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“Fun read. Thoroughly enjoyed it.”
Lynne H wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked it but nothing much happened throughout the book until the very end. Everything was uncovered in the last few pages. The build was a bit much for the abrupt ending that left u hanging for more answers.”
Josie Ellen wrote this review Tuesday, November 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was ok, pretty predictable ending. ”
Liz D wrote this review Tuesday, November 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Like Sliding Doors.”
LauraA wrote this review Monday, October 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An engaging premise that kept me hooked from beginning to end. I wish the author had elaborated a bit more on the ending. Overall, a fun read.”
Michele J wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I absolutely LOVED 'Time of My Life'. A definite 5 stars (or perfect 10 on scale of 1-10) and a Highly Recommended novel on my list. Scotch’s novel is wise, humorous, sweet, sentimental and had me teary-eyed in several parts. The main character’s depth and maturity transformation is nothing less than palpable. Bravo!”
Chicken Lit wrote this review Thursday, October 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great book! It was an easy read, but I found that I just couldn't put it down. I read it on the beach over Labor Day Weekend.”
Jennifer G wrote this review Tuesday, September 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Good look at the what if & our tainted perspective of the past”
Willow A wrote this review Friday, August 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Looking in from the outside, Jill Westfield leads the perfect life. She lives in an affluent New York suburb, is happily married to Henry, a successful lawyer, and is a model mother to her beautiful daughter Katie. But, underneath it all, cracks in their seven year marriage are becoming more and more obvious. Since becoming a partner in his firm, Henry is traveling more and more, rarely coming home to his wife and daughter. Jill, an advertising executive turned housewife, is left to tend the household and raise Katie. She immerses herself in decorating, in cooking, in throwing the best birthday parties, but the loneliness she feels - the loneliness that has been there ever since her own mother abandoned her when she was nine - is hard to escape. Jill moves through her days full of chores and errands on auto-pilot, with Henry seemingly oblivious to the disconnect growing in their marriage.
Vera P wrote this review Wednesday, August 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
When Jill hears that her ex Jackson, the one she left after meeting Henry, is getting married, she is sent into a tailspin of what ifs. What if leaving Jackson was not the right decision? What if this was not the life she was meant to live? What if she made the wrong choices all along? Waking up the next morning, Jill finds herself in her oldpre-marriage apartment, the apartment she shared with Jackson. Through some weird time warp, she is thrown back in time to a life pre-Henry, pre-Katie, and most importantly, pre her break-up with Jackson.
Living her past with the knowledge of the future, Jill is making new choices with 20/20 hindsight. She avoids the arguments that led to the demise of her relationship with Jackson, she patches things up with his family, and breathes through campaign pitches at work, already knowing that they will be a success. However, Jill's decisions also affect the lives of those around her, sending them on paths she could not anticipate. Will her second chance allow her to make the choices she believes she should have made the first time around, or is she fated to the life she was already leading?
"Time of My Life" is Allison Winn Scotch's second novel, and an immensely enjoyable and engaging one at that. The abrupt time travel switch from Jill's present life to her past one aside, "Time of My Life" is an interesting look at fate, and of how one single choice can lead to a completely different set of outcomes. I was constantly on the edge of my seat wondering whether Jill would stay with Jackson and let her life take a different direction, or if she would be pulled back to Henry and the motherhood she misses once it's no longer there. "Time of My Life" is both an easy and light read, and one that can spark interesting discussions among its readers.”
“I really enjoyed reading this story. Most of us have wondered "what if?" at some point in our life. And in my case, this story was one I could identify with. I really liked the premise of going back in time and seeing how different choices that you make shape and change your future. It helped to point out that we all have choices we can make in our life to make ourselves happy.
Purplg8r wrote this review Saturday, August 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I really liked the character of Jillian. I found her to be real. I liked that she admitted that she didn't have the rush of love for her baby, that everyone claimed to have, right away, but that it snuck up on her and now her little girl was the love of her life. And I liked how she came to choose her future at the end.
This was a cute, fun read. I've heard that Time Of My Life is being made into a movie and I can't wait to see it! ”
