She's a princess from the 1700s.
Cursed by the evil witch Maldovia to prick her finger on a spindle before her 16th birthday and sleep until true love's kiss awakes her, Talia wakes up in the 21st century with Jack hovering over her.
"I couldn't help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. I didn't know this would happen."
I picked up A Kiss In Time at the library because the title caught my eye. Of course, my best friend (and kindred spirit) happened to be reading it at the same time. I think my subconcious saw it at her house and made me grab it at the library. Either way, A Kiss In Time was nothing short of AMAZING!
The concept is not only interesting, but very funny. Sheltered Princess Talia waking up in the 21st century. She actually takes more of a shock to the culture rather then the technology. Sure, busses are faster then the fastest carriage, but when Jack's ex-girlfriend yells at her over the phone, Talia thinks: "And strangely enough, she calls me a female dog." She is absolutely horrified about the way girls dress, and Jack is smart enough to take her to a modern 'party'. Talk about culture shock.
I loved it because Talia was far from perfect. She never shyed about how beautiful she is (maybe it's a princess thing?) and she acted... well, like a princess. Jack was also pretty awesome. Of course, he was a teenage boy, so he did do some stupid things. But he made up for them. They were both lovable as characters and I liked how it alternated points of view so that I could really get inside each of their heads. Plus, I loved how they fell in love.
I mean, spoilery aside, I really enjoyed the romance. It didn't make me want to gag myself with a spoon (and trust me, some books do). They fell in love at a pace teenagers would. Not like, a dark whirlwind of passion and darkness. I loved how when Talia got excited over something, Jack thought, "She's so cute. I wonder what it would be like to kiss her again." It seems more realistic.
Another reason, I think, why I was able to enjoy the romance of the book more was because it wasn't just about Talia and Jack's love. Jack had issues with his dad... and for some reason, watching him grow and having Talia help just made me so happy! It's the classic dad-wants-son-to-take-over-business situation, and Jack doesn't want to. In fact, he REALLY doesn't want to. And it's both funny and fascinating how diplomatic Talia is about everything. She's truly a princess.
I don't want to spoil the ending, but I LOVELOVELOVED the ending. It was nothing short of perfect (: So, I give this book 5/5 men swimming in bacon. Go read it!
EDIT: Blogger is being funky about letting me put in my little bacon swimmers. Apologies (:
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