Now contending with her family and friends fast-forwarding decades, Jenny must quickly adjust to smartphones and social media while being the biggest story to hit the internet. She feels betrayed by her once-best friend and fights her attraction to a cute boy with an uncomfortable connection to her past. Meanwhile, there’s a growing group of conspiracy theorists determined to prove the whole situation is a hoax. Will Jenny figure out how to move forward, or will she always be stuck in the past?
I hoped I'd really enjoy this. I love Manifest and The 4400, two shows with a similar premise. Sadly, those shows have a plot, and mysteries, and, eventually, answers. Delayed never explains anything that happened, spends most of the time worrying about Jenny's slightly creepy love life, and tacks on a conspiracy subplot that Jenny has almost no part in dealing with.
If it had focused entirely on how Jenny had adapted to being in a new time, it might have been interesting. There were a lot of changes in those twenty five years, after all. The romance angle just didn't sit right with me, though. Her erstwhile boyfriend is just about the most inappropriate person possible for her to fall for. I did like her brother and his wife very much; I wish they'd been in it more.
It's a shame, because Michelle can write. I feel that this was maybe not the right project for her, but I'll be watching out for more books by her, because I think once she finds her niche it'll be great.
Your Life Has Been Delayed publishes on the 21st of September, 2021. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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