A review by whosevita
I Love The 80s by Megan Crane
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
If this book had a theme song it would be "hungry eyes" by Eric Carmen.
This book was so much fun. I really love time travel stories but this time our protagonist didn't get send back to medieval Scotland or 19th century engeland, but 80s America. This book was full of tacky 80s clothing and pop culture references.
I really didn't care for the "falling in lust" element but that's just personal taste. Even though I really don't like the trope I can say with confidence that it was written really well.
This was honestly a perfect book for the fan girl in me. The main character was so relatable it actually hurt.
"So maybe it wasn’t so surprising that when her real-life love had turned out to be fake, she’d reverted back to the fantasy love that had never done her wrong and never, ever would. Maybe that was the point."
The author brings a lot of inside on the world of celebrities and fandom.
"After all, when idols lived, they tended to topple off their pedestals, change dramatically."
Our main character really had some astronomical character development.
Her seeing the flaws in herself and the reason why her previous relatioships failed.
And the angst 80% in was SO delicious. I wanted more grovelling though. Never really seen the "love interest is wrongfuly accused of being crazy" but It was so deliciously angsty.
I didn't really care that much for Tommy. Her was just the bad-boy "thats kind of an asshole but its ok cuz he has a tragic backstory archetype". But he was alright. I like my men mean and emotionally unavailable.
The mystery aspect was really not strong, but this book wasn't a mystery thriller but a rom-com so I won't hold it accountable.
This book was so much fun. I really love time travel stories but this time our protagonist didn't get send back to medieval Scotland or 19th century engeland, but 80s America. This book was full of tacky 80s clothing and pop culture references.
I really didn't care for the "falling in lust" element but that's just personal taste. Even though I really don't like the trope I can say with confidence that it was written really well.
This was honestly a perfect book for the fan girl in me. The main character was so relatable it actually hurt.
"So maybe it wasn’t so surprising that when her real-life love had turned out to be fake, she’d reverted back to the fantasy love that had never done her wrong and never, ever would. Maybe that was the point."
The author brings a lot of inside on the world of celebrities and fandom.
"After all, when idols lived, they tended to topple off their pedestals, change dramatically."
Our main character really had some astronomical character development.
Her seeing the flaws in herself and the reason why her previous relatioships failed.
And the angst 80% in was SO delicious. I wanted more grovelling though. Never really seen the "love interest is wrongfuly accused of being crazy" but It was so deliciously angsty.
I didn't really care that much for Tommy. Her was just the bad-boy "thats kind of an asshole but its ok cuz he has a tragic backstory archetype". But he was alright. I like my men mean and emotionally unavailable.
The mystery aspect was really not strong, but this book wasn't a mystery thriller but a rom-com so I won't hold it accountable.