A FEW THOUGHTS . . .
Fun, sweet, and hilarious!
Bust out the Aquanet and spray up those mall bangs, ladies! Because Remember When is like a time machine back to all your best high school memories!
Layla, the central character, is not girly-girly. She’s strong, she’s feisty, she’s quick-witted. She’s your best friend in a book.
And she is at the center of this witty, heartfelt story all about one of the most essential elements of high school – the high school crush. Enter…Trip.
Her friendship with Trip flourishes, turning into a crush, and inevitably…denial. Yes, their misunderstandings and insecurities might bother you a bit, but that’s part of what makes this story such an accurate accounting of a high school romance. They’re 17 years old! They have no clue how to navigate this experience. They’re still learning how to be confident and how to express these confusing feelings they’re having. Personally, I find their hesitation and awkwardness totally endearing! And the hilarious 80’s references keep it all light and fun!
Now, full disclosure…this is a continuing series which takes you into their adult years (so yes, there is a cliffhanger). But no worries, the story just gets better and better, and you’ll be dying to find out what happens next with Layla and Trip. I just loved it!
SYNOPSIS:
Head back to the 80s with this coming-of-age romantic comedy about a pre-fame Hollywood movie star and his high school sweetheart!
Years before Trip Wiley could be seen on movie screens all over the world, he could be seen sitting in the desk behind me in my high school English class.
This was back in 1990, and I cite the year only to avoid dumbfounding you when references to big hair or stretch pants are mentioned. Although, come to think of it, I am from Northern New Jersey, which may serve as explanation enough. We were teenagers then, way back in a time before anyone, himself included, could even dream he’d turn into the Hollywood commodity that he is today.
I’m sure I don’t need to tell you who Trip Wiley is. But on the off chance you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade, just know that these days, he’s the actor found at the top of every casting director’s wish list. He’s incredibly talented and insanely gorgeous, the combination of which has made him very rich, very famous and very desirable.
And not just to casting directors, either.
I can’t confirm any of the gossip from his early years out in Tinseltown, but based on what I knew of his life before he was famous, I can tell you that the idea of Girls-Throwing-Themselves-At-Trip is not a new concept.
I should know. I was one of them.
And my life hasn’t been the same since.
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