When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer is the BEST book ever! I was immediately captivated by the idea of Libby’s time travel abilities. Yes, I stayed up two nights in a row well past midnight to devour this amazing and unique Historical Romance. There is so much to love about this story. My most favorite aspect is it is such a good conversation starter. I had several excellent conversations with my husband and daughter about different historical periods, what it would be like to live two timelines at the same time, the danger of potentially changing history, and how we would feel if we got trapped in a time period we didn’t want. I even talked about this book at work. We teachers had such a fun time thinking about what we would do if we were placed in two time periods, and I might have been inspired to brainstorm a creative writing assignment for future students. Oh my goodness, I had some seriously fun discussions! This book would make an outstanding book club selection. In addition to the conversations I had, I also enjoyed seeing two BIG periods in history juxtaposed. It astounds me just how true Ecclesiastes is: there truly is nothing new under the sun (1:9). People are divided, people fight, and people survive. It seems to be a cycle we just can’t help but repeat.

This is another book I highlighted like crazy. Meyer makes many excellent observations about the human condition, freedom, choice, family, and God. Meyer’s discussion on God’s providence is one of my favorites. It is so easy to get caught up in self and forget about God. It’s so easy to think that we know what is the right and good choice to make every time. We says things like, “This is the good, right choice to make because it will benefit this other person. How could God not want that?” Then we act on what we think is good and right…and then often things don’t go as we planned. And then we get mad. And then maybe we blame God. The truth is God is a BIG-picture God and we are SMALL-picture beings. We cannot see everything. We cannot predict everything. We have to give our hearts to God and trust that He does, ideed, have good plans for us, plans that give us a future and hope (Jeremiah 29:11). The way Meyer illustrates God’s mighty providence in her story is AMAZING. I cried tears of joy! This book is SO, SO good, and God is, too!

When the Day Comes is a perfect story. I highly, highly recommend this book. If you are in the mood for a unique and creative storyline, if you are a fan of time travel stories, or if you just love some seriously good writing then you have to get a copy of this novel ASAP. This is a 5-STAR novel at its finest, and you do not want to miss out!

I purchased a copy of this novel in eBook form from Amazon.com on October 14, 2022, in order to review. In no way has this influenced my review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.