Review: Let Them Eat Cake

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Let Them Eat Cake by Kathryn Pratt

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Reviewer: Robyn Roberts

Title: Let Them Eat Cake

Author: Kathryn Pratt

Publisher: Awe-Struck E-books

ISBN-13: 978-1-58749-676-9 (e-book)

Print version available later this year

Genre/Sub-genre: Historical Time Travel Romance

Year/Setting: Present day France, 1789 France

Overall Rating: 4.25

Sexual Content Rating: Sensual

Language (Profanity/Slang) Rating: Very Mild

Violent Content Rating: None

Kathy's Website: www.kathypratt.org





Anna Mulligan is on the trip of a lifetime. She’s an ICU nurse on a hospital-sponsored trip to Paris. It’s been her lifelong dream to visit Paris, especially Versailles. Her ancestor lived in Versailles with Marie Antoinette just prior to the revolution. Her last name had been lost over time and Anna is hoping to get some geneology information.

When Jeff, the handsome ICU intern, turns out to be on the trip, her heart skips a beat. She has had a secret crush on him since they met. Maybe this is her chance at love. When his female traveling companions join him, Anna is devastated. She is determined to enjoy her Parisian trip with or without Jeff.

From there, the reader gets a wonderful tour of Paris and her sights. With vividly descriptive scenes, I felt like I was actually in Paris. After working out a misunderstanding, Jeff and Anna appear to be headed down the road to true love. When she suddenly disappears into the mist and walks into the hamlet at Versailles in 1789, she’s not sure she’ll ever get back to Jeff or the present. She meets Jeff’s ancestor (Gefforoi) who is madly in love with her (or her ancestor). Trying to keep out of trouble while finding a way back proves to be challenging. Gefforoi is pursuing her and wants them to marry. She turns him down not knowing what will happen to her. Will the real Anne-Marie reappear while Anna is still stuck in the past. Will marrying Gefforoi in the past alter her future with Jeff? Can she ever get back to Jeff?

I was amazed at the turn of events at the end of the book. It kept me on my toes and was a surprise to the last page. I found Ms. Pratt’s portrayal of France to be historically accurate and captivating in her descriptions. Both times were so well described that it didn’t feel like a time travel book, it read more like a traditional historical novel with contemporary elements. The story reads very smoothly and doesn’t feel choppy in the time travel. Ms. Pratt has a well-written story with engaging characters who will leave you wondering about the possibility of genetic memory.

Robyn