Time of Our Lives

By: Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka

Narrated by: Marisa Blake, Nick Mondelli

Fitz Holton waits in fear for the day his single mother’s early-onset Alzheimer’s starts stealing her memory. He’s vowed to stay close to home to care for her in the years to come - never mind the ridiculous college tour she’s forcing him on to visit schools he knows he’ll never go to.

Juniper Ramirez is counting down the days until she can leave home, a home crowded with five younger siblings and zero privacy. Against the wishes of her tight-knit family, Juniper plans her own college tour of the East Coast with one goal: to get out.

When Fitz and Juniper cross paths on their first college tour in Boston, they’re at odds from the moment they meet - while Juniper’s dying to start a new life apart from her family, Fitz faces the sacrifices he must make for his. Their relationship sparks a deep connection - in each other’s eyes, they glimpse alternate possibilities regarding the first big decision of their adult lives.

©2020 Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Just great

I loved this! Once you get passed Marisa Blake saying the word Tamale, it's just a great listen. The characters all had depth and I'm a big fan of well flushed out secondary characters and this book did a great job of doing that.

Bitter and sweet and altogether lovely.

More magic from the king and queen of contemporary YA. It takes a common occurrence for many teenagers--visiting different collages--and gives it a fairytale air. This story will make you smile, and it may make you sad, but it is altogether lovely.

Conflicted

I loved the story but the ending felt so fast! I know the ending isn’t for everyone and usually I don’t like open ended questions but I loved the characters so much that I saw myself in them that I loved and hated the ending.

Lost Interest

I tried. With 8:34 to go, I gave up. I will return for refund and look for something more to my liking. Something about a boy going to college and a girl going to college. One f-word so far.