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abby_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was cute book. I had fun reading it. I thought Emilie and Nick were adorable.
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, and Grief
Moderate: Deadnaming, Cursing, and Infidelity
Minor: Bullying
lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Death and Grief
rybass08's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Death, and Grief
isabelvegga's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Such a cute read!!!đđđ
âFor
The Lonely,
The Daydreamers,
The ones who find their friends between the pages of booksâ
YOU MATTER, and your happy ending WILL come. Sometimes the wait is just longer in real life than in fiction.â
âI adored my dad.He just sometimes forgot about me if I wasnât standing right in front of him.â x2
âLove is not what is, but what isnât.â
âI was fascinated by people whose parents were still together. It seemed surreal and impossibly beautiful to me, the idea of living out all of your childhood years with both parents, together in the same house.â x2
âExistence is the default. Merely existing, emotionally, is the baseline. Happy is, like, this floating, fluid thing thatâs impossible to hold on to. Elusive as fuck. Sometimes you get lucky and have it, but itâs only a matter of time before it slips back out of your hands.â
âThen, um, I have to confess that I think Iâm obsessed with you. With this.â I swallowed and said, âWith us.â
âI like knowing you, Emilie Hornby.â
Graphic: Car accident, Abandonment, and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity and Death
calamitywindpetal's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Death, Bullying, Grief, and Abandonment
samone2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity and Death
annabananadel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
âI remember everything about you, Em.â
I wish to travel back in time with this book to when I was younger and read this back then because I would for sure have loved this one. I just know I would. Nowadays, I just find this book okay and a good time investment for reading - would definitely recommend to the younger people. But because of my age and of course, maturity, I only just simply had fun reading it. It is a good "coming of age" book where she was forced to come out of her shell and just be free. Read this in two days so it was really fast paced and something that could for sure be binged in one day.
Nick was quotable in a lot of ways and for someone who was grieving, you can't fault him for being that way. Em was someone I had hated but learned to like. She was just hiding and not screaming what she wanted to do in life. She was just lonely and all she needed was a parent's love. You can't help understanding that she is like that because she grew up as such - as a divorced marriage baggage.
What I hate is the time-loop and in the end, just simply assuming it was because of Eric. I would have loved a more sensible explanation for how it ended and how it started.
Graphic: Abandonment and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying and Grief
chloelj27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Infidelity, and Abandonment
cady_sass's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Groundhog Day but make mean girls! Thoroughly heartwarming and fun with fantastic banter, while not a wholly original idea it was definitely executed well and felt fresh.
I am, however, nothing if not consistent and it will cause my physical pain to not point out the heinous and unaddressed continuity issues. This is a story predicated on the fact that our protagonist is living the same day over and over again, as weâve established this is not a new idea and we ALL know that the same things should be happening every day unless our MC specifically effects them. So then riddle me this, LYNN: (spoilers below)
1. If Em gets into a car accident every day she tries to take her van to school, which car (she actually says âmy carâ) is she sitting in in the school parking lot the day she honks at Josh and Macy?
2. Lisa makes chicken for Valentineâs Day dinner and gets mad that Em leaves to go to grandmas. Then another day Tom is making spaghetti and meatballs?
3. Why does Chrisâs car get towed one day and no other days?
4. Why does Nickâs truck randomly not start one morning and then one afternoon?
5. Why does the content of the chemistry class change every day? Why are they not getting the same quiz or assignment every day? theyâre constantly doing something different and it makes no sense
I understand that these things truly do not matter, okay, and mostly exist as plot devices to keep the story moving. Iâm not deluded (entirely) but they do matter to ME and an editor shouldâve caught it. Sure itâs YA but young adults arenât idiots, this is blatant lazy storytelling IMO.
Anyways this was fun and I give it 4 strong stars even considering my list of grievances. high school me wouldâve LOVED this but still wouldâve been pissed about continuity (some things never change) so definitely recommend this to the YA fan in your life. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
alisonreadsitall's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
TSwift references + groundhogs day scenario + emotional family dynamics + happy ending makes the perfect kind of book!! đđ„°đ„ł
Graphic: Abandonment and Grief
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Infidelity and Death