1996 by Kirsty McManusMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
Anna Matthews is a married food blogger. When her sponsor sends her a vitamin supplement called Youth Compound along with a selection of new ingredients Anna is literally taken back in time to 1996 when she was a teenager.
What makes this time travel story different from all the other ones out there is that firstly, the Youth Compound only works for 12 hours after which Anna is returned to the present day and second, nothing Anna does in the past has any effect. When she returns to the present nothing has changed and when she returns to the past no-one remembers the changes she made. So, you might ask, what is the point of travelling back and making better (or worse) decisions if ultimately nothing changes? Anna feels the same way, which is also kind of nice. But then Anna finds out something about her husband which tempts her to go back to 1996, a decision that rocks their marriage to its core.
I liked this, although I have to say I was confused as to which demographic the book was meant to appeal. It's a bit YA for women's fiction but a bit tame for a YA/NA audience. This is part of a series, the next book is set in 1997 and follows Anna's further adventures. I have to admit I am curious as to what happens next with Anna and her sister and her old school friends.
At the time of writing this was free on KIndle.
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