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ankiaisreading'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: Blood, Addiction, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Body shaming, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Death
bookishberry'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
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Cursing, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
cluckieduck's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What an absolutely delightful read! This book was not even on my radar, but when I had to fill a reading challenge slot with "time looping," this one came highly recommended, and with good reason.
College-aged characters are becoming more grating to my cranky, ageing sensibilities 🤣, but both Barrett & Miles were endearing in their ways, separately and together as their relationship grew, and they were oh-so relatable. Their insecurities and idiosyncrasies were realistic and I was rooting for both of them as they stumbled around trying to redefine their identities against their high-school selves all while trying to break free from the time-loop situation.
Cute, fun, and lovely. What more can I say!
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Body shaming, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Violence, and Addiction
emily_mh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Car accident and Bullying
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Cursing
Minor: Misogyny, Alcohol, Racism, Ableism, Medical content, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: faintingabbyluvsfrogs444'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
Graphic: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, and Bullying
Moderate: Drug abuse, Cursing, Addiction, and Car accident
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Antisemitism
yaoipaddle's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.25
- knee high socks that say "ringmaster of the shitshow"
- tying together a 6ft long t-shirt cape and walking into class with it
This story is a 1 star because I had to force myself to finish it cause I spent money on the book.
What I like about the story:
- representation of Jewish characters as real full-fledged people. So often in fiction they are reduced to just comedic reliefs to contrast against non-Jewish characters.
- the main character's relationships with their family are sweet and well balanced
What I dislike:
- Barrett sucks. She is an annoying main character and I cannot stand how she acts and treats other people around her. The author tried so hard to get me to like her but sorry. She is not for me. She is obnoxious and "quirky".
- Cheesy. Cringe. Secondhand embarrassment galore. There were times I had to almost close the book and skim with one eye open.
- Unrealistic in all the wrong ways. Of course a time loop situation is unrealistic, but that's not what the problem was. So much poor characterization and worldbuilding took me out of the story.
- A lot of the writing felt juvenile and middle-school level creativity. It's YA but a lot of it feels like it's written for middle schoolers. (minus the obviously not kid-friendly content)
- The way the author writes about university feels like she has only ever seen it in movies and has no experience or research into it.
- Barrett sucks.
- Poor pacing. So many scenes feel like they could have been cut out entirely. Very sluggish to read.
- I felt the relationship between Barrett and everyone around her including the main guy interested and her "nemesis" from school was so poorly developed and surface level.
Graphic: Body shaming, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Sexual content, Car accident, Cursing, and Fatphobia
chrisljm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Body shaming, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Fatphobia, Cursing, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Pregnancy
lonely_tardigrade's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Cursing, Body shaming, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Death, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
beautifulpaxielreads'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
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cursing, Blood, Fatphobia, and Antisemitism
betweentheshelves'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
Also yay for Jewish rep! Barrett and Miles have some great conversations about this as well, and I am here for it. Let's continue pushing for more books like these.
I think my only complaint is that it felt a little long? I understood, for the most part, why we needed the extra time, but I think some of the adventures could have been cut down in the middle. But, that's just my opinion! Still a lovely, wonderful romance I highly recommend.
Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol and Drug abuse