5 Perfect Escape Read Stars!

Book friends, I LOVED this book! I devoured it in 2 days. It provided the perfect escape from our dismal reality right now. It was innovative, fun, emotional, though-provoking and very well written.

I am not a huge time travel reader but the way it was done here was so intriguing. Oona is a 19 year old on the cusp of her future. It's New Year's Eve, she's in love, had amazing friends, a huge decision to make and her whole life ahead of her. Except that at stroke of midnight she awakens to find herself in a whole different place, surrounded by different people. Oh, did I mention her 19 year old self is in her future 51 year old body. Yup! Talk about a head trip!

Oona finds herself traveling through her life every New Year's Day - out of order. Never knowing where she will end up next. I loved how emotional her jumps were. There were years where she was so despondent she didn't want to do anything. Years where she was so frustrated she said F it and did all the BAD things. There were years where she grabbed the bull by the horns and did all sorts of amazing cross it off your bucket list things. Through it all, she had to keep the leaps secret from everyone except her mother. How do you fully commit to living when you know you are only in this place and time for 365 days?

Oona had many emotions to deal with, so many decisions to make based on snippets of her life she was putting together like a puzzle with only a few letters from her future or past self to guide her. She made mistakes, she learned, she loved and she lived an exceptional life - albeit out of order.

If you haven't read this one yet. I highly recommend it. It's definitely going to be one of my top reads of the year!