The Book of Lost Hours

By: Hayley Gelfuso

The Book of Lost Hours is a unique dual timeline novel. Time is pretty fluid for both Lisavet and Amelia, due to their connection to the time space. The time space contains all the memories from all of time. Lisavet is thrust in to the time space as a child in 1938 by her father in order to protect her. Amelia only learns about the time space when at 16, the uncle who raised her has died and a mysterious woman asks her for her help.

Several agencies across the world have equipped their agents with watches used to enter the time space and have been entering it to destroy those memories they think are a threat to them. This adds politics and international intrigue to the story of these two women who didn’t choose this world but are essential to it.

I enjoyed the novelty of the time space and the way that the two women are woven in and around it. The story was too long for me and seemed to drag in spots. It may have tried to incorporate too many plot lines and time lines.

If you enjoyed the Ministry of Time or the inner workings of international politics, you will want to pick this one up.

I received a free ARC of this novel in exchange for this honest review.