Review: BRILLIANT! Shoud definitely be made into a movie!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2014
Juliet Madison is known as Escape's queen of ro-magic comedy, and I absolutely agree with her publisher (and every reader out there who thinks the same). I've been dying to read this book since...ummm, like FOREVER!Having read previously two of Juliet's novellas I was quite sure this one won't disappoint me either. But believe me, as high as my expectations were, this book exceeded them all and even set new standards for my future ratings.Those of you who have been reading and following my reviews (many thanks to each one of you for the support, truly appreciated) know already that I don't give 5* ratings easily. Now, now..I shall again repeat myself, I'm NOT a stingy reader, just save those 5 shiny stars for books which have completely blown me away. I save it for books I would definitely re-read despite the fact I have such a long TBR list and way too many books to read/review. Those 5 brilliant, sparkly stars my friends I now reward to Juliet Madison for writing this funny, witty, magical tale I will never forget.I absolutely adored everything about Fast Forward, from the plot to the characters and the best thing is I laughed and laughed. My face still hurts from all the laughing! I knew Juliet is fantastic in creating brilliant and funny characters, but once I met Kelli, the MC in Fast Forward I simply KNEW I'd be blown away.But let me briefly go over the plot. Kelli is working as a model and is to celebrate her 25th Birthday soon. She seems to have it all, good looks, (brains too!), fantastic job she loves, lots of friends and a handsome boyfriend she think she'll propose on her very 25th BDay.She goes to bed with the thought tomorrow on her big day she'll be engaged to be married to her sex god, but next morning she wakes up...oh boy, she's to find out something strange has happened. She wakes up as a 50 year old and you can imagine the shock when she sees all the wrinkles, jelly belly and she founds out she has kids! Not only that, but she has kids with someone who she would never ever marry!What is the point of this whole traveling in the future and will she ever get back? Back to being her old (I mean young) self and the life she knows. Let me tell you, I was laughing like crazy late at night and was thinking all the time..DAMN, Juliet..how did you come up with this line? or with this twist?There's just so many things to say about this book. Now many people think chick lit books have no substance, but big BOO for them, because they are missing out on some fantastic reads like this one.I really find the whole traveling in the future i.e. fast forward effect as an idea very very amusing and mixed with the author's great writing skills and sense of humor you get one great package. What really surprised me (of course, in a good way) were all the techi stuff Kelli finds in the future. Once again I was thinking, WOW Juliet, you should be an inventor! All these appliances, fantastic designs and ideas... I wish someone invented them already!But what I loved the most was Kelli. I absolutely loved her! She's up beat, caring, funny. She's NOT arrogant and I love the fact she's got a great relationship with her sister and Dad. I loved the transformation she's going through and the way she's handling all this time travel thing.I absolutely would love to see this book made into a movie. I swear to god it would be a HIT! It is quite surprising that it still hasn't been made into one, hmmmm. So yo, producers, directors etc (do you think they'd read book reviews?) make Fast Forward a movie! You won't regret it for sure!As for you dear readers, if you're looking for a fantastic read that will make you LOL, look no further! This is indeed a MUST READ for every chick lit and rom-com fan.*What if I tell you I experienced a fast forward moment and saw many of you bought it and loved it. Trust me;)*