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I was so disappointed by this book! My main problem was just that I didn’t care for Oona. I don’t think she made a single decision that I agreed with. Seriously. Not a single one. It’s so hard for me to connect with a character when I don’t agree with their decision-making. I just can’t separate myself like that. I didn’t totally understand her obsession with Dale. I understand that he was her high school boyfriend and first love and she didn’t really get closure on their relationship right away, but she’s as hung up on him after seven years (and other relationships) as she was in the first year. It just didn’t ring authentic to me. But what do I know? I never had a high school boyfriend. I also thought the pacing of the book was off. Each year, we would spend a lot of time on just a few days and then the rest of the year would take up like two paragraphs and we’d be on to the next. My last issue is the fact that we never really get to see Oona turn into “future Oona”. They felt like two completely separate characters and I really wanted to see Oona turn into that person who is “future Oona”, but we never do. There were definitely some twists that I didn’t see coming, but they weren’t enough to redeem this book. 2/5

leontyna's review against another edition

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challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

For the idea alone this book deserves to be read, better yet it's really engaging. The time travel implications are as always weird to figure out but I think the book has enough plot and a message that make it not that important.
I'll definitely think about this one for a long time.

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readwithshelby's review against another edition

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I just didn’t connect with the writing, and the exploration of different eras felt cliche. I dropped it when the main character started to wonder if social media was bad for society in the most basic “no one is living in the moment anymore” way. After reading Mary Karr, I didn’t have patience for writing that was just okay.

aholderman's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

hyaxxxinth's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional reflective

5.0

jacyceleste's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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

4.0

I saw this book for $5 at BAM but decided to read it on libby just because. I was pleasantly surprised how much i liked the story. It can get confusing with the time sickness as Oona goes back and forth between years but i liked a lot of themes of the book. It deals with themes like life, family, aging, and the butterfly effect. All the chapters brought something new and there was a couple of plot twists i didn’t expect. It’s almost if you are experiencing the time travel with Oona. You also are able to experience frustration with Oona based on her choices because of what she learned from other years. I also really enjoyed the mentions of music, while i am not a big fan of the genres mentioned, i liked how the music inclusions were reflected by the year she was in and how it tied her to the people in her life.

rice83's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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