Reviews from Amazon Customers:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating and Intriguing – Can’t Wait for the Sequel – and More!
By Ingrid Phoenix D.
Sat down last night and read the entire book – was so sad when I reached the end. Had a few moments I put the Kindle down and just thought about what I just read – I was/am fascinated by this very different time-travel story – one that actually sounded – well, doable…
The author did quite a bit of research across many fields – some I am a bit familiar with, some not so much –
I love how she used energy, vibrations, parallel universe etc – it makes this all plausible – and believable – hm…
I wonder…?
I am very intrigued by this story, so Ms. St. John, if you are reading this – – hurry up with the sequel, ok? 🙂
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The plot was cleverly delivered – making time travel seem easy to understand for the lay person
By Amazon Customer
I couldn’t put this book down. Which is a first for me. The plot was cleverly delivered – making time travel seem easy to understand for the lay person.. Obviously the book had been researched more than thoroughly. I’ve fallen in love with Bridget and cannot wait for book 2. Well done Bella St John – a masterpiece and I look forward to seeing it in a film version. In a word this book is spellbinding.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic
By Literary Classics Book Reviews
In 1895 Lady Bridgit’s dream is interrupted by a lucid encounter with a man named Markus, a person living in the future. Shrugging the encounter off as nothing more than a vivid dream she nearly forgets about the incident. Then one day something happens which calls to question everything she ever believed to be true. Thus, begins the magnificent tale of Quantum Lace, a novella.
There are books out there about time travel that we’ve all read and enjoyed. But this one is so entirely plausible, so highly engaging, that one can’t help but wonder if the concept of time travel is not only possible, but is perhaps undeniably real. Taking science fiction to a whole new level, Quantum Lace is a book that will have readers packing their bags in preparation for their own expedition to an alternate place in time. With a strong female protagonist and a cast of other well-developed characters, this book is sure to hit a home run with hard-to-please audiences and will leave them itching to get started on the next installment in the series.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Time deliciousness
By Vicki Goodwin
Time travel, ahh a guilty pleasure, but this one was a little different as it was not quite as you usually read. I am not going to give spoilers and ruin it for others, but it is an excellently researched book which flows well. You become interested in the lives of the main characters and when they hurt, you hurt. It is well written and the perfect blend of fact, fiction and what might be. Besides, when the man with the hair is introduced in a book, you know it is going to be fun.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fantastic journey into the unknown! Time travel or just a dream?
By Shodog
A lovely time travel romance all combined with a young woman who could be from our current time instead of the past. This is no milkwater Miss who faints at every strange noise or happening. This is totally refreshing. I love the basis of Quantum Lace. It keeps you guessing about what will happen to Bridget and who Marcus will turn out to be and will she make it back to the man who loves her. I can hardly wait for the next installment! This novella was way too short. Just as it gets going it ends!
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Real science, real history, and time travel — I require nothing else from a sci-fi book.
By Joe Crowe
Time travel stories are the best, and they’re also The Worst. This one leans toward the “best” side– Quantum Lace is a combination of actual history and quantum physics, with a hefty dose of emotional stakes.
The story provides a real-science explanation for time travel, which blew my mind, quite frankly.
Could it work? Has it already worked? What is happening? These are the kinds of questions I like when I’m reading sci-fi.
The hero, Brigit, is an 1895 Englishwoman who encounters a time traveler and hijinks ensue. However, it’s a rare thing when I like a time-travel character as much as I like the actual time travel (Doc Brown in “Back to the Future” being the exception; he totally rules.)
Brigit’s journey the science and the history together; clearly, author Leigh St. John is crazy about both subjects, because the obsessive details show that (for instance, a speech by Nikola Tesla in the book is a real speech by the real Tesla.)
I’m going to need the next book in this series right now, Ms. St. John. Just letting you know ahead of time. And I totally did not mean to end this review with a “time” reference. (reviewed by Joe Crowe, on Twitter at RevolutionSF.)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting and engaging
By Laura Klemm
The first in a series, Quantum Lace is a very interesting read! Quantum physics, alternate universes, Victorian England, Modern times, this book has it all! Appropriate for all ages, educational yet at the same time fun. I am really looking forward to the next book!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ok. Now I have to read the next one.
By Peter Tremblay
I enjoyed the book. It was a short but good read and an interesting story that – as a series – made me want to read the next in the series. Great job. Well done. Characters were good.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really good book
By Tony G
I am not found of copy and paste reviews. I only say what I feel. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next in what I hope will be many more. What I enjoyed was the references to H. G. Wells books. I am fascinated by time travel and this was fast paced and intriguing. On a personal note, thanks for taking time to reach out to me and let me know about your work. I feel very lucky.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Time travel with a twist – and a nice blend of fact and fiction
By Jill-Elizabeth (Jill Franclemont)
The time travel trope is exceedingly popular right now – there are new books published/posted every day… With the preponderance of stories comes, of necessity, a commonality among them. There are, after all, only so many ways to talk about time travel. Or so I thought, before reading this first installment in a new series. The concept of time travel via dream, connected by touchstone objects, struck me as a new slant on a common theme – and one which I enjoyed immensely. Lady Bridgit ‘s tale opens with a dream, and ends with a vision – and the path she travels in between the covers of the book contains a nice blend of fact and fiction. I must admit, the romance element feels a little stereotypical to me (without spoilers, I can’t say much more; although the reveal in the story happens relatively quickly, I still don’t want to speed it along inadvertently), but other than that, I found her tale an intriguing one and I’m curious to see where (and when) the story takes me next.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Level Headed Heroine, How Nice!
By Bruce J Blanchard
Quantum Lace is a book I was approached by Ms. St. John to review and it’s a treasure of a story, mixing 1895 Victorian England, liberally dosed with the science of its time, a heroine who does not take fools gladly and maintains a sensitive side, and caught in the spin of events and keeping a level head. The book is short and engaging the reader in a wondrous tale where you are not sure what end is up at times and neither is Bridgit Darnell. The events of her life would shake the average person of her time and her father Frank has raised her to be better than that. She has attended all sorts of lectures with the newest ideas along with him, even those of Mr. Tesla. For the sake of her father, Bridgit will tolerate his best friend Dr. Charles Peterson with all his arrogance. So what’s the book about? – Time Travel.
What I loved about it is her way of writing which flows from the usual to the impossible with hardly a bump in the road. Take for example, waking in the morning, then finding herself in another time and another place with a stranger acting like they know her & the exposition of science and would be “crazy ideas” mixed in such way that the reader is listening as well. Impressive! The possibilities of time travel and personal events in her life, some painful, are cleverly woven together in a narrative which is short, granted!, and still full of content. When you finish it, you know you haven’t been reading long and still feel satisfied with what’s there. This is the first book in the series laying the groundwork for “where” Bridgit will end up. The science is there no matter how sketchy it might seem to some who read it – accept it for what is and follow the adventure starting with this book and going where and when in the next ones. A most unusual and well written book, one you will not forget.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Tale as old as Time Or Is It
By KTravis
Bridgit is an enchanting lady who is strong in her own right but also dependent on those who are closest to her and wanting that thing that all of us desire love. These things make her an interesting and likable character.
Bella brings a new twist to the notion of time travel that I personally have not read before. I am excited to see how her theory develops in further stories.
If you are looking for a refreshing read. Don’t miss out on Quantum Lace.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Can’t wait for more.
By Gordon Archibald
Based on the frilly cover and the fluffy title I probably would not have normally bought this book. But it was recommended to me and I liked the time travel topic referred to in the description. I normally buy a whole series before I start to read the first book. That was my mistake. I was sucked in right off the bat. Now I can’t wait for the next installment. I bought this book yesterday and I finished it one sitting today. I like the real life historians selected in the book and the way the author was wound them into her story..
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If You Can Dream It… Believe It.
By Thomas Meloche
A wonderful novella which is actually the first installment of a series; I anxiously await the next installment as I saw the characters and their interactions so clearly playing out in my imagination. Fun, fast, and fascinating. Could we travel to different times and places… into different realities? If it is a quantum split, how would you know? You will be inspired to go to sleep clutching a favorite object and seeking to…. well, you will just have to read the story.
I fully expect to see this as a Netflix Original Series sometime soon.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really good book
By Tony G
I am not found of copy and paste reviews. I only say what I feel. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next in what I hope will be many more. What I enjoyed was the references to H. G. Wells books. I am fascinated by time travel and this was fast paced and intriguing. On a personal note, thanks for taking time to reach out to me and let me know about your work. I feel very lucky.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A delightful blend of historical novel and science fiction
By Geri Winters
This is the first installment of a serial novel, and Miss St. John does a great job getting you interested in Brigit’s adventures in time travel. Miss St. John has heavily researched a variety of sciences and created a plausible explanation for how we might travel through time – without the need for a time machine!
This first installment features accidental time travel, personal tragedy, the possibility of romance, and tantalizing clues as to where Brigit may travel next. It also gives the reader a chance to visit with Tesla and HG Wells due to Miss St. John’s meticulously researched historical details.
If you are a fan of time travel and history, and appreciate books that are well-researched, you will really enjoy this book. I’m really looking forward to the next installment!
