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The Do-Over by Lynn Painter

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annikabrea's review against another edition

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4.0

sooo cute... character development was good. I actually enjoyed the character development. Nick! We love Nick!!

joonvrses's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

evey_jem's review against another edition

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4.0

I physically loved this book with my entire SOUL and will be 10000% rereading this on Valentine’s Day next year. I think the reason I love Lynn Painter so much is because her books are like 98% fluff with 2% plot, and in my opinion, I think that’s what makes up a good comfort book. Specifically in this book, I thought the idea of a groundhogs day during V-Day was SOOOOO funny!! It was such a quick read and I could hardly put it down! I think that Nick was just such a cute character and I truly wish that we got to see more of his good side of his personality.

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On top of all of this, I think it was such a good plot-twist of how when she did everything right, she STILL had to repeat the day again.

The part that kind of took me out of it though was how on the day she decided to yolo her life, it turned into a bit of a trauma dumping thing. Of course, it was a respectable thing to do to keep the plot going, but it felt like those couple of chapters dragged on and on. I think for those reasons, as much as I loved this book, I might have to rerate it as a 4.5/5. Still absolutely amazing, and would 100% recommend, buttttt there were some parts that didn’t really fit the vibe of the book.

adxtri's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

this book is absolutely torturous. while painter made her own brand with BTTM, this book does everything in its powers to bring it down. the characters are insufferable, and while the book has multiple swoon worthy moments, painter is trying too hard to make them "THE COUPLE". The chemistry seems very superficial, with the mmc falling for the fmc despite knowing her for only a "day", making him share the entirety of his personal life, his "story", his agony, despite being the "secretive and anti-social" person.
the novel big-time deviates from the central idea of a day-loop, majorly centric over the DONC, which makes it tougher to read as we see the characters making absolute bad decisions (spoiler: stealing and speeding a car, 7 worded tattoo, an obvious self-invitation to detention)
in a world where i had to reread this book to save my life, i know i wouldn't die, but in a world where i had to reread this because i ENJOYED it? no.
the last 25% of the book was fairly nice (hence the 3.5 stars), with a good clean-up, a movie like romcom ending.
but overall, i expected better.