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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.
lexingtonreads's review against another edition
2.75
2.75 ⭐️
I listened to the audiobook of this and I really enjoyed the narrator but I felt there was bits of the plot that didn’t do it for me. I wanted to find out the reason he went back in time in the first place but, we never find out why he all the sudden could go to the past.
I was also not expecting the ending- not in a plot twist kind of way but I truly didn’t think that Kate was going to survive in the end. I kind of wished she didn’t, I wanted that moment where Jack was brought back to the present and finally had to come to terms that no matter what he did she was gone.
I also don’t understand why Jack was willing to go through so much for Kate, like yes he’s great but they really didn’t know each other for that long and many times he just puts his best friends on the back burner and every time he messes up he’s like “ I’m sorry” but continues to not learn from anything he has done wrong.
I just don’t know if a girl would be more important than the people that’s been there all along- AND WHAT EVEN WAS THE CHAPTER WHEN HE GETS TOGETHER WITH…Was her name Jillian? Like what was the point of that?-
I liked the idea for the plot but the execution wasn’t exactly to my liking.
ellinoir's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
gurbindertakhar's review against another edition
hopeful
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? No
4.0
katherinerathgeber's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
3.5
laurenmarquez's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
maggierae's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lediamond4's review against another edition
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was cute. I really liked the writing. Everything flowed together and it was an easy and enjoyable read. The characters were fun to get to know and spend time with throughout the book. I enjoyed the different dynamics they all had with one another. I also thought that the theme of relationships (family, friendship, romantic, etc) was pretty consistent and well done. Jack, being the protagonist/narrator was funny and charming, if also a little bit frustrating in a very realistic way.
The time travel aspect was hit or miss for me. I think it would have worked better if it had been shorter. This is a LONG book, though the chapters themselves aren’t always long. Some of them are just a page. So the pace is pretty quick. But because of the time travel, it is a little repetitive and boring at times. I like how the different choices Jack made each time had different results. The butterfly effect, right? It was pretty interesting to see how everything would play out.
This is going to make me sound cynical but I’m not sure how I feel about the ending. Everything was so perfectly tied together and HAPPY that it just took away from the emotions I felt over the course of the story. Kate lived, Franny (who was easily my favorite character and went through WAY too much as a supporting character in my opinion 😭) made up with his dad and got into college with his best friend and girlfriend. Cute, but simple. And I wanted it to be a little deeper than that.
But again, this was like 450 pages and I read it in a day so I think that says something really good about it.
The time travel aspect was hit or miss for me. I think it would have worked better if it had been shorter. This is a LONG book, though the chapters themselves aren’t always long. Some of them are just a page. So the pace is pretty quick. But because of the time travel, it is a little repetitive and boring at times. I like how the different choices Jack made each time had different results. The butterfly effect, right? It was pretty interesting to see how everything would play out.
This is going to make me sound cynical but I’m not sure how I feel about the ending. Everything was so perfectly tied together and HAPPY that it just took away from the emotions I felt over the course of the story. Kate lived, Franny (who was easily my favorite character and went through WAY too much as a supporting character in my opinion 😭) made up with his dad and got into college with his best friend and girlfriend. Cute, but simple. And I wanted it to be a little deeper than that.
But again, this was like 450 pages and I read it in a day so I think that says something really good about it.