I just loved Remember When! it was almost like time capsule for me in many ways, even if I was across the ocean, many things, like the parties and the friendships were so similar.
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Who hasn't wondered what happened with the one who got away? And what if he has become famous since way back when? Remember When touched on both of these subjects, and it was a different kind of second chance at love story, too. Torrest managed to bring me straight back to the 90s, and I think that helped me feel so connected to Layla and Trip.
Part of Remember When is the 90s, when Layla and Trip first met. Then, there is a separation and everything that comes with adult life. When friends lose sight of each other. When doubts creep in concerning feelings that were strong at the time.
Remember When is the first in a trilogy, so this story is only the beginning. And the trip down memory lane is both painful and beautiful at the same time. When Trip and Layla meet again, it's for her to interview him. The famous actor who has made it big. And it seems he has the world at his fingertips.
He grinned. "Oh, don't pretend like Twinkies aren't your favorite. I went to a lot of trouble to get those for you." I said,"Oh, I'll bet," but he was right. I freakin' loved Twinkies. I opened the cellophane wrapper and handed him one. "My father always taught me it was bad luck to twink alone."
I knew that Trip and I had crossed over into some exciting new territory that night and I was just dying to find out where it was leading.