Welcome to another Poisoned Rationality Special Edition! Today we have Stacey, author of
The Locket discussing what her 16 year old self thought was the 'perfect life'! Remember to check out my sister's review of The Locket as well!
Synopsis: On her seventeenth birthday, Katie discovers a locket and decides to wear it for good luck. But when her boyfriend Isaac finds out she cheated on him, with their mutual best friend Mitch no less, he dumps her, leaving her devastated.
And then a miracle happens. The locket burns on Katie's chest and she feels herself going back two weeks in time, to the night she cheated with Mitch. At first, Kate is delighted to be a better girlfriend to Isaac this time around. But as other aspects of her life become inexplicably altered, she realizes that changing the past may have had a dangerous effect on her present.
Can she make things right before the locket destroys everything and everyone she loves?
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When I was sixteen, I wanted to be an actress more than anything in the world. I dated a lot and thought boys were pretty nifty, but I never daydreamed about getting married or having a happily ever after with one person the way Katie does in THE LOCKET. To me, becoming a professional actor was the ultimate goal. I was obsessed. I researched all the best colleges, practiced my audition monologues months in advance, and flew to Chicago to try out for some of the most prestigious acting colleges in the country. I was actually accepted by one of my dream schools and went on to pursue that ultimate, I-will-do-this-or-die-trying goal and…it didn’t work out. I ended up hating the actor’s life as much as I loved acting itself.
Now, having just turned thirty-three a few weeks ago, my idea of “perfect” is a lot different. My perfect life is a life where my children are healthy and happy, where I have time to spend with my husband (who is the best friend I’ve ever had), and time to get my work done without putting in ten hour days or working every single weekend. If I become a bestseller some day or reach the point in my career where I don’t have to work every day, I’ll be thrilled, but I don’t need that kind of success to be happy. Happiness is the people I love and relishing the simple joys of being alive—eating a great meal, taking a walk, sitting in the sun reading a good book, getting an email from someone who enjoyed my work. Driving ambition was an interesting thing to experience as a younger person, but I’d never go back. My thirties are—thus far—way better than I ever imagined they would be.
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Thank you Stacey and the Teen Book Scene for helping to get this post together! When I was 16
wasn't that long ago thank you I thought the perfect life would be to go to college, meet my sweetheart, make a best friend, get a job for the government and have a nice townhouse. Its entirely possible I was a little too influenced by the shows of the day (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Boy Meets World, etc), but now I think the perfect life will be having a career I can feel fulfilled in, and having friends I know I can trust and count on.
So far so good! I'm well on my way to a career I feel will fulfill me (paralegal) and I have a group of friends I am comfortable with and adore! Pretty snazzy right?
How about you guys? Doesn't have to be when you were 16--what did you once believe would be the perfect life and how does it stack up to what you want now?
You can check out Stacey's other books (Zombies!) at
her website, or
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her blog!
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