I was disappointed with this novel, really. I was initially taken in by the cute title and adorable cover but a couple of pages in, and I knew this novel was going to let me down. 
 The main plot involves sixteen-year-old Catherine Vernon who has been stranded in London for the summer. She spends her time blogging to her friends until her mother gives her the 1815 diary of Katherine Percival. Soon, she meets William Percival, a descendant of Katherine, and well, that's when the story just dies for me. 
 Firstly, the format of the story, especially for Catherine's narration is a little off. She writes in a blog, and refers to "private jokes" that her "friends" know, but not the readers. She adds little things like "see pix below" but there are no pictures/illustrations, which is disappointing because there could have been potential there. 
 Katherine's narration is in a diary format which is not so bad (I was actually more invested in her story than modern-day Catherine's), but what frustrated me was the fact that both girls seemed to have nothing better to do but obsess over boys. Katerine's actions are forgivable since she lived in a time where girls are pretty much defined by who they marry. But for Catherine, no, she lands in London and all she can talk about is how bored she is, and then she starts obsessing over the new friends she made by thinking how pretty they are and they really couldn't possibly want to be friends with her. She later becomes really good friends with them but I still felt that she came off as vapid and shallow. 
 When it comes to William, well, the moment she meets him, she starts obsessing over him, wants him to fall in love with her and when a girlfriend appears, she gets all depressed. I am confused over this because at no point did William make his feelings, or lack thereof, known. She didn't really have the right to feel depressed. 
 The ending too felt rushed. It came off as cliche and unimaginative. I really wanted to like this novel but unfortunately, I couldn't, which is a pity because I really thought Melissa Jensen had a winner here.