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Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore

bodagirl's review against another edition

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

5.0

darcys01's review against another edition

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5.0

Best book I've read in a long time- a real page turner. I hope there are more leaps from Oona in all our futures!

faerynn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

spatterson12's review against another edition

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5.0

I’ve heard great things about this one and it did not disappoint. It’s a time-traveling story where the main character is transported to a different year of her life each Near Year’s Day, which is also her birthday. Fate is going to happen whether the outcome is known or not.

amy_south's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced
  • 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

r0b3rta's review against another edition

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4.0

It was a fun read for the New Year because Oona leaps into a different year every new year and not in chronological order. Oona loves music, and during certain sections of the book, I played specific musicians to get into the mood. I read this for book club, and our previous book was intense, so it was nice to have a more light-hearted, fun book. There are some sad and not savory situations. Overall, it's a light and quick read.

c100's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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

5.0

shelleydavis's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars. This would’ve been a 4 if the author would’ve explained more about how the time jumps worked that allowed her to “prepare” for these jumps.... but I did like the turn of events at the end.

kburch537's review against another edition

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4.0

I will admit, the first few pages had me rolling my eyes more than once due to the YA style writing, but the story, the conflict, the plot hooks and the reveals... it all hooked me and I finished the entire book in one sitting. You really just have to let yourself roll with it in this one. Some things will be cheesy, yes. But I think the writing matures a bit as Oona does. It’s a cute story and premise and it’s exactly what I needed coming off my first read through of Dune, alongside grad school, work, etc etc.

The book is definitely geared toward a younger audience (thinking late 20s and lower) and sometimes it misses the mark when speaking on social trends (hashtag truth... *audible groan*), but if you need a lighthearted read I’d highly recommend!

Oona could be infuriating at times, but I found that refreshing. The character has musical talent, good looks and an overflow of money, so the last thing I wanted was a character that didn’t have flaws that balanced it out.

The plot reveals actually caught me by surprise, and I couldn’t stop reading as things slowly pieced together.

Overall a charming read that I thoroughly enjoyed.

alexandc's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.0