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The Do-Over by Sharon M. Peterson

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sian_m's review

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4.0

Wow! I absolutely loved reading this book. It was a fun read and the characters felt real to me. I was happy to just keep reading it and if I had to put it down, it was so easy to pick straight back up. It made me laugh many times. I loved the Mimi quotes and her colourful, fearless personality. You can see where Perci gets her characteristics from.

This book is easy to read with substance to the story. All round, it was complete enjoyment! I would definitely read another book from this author. Thank you so much to you and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

Even reading the acknowledgments at the end, bought a tear to my eye.

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5.0

Amazing story!

Loved this book so much! Absolutely refreshing and diferente from what I’ve been reading. Can’t wait to see what’s next for Sharon!

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3.0

Do-over: the chance to do something for a second time, after an unsuccessful first attempt.

This seems like a simple concept when we’re talking about the abstract. However, when the abstract turns into bone and flesh, with a beating heart, named Perci, doing something over might turn into a complex task after all.

Perci’s life falls apart from night to day. Her boyfriend breaks up with her live on the radio in exchange for concert tickets, her mom keeps judging her life choices and her overall appearance, her sister is marrying a douchecanoe and her job isn’t fulfilling to her anymore.

More than a rom-com, this is a book about learning to love yourself and your body exactly the way they are. How many attempts are too many? The answer is none. You just gotta keep trying to make it work no matter what. Even if to make it work all you gotta do is to learn how to be your true self.

It is very easy to empathize with Perci, however, she managed to get on my nerves countless times. MAKE THEM HEAR YOUR VOICE, PERCI. That’s all I kept wanting to shout at her. I wish her relationship with her mother, Phee, and Nate, had been a wee bit more developed, but I do understand this was meant to be a short, sweet, meaningful book, played out to have all the focus on the growth Perci goes through in order to be happy.

This book was a wonderful, light, read. A great debut novel.

It’s a three-star for me because, PERSONALLY, I do wish we had been given more of Perci’s story. It all happens super fast and I feel like there’s something lacking but I can’t put my finger on what it is exactly. Nonetheless, I do recommend everyone read this fluff of a book.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.