Something bad always happens on graduation night. It was 1966 and Cassandra Collins was looking forward to her future and her freedom. Instead, she gets a shocking marriage proposal. The next day, she gets accepted to the University of Berkley to study the arts. Her father wants her to marry her long-time boyfriend to be set for life. If she chooses to go to Berkley, she was on her own. What to do? Well, in this case, the choice was easy: marry the boyfriend. A year later, she starts to wonder what if she had made a different choice. By 2018, decades later, Cassandra was bitter and alone. That night, after she dies, she wakes up back to the day after grad night in 1966—for a chance to do it all over…and differently.
Before heading off to college this time, Cassie had to work and save money. Can a spoiled, rich girl succumb to scrubbing dingy toilets? After arriving in California, she realizes that life on her own and school weren’t what she thought they’d be and she couldn’t quite get a handle on them. Cassie experienced things in the 60’s like protests, sit-ins, sex, drugs, and even an arrest. Even though college didn’t work out they way she thought (she flunked out,) Cassie learns what it’s like to be independent and free. Cassie’s reset life had its ups and downs along with surprises and challenges, but it was nice.
An interesting trek through the musical 60’s. A fascinating read!
Rating: 5 stars
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