Genre: Contemporary Romance, Fantasy, Adult Fiction.
4 out of 5 Stars (Made me think what would I do?)
How many of us have thought if only we could back in time we would tell an old sweetheart exactly what we feel?
Flora feels that the “love of her life”, Ruben, got away 15 years prior on her 21st birthday. On her 36th birthday she walks into a bar only to see him propose to another woman. She reflects on her life, wishing she could go back and change that day 15 years ago. Flora feels she would not be lonely and she would still have the love of her life. Only Flora, gets her wish and goes back 15 years, but in the end, was everything as she remembered?
I felt a lot of what Flora was experiencing. If only, I could go back in time, I would change this and that. If only I had a second chance.
Half of the book was highlighted in my Kindle. The author did an amazing job going back in time and bringing us to the mid-90s. Spice Girls, Vanilla Ice, the slang “NOT”, saying “bodacious” or “eat my shorts”, P. Diddy (previously known as Puffy Daddy), seeing Titanic for the first time” I loved all of them.
But that is not the only thing I appreciated in the story. I loved how the Flora thought if she could go back in time and change certain things that her life would be better. However, when she did, there were only so many things she could change. Maybe what happened, happened for the best. I think the saying “all things happen for a reason” is the perfect theme for this book.
The inner dialogue was needed since the reader had to understand what Flora was reflecting on when she went back in time. I thought about the book after I was finished it. I questioned “what I would do in Flora’s situation?” I will recommend this book to my followers.
- Did I skim? No
- Did I feel connected to the characters? Yes. Flora is a very likeable character.
- Pace of the story: Good
- Positives: Great character development.
- Negatives: I was getting a little annoyed by how she was just “not getting” certain things until it was almost closer to the end. It was a little frustrating.
- Do I recommend? Yes
Happy Reading
Book/Format: ARC courtesy of the publisher for an honest review.
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