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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Boy is this book a trip! It's one of those things where you are think "WHAT am I even reading? but like a curious looky lou at an accident where you can't look away!)
A unique time loop, on a school trip, where only 3 people are going through it (Emma, Bradd yes two D's, and Max- though more characters are around and one of the time loopers has been going through it for a decade) but they go through it differently. An immortal octopus too and a mysterious dad/daughter on a small island.
I have to admit that I could myself chuckling at the ridiculousness of everyone, especially Bradd... That dude is unhinged! Lol
A unique time loop, on a school trip, where only 3 people are going through it (Emma, Bradd yes two D's, and Max- though more characters are around and one of the time loopers has been going through it for a decade) but they go through it differently. An immortal octopus too and a mysterious dad/daughter on a small island.
I have to admit that I could myself chuckling at the ridiculousness of everyone, especially Bradd... That dude is unhinged! Lol
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Emma receives a call before she leaves for her trip with her friends of someone calling her Gizmo and telling her not to leave on the trip. They tell her to ask Mom, and she does, who then reminds her that Gizmo was their family code word when they were younger.
Wondering about this call, Emma still goes on the senior class trip to a remote island with her friends. Where she gets stuck in a time loop. Guess she should have listened to that call!
This is a terrible way to describe this book, but it made me think of Knives Out Glass Onion being on a remote island with a few people who essentially despise each other and yet tolerate each other and there’s sort of a mystery involved to it, but make it a bunch of horny teenagers stuck in a time loop that leaves more questions than answers. It’s a terrible description, but Knives Out popped up in my mind while reading this, and there is “murder” in this book too so 🤷🏼♀️
I was very excited to be accepted to get an arc for this book because it sounded so good, and funny. And I love the concept of time and give me any book about time and I’ll read it. I kind of wish I didn’t read this one 😅
What I enjoyed is the different take on time and a time loop. If I understood it correctly, those in the time loop, were essentially stuck in an alternate time dimension of that same day, but the dimension changed each time? It’s hard to explain how I viewed it because it was very difficult to understand what was going on and I just had an idea that formed in my mind that worked for me.
Another thing I enjoyed was the relationship that developed slowly between Louis and Emma. It’s obvious they love each other, they just refuse to acknowledge it. Stubborn teenagers. And I loved how it came about and that part I think was well done.
That’s about all I enjoyed. This book is very crass, vulgar and disgusting. It’s supposed to be a comedy, but I never laughed because it was just gross. I didn’t like any of the kids, even though I liked the one relationship that developed, I honestly didn’t like any of them except for maybe Louis, but that’s a big maybe. Things happened in here that I think were supposed to be considered growth for the kids which I guess a few of them “grew”, but they were still disgusting. I’ve never read a book that was so gross 😅 and I finished the book with more questions than answers.
Slight spoiler….
I am all for open endings, but this answered NOTHING for me. I don’t know if I was supposed to understand how this time loop was happening or how to end it, or if it just never ends. I just would like to understand what the author’s idea was and I don’t know. I wouldn’t be able to explain what the author’s idea was on how this time loop works because it was NEVER explained.
I keep changing my rating because obviously thought went into this book, but what resulted was kind of a mess.
I’m going to go ahead and stick with 2 ⭐️ I only enjoyed like two things and one of them is just because I like time. If you’re interested, I would totally read it. I think this book is for certain kinds of people who may enjoy this type of “humor”, and I’m just not one of them. You might enjoy it!
Oh I do love the cover, so it does have that going for it!
I received a gifted e-arc to read. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Wondering about this call, Emma still goes on the senior class trip to a remote island with her friends. Where she gets stuck in a time loop. Guess she should have listened to that call!
This is a terrible way to describe this book, but it made me think of Knives Out Glass Onion being on a remote island with a few people who essentially despise each other and yet tolerate each other and there’s sort of a mystery involved to it, but make it a bunch of horny teenagers stuck in a time loop that leaves more questions than answers. It’s a terrible description, but Knives Out popped up in my mind while reading this, and there is “murder” in this book too so 🤷🏼♀️
I was very excited to be accepted to get an arc for this book because it sounded so good, and funny. And I love the concept of time and give me any book about time and I’ll read it. I kind of wish I didn’t read this one 😅
What I enjoyed is the different take on time and a time loop. If I understood it correctly, those in the time loop, were essentially stuck in an alternate time dimension of that same day, but the dimension changed each time? It’s hard to explain how I viewed it because it was very difficult to understand what was going on and I just had an idea that formed in my mind that worked for me.
Another thing I enjoyed was the relationship that developed slowly between Louis and Emma. It’s obvious they love each other, they just refuse to acknowledge it. Stubborn teenagers. And I loved how it came about and that part I think was well done.
That’s about all I enjoyed. This book is very crass, vulgar and disgusting. It’s supposed to be a comedy, but I never laughed because it was just gross. I didn’t like any of the kids, even though I liked the one relationship that developed, I honestly didn’t like any of them except for maybe Louis, but that’s a big maybe. Things happened in here that I think were supposed to be considered growth for the kids which I guess a few of them “grew”, but they were still disgusting. I’ve never read a book that was so gross 😅 and I finished the book with more questions than answers.
Slight spoiler….
I am all for open endings, but this answered NOTHING for me. I don’t know if I was supposed to understand how this time loop was happening or how to end it, or if it just never ends. I just would like to understand what the author’s idea was and I don’t know. I wouldn’t be able to explain what the author’s idea was on how this time loop works because it was NEVER explained.
I keep changing my rating because obviously thought went into this book, but what resulted was kind of a mess.
I’m going to go ahead and stick with 2 ⭐️ I only enjoyed like two things and one of them is just because I like time. If you’re interested, I would totally read it. I think this book is for certain kinds of people who may enjoy this type of “humor”, and I’m just not one of them. You might enjoy it!
Oh I do love the cover, so it does have that going for it!
I received a gifted e-arc to read. Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Repeat After Me sounded awesome and started out that way too. It made me laugh but then I found myself putting it down for long stretches of time and not having the desire to pick it up again. I found it to be gross, crass and crude which turned me off from wanting to read any further. I'm choosing to dnf.
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If the movie Groundhog Day and the TV show Total Drama Island had a baby, it would be this book. This book was okay, but it definitely would not be YA, in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Repeat after me by Jessica Warman
4.5stars rounded up.
I would personally rate it for ages 18+ due to the adult content. There was a lot of mention about genitalia, sexual acts , death and drug use.
The summary had me completely intrigued and wanting to read it without hesitation. This book was not disappointing in anyway, it was fast passed and quirky with crass humor. It gave me major American pie feels mixed with Groundhog Day. The characters were lovable but also very relatable, it really brings you back to the end of your high school days.
We mainly follow Emma through the book, Emma is like many 17 year old girls finishing up high school, dating and wanting to loose her virginity. What happens when her senior trip to a private island leaves her in a time loop repeating the day she plans on loosing her V card? Every morning waking up to Friday, Friday on the same private island, Friday with the same class mates, Friday with the same thing happening, she really needs to make it entertaining somehow…
There is also multiple POV’s! They were fun and easy to go from each other, I never felt confused or wondering who I was reading as. Seeing inside each young adults mind and knowing what they were struggling with on the inside but couldn’t voice was hard at times. I think we all remember being a teenager and becoming an adult how strange and confusing that was, this author pulled it off perfectly.
My favorite character would have to be Bradd, he’s like every high school Bradd you can think of. Popular jock type but oh so dumb, or is he? You just never know, he could actually be a hidden genius. Almost every time Bradd talks in the book I’m laughing so hard I pee a little.
4.5stars rounded up.
I would personally rate it for ages 18+ due to the adult content. There was a lot of mention about genitalia, sexual acts , death and drug use.
The summary had me completely intrigued and wanting to read it without hesitation. This book was not disappointing in anyway, it was fast passed and quirky with crass humor. It gave me major American pie feels mixed with Groundhog Day. The characters were lovable but also very relatable, it really brings you back to the end of your high school days.
We mainly follow Emma through the book, Emma is like many 17 year old girls finishing up high school, dating and wanting to loose her virginity. What happens when her senior trip to a private island leaves her in a time loop repeating the day she plans on loosing her V card? Every morning waking up to Friday, Friday on the same private island, Friday with the same class mates, Friday with the same thing happening, she really needs to make it entertaining somehow…
There is also multiple POV’s! They were fun and easy to go from each other, I never felt confused or wondering who I was reading as. Seeing inside each young adults mind and knowing what they were struggling with on the inside but couldn’t voice was hard at times. I think we all remember being a teenager and becoming an adult how strange and confusing that was, this author pulled it off perfectly.
My favorite character would have to be Bradd, he’s like every high school Bradd you can think of. Popular jock type but oh so dumb, or is he? You just never know, he could actually be a hidden genius. Almost every time Bradd talks in the book I’m laughing so hard I pee a little.
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you so much to Entangled for giving me a copy of this book as part of a focus group! The below review is my honest opinion of the book after reading an early reader copy.
I have SO many feelings about this book. It’s hard to describe exactly and it’s very hard to quantify it with a single number. Overall, I had fun reading this book - it felt like an addictive drug that I couldn’t get enough of. The drama! Grab some popcorn and sit back and enjoy. If you don’t think too hard, it works better.
Then… when I do think too hard (and I always do), I start to find things that I don’t enjoy. Without spoilers, there was a weird aspect with the time loop that just didn’t hit right for me. And overall, I wish the time loop start had happened sooner. The beginning would have benefitted from it.
This book is told kind of like a reality tv show. We get chapters from multiple characters and it almost feels like tv diaries? It’s odd and I’m not quite sure I liked it. I much preferred when the story tilted more toward our main protagonist, Emma.
Speaking of Emma, my favorite portions were the ones with Emma and Louis. I felt like their growth was lovely and it truly made the book for me. I almost wish we had spent more time with them and less on the others.
There were a few loose ends I felt at the end - like the book kind of just ended without tying it all up, but in an already decently long book, I found it acceptable.
Overall, some things I liked and some I didn’t which is why I landed in the middle here with my rating. Again, hard to quantify.
I’d recommend this to reader who just want a good time and aren’t going to try to make scientific sense of things. Don’t think too hard and just enjoy. 😊
I have SO many feelings about this book. It’s hard to describe exactly and it’s very hard to quantify it with a single number. Overall, I had fun reading this book - it felt like an addictive drug that I couldn’t get enough of. The drama! Grab some popcorn and sit back and enjoy. If you don’t think too hard, it works better.
Then… when I do think too hard (and I always do), I start to find things that I don’t enjoy. Without spoilers, there was a weird aspect with the time loop that just didn’t hit right for me. And overall, I wish the time loop start had happened sooner. The beginning would have benefitted from it.
This book is told kind of like a reality tv show. We get chapters from multiple characters and it almost feels like tv diaries? It’s odd and I’m not quite sure I liked it. I much preferred when the story tilted more toward our main protagonist, Emma.
Speaking of Emma, my favorite portions were the ones with Emma and Louis. I felt like their growth was lovely and it truly made the book for me. I almost wish we had spent more time with them and less on the others.
There were a few loose ends I felt at the end - like the book kind of just ended without tying it all up, but in an already decently long book, I found it acceptable.
Overall, some things I liked and some I didn’t which is why I landed in the middle here with my rating. Again, hard to quantify.
I’d recommend this to reader who just want a good time and aren’t going to try to make scientific sense of things. Don’t think too hard and just enjoy. 😊