Into the Dim~ Reviewed by Hailey Hinrichs

"I scrambled for something- anything- to hold on to. But there was nothing. I was nothing. A microbe. A grain of sand on a beach surrounded by a dry ocean."

            Hope Walton has always been different then her adoptive father's family and their very southern life style, and so was her mother. Together they had faced 16 years together with each other trying to live in a world far different from themselves. But when Hope's mother was said to have died in a tragic earthquake, Hope is left completely broken and is left alone is this family of people far different from herself. When she is invited to go see her mother's family in Scotland, she takes the chance to try to learn about her mother. But what she finds is far from what she thought was even possible.

            When she arrives in Scotland, she learns from her aunt that her mother was part of a secret society of time-travelers and tat she is far from dead. After trying to find an opal necklace in the year 1154, she found herself stuck there. Hope then must join the Viators, a group of people known to her mother that is working to find her. But they only have 72 hours, and after entering through the Dim, Hope finds herself in a time of harsh politics and violence. Trying to find her way through a completely different time and working to not interfere with anything that can change time, Hope begins to wonder is she'll ever be able to find her mother.

            I really enjoyed this book so I gave it 4 out of 5 stars. Time travel is different from what I've read in a while and it actually was a nice change! I loved the strong female characters in this book. It was especially interesting to see them back in the 12th century, since women were really just objects then and even rape sometimes wasn't even a crime. It was interesting seeing these strong women try to handle situations back then and not just backing down like most women did to avoid any abuse. Also, I loved that this quickly went into the action. I hate having to read through chapters and chapters of background information that I really don't care about. Luckily this book just gives you the details you need, then heads right into the action. I really liked this book and I would recommend this book to anyone who might be interesting in time-travel or just something different!