The Time Will Come

To begin, I felt indifferent when I was told I was to read a book for this class. I imagined we would read a boring novel that would challenge our English knowledge. I was a bit excited once Ms. Hanson told us a bit about the book. I am the kind of person that if a book doesn't reach out and grab me in the beginning, I will have a hard time finishing it. I have been grabbed. I knew there would be time travel involved, but I had not expected it to be so soon into the book, but it is part of what grabbed me. I would have liked to get a bit more information on Anne's character before the time change, but the author seems to be filling me in as I go. While reading the part where she is filing in behind other spectators at the castle, I imagined myself in Castle Gwynn at the Tennessee Renaissance Festival.
Once she has morphed back in time, she very calmly just goes with it. If it were me, I would be freaking out and going crazy. Then she is greeted by her sister all excited like. I would have been so overwhelmed by this. I suppose it is because she is a calm, collected kind of person, like Anne Boleyn.
The scene in which she meets the king in the garden is one of those scenes where, if it were a movie, I would be screaming at the screen "DON'T DO IT!!!!." Even her character thinks this, but Anne Boleyn had to step in. I think she is there to experience the life of Anne Boleyn, not change her history. Either way, it keeps me interested. I know what will ultimately happen, but I still can't wait to read about it.
During the hunt I couldn't help but feel bad for modern Anne. People back then were desensitized to the killing of animals, hygiene, and bad smells. She must have been a little queasy, not to mention hot and smelly. I thought it was kind of funny that the first thing she wanted to do was take a bath. It is the first thing I would have wanted to do. It's a good thing too, because the King gets fresh later.