Let me start by saying that I LOVE all of Jen Lancaster's memoirs. Normally with these stories there's always the picture perfect happy ending, but in 'Here I Go Again', well, as Lissy would say: Jen managed to write an extremely multi-layered story that was hilarious and incredibly enjoyable. The time travel bit was goofy but completely intentional. But what made this most enjoyable was the fact that Lissy's 'change' into a better person after realizing how wrong she was in the past was truly genuine. I loved the cast of characters that were so completely hilarious, although Deva and her quirkiness was my favorite. 80's references were strewn throughout (mainly regarding the big hair bands) and being a personal lover of the 80's (and big hair bands) this was incredibly fun. I loved pretty much everything about the book. But in 'Here I Go Again' I felt that her sense of humor really shined through in a whole new refreshing kind of way. I've followed her on Twitter and on her blog for years, I've read all of her memoirs, and she's one seriously hilarious lady. But what can she do? It's not like she can change the past or anything.
Actually? They pretty much hate everything about her. She's kicked out of her swanky gym for not paying the fees, she gets fired from her job and her husband just asked her for a divorce.Ĭhoosing not to wallow and instead pick herself up and go to her reunion she discovers that the people from high school don't love her as much as they used. Her 20-year high school reunion is coming up and shortly before, everything about her life seems to falling apart at the seams. I know we all went to school with at least one Lissy-type. Lissy Ryder is that kind of girl in school that is super popular and you can't help but love/hate her. Read moreĪ copy of Here I Go Again was provided to me by NAL/Edelweiss for review purposes. It's kinda fun when chic lit makes you think and makes you laugh as well. Lissy learns the hard way, and at 37, actually begins to grow up.I picked this up after seeing reviews on Goodreads, librarything, and The BookReporter. You can't change the past without changing the future all those butterfly wings, pond ripples, and missed first kisses. They say, "paybacks are hell." But what if you could go back and undo your wrongs, to avoid the damage you've done others, and restore the world to some sort of better place? Remember though, valuable lessons taught by Buddha and Marty McFly. Instead of being the darling of her high school reunion she's the demon. She's lost pretty much everything she wanted (I can't say cared about, because all she cared about was herself). Lissy Ryder was the queen of everything back then, and now she's riding (if you can ride a downward slide) on the results.
Sometimes karma can be a real bitch - especially when you're a total bitch to those around you when you're in high school.
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