Blog Tour: Time After Time by Louise Pentland

 

Today is my stop on the blog tour for the brilliant Time After Time by Louise Pentland, a funny, nostalgic read that I thoroughly enjoyed!

Tabitha is stuck. She still lives in the small town she grew up in . . . the town she's barely ever left. So, when her dad drops a bombshell over their weekly Sunday dinner, Tabitha takes a look at her own life. She lives firmly in her comfort zone and doesn't know how to break out. Sometimes she wishes she should go back and start it all again. When she meets Bea, a free spirit like no one else she's ever known with an 'interesting' sense of style, Tabitha quickly befriends her, recognising in Bea the change she's been craving. But soon it becomes clear that more has changed than her new friend. Somehow Tabitha has been transported back to the 1980s. With the chance to reinvent herself in another time, will Tabitha finally manage to move forward?

I'm always a sucker for books with a time travel element, and in this instance it worked really well. I enjoyed both the present day and the 80s segments and the way that they interlinked together. I also liked how Tabby could control the time travel - once she figured out how it actually worked. Tabby as a character I found painfully relatable. Living in her comfort zone close to home - she could so easily be me. I found her love of all things vintage and antique really interesting and liked the 'Pearls and Doodles' shop setting. I really willed her to succeed and to have the confidence to make the necessary changes to her life. 

Whilst I am a child of the 90s I really felt the sense of nostalgia  - I've always wished I was born in the 80s and this book just proves why! The hair, the outfits, the sense of fun - it's an era that I would love more fiction to be set in. Time After Time is a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming read - exactly the kind of escapism that I need at the moment! It's so engaging that it can easily be read in one sitting. Thanks to Tracy Fenton at Compulsive Reads for organising the blog tour, and be sure to check out all of the other lovely bloggers taking part!