I'm excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for The Backtrack by Erin La Rosa! I received a free electronic copy from the publisher for an honest review. Thanks so much to Canary Street Press and Erin La Rosa for letting me be a part of the tour!
Author: Erin La Rosa
Published by: Canary Street Press
Released: July 16, 2024
Source: Electronic Review Copy Provided by Publisher
Synopsis: Life, rewound …
Nearly twenty years ago, Sam Leto left her small hometown of Tybee Island, Georgia, to pursue her dreams of becoming a pilot. While she’d prefer to keep flying away from her painful childhood memories, her beloved grandmother Pearl decides it’s time to sell the family home. Reluctantly, Sam is summoned back to pack up the house.
The 2000s nostalgia from Sam’s old bedroom hits Fall Out Boy posters, drawers of roll-on body glitter and even her favorite CD player with a mixtape from her best friend, Damon Rocha. Damon was always a safe place and Sam often wonders what if her teenage self admitted her feelings for him back then…
Mysteriously, the CD player still works all these years later. And somehow it has the power to show Sam an alternate version of her life.
Song by song, Sam receives flashbacks from her past—senior prom, graduation, leaving home. But the memories aren’t as she remembers them; they show what could have been. Suddenly, Sam knows exactly what would have happened if she’d taken a chance with Damon—and she can’t help feeling she made a terrible mistake leaving Tybee all those years ago. (Synopsis from Goodreads)
Nearly twenty years ago, Sam Leto left her small hometown of Tybee Island, Georgia, to pursue her dreams of becoming a pilot. While she’d prefer to keep flying away from her painful childhood memories, her beloved grandmother Pearl decides it’s time to sell the family home. Reluctantly, Sam is summoned back to pack up the house.
The 2000s nostalgia from Sam’s old bedroom hits Fall Out Boy posters, drawers of roll-on body glitter and even her favorite CD player with a mixtape from her best friend, Damon Rocha. Damon was always a safe place and Sam often wonders what if her teenage self admitted her feelings for him back then…
Mysteriously, the CD player still works all these years later. And somehow it has the power to show Sam an alternate version of her life.
Song by song, Sam receives flashbacks from her past—senior prom, graduation, leaving home. But the memories aren’t as she remembers them; they show what could have been. Suddenly, Sam knows exactly what would have happened if she’d taken a chance with Damon—and she can’t help feeling she made a terrible mistake leaving Tybee all those years ago. (Synopsis from Goodreads)
My Thoughts: I really liked the plot of this story. I love some good ol' nostalgia, and this had it for me. I was a teen in the 2000's, so I recognized a lot of the references. It made me feel old ha! I was also very drawn to the idea of seeing what could have been if different choices had been made.
I really liked following the characters of Sam and Damon. I loved the magical CD player and the music.
This book was just a lot of fun! I can see a lot of people enjoying this one, especially 2000's teens.
ERIN LA ROSA is the author of For Butter or Worse, and on her way to writing romance, she’s also published two humorous nonfiction books, Womanskills and The Big Redhead Book. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and four daughters (two humans, two felines). Find her on Twitter and Instagram @erinlarosalit and on TikTok @erinlarosawrites.
Thanks so much for checking out my Blog Tour Stop for The Backtrack by Erin La Rosa! Thank you to Canary Street Press and Erin La Rosa for letting me be a part of the tour. This is the perfect book to pick up this summer!
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