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joana_stormblessed's review against another edition
3.0
I really like time travel storylines and whilst I knew this wasn't exactly that (it is more of a groundhog day -ish situation), I knew I had to pick it up.
What is it about?
We follow Jack, your average teenage boy who has almost always had it all in live. Even though I don't think this is a super important point to the story line. Jack has two best friends, Francisco and Gillian whom are romantically involved. When Jack first met Gillian he fell in love with her but didn't do anything about it and didn't tell anyone about it. So, Franny started dating her instead.
One evening, Gillian and Jack attend a party that is a cataclysm in Jack's life. At the party, Jack meets Kate and starts a relationship with her. As their relationship develops, Jack finds out that Kate has a rare disease and she dies. This is the beginning of the loop. Jack is sent back to his first meeting with Kate at the party and experiences it all over and over and over again. All in the hopes to find the solution to help Kate in time. He is, of course, the only one who remembers any of the events of the previous loops.
Each time Jack is sent back, he tries different approaches and sees the consequences that his actions have on his family and his closest friends. It is up to him to make sure to help Kate and to also not destroy anything else around him...
What I thought?
I liked the concept of this book. I loved the diversity (Jack and Kate are black, Franny is latinx and I don't Gillian's ethnicity) and the writing in the novel. It was pretty simple writing and it also addressed the reader a few times, and it really worked for this story. It especially worked for the audiobook narration. If you're going to pick this up, I would recommend the audiobook format. The narrator did a wonderful job with the voice-acting.
The book sparks a few questions about "what would you do differently if given the opportunity" and it was all in all a good story. I enjoyed my time with it and recommend it if you're looking for something cute, fun and quick to read.
What is it about?
We follow Jack, your average teenage boy who has almost always had it all in live. Even though I don't think this is a super important point to the story line. Jack has two best friends, Francisco and Gillian whom are romantically involved. When Jack first met Gillian he fell in love with her but didn't do anything about it and didn't tell anyone about it. So, Franny started dating her instead.
One evening, Gillian and Jack attend a party that is a cataclysm in Jack's life. At the party, Jack meets Kate and starts a relationship with her. As their relationship develops, Jack finds out that Kate has a rare disease and she dies. This is the beginning of the loop. Jack is sent back to his first meeting with Kate at the party and experiences it all over and over and over again. All in the hopes to find the solution to help Kate in time. He is, of course, the only one who remembers any of the events of the previous loops.
Each time Jack is sent back, he tries different approaches and sees the consequences that his actions have on his family and his closest friends. It is up to him to make sure to help Kate and to also not destroy anything else around him...
What I thought?
I liked the concept of this book. I loved the diversity (Jack and Kate are black, Franny is latinx and I don't Gillian's ethnicity) and the writing in the novel. It was pretty simple writing and it also addressed the reader a few times, and it really worked for this story. It especially worked for the audiobook narration. If you're going to pick this up, I would recommend the audiobook format. The narrator did a wonderful job with the voice-acting.
The book sparks a few questions about "what would you do differently if given the opportunity" and it was all in all a good story. I enjoyed my time with it and recommend it if you're looking for something cute, fun and quick to read.
mopmop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sammma's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.0
dezzyj's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5 stars.
I enjoyed listening to this on audiobook. I liked Jack! He was so lovable. Corny but lovable. This is probably the only book I’ve read that is from the perspective of a teenage black boy from the suburbs and I enjoyed it so much.
I will say, Jack has “a man written by a woman” energy. But was written by a man. So I will continue to keep my standards high.
I enjoyed listening to this on audiobook. I liked Jack! He was so lovable. Corny but lovable. This is probably the only book I’ve read that is from the perspective of a teenage black boy from the suburbs and I enjoyed it so much.
I will say, Jack has “a man written by a woman” energy. But was written by a man. So I will continue to keep my standards high.
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
DNF
I tried with the time travel esc book again! Ugh! I need to stop trying with this genre
I tried with the time travel esc book again! Ugh! I need to stop trying with this genre
molliewillis's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
kirstyreadsblog's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to My Kinda Book and netgalley for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
content warnings: disease, death (over and over again), absentee parents, grief
Jack meets Kate at a party at a college, and after some serious courting they eventually start dating and go to Homecoming together. Then Kate dies. She had a very serious disease and didn’t tell Jack about it. In a fit of grief, Jack accidentally falls down the stairs and bumps his head. When he wakes up he’s gone back to the few days before he met Kate and the story starts again. But this time he tries to change things.
This was definitely an interesting read. I watched Groundhog Day a fair few times growing up as it always seemed to be on telly. And this book is obviously very reminiscent of that, however this is over a lot longer period of time. It’s also like Groundhog Day in that there isn’t really an explanation for why the time loop happens. It just does. Unless I’m misremembering Groundhog Day.
Continue my review at my blog: https://wp.me/p7j3Jr-2zA
content warnings: disease, death (over and over again), absentee parents, grief
Jack meets Kate at a party at a college, and after some serious courting they eventually start dating and go to Homecoming together. Then Kate dies. She had a very serious disease and didn’t tell Jack about it. In a fit of grief, Jack accidentally falls down the stairs and bumps his head. When he wakes up he’s gone back to the few days before he met Kate and the story starts again. But this time he tries to change things.
This was definitely an interesting read. I watched Groundhog Day a fair few times growing up as it always seemed to be on telly. And this book is obviously very reminiscent of that, however this is over a lot longer period of time. It’s also like Groundhog Day in that there isn’t really an explanation for why the time loop happens. It just does. Unless I’m misremembering Groundhog Day.
Continue my review at my blog: https://wp.me/p7j3Jr-2zA
char_reads_'s review against another edition
3.0
I’ve had this book since I joining booksta in 2021 (!!!) and I finally got round to listening to it on audio on Spotify. This was one of those books that was fine but that’s literally it. It had a time jumping element and broke the fourth wall in a way (the main character spoke to the reader - is this called second person?) but there wasn’t anything about it that stood out to me and it got quite repetitive in places.