This is an excellent YA time travel book about meeting Marilyn Monroe. Darla is a teenager in 1998 when she goes for a walk in the woods and is suddenly transported back to 1954. She meets Marilyn Monroe, who is staying nearby, and they embark on an adventure.

This book taught me a lot of things I never knew about Marilyn Monroe. I never knew she was in foster care as a child or that her father never acknowledged her. I never knew much about her as a person, or about her effect on others. Her vivacious but troubled personality is well conveyed by the author, and I am more interested to learn more about her since I've read this book.

There is an extra surprise which I won't spoil, except to say we meet another star during Darla and Marilyn's adventure. I have always been a huge fan of this star, and his appearance in the book is quite unexpected, as he was never part of Marilyn's life.

Although this book is about time travel and the life of Marilyn Monroe, it is ultimately about the relationships between daughters and their fathers. If you love time travel, Marilyn Monroe, YA novels, or stories of strong daughters and their fathers, you will love this book.

I received a free copy of this book from the publishers via Book Sirens. My review is voluntary.