Mini-Review: Fast Forward by Juliet Madison

Item: Fast Forward
Rating: 4
Author: Lillian

Posted January 14, 2015 by Lillian in Reviews / 2 Comments

Mini-Review: Fast Forward by Juliet Madison

Fast Forward by Juliet Madison
Published by Escape Publishing on 2013-02-01
Length: 218 pages
Reviewing Kindle from Amazon
Rating:
Reading Challenges: COYER Winter 2014-2015

Aspiring supermodel Kelli Crawford seems destined to marry her hotshot boyfriend, but on her 25th birthday she wakes in the future as a fifty-year-old suburban housewife married to the now middle-aged high school nerd.

Trapped in the opposite life of the one she wanted, Kelli is forced to re-evaluate her life and discover what is really important to her. Will she overcome the hilarious and heartbreaking challenges presented to her and get back to the body of her younger self? Or will she be stuck in the nightmare of hot flushes, demanding children, raunchy advances from her husband, and hideous support underwear forever?

I seriously enjoyed reading Fast Forward by [book-review]. The story was sweet, funny, and showed how one decision can affect your entire life! On the eve of Kelli Crawford’s twenty-fifth birthday, she seems to have everything she’s ever wanted in life: a successful career as a model, a best friend to share her secrets with, and a boyfriend who loves her and is going to propose! Then on the morning of her birthday, Kelli wakes up to find she is fifty, married to the boy from high school everyone (including herself) made fun of, and she’s a mom….soon-to-be grandmother! Kelli has to find a way back to the past to “fix” her life and make sure this future doesn’t happen, but as the day goes on she questions if what she thought she wanted is really what she needs.

As I said the story is sweet and very reminiscent of the movie 13 going on 30 with Jennifer Garner. Kelli’s character starts out as immature with no real set plans for her future other than to continue modeling. In fact, I found her hard to like as she was self-centered and reminded me more of a high school girl instead of 25 year old woman. As the book progressed though, so did Kelli and her likability factor 😀 I fell in love with her as she struggled to figure out why she was sent to the future and what she could do to get the future she wanted. If you enjoy romantic comedies, contemporary women’s fiction than I highly recommend you check this book out! It’s worth the read (also short and sweet! Read it in one sitting!).

About Juliet Madison

Juliet Madison is a naturopath-turned-author with a background in dance, art, internet marketing, and perfume sales (yes, she was one of those annoying people in department stores who spray you with perfume). Nowadays she prefers to indulge her propensity for multiple careers by living vicariously through her characters. She likes to put those characters into extraordinary situations and take them on a challenging journey to discover their true passion and inner strength, weaving in some laughs, tears, romance, and sometimes a touch of magic along the way.

Living near the beach on the beautiful south coast of New South Wales, Australia, Juliet spends as much time as possible writing and coming up with new ideas, while doing her best to avoid housework.
Juliet is a proud member and volunteer with The Romance Writers of Australia and she loves to interact online with readers and writers via twitter (@Juliet_Madison), and facebook (www.facebook.com/JulietMadisonAuthor). She can be contacted through her website at www.julietmadison.com where readers can also download some free short stories.