Published by Macmillan Tor/ Forge Genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction
Format: ARC, eBook
Time Travel, decisions, and the effect of choices.
“…if you must have regrets in life, let them be for the things you’ve done and not the things you wish you’d done.”
Fans of time travel and complex books saddle up and enjoy this ride.
Thirty-nine-year-old Maria Forssmann is a psychiatrist, wife, and pregnant mother of two in 2010. After a meeting with a new client, things drastically change for Maria. What would have happened if she had listened to her husband and did not go to their storage unit????
After said visit to storage, Maria wakes up in 1988 in her seventeen-year-old body. Her parents can’t understand why she is acting strangely. She must be sick! That would explain things! But alas, she is not sick, she time traveled. But why and for what purpose? Maria is just as confused as her parents initially. She can’t understand why she is no longer pregnant, where her husband and children are. Everyone is befuddled and confused.
“It’s important to always do the right thing, Maria, even if you suffer the consequences.”
Maria has a purpose and a decision to make. I HUGE decision. It’s a whopper! How will she choose? What would you do? Do nothing or make a decision that will have lasting effects on others and on your future? Would you serve your purpose? Whew!
I must say I was confused when Jenny and Hank were introduced to the story initially. “Um, what?” Hang in there folks, you have to stick this one out. That is all I am saying.
“Every day people make choices without knowing the outcome. Can you imagine though, if you knew the outcome before you made the choice?”
Suspend some disbelief and dive into this book. Make sure to give it your full attention. This one took a little brain power (at least for me it did). I loved the “what if” questions this book brought up. What if you could go back in time to your teenage years? What if you knew about a tragic sad event and could change it? What would you sacrifice to right a wrong? Would you change a thing???
This was a compelling, complex, and thought-provoking book. It is also unique, and I was invested in the story and the outcome. This would make a great book for book clubs. There is a lot to discuss in this book. A very interesting premise which kept me on my toes!
Complex, thought provoking and well thought out.
Thank you to Macmillan-Tor/Forge and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.