This is a unique and interesting romantic time travel novel, which is set in the past, in 1811, as well as in other different time periods. Eleanor and Robin are the main characters of the story. Robin goes off to fight in different wars, and Eleanor is always waiting around for him to come back. Eleanor and Robin time travel to different places, at different times, and this is fascinating. I enjoyed the whole book, and I found it interesting to read about the history of different periods and places. The audiobook narrator was great, with her voice projecting the different characters and accents superbly. If you like books that are a bit different from the norm, then you will enjoy this one!

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

If I'm completely honest, I just feel truly neutral about this book. I think my issue is that I was expecting sci-fi, but it felt like 75% of this book was historical romance/socialite novel. I will be fully open and admit that I can find myself zoned out of audiobooks I'm not loving, and with my expectations not being met, I definitely may have missed things, but aside from a couple of moments where Eleanor felt she'd had a flashback of sorts, we didn't actually time travel until near the end. We essentially had a whole novel of one of Eleanor's lives, and then rushed through others and the end with the reveal but then it just... kept going for another 40 minutes or so, at which point I'd felt the book was over and was half listening wondering why it was still going.

I think this will be enjoyed more by people who are expecting it to be a historical novel about a young socialite with a sprinkle of sci-fi.but I just gave up.

A complicated story that required my attention but once I was hooked, I was well and truly hooked!
Loved this story and I would highly recommend it.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my feedback.

I'm so sorry, I tried to like this, but it was a bit too much like an old fashioned romance, with girls being married off and it just wasn't my thing. It was nicely written, just a bit too Jane Eyre like for me. Many people love Jane Eyre, so they will enjoy it. Thank you for the opportunity to give it try though.

This time travel romance was a little too unorthodox for me. I had a hard time getting invested and keeping track of the narrative. It's possible this one would have been better as a print read than on audio. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my ALC but this one ended up being a DNF for me unfotunately.

I was really enjoying the storyline in the 1800s and was a bit disappointed when it jumped through time. I found the time travel/vision stuff out of place and not necessary.
I think if the author would have stuck with the original timeline and continued through it had more than enough merit to stand on its own.
I did enjoy the author's cadences and flow, so I will definitely be looking into her back catalogue.
Also ADORED the narrator!!!

In 1811, Eleanor is in love with Robin, who is off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, and her aunt Clara doesn't think it is a good idea for them to marry now. But Eleanor keeps experiencing strange mental blips, visions of other times, memories of things that can't have happened, with the same people reappearing time and again throughout the ages. From Roman Britain to the present day, Eleanor and Robin have lived through it all, with Robin always at war, and Eleanor always left behind, waiting for him to return to her.

It's difficult to summarise the plot of this novel because it's complex and not linear, jumping around through time but with the same characters and motifs reappearing in different eras. I liked it more the further I got through it - I thought it was clever and original, and an interesting way of exploring the development of women's agency through history through what seem to be the eternal themes of love and war. I also liked the way particular recurring characters developed in different time periods, and how their lives progressed and their personality traits ended up manifesting, based on the norms of the historical period that they were currently existing in. Actually, all in all it's a really interesting book and I think you could have great discussions about it with a book club group or a class of students.

I quite enjoyed the narration of the story - I thought the narrator did a good job of doing different accents to reflect the locations of the different characters, and to distinguish between which characters were speaking.

I am a big fan of Historical Fiction and this book did not disappoint! Perfect for lovers of The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner and Miss Eliza's English Kitchen by Annabel Abbs. It is a beautifully told love story that withstands war and loss and the constraights of English society that control who you marry. Eleanor is a smart young woman who finds her way despite all these demands and creates the life she wants.

What a vibe, would recommend- like if Jane Austen had written Cloud Atlas.

Pulling on themes of class, war, the role of women, romance, and tension between generations, Time Squared is a delightful story that straddles the line between romance/slice of life and high concept science fiction. It languishes in the day to day details of the historical sections and seems to drag, but the last third of the book when the sci fi element truly takes off more than makes up for it.

Summary:
Eleanor lives with her aunt, who is trying to marry her to a smart match. But she finds herself drawn to Robin, an officer in the military, who never stays in town long enough.
The war he's fighting in, the year they're living in, the details of how her aunt tries to set her up with suitors- those keep changing, but Eleanor and Robin are in the same situation, over and over, and Eleanor is the only person with the faintest clue that something amiss is going on.

I listened to the audiobook and really liked the narration. Just one narrator but the voices between characters was good, the narration style changed to suit the time period which helped to orient to where/when the story was. Since the setting/time period weren't in the chapter titles, it's super important to pay attention to the first few seconds of each new part to make sure you catch the current year.

I really liked this and would recommend! I wish we'd gotten a clue about the sci fi twist before we had, but the ~suspense~ and disorientation also added to the book so I can't complain too much.

I enjoyed this book. I love books about time travel so I’m glad this author was up to the challenge as it is very difficult to write novels set in different times. This book had a lot of great parts that made my imagination run wild!

No Clue what was going on, the chapters were not in the correct order, or not named properly? not sure but it didnt help me trying to follow the story.

Sorry - format needs updated!

I loved most of this book, but the ending wasn’t for me. The narrator was perfect for this book, I really enjoyed listening to this and would have given it 5 star if the end had been more to my taste. I’m sure others will enjoy it though.

Time Squared
Lesley Krueger
This book was very disappointing. My interpretation of the plot is as follows: Eleanor and Robin meet around 1811. Her Aunt Clara will not allow them to marry. While Clara seems to be pro women’s rights, she is determined to marry Eleanor to someone of her choosing. It seems Eleanor is being manipulated by someone, but she doesn’t know who. She is moving through time or perhaps reincarnated.
I found it difficult to understand most of this story. Perhaps it is because I found both the characters and plot boring. This isn’t really a love story, I’m not sure what you would call this book. I think the author was trying to show the advances or changes that have taken place over the years in respect to women.

Thank you to the publishers, author and NetGalley for the free copy of this audiobook.

This was a very interested premise, and I think if I had been reading a physical copy I would have enjoyed it a little more. As it was, although the narrator was great, I found myself lost most of the time. There are some really interesting parts and some great characters! I think you just need to be able to focus on the story, not multi task like I usually do with audio books.

I listened to the audio version of this novel. I unfortunately did not like it, though I thought the premise was intriguing. I expected more scifi/ time travel than what this actually turned out to be.
I listened to ~30% of the story and saw that I still had 7+ hours left. Even listening at 2x+ speed, I knew I could not tolerate that much more of this book. It was boring and the characters were unlikable. The story had been taking place primarily in the Victorian era. The characters had terribly affected personalities. This was probably a combination of the writing and the voice of the narrator. I do not automatically dislike Victorian era novels, but this one was very unappealing. Maybe that was part of the author's objective. She may have wanted to demonstrate the cultural norms for women of that time period in England. Yuck. Mission accomplished? Maybe. I wouldn't have wanted to be one of those women.
I knew this novel included other time periods, so I decided to jump ahead. I did find some more interesting content, but just barely. I missed the part where the main character learned what was happening to her at some future time. I wanted to hear that part; and if I had a print copy, I probably would have thumbed through until I found it. However, I decided it was not worth the effort.
I still believe this is a very interesting concept, but the execution was overly long and tedious. I could not relate to the characters, mainly because I found them unlikable.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I struggled through this book. I didn't enjoy the way the story was written. I found myself confused about what time period we were in. Things jumped around a lot. It was not a book for me.