Like able characters and a far fetched plot make this a good beach read. While it does contain some deeper, thought provoking topics, Ms. stover never gets too caught up in them, rather she uses them to weave the story. ( )

Time travel is not normally my cup of tea, but this was a kindle freebie and I thought I would give it a try - expand my horizons or whatever ;)

It was an enjoyable read. It was weird though, given my tendency to read historical fiction almost exclusively, to have two main characters with modern mentalities. That alone took some getting used to for me. I can't tell you the last time I read a book that mentioned McDonald's - I believe it was never. Anyway, despite that, I was able to get into it and found it interesting. The time travel thing usually hurts my head when I try to figure it out - if you make a change in the past will it change the future? Stuff like that. What really surprised me that I liked was the way that the ending was handled. I won't ruin it for anyone, it plays on one of those eternal questions about how time travel affects the future, but I really liked it. And its not normally something that I would appreciate. So that was a nice surprise. ( )

Luke, a convicted criminal, is about to be executed for a murder he didn’t commit when he spies a young woman in the room. Standing next to the priest and the prison warden, she gazes at him with sympathy. In the next instant, an explosion throws them back in time. The priest is killed and there’s no sight of the warden. Stumbling from the ruins, Luke dons the priest’s robe before rescuing Sofie. She’s lost her memory, so she doesn’t question why they are suddenly out west in 1891. Is this Luke’s chance at redemption? Or will his future mistakes follow him into the past to haunt him? Another Dawn is an engaging time travel romance that is a classic in this genre. ( )