Charles' best friend, another time crosser named Andrew who is a physician in training committed to choosing his other timeline. 

This book follows two of my favorite historical time periods, the Elizabethan age and America's Gilded Age. Despite how different the two time periods are, Gabrielle Meyer did an excellent job of weaving the two storylines together. While I consider these books standalone, the author does such a good job of tying in the connections to previous time crossers in previous books. While this didn't have the high stakes tension of the last book with the Jack the Ripper plotline, but I did love getting to see Meyer's depiction of Queen Elizabeth 

I listened to this on audio and appreciated the dual narration as the book jumps between Charles and Cecily's perspectives. I believe this is the first dual narration book I've ever listened to that doesn't jump between two romantic partners and instead between stepsiblings who have their own separate love interests. This is the first book in this series that has focused on multiple perspectives and multiple time crossers. I did think it added to story to have multiple characters, but of course it also meant less page time for each of them. I would have liked to have learned more about Cecily's other path that she lost. Likewise, I didn't feel like I got to know much at all about Charles' family members in 1883. 

Stars: 4

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