Review: Falling In Fall Book Blog Review
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 31, 2013
An ARC was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. To view the full review, visit: [...]I rated Hindsight 3.5 leaves! I'll be the first to admit, I've never read a book quite like this one before. It was a refreshing change of pace. It was a quick, light read. The story is simple, Juliette works too much. Like wayyyy too much. To the point that her husband and two kids never see her and start to hate her for how much she is missing out on their lives. Juliette is too absorbed with trying to please her boss and look a certain way from her fake boobs to her frequently colored hair and every beauty treatment in between. She manages to single-handedly ruin her home and family life in more ways than one. Then, all of a sudden, for reasons that we never really find out, she is suddenly transported to the 60's. We assume it is so she can learn to appreciate the life she has. It is comical at times the way Juliette has to adjust to life in the 60's where she is the classic stay at home mom. Only this version of a stay at home mom is a bajilion times harder due to the lack of technology. One thing I noticed is the never-ending drama in this book, whether it be in the present day or in the 60's. Don't get me wrong, I love drama; however, I hated the way Juliette handled things. Well, in the beginning at least, because halfway through her 60's adventure, she learns the meaning of family and home. She takes her family-role a lot more seriously. Personally, it was hard for me to relate to Juliette as I am nowhere near a time in my life where I would be a mom. But, I will say I definitely did enjoy this book. The drama and the emotional roller-coaster make for a good, if not predictable, plot. The whole transporting to the 60's thing is kind of random, but the author makes her point. I enjoyed the happily ever after, and I for sure would not want to be a woman living in the 60's now.