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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As an emo kid from the early 2000s, this was extremely for me. I enjoyed the audiobook, but wouldn’t it have been cool if the songs were in there at the start of the chapter? Good read to start the year.
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I used to live near Tybee Island, and the concept of time travel with 2000s rock drew me in. Unfortunately, the concept was more exciting than the execution. I felt that Sam and Damon didn't seem to have chemistry in the present timeline. She thought he was hot and perfect, but that was pretty much it. The story overall just felt dry and bland.
3.5 ⭐️ this was super cute and nostalgic. Pretty sure I had every one of these songs on my playlists.
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
I loved the connections to the songs I grew up loving! Fun Fast read.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5
This story was utterly adorable! I really loved Sam as a main character. It's so nice when you can see what a high school character grows up to be--and in this case, Sam grew up to be a bad-ass pilot who loved to travel and loved her grandma.
Were there some things that Sam needed to figure out, even in her adult era? Yes. But that was the fun of this book. We got to figure it out along with Sam.
The magical realism part of the story is, admittedly, what hooked me. I love that Sam got to see an alternative version of herself via a portable CD player from her high school years. That was just all kinds of awesome. And the songs were from the early 2000s so that was fun to listen to those, while reading.
The only thing I wish is that we'd gotten a little more of Damon in the story. He was really only featured here and there a little bit. I don't feel as if I got to know his character very well.
All-in-all a great story with some time-travel, magical elements that took a contemporary romance and elevated it to something I won't forget.
This story was utterly adorable! I really loved Sam as a main character. It's so nice when you can see what a high school character grows up to be--and in this case, Sam grew up to be a bad-ass pilot who loved to travel and loved her grandma.
Were there some things that Sam needed to figure out, even in her adult era? Yes. But that was the fun of this book. We got to figure it out along with Sam.
The magical realism part of the story is, admittedly, what hooked me. I love that Sam got to see an alternative version of herself via a portable CD player from her high school years. That was just all kinds of awesome. And the songs were from the early 2000s so that was fun to listen to those, while reading.
The only thing I wish is that we'd gotten a little more of Damon in the story. He was really only featured here and there a little bit. I don't feel as if I got to know his character very well.
All-in-all a great story with some time-travel, magical elements that took a contemporary romance and elevated it to something I won't forget.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No