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The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by Margarita Montimore

55 reviews

onceandfuturereads's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I can't lie to you guys, at first I was pissed because the imaginative time travel element was wasted on...men. And contemporary heterosexual romance is a genre I tend to avoid. But despite my cynicism (and misandry 😉) I thoroughly enjoyed this book. While it's an easy breezy read, enough thinking is involved to make it worthwhile.
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bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

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hopeful fast-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

4.25

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capybooks's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.5

I wasn't sure if I would get along with this novel, but I loved it. The concept of living life out of order was so intriguing to me, and Montimore did fantastic job of keeping me interested throughout the entire novel. I didn't expect
Oona to be Kenzie's mum
, but in the end, it was a nice plot twist. I can't wait to read it again.
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corriejn's review against another edition

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4.5

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kimnerdybird's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This was such a fun take on time-travel and the sudden transition into adulthood. Quite literally too!

Oona is selfish and flawed and a little immature but that's not unheard of when you're 18-26 years old. Every birthday, starting with her 18th, she leaps into a different year of her adult life. So of course a physically 50-something year old is going to seem super immature and self-absorbed when mentally they are 19 and have no information on the years that they haven't experienced yet. It makes sense. It also makes sense that as the years go along, Oona does do some growing up and maturing. She has the unique gift of being able to see the results of her prior choices and reflect on what she wants out of life.

I absolutely loved the secondary characters and even a few of those that only make an appearance in a year or two.

This was fun, and surprisingly emotional at points.
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josaphina's review

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hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.25

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whitneys_bookstack's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective fast-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

4.75

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mountainside_reading's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved following along with Oona and trying to piece together the aspects of her life. It made me think hard about the logistics but also the inevitability of fate. While there were times that Oona tried to change things and it was a little frustrating when she didn’t heed her own advice, I liked how it was portrayed that this is how her life plays out because this is Oona and these are the decisions she would and does make. This was we were able to focus on just how her life played out and the wisdom she had at times from her future self and focusing on living life to its fullest in the now rather than spending all her energy on making the “right” decision to try to change something. Overall it was very thought provoking and I couldn’t wait to see what happened and what year she went to next.
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shaney_swift's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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lisakate1126's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I absolutely LOVED this book! I love the premise (different from any book I’ve read before), and it was a great story all around. I wish the book could have gone on and on so we can see more of Oona’s life! Would read more of this author. 
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