For a Lifetime by Gabrielle Meyer ~ Book Review

Identical twin sisters Hope and Grace live in both 1692 Salem and 1912 New York. Being born a time crosser is challenging at the best of times but having the ability when the beginning of the witch hunts in Salem start is profoundly difficult.  In their Salem life, they live and work in their widowed father's "Ordinary" (a place where travellers could get an "ordinary" meal and possibly lodging).  As the Salem witch trials heat up and more and more people are accused, Hope can't wait for their 25th birthday coming up where they will get to choose which time period they want to spend the rest of their lives in.  She certainly will not be choosing 1692 Salem.   Her life in 1912 is filled with adventure as she is a rare female pilot.  About to embark on a history making flight, she is ready to leave Salem behind.  Grace is a journalist in 1912 and is covering Hope's flight but is very unsure about the whole thing.  The only reason she is supporting it is for the money Hope will receive which will help their parents to keep the mission orphanage they worked a lifetime to build which Grace put in jeopardy with a expose article she had written about a shady businessman.   But in 1692 Grace is on a mission to find out what happened to their mother who mysteriously died when they were infants and wants the answer before their defining birthday.  As things unfold in both timelines, their ability to choose what they really want is put on the line.  

I think this was my favorite  of the Timeless Series and I have loved them all so far.  They just keep getting better and better. The tension of the witch trials and the excitement of the birth of aviation and women's involvement really was a compelling foil against each other for the time periods.  The added twist of having a twin with the crossover ability really added to the story.  They had distinct personalities yet were so tied together.  Gabrielle Meyer has such a way of making the time periods come alive you are really sucked into the stories.  The reader learns so much history without it being dry or boring.  This story brought out all the emotions and what happens literally made me gasp a couple of times as I was reading it.  It was hard to put down as you just have to find out what happens.  So well done, and though there is a lot going on in this story I was never lost or confused as to what was happening in timelines.  Can't wait for the 4th in the series to come this fall.

Definitely a 10/10