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5th May 2016, Oxford University Press, 256 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Content: humour, tissues needed
Summary from Oxford University Press
Daisy didn't mean to travel back to 1985. How was she supposed to know
about the time portal in the PE cupboard? So now she's at school with
her teenage mum. Which is freaky enough, but her mum died in a car crash
when Daisy was four. She knows she shouldn't change the past, but she
just has to warn her mum about her fate. Wouldn't you?
Nayu's thoughts
Going back in
time and seeing her no longer dead mum gives Daisy incredible
memories and had me sniffing at more than one point in the book.
Tissues are a must for reading it, as there are so many heartfelt
moments that made me smile and cry at the same time. The how of the
time travel is highly inventive, as the is the elaborate plan Daisy
and Izzy use to get back to their proper present time.
I loved the
inevitable way the two once best friends had to work together, the
way they each got to know their mums a bit better, even though it was
hard for Daisy as she knew her mum would die if she didn't warn her.
I liked how the mean girl in the past replicated Daisy's so called
current best friend, because Daisy got perspective on their
rocky relationship.
As an
80s child with a dreadful memory I don't remember the fashion, but
the descriptions made it easy to imagine. It may seem weird to Daisy
not to have the internet and mobile phones, but at the time it didn't
matter. I fondly remember writing letters to friends, it's something
I still do now because it's fun getting something in the post, even
if it takes a while. It was nice for Daisy and Izzy to experience a
technology free society as they had great fun getting stuck in with
prom planning, despite several mishaps that could scupper their plan
to get home. The ending is wonderful in it's own way, and I'd love
anoher adventure with the girls, even if it's not a time travel one
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