The Ministry of Time is an incredible debut that I'm glad I read, especially since it's out of my comfort zone. This novel is a mashup of so many genres- time travel sci-fi, romcom, office hijinks, and spy mystery. 

It's hard to sum up the engaging plot that Kaliane Bradley has created but I'll give it a try. Basically, a handful of "expats" have been saved from their original timeline and brought to live in modern day London. Each time traveler has an assigned "bridge"- a civil servant who must live with them and help them acclimate to the modern era. The focus on is on one particular bridge and her expat, Commander Gore, a Navy man from the 1800s. As their relationship grows from something strictly professional into something more, significant secrets and dangers come to light. 

This book had me laughing out loud and pining, sighing in agreement about how our pasts impact our present and future, and nodding in awe at the statements Bradley is able to make about systemic issues that permeate our culture now despite the passage of hundreds of years (and sometimes more). I don't say this often or lightly, I think this book has something to offer almost any reader and I strongly encourage you to give it a read.