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!