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The Boy I Loved Before
Jenny Colgan's laugh-out-loud funny The Boy I loved Before is a new comedy about second chances.
If you could do it all again knowing what you know now...
While attending her best friend Sashy's wedding, Flora Scurrison realizes that this monotonous, nine-to-five, cookie-cutter life is exactly what's in store for her. While it might be okay for Sashy, it's certainly not what she envisioned for herself when she was sixteen.
So when her boyfriend proposes to her during the reception, Flora makes a wish to go back and do it all over again. The next morning she wakes up to find that she has been given the ultimate second chance--she's sixteen again. As Flora navigates school, first loves--new and old--and discovers what it really means to make adult choices, will she stay in her new body or try and find her way home?
If you could do it all again knowing what you know now...
While attending her best friend Sashy's wedding, Flora Scurrison realizes that this monotonous, nine-to-five, cookie-cutter life is exactly what's in store for her. While it might be okay for Sashy, it's certainly not what she envisioned for herself when she was sixteen.
So when her boyfriend proposes to her during the reception, Flora makes a wish to go back and do it all over again. The next morning she wakes up to find that she has been given the ultimate second chance--she's sixteen again. As Flora navigates school, first loves--new and old--and discovers what it really means to make adult choices, will she stay in her new body or try and find her way home?
306 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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Jenny Colgan
122 books11.8k followersJenny Colgan is the author of numerous bestselling novels, including 'The Little Shop of Happy Ever After' and 'Summer at the Little Beach Street Bakery', which are also published by Sphere.' Meet Me at the Cupcake Café' won the 2012 Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance and was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller, as was 'Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams', which won the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2013.
For more about Jenny, visit her website and her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter.
Jenny Colgan has also been published under the name Jenny T. Colgan.
For more about Jenny, visit her website and her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter.
Jenny Colgan has also been published under the name Jenny T. Colgan.
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June 8, 2015
What the..?
In a nutshell, 32 year old Flora is unhappy with her lot. At her best friends wedding, she makes a wish when the cake is cut - "I wish I was 16 again" cue her waking up the following morning as her 16 year old self. The premise is similar to the film "13 going on 30" but nowhere near as smooth.
What essentially started out as a time travel concept quickly turned into a jumbled muddle. She hadn't gone back 16 years - she'd simply turned 16 again. For some reason she had gone back in time a mere month and only certain people from her "previous life" recognised or knew her. Her parents also travelled back to the age they were when she was 16 too. Confused? ME TOO. I don't UNDERSTAND.
Sure there were sweet chick-lit-ish parts but mostly I'm just confused at all the backward and forwards and time travelling-but-not-really scenes.
In a nutshell, 32 year old Flora is unhappy with her lot. At her best friends wedding, she makes a wish when the cake is cut - "I wish I was 16 again" cue her waking up the following morning as her 16 year old self. The premise is similar to the film "13 going on 30" but nowhere near as smooth.
What essentially started out as a time travel concept quickly turned into a jumbled muddle. She hadn't gone back 16 years - she'd simply turned 16 again. For some reason she had gone back in time a mere month and only certain people from her "previous life" recognised or knew her. Her parents also travelled back to the age they were when she was 16 too. Confused? ME TOO. I don't UNDERSTAND.
Sure there were sweet chick-lit-ish parts but mostly I'm just confused at all the backward and forwards and time travelling-but-not-really scenes.
September 10, 2014
Fun but don't take it too seriously. It has holes and quite a lot of 'huh?!?!' moments, but just take it as a fun look back at being a teenager while comparing that time with your early thirties. It's fluff and quite fun. It made me remember things about sixteen that I'd forgotten completely. I enjoyed it.
August 19, 2018
Bija labi, bet var just, ka autore ir augusi.
February 23, 2021
I liked the idea of this book, but the writing style and the story lacked a lot.
Flora (main character) is vvvveeeeeerrrrryyyy annoying, and some of her other characters lack depth.
The whole "going back in age, but not really going back" were not well done at all.
Flora (main character) is vvvveeeeeerrrrryyyy annoying, and some of her other characters lack depth.
The whole "going back in age, but not really going back" were not well done at all.
June 1, 2014
I finished this book at about 1:30 this morning...
I don't know if this book really DESERVES 5-stars. I think other people who read it would maybe not feel the same way... But I LOVED this book. I laughed my head off. It was freaking hysterical! I mean, I AM a little bit pissed off at Jenny Colgan for stealing my idea for a book... although technically I didn't think of it until after this book was published in 2003, but still... :)
And now that I've said that.... I realize that that might be taken incorrectly. I don't want anyone to read this book and think I'm not happily married to my wonderful husband... I REALLY am. I'm not second-guessing any of the major decisions I've made in my life. But sometimes I wonder what would happen if I could go back in time to high school knowing what I know now. I wonder what choices I would have made... what things I would have done differently...
And that is what Jenny Colgan explores. Going back to high school and being able to choose differently. I don't think I would have made the same decisions that she did. (Okay, I DEFINITELY wouldn't...) But it's still such an intriguing thought to me. And I loved her interpretation. So so great!
Warning: the book has some... strong language... Just fyi.
I don't know if this book really DESERVES 5-stars. I think other people who read it would maybe not feel the same way... But I LOVED this book. I laughed my head off. It was freaking hysterical! I mean, I AM a little bit pissed off at Jenny Colgan for stealing my idea for a book... although technically I didn't think of it until after this book was published in 2003, but still... :)
And now that I've said that.... I realize that that might be taken incorrectly. I don't want anyone to read this book and think I'm not happily married to my wonderful husband... I REALLY am. I'm not second-guessing any of the major decisions I've made in my life. But sometimes I wonder what would happen if I could go back in time to high school knowing what I know now. I wonder what choices I would have made... what things I would have done differently...
And that is what Jenny Colgan explores. Going back to high school and being able to choose differently. I don't think I would have made the same decisions that she did. (Okay, I DEFINITELY wouldn't...) But it's still such an intriguing thought to me. And I loved her interpretation. So so great!
Warning: the book has some... strong language... Just fyi.
January 21, 2021
DNF @ 70% On reread, I just couldn’t make it through this weird-ass book. The whole adult in a teen body premise was so weird and uncomfortable and this book has not aged well with pervasive fat phobia and slurs. It doesn’t need a permanent space on my bookshelves for sure.
December 19, 2015
I love the storyline - it is funny (really funny), but not the writing style. I understand that this is Colgan's first few novels published, hence the not-so-interesting writing style. But if you read her latest novel such as Rosie Hopkins series, you will fall in love directly!
May 22, 2022
Flora is unhappy with her life and during her best friend's wedding while the bride and groom are cutting the cake she wishes she was sixteen again. The next day her wish is granted and she wakes up in her sixteen body again. At this point, I was pretty excited because the book reminded me of the movie Peggy Sue Got Married but I have to admit the story became very confusing. Flora's best friend, Tashy, her boyfriend, Olly, and her high school boyfriend, Clelland, are the only characters who recognize her therefore, the plot becomes quite perplexing.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 23, 2020
What does Flora have to be unhappy about? She has a steady job and makes good money. Her best friend, Tashy, is marrying the (boring) Max. Flo's longtime boyfriend, the dependable (and boring) Ollie looks like he might be gearing up to go down on one knee and pop the question. As she heads for a weekend of wedding fun, she's got a lot on her mind, and none of it is all that good. Her unhappily divorced parents will both be there, and they can't safely be in the same room. The boy that got away will be at the reception, and just thinking about him has her as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
When Ollie actually goes down on one knee, why does Flora run panicked and teary into the tent where Tashy and Max are cutting the cake, and fervently say..."I wish I was 16 again."
A silly and enjoyable book...but confusing. At first I figured it was going to be a Back to the Future story, and it is, but it also isn't. Because Flora is 16 years old again, and her parents are younger, and still married. But it's still 2003 (this was written a while ago) and only Tash, Ollie, and that old high-school boyfriend realize that Flo being 16 is all kinds of WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? So Flora and her parents have de-aged, but not gone back in time... wait, what?
I spent a certain amount of time figuring that this was some kind of brain-tumor induced hallucination, or that Flora had passed out due to too much wedding champagne and too many sesame-covered sausages (don't ask) and was dreaming this. Once I decided that yes, a 32 woman woke up in her old 16 year old body, it was fine.
Jenny Colgan makes me laugh. This is a little more slapstick than her later novels, but it works. While Flo find some things about being 16 inconvenient (Spots! Being grounded! Detention! Mean girls! Knowing her Dad is cheating on her Mum!) there are compensations (No jiggle anywhere. A small bum. A sense of perspective she didn't have the first time she did 16.)
Will Flora be able to get back to her 32 year old life? Does she want to? Can she fix her parents' marriage? Why was she so unhappy that she made this stupid wish anyway? Knowing now what she didn't know then, what should 16 year old Flora do differently? Inquiring minds want to know!
When Ollie actually goes down on one knee, why does Flora run panicked and teary into the tent where Tashy and Max are cutting the cake, and fervently say..."I wish I was 16 again."
A silly and enjoyable book...but confusing. At first I figured it was going to be a Back to the Future story, and it is, but it also isn't. Because Flora is 16 years old again, and her parents are younger, and still married. But it's still 2003 (this was written a while ago) and only Tash, Ollie, and that old high-school boyfriend realize that Flo being 16 is all kinds of WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? So Flora and her parents have de-aged, but not gone back in time... wait, what?
I spent a certain amount of time figuring that this was some kind of brain-tumor induced hallucination, or that Flora had passed out due to too much wedding champagne and too many sesame-covered sausages (don't ask) and was dreaming this. Once I decided that yes, a 32 woman woke up in her old 16 year old body, it was fine.
Jenny Colgan makes me laugh. This is a little more slapstick than her later novels, but it works. While Flo find some things about being 16 inconvenient (Spots! Being grounded! Detention! Mean girls! Knowing her Dad is cheating on her Mum!) there are compensations (No jiggle anywhere. A small bum. A sense of perspective she didn't have the first time she did 16.)
Will Flora be able to get back to her 32 year old life? Does she want to? Can she fix her parents' marriage? Why was she so unhappy that she made this stupid wish anyway? Knowing now what she didn't know then, what should 16 year old Flora do differently? Inquiring minds want to know!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 8, 2022
Hmmmm, there are bits in this story where I found myself having fun with Flora and other times feeling confused. I love Jenny Colgan and this book left me wanting to know more of what needs to be managed and explained in depth at the ending. The title makes you guess and second guess who Flora was in love with. It felt like there were many balls up in the air, juggling around for Jenny Colgan to keep afloat and she had made a good attempt to keep them off the ground but at some point during the story these balls came down in a jumble. I finished this book just purely on the love for Jenny Colgan and to find out how she was going to get Flora to the end.
May 28, 2020
I know I've read this book before as it's one I own, but ironically I don't remember the first time! I must've read it before I joined Goodreads, as it wasn't on my read shelf. This book is a different take on the 'adult in a ten's body story' and it was quite good, although I did have to Google some things, like Darius and Will Young (probably might've known more about them if I was British). Enjoyable story.
April 11, 2020
I love Jenny Colgan but this book was so stupid that I couldn’t finish it. Jenny, if you’re going to write a fantasy, at least it has to make sense. Even the coronavirus quarantine and all the time in the world couldn’t make me want to finish this.
June 15, 2018
I am a fan of Jenny Colgan's books. I have read most of them. This is a bit different then her usual books I read & can tell it was one of her first books. Super cute & a different twist on an adult waking up back as their 16 year old self.
June 6, 2017
Took me a while to get into the book but once I did I did enjoy it flora goes to a wedding and wishes to go back in time and her wish came true and she went back in time to being a teenager again.
May 11, 2019
A truly terrible book
March 28, 2019
I'm a big fan of the later books of Colgan, but there are three or four she wrote early on that don't quite measure up to later works when she really hit her stride. This is one of them. It has some fun elements to it, but as a time-travel type story it is ridiculous and full of holes!
Flora, all grown up (she's 32), in a long-term relationship with a "nice" man named Olly, and working for an accountancy firm, sees the writing on the wall when she attends her best friend Tashy's wedding and thinks to herself, Is this all there is? So as Tashy cuts the cake, Flora wishes she could just go back and be 16 again. Part of this has to do with a high school boyfriend who was a couple of years older than she was and walked off without a backward look after a year of being "in love," but most of it has to do with not wanting the boring life she has chosen.
So she gets her wish; but it's so confusing in the way it plays out! I'm going to spoil practically the whole book here, because it's the only way I can rant about it, so if you intend to read this book, stop here!
I enjoyed moments—and some of the characterizations—but over all, I'd say skip this one, start with The Bookshop on the Corner, and read onward from there.
Flora, all grown up (she's 32), in a long-term relationship with a "nice" man named Olly, and working for an accountancy firm, sees the writing on the wall when she attends her best friend Tashy's wedding and thinks to herself, Is this all there is? So as Tashy cuts the cake, Flora wishes she could just go back and be 16 again. Part of this has to do with a high school boyfriend who was a couple of years older than she was and walked off without a backward look after a year of being "in love," but most of it has to do with not wanting the boring life she has chosen.
So she gets her wish; but it's so confusing in the way it plays out! I'm going to spoil practically the whole book here, because it's the only way I can rant about it, so if you intend to read this book, stop here!
I enjoyed moments—and some of the characterizations—but over all, I'd say skip this one, start with The Bookshop on the Corner, and read onward from there.
July 24, 2014
Colgan's offering to this familiar plot device is that Flora doesn't actually go back in time to her teenage years and get the chance to whitewash her life, she instead wakes up one day as a teenager in the present day (as it were). This leads to many an amusing incident of Flora running into current, mature friends of the present and her old flames of the past.
Flora's shock to the system of how different today's teenagers really are to her own contemporaries is sure to ring true with many readers and her slow realisations about the realiity of the adults that surrounded her as a teen are equally as astute. Flora doesn't make some of the best decisions when she gets her second chance (some are a bit weird frankly) but she certainly makes some important discoveries; maybe being a teenager isn't all it's cracked up to be and maybe she doesn't want to do it all again after all.
Flora is also surrounded by a great group of friends that make the book all the more enjoyable: Tashy is the best friend I'm sure we'd all want in a crisis, and first love, Clelland, is the stuff moody teenagers dream off.
My only criticism of the book would be the ending, but that's often the way with these sorts of things. How Flora was going to detangle herself from the mess she'd gotten herself into intrigued me and Colgan did a great job of resolving something that I couldn't think of a solution too at all, and yet it still jarred with me a little bit and I felt that it could have been done better somehow.
Do You Remember the First Time is a great little read, full of plenty of laughs and the sage insights that I've come to expect from one of Colgan's often excellent books. Yes, you might have to suspend your belief a little but I promise it's well worth it, Flora's relatable and charming and the book is certainly entertaining and ultimately uplifting.
Full review at Rosie Reads Romance
Flora's shock to the system of how different today's teenagers really are to her own contemporaries is sure to ring true with many readers and her slow realisations about the realiity of the adults that surrounded her as a teen are equally as astute. Flora doesn't make some of the best decisions when she gets her second chance (some are a bit weird frankly) but she certainly makes some important discoveries; maybe being a teenager isn't all it's cracked up to be and maybe she doesn't want to do it all again after all.
Flora is also surrounded by a great group of friends that make the book all the more enjoyable: Tashy is the best friend I'm sure we'd all want in a crisis, and first love, Clelland, is the stuff moody teenagers dream off.
My only criticism of the book would be the ending, but that's often the way with these sorts of things. How Flora was going to detangle herself from the mess she'd gotten herself into intrigued me and Colgan did a great job of resolving something that I couldn't think of a solution too at all, and yet it still jarred with me a little bit and I felt that it could have been done better somehow.
Do You Remember the First Time is a great little read, full of plenty of laughs and the sage insights that I've come to expect from one of Colgan's often excellent books. Yes, you might have to suspend your belief a little but I promise it's well worth it, Flora's relatable and charming and the book is certainly entertaining and ultimately uplifting.
Full review at Rosie Reads Romance
January 10, 2025
This is the first book I ever read by Colgan and it's one that I (obviously as it's the first time I have recorded it here) read through every time I need to fantasise about how much better my life could have/should have/would have been had I just done a few things differently.
I can't help but wonder if I would have changed things and how I would have changed things NOW if I were offered the same opportunities as Flora and I guess, in a way, that's what Do you Remember the First Time is all about. Would you sleep with that cute boy next door? Would you change your options to give yourself a better career opportunity in the future? Would you do everything you could in order to save a relationship (be it friend/parent/relative) that seemed as though it were a lost cause?
I think that it is this which has me coming back time and again to re-read this book; it doesn't answer the questions for me - because everyone has a different life and different experiences, BUT it does show you that not everything ends up smooth and rosy just because you are offered a second chance; mistakes are still made.
I can't help but wonder if I would have changed things and how I would have changed things NOW if I were offered the same opportunities as Flora and I guess, in a way, that's what Do you Remember the First Time is all about. Would you sleep with that cute boy next door? Would you change your options to give yourself a better career opportunity in the future? Would you do everything you could in order to save a relationship (be it friend/parent/relative) that seemed as though it were a lost cause?
I think that it is this which has me coming back time and again to re-read this book; it doesn't answer the questions for me - because everyone has a different life and different experiences, BUT it does show you that not everything ends up smooth and rosy just because you are offered a second chance; mistakes are still made.
September 9, 2017
I've had this book on my "Want to Read" list for so long because I remember really enjoying Jenny Colgan's books when I was in my 20s. I was enjoying this book as much as one enjoys a bit of Chick Lit fluff until I go to a certain part.
JESUS EFFIN' CHRIST? WHAT??? SPOILER - Am I the only one that is weirded out that 16 year old Flora (who is really 32 year old Flora in her 16 year old body) slept with the 17 year old brother of her ex boyfriend? I mean, even when she gets back to the real world, and Clelland, who knew who she was when she time traveled and back seems ok with it? MAD.
And then the end gets all wrapped up in a big sloppy mess. It's as if Jenny Colgan had 4 days until the wedding and her writing deadline and just threw everything together.
JESUS EFFIN' CHRIST? WHAT??? SPOILER - Am I the only one that is weirded out that 16 year old Flora (who is really 32 year old Flora in her 16 year old body) slept with the 17 year old brother of her ex boyfriend? I mean, even when she gets back to the real world, and Clelland, who knew who she was when she time traveled and back seems ok with it? MAD.
And then the end gets all wrapped up in a big sloppy mess. It's as if Jenny Colgan had 4 days until the wedding and her writing deadline and just threw everything together.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 29, 2008
I read this author a few years ago. I first started with "Talking to Addison" which is one of my all time favorite books. I laughed hysterically. Then I forgot all about her until recently. I stayed up until 1 this morning reading this book, it's still fabulous. I can't wait to get reacquainted with Jenny Colgans books again.
September 30, 2014
This is only the second Jenny Colgan book I've read. I really enjoyed it. The characters were vivid and fun and the voice was very funny.
The timeslip was a bit messy as only parts of her life had slipped back into the past and the whole thing with younger Cleland was a bit... odd. But overall, it was great fun to read.
The timeslip was a bit messy as only parts of her life had slipped back into the past and the whole thing with younger Cleland was a bit... odd. But overall, it was great fun to read.
January 12, 2008
I felt this categorized a bit into your average romance-type story similar to 13 going on 30, but then I have to admit that the twist to the switch with her turning high school aged with everyone else being the same age they were before added an unexpected turn to the plot that I enjoyed.
February 18, 2020
This has been sat on my bookshelf for nearly 15 years. Have finally got round to reading it and enjoyed it more than I expected to as I'm not really the demographic age. Lots of references to things from the 80s and 90s but an enjoyable read still.
August 9, 2007
A nice fluffy chick lit book. Nothing more, nothing less.
August 12, 2017
Gave up on page 70 of 231. Forgot I was reading it. The whole teenage thing was just to weird. Really disappointed as I really enjoyed my first Colgan book.
November 27, 2017
silly but fun read.
July 25, 2018
just a fun piece of chick lit! great summer read
June 30, 2019
The book was fun; a bit predictable; it was certainly a one-day read! Fun seeing life from an English teenager’s point of view.
January 2, 2018
Flora is beginning to realise she is unhappy with her life. Her job and her relationship with Olly aren't making sense to her any more. So,, when her best friend Tashy cuts her wedding cake, Flora closes her eyes and wishes she was sixteen again. The next morning, Flora wakes up and she's sixteen again! But, it's only her, her mother and her father that have changed ages. Everyone else in Flora's life stay the same, and Flora has jumped back a month before Tashy's wedding. Flora has a second chance to change her life, but what does she want to do? And will Flora get back to the present, or will she be stuck to live her life from sixteen again?
I wouldn't exactly call Flora a likeable main character, but she was definitely interesting. She was unhappy and just going along with the way her life had turned out, but then she magically got a second chance at being sixteen. Sixteen year old Flora could be extremely selfish at times, but she also had her selfless moments that started to make me like her. She was funny, and it was extremely interesting seeing a 32 year old in a 16 year old body.
The story line was easy to follow and it basically gave Flora the opportunity to think about her future and decide whether she wants to keep it the way it is, or whether she's going to use this chance to change her future. Does she really love her job? Is Olly the right guy for her? Flora has a lot of decisions to make about her own life. She also takes the chance to try and rebuild the relationship between her mother and father, and she tries to see whether she can fix them.
The ending of the book wrapped up nicely and ended exactly how I would have expected it to. It was a fun and interesting read, and I really enjoyed it.
I wouldn't exactly call Flora a likeable main character, but she was definitely interesting. She was unhappy and just going along with the way her life had turned out, but then she magically got a second chance at being sixteen. Sixteen year old Flora could be extremely selfish at times, but she also had her selfless moments that started to make me like her. She was funny, and it was extremely interesting seeing a 32 year old in a 16 year old body.
The story line was easy to follow and it basically gave Flora the opportunity to think about her future and decide whether she wants to keep it the way it is, or whether she's going to use this chance to change her future. Does she really love her job? Is Olly the right guy for her? Flora has a lot of decisions to make about her own life. She also takes the chance to try and rebuild the relationship between her mother and father, and she tries to see whether she can fix them.
The ending of the book wrapped up nicely and ended exactly how I would have expected it to. It was a fun and interesting read, and I really enjoyed it.
November 10, 2018
3.5 Stars
When I started reading this book I hadn't read the publishers blurb (I rarely do - they are generally full of hyperbole and have been known to give unrealistic expectations) so when I realised this was, essentially, a bit of a time travel fantasy I was a touch reluctant. This isn't really something I expected from this particular author. However, it is still firmly within her usual niche - and for that I am grateful.
I found it a little confusing that only Flora went back in time to being 16. She didn't return to her original 16 year old life but only went back a few weeks so everyone else remained the same except for Flora, her mum and her dad. Strangely her Best Friend, her Boyfriend and one other all recognise that their 32 year old Flora is in the body of 16 year old Flora - very odd. In fact it is quite an odd tale all around.
What I did enjoy was the characters and they very definitely kept me reading. The voices within the book are lively and distinct and whether or not you particularly warm to the character you can at least acknowledge them as an individual. I couldn't really take to Flora as a 32 year old but I did empathise with the 16 year old. Can you imagine going back to that age again - horrific! I also enjoyed the difference between her 80s experience and her 00s experience; it seems that some things never change no matter the march of technology.
This was a fun, undemanding read that I genuinely enjoyed - once I got past the rather wonky Back To The Future thing going on.
When I started reading this book I hadn't read the publishers blurb (I rarely do - they are generally full of hyperbole and have been known to give unrealistic expectations) so when I realised this was, essentially, a bit of a time travel fantasy I was a touch reluctant. This isn't really something I expected from this particular author. However, it is still firmly within her usual niche - and for that I am grateful.
I found it a little confusing that only Flora went back in time to being 16. She didn't return to her original 16 year old life but only went back a few weeks so everyone else remained the same except for Flora, her mum and her dad. Strangely her Best Friend, her Boyfriend and one other all recognise that their 32 year old Flora is in the body of 16 year old Flora - very odd. In fact it is quite an odd tale all around.
What I did enjoy was the characters and they very definitely kept me reading. The voices within the book are lively and distinct and whether or not you particularly warm to the character you can at least acknowledge them as an individual. I couldn't really take to Flora as a 32 year old but I did empathise with the 16 year old. Can you imagine going back to that age again - horrific! I also enjoyed the difference between her 80s experience and her 00s experience; it seems that some things never change no matter the march of technology.
This was a fun, undemanding read that I genuinely enjoyed - once I got past the rather wonky Back To The Future thing going on.
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