Costumes For Time Travellers by A. R. Capetta

Book Review Oct 8, 2025

Format: eBook (NetGalley)

Publication Date: 9 October 2025

Author info: Goodreads

? My thoughts...

3/5 stars

The premise of this book is endlessly fascinating. The idea that people can travel through time at will as long as they have the right clothes is so creative. I especially enjoyed the idea of time tailors and time cobblers living in a literal Pocket of time that acts as a hub for time travellers.

While I found it easy to get immersed in the world the author created, I didn't feel the same level of connection to the characters. They didn't grab my attention in the way I'd hoped they would, and I didn't feel particularly invested in their ending. They weren't poorly written characters, they just didn't reach me personally.

Enjoyable enough, nice quick read; a world I'd like to revisit, but maybe with different characters or in a way that filled some of the holes that were still left in the plot at the end of the story.

? Synopsis...

Calisto works in their grandmother's shop, providing costumes for the time travellers that pass through their hometown of Pocket. One day, they find Fawkes in their shop, and discover a world of peril and adventure. Calisto and Fawkes must work together, travelling through time, to save Pocket and its time travelling inhabitants.

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