A review by bioteacherbooknerd
The Backtrack by Erin La Rosa

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was absolutely delightful. I really enjoyed the slightly supernatural element of an enchanted CD player that had songs from the early 2000s playing. I also really liked that. This was a really reflective book thinking about the road not taken. The elements of reflection when it comes to choices when you’re young and choices when you have grown up a little bit was a really great theme to see in this book. Sometimes people get caught up in the choices they could’ve made instead of making choices in the moment and I think this book really addresses that. Also, the spice was really well done and I really felt the emotional connection between these two characters. Overall, this was just a really fun book, but also had some reflective elements and themes.