I like books with time travel so I picked up this newer book from the library. It starts off by showing what the main character\u2019s life is like – very modern, and apparently very boring (according to her, I guess). Once the background information is set, the time travel begins and for the most part I enjoyed the mechanism and the \u201crules\u201d that must be followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book worked well as a fun thought experiment, and a cautionary tale to remind you to be sure to enjoy the here and now – there is no guarantee it\u2019ll be any better in the future (and from a health standpoint, it is almost guaranteed that it\u2019ll be worse).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where this book missed for me was the loads and loads of pinpoint nostalgia and cultural references, mainly for a teenage girl in the 90\u2019s growing up in New York City. There is a certain amount you\u2019d add to build the world, but this felt like it was a memory download from the author more than anything that helped move along the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main character bugged me a little – she seems to take time travel as not a really big deal. Without knowing the rules she goes off to take an SAT prep course. A little introspection and curiosity would have been more normal, wouldn\u2019t it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The story was a little predictable, and I was hoping that the author would be a little more imaginative with the possibilities here – dream bigger!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So in conclusion, nice ideas, odd situations but no real risks or threats, and a sort of harmless predictable resolution. I was a little disappointed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next I\u2019m reading something completely different – John Scalzi\u2019s Kaiju Preservation Society. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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