Maya's grandmother moves in, and the two begin cooking their favorite Korean recipes together. Maya discovers that her grandmother has the ability to revisit moments of her past, using food as the memory trigger to time travel. They can't change the past, but can only watch themselves reliving those same moments, frozen in time. Maya has many questions about her Korean family, her father's death, and why her mother is so sad and distant. She hopes that these visits to the past will provide answers, but the more Maya finds out about her family, the more questions she has.

I love stories about time travel and all the timey-whimy wibbly-wobbly plot holes. I was very impressed with the imaginative way that this particular time travel works. It's more of a fantasy magic-system, rather than sci-fi time travel. Maya's grandmother just "feels" the memory and focuses on the time she wants to visit and is able to travel through time in an instinctive elemental way. There are some rules and boundaries to the ability, but I liked that it is accomplished by magic and not machine.

The coolest thing about this book is the Korean recipes that are sprinkled throughout the book. Every time that Maya's grandmother teaches her a new recipe, the reader has the opportunity to cook it too! I had never heard of any of these foods, so it was wonderful to learn about Korean cuisine.

It was very interesting to learn about Korean culture and see the connection between the generations of this family. There is one place that mentions teenagers drinking alcohol at a family party with their parents permission. I think this is perhaps an insight into Korean culture, and I found it interesting to see how different this is from typical American culture. Americans tend to be more strict about underage drinking, while other cultures around the world are more lenient as long as there is parental supervision.

I loved the themes of family togetherness in this book. There is such a strong family dynamic in the way each family member appreciates and honors the others, but they also feel frustrated or annoyed with each other just like any family. I loved seeing how these connections grew and changed through the story.

I loved Maya's character! I was immediately drawn into her story as she is trying to navigate the dangers of time travel and discover the truth about her family's past. She is extremely complex and emotional. I really connected with her.

There is one line in the book where Maya's best friend Jada starts to date another girl, and it just felt like it was thrown in completely randomly. There was no indication before that to show that Jada was a lesbian. It didn't fit with the rest of the story at all.

The plot twist in this book completely blew my mind! I never saw it coming, and then I had to wrap my mind around it, and think back to other points in the story and make sense of them with all the new knowledge that Maya discovers. This plot was amazing from beginning to end!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.