From New York Times bestselling author, Jeneva Rose, comes a magical, hilarious, and heartwarming story about learning to love every version of yourself.
Alexis Spencer is never too far away from another inspirational quote to rationalize her failures and ignore all her problems. Her boyfriend breaks it off, she’s lost 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, Alexis goes on a bender to forget her problems and ends up blacking out. Only 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.
Alexis is back in her college town in the year 2002 and thinks she’s been given a second chance to do things over—that is until she comes face to face with her 18-year-old unruly self, who goes by the name of Lexi because it’s “sexier”. Getting acclimated to life in the early 2000s is the easy part. Dealing with Lexi is where things prove difficult. First, Alexis must convince her that she is in fact from the future. Then, she has to persuade Lexi to let her live in her dorm room. 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.
Review
" 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 the bestselling author of the psychological thriller, The Perfect Marriage, which has been optioned for film and translated into nearly a dozen languages. Originally from Wisconsin, she now lives in Chicago with her husband and her stubborn English bulldog. The Girl I Was is her first women's fiction novel. --This text refers to the paperback edition.
Description:
From New York Times bestselling author, Jeneva Rose, comes a magical, hilarious, and heartwarming story about learning to love every version of yourself.
Alexis Spencer is never too far away from another inspirational quote to rationalize her failures and ignore all her problems. Her boyfriend breaks it off, she’s lost 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, Alexis goes on a bender to forget her problems and ends up blacking out. Only 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.
Alexis is back in her college town in the year 2002 and thinks she’s been given a second chance to do things over—that is until she comes face to face with her 18-year-old unruly self, who goes by the name of Lexi because it’s “sexier”. Getting acclimated to life in the early 2000s is the easy part. Dealing with Lexi is where things prove difficult. First, Alexis must convince her that she is in fact from the future. Then, she has to persuade Lexi to let her live in her dorm room. 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.
Review
" 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 the bestselling author of the psychological thriller, The Perfect Marriage, which has been optioned for film and translated into nearly a dozen languages. Originally from Wisconsin, she now lives in Chicago with her husband and her stubborn English bulldog. The Girl I Was is her first women's fiction novel. --This text refers to the paperback edition.