patchworkbunny reviewed Step Back in Time by Ali McNamara
Review of 'Step Back in Time' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
When I saw that Step Back in Time also had time travel, it went straight on my wishlist. When Jo-Jo is hit by a car crossing a zebra crossing on Kings Road, she wakes up in 1963. She’s still her but she has another life back in the past, and weirdly Harry and Ellie, from her present, are there too. Then it happens again and again, with Jo-Jo time-hopping through the decades.
If you don’t think too closely about the logic of it all, it’s a fun read. It did suffer a bit from over-explaining the references to music and culture. And Jo-Jo is forever referring to the year 2013 like we might have forgotten she’s time travelling. There’s a lot of Beatles references going on, I’m not sure if it would be more enjoyable or just irritating if you’re a big fan of the band. Overall it relies a …
When I saw that Step Back in Time also had time travel, it went straight on my wishlist. When Jo-Jo is hit by a car crossing a zebra crossing on Kings Road, she wakes up in 1963. She’s still her but she has another life back in the past, and weirdly Harry and Ellie, from her present, are there too. Then it happens again and again, with Jo-Jo time-hopping through the decades.
If you don’t think too closely about the logic of it all, it’s a fun read. It did suffer a bit from over-explaining the references to music and culture. And Jo-Jo is forever referring to the year 2013 like we might have forgotten she’s time travelling. There’s a lot of Beatles references going on, I’m not sure if it would be more enjoyable or just irritating if you’re a big fan of the band. Overall it relies a lot on the music to define each decade she lives in, I’d have liked a bit more variety in the nostalgia.