The Girl I Was

Alexis Spencer thinks she has it all figured out. Even when life gets her down, she's never too far away from another inspirational quote to rationalize her failures and ignore all her problems. Her boyfriend breaks it off, she loses her job, her closest friends are a distant memory, and her college debt is still as high as the day she left. In typical fashion, she blames the world for her problems, including her 18-year-old self who should have just tried harder and put their life on a better track.

After feeling sorry for herself, she goes on a bender to forget her problems and ends up blacking out. But this time she doesn't wake up at home; she isn't even in the right city; in fact, she isn't even in the right year. She's back in her college town in the year 2002, and she thinks she's been given a second chance to do things over - that is, until she comes face-to-face with her unruly 18-year-old self, who goes by the name of Lexi because it's sexier.

Right from the get-go, she has to get acclimated to life in the early 2000s again, which has its ups (no Kardashians) and downs (no cell phone) . Once she meets Lexi though, the hard part truly begins. First, Alexis must convince her that she is, in fact, from the future. Then she has to convince Lexi to let her live in the dorm with her. Finally, they must learn to get along and come to terms with the fact that, alone, they will never make things right, but together, they could change their life for the better.

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"BOOM! Who wants to read an awesome book? I laughed, and I cried. My wife wrote it, and I would tell her if it sucked because I always tell the truth, like she's an awful driver." - Drew (from TikTok)

"I never expected to cry my eyes out... when I finished I hugged my Kindle." - Goodreads Review

"This book gave me goosebumps." - Goodreads Review

"How did she (Rose) do that?! Make me laugh and cry all in the same sitting." - Goodreads Review

"Rare is the book that makes you both laugh out loud and cry. I could not put this book down." - Goodreads Review

"Complete and utter perfection." - Goodreads Review

"I went through every single emotion during this book: laughing hysterically and ugly crying." - Goodreads Review

"Humorous, entertaining, and heartfelt." - Goodreads Review

"A must-read!" - Goodreads Review

"I never thought a book involving time travel could make me cry." - Goodreads Review ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeneva Rose is a lover of reading, cooking, board games, and wine. She also writes under the pen name J. R. Adler. Originally from Wisconsin, she spent a couple of years in Ithaca, New York, and now calls Charlotte, North Carolina home.

Hillary Huber is a multiple Audie Award finalist, an Earphones Award winner, and an AudioFile Best Voice. She has recorded over three hundred titles spanning many genres and holds a bachelor's degree in English literature. A voracious reader and listener, she was raised in Connecticut and Hawaii but now splits her time between California and New York. Read more