The ending wrapped up nicely, with some great building toward the end with the cell phone battery running out of charge. I was very pleased with the amount of growth and strength of personal integrity, particularly in the younger Devi, which I wouldn't have predicted. And I thought it was interesting how the author was able to develop the two Devi's into unique characters, even through they were technically the same person.
It was definitely chick-lit-y, in that there was quite a bit of introspection and second-guessing, but I felt like it all lead to the development of the characters.
It didn't really feel like a young adult book for me - it was still a good read as an adult. I loved the author's twists and turns - great pacing. A book like this helps feed my author brain, for figuring out innovative book concepts - start out with something many people wish they could do, then figure out some wish or snafu that will allow that to happen. "If I had only known then, what I know now." I love the idea of making it contemporary with cell phones and texting.
So often we wish we could give advice to our younger selves. Then she gave it back and demanded I "hurry up" and finish it, so we could talk about the ending. With this description of the book concept, my daughter yanked the book from my hands, and I didn't see it again for a week. Devi-Sr proceeds to give Devi-"Frosh" all the advice she wishes she could have had when she was younger - which changes her present-day life immediately, with varying success rates. She accidentally drops her cell phone in a mall fountain, and the ensuing technological malfunction leaves her only able to call or text one person - her 14-year-old self back in Freshman year. She asked what it was about, so I explained the concept - a girl in her senior year of high school breaks up with her boyfriend, so she's at a mall to return a gift she had gotten for him. I had read about 20 pages of this book, when my 12yo daughter noticed I was reading it.
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