Rating 3/5

Tdlr: this is a fun time travel story where a teenager goes back in time to stop a heist.
Pacing is good, writing is decent. There are off handed remarks made by the main two characters that made me laugh out loud.

Cons: Tori, the MC takes some stupid decisions just for the sake of the plot. Like she talks about Dr Hopewell to Victor, Victor says he doesn't know and she doesn't ask a followup question? Really?

Long:

Tori goes back in time and takes forever to figure out that she has to stop a heist. Back when her dad was a teenager thinfs were very different, people were more accommodating. Will any family in 2024 accept a friend who shows up at your house and let her stay at your house for days? Not possible. There are a few quips made by the boy that are funny like "Hollywood had run out of ideas " and "EVs are new for you? A tech from 1800s?". It was a simpler time unpoisoned by fake news and propaganda. The boy finds it impossible to believe that school shootings are a thing for instance.

The ending is really good. Won't spoil it here.

I really enjoyed this book and its unique premise. Tori Gold is not having a good time at the start of the novel- her parents are divorcing, she has to move, and the pandemic has just shut down everything. Meanwhile, in 1980, her dad Bobby has no idea what’s about to happen to his family. Tori suddenly time travels to 1980 and teams up with the child version of her dad to stop the heist and save Bobby’s family- and herself- from misery. I loved this book and was hooked from the very beginning. Thank you to NetGalley for the e-ARC.

Love this book. Such a clever idea and I love how the main characters interact and then meet in the past

This is not for me. It is YA in its' writing style and stays true to its' genre. Tori is very unlikeable within the first few sentences, which is a turn-off.

Quite and interesting story! I liked how the main character time traveled back into time instead of to the future like most story's. She got to learn a lot more about herself and her father. Interesting character dynamics. Interesting plot line. Worth a read.

When Tori and her father fight over the pandemic and lockdown, she suddenly finds herself in 1980, trying to save herself from the fallout of the choices of her grandparents. The story is interesting because how would a teenager who has all the modern knowledge and conveniences feel if they were banished to a place where no smart object existed. How would they stop a thief from stealing a priceless treasure and ruining their family forever?

I read the description for this book and was immediately intrigued. I am not usually a YA reader and I think that’s why this missed the mark for me a little bit. It was a cute story and very well written but the COVID setting felt a bit “too soon” and overall the characters felt a little superficial. I would recommend it to young readers who like time travel and a bit of mystery.

This was definitely a middle school book and an interesting one at that. I tried to read it from a young teen’s point of view and as such, overlooked any depth missing from the characters and dialogue. The story is a basic take-off on “Back to the Future” with a young girl facing her parent’s breakup during the pandemic who finds herself sent back 40 years to interact with her father as a teen, himself. The story is predictable and if you really took the time to think about the whole concept of what changes in the future when the past is changed, it would make your head hurt. I would recommend this as a fun read for the young teen set, but over 15??? Probably not.

I love time travel and the 80’s, so as soon as saw this book I knew I had to try it. What a fun, original read! I loved the whole idea of a daughter meeting her dad when he was a teenager, and working together to stop a major crime of the decade. The daughter’s opportunity to see her dad as a “real person” and not only as her parent was wonderful. Absolutely love this book and will recommend it to everyone.

Thanks so much for the opportunity to read!