Thank you, NetGalley and HarperAudio Adult | HarperAudio for this ARC audiobook for review. This book did not turn out how I was expecting when I picked up it up, but it was very good. What would tell your teenage self if you had the chance? Darby is about to turn 30 and finds himself unemployed and back in his home town. He couldn’t wait to get out of this small town in Illinois when he was a teenager, but the town looks different now. Darby has a chance to reconnect with people from high school and through the old bookstore he worked in, Darby is able to reach across time and connect with his teenage self. Through a summer back at home, Darby is able to take a good look at himself now and when he was younger and maybe figure out who he and who he wants to be.

This book was so emotional., I really loved it. It was a short book but it really packed a punch. I liked how it was not too much of a sci-fi, because I feel like the book was more about Darby's trans experience than anything else and the bookshop just gave him the right opportunity to reflect on it. I was a little shocked with how the book ended but I think that it works really well. It showed the growth in all of his relationships, both in Illinois and New York, and that reconnecting with someone can come in many different forms. I also there were multiple relationship being reformed in this trip home. This book was great and I enjoyed reading it.

A moving coming of age story with a magical time travel twist that has a young trans man getting a chance to help his younger self when he mysteriously goes back in time for a chance to prevent a years long fall out with his former best friend and crush. Great on audio narrated by Shaan Dasani and perfect for fans of authors like Timothy Janovsky and Laura Kay. I really liked the found family and unique premise of this book. This is definitely a new favorite for me by Edward Underhill. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and audio copy in exchange for my honest review!