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bffbookclubkate's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It’s like if the movie Groundhog Day was actually Valentine’s Day and it was a cute YA RomCom. Oh and throw in a little Ferris Bueller’s Day Off energy and make the love interest Jess-Mariano-coded…? I’m SAT.
Very cute and very silly, but also has some emotional depth with discussion of loss and loneliness. When I say that Nick Stark is like Jess, I mean that. Because that dude’s a bit of a jerk! 😂
Very cute and very silly, but also has some emotional depth with discussion of loss and loneliness. When I say that Nick Stark is like Jess, I mean that. Because that dude’s a bit of a jerk! 😂
sydneyhakimi's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.75
Emilie and Nick are so cute. It definitely feels like a high school romance but the depth of both of their characters was nice. Emilie's family problems and Nick trying to get over his dead brother, Eric. I think I liked Emilie's story a bit better. I thought the repeating day was unique for a book, and kind of magical how Eric's jacket seems to be what helped to end the wretched valentines day repeat. I even liked Jason even after he was being a rat.
carla_andhercat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
The Do-Over
I honestly really like this book. It's very cute, but not that memorable.
One thing that I thought was a bit unrealistic wasthe death of nick's brother on Valentines dag AND Emilie's weird time mishap on Valentines day I just think it's very coincidental, but it is a story, so it makes sense.
I also don't really like that the time mishap doesnt get explained properly. And Emilie is SO CHILL about it! How? I would be crying my eyeballs out. But that's beside the point.
The core story is great, and I like Emilies character. Nick.. on the over hand... I get that he's a bad boy, okay? But he's just so meh.
It's not a bad book though! I'd re-read it, and recommend for a fun time. (It did bring me into a reading slump, but I think that's a me thing)
Those are my thoughts!
I honestly really like this book. It's very cute, but not that memorable.
One thing that I thought was a bit unrealistic was
I also don't really like that the time mishap doesnt get explained properly. And Emilie is SO CHILL about it! How? I would be crying my eyeballs out. But that's beside the point.
The core story is great, and I like Emilies character. Nick.. on the over hand... I get that he's a bad boy, okay? But he's just so meh.
It's not a bad book though! I'd re-read it, and recommend for a fun time. (It did bring me into a reading slump, but I think that's a me thing)
Those are my thoughts!
taylorfan's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
3.5
This was a nice pallete cleanser, enjoyed when Emilie got out of her shell.
busbyreeds's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars! Love the time loop part and the DONC day.
juliamikhno's review against another edition
2.0
whewwww here we go.. 2 ⭐️ initially i didn’t want to be harsh with my review because after all i am outside the target audience However a) i read romance and YA so my threshold for things that could be considered cringe is quite high, b) i’ve seen lots of people in their early 20s or older enjoy and recommend this book/author, and c) the premise sounded really cute and fun
well! personally i did not have a fun time with it. i was expecting a cute little ya romcom but this felt even younger than YA to me. our characters are 16 and in high school but it feels like a middle schooler wrote this story based on their wild guess of what they ~think~ high school is like.
the main character? absolutely insufferable. i was so willing to give her the benefit of the doubt when she was doing silly irrational things at first, because she is young and her family situation is difficult to navigate, but then the DONC (god i wish i never have to read that acronym ever again) happened. girly talked shit about her ex over the school’s intercom, cussed out the (obligatory for every high school story but so unnecessary) “mean girls”, took her father’s car without permission and got in trouble for speeding, got a tattoo, yelled at school officials etc all in one day. cool. good for her.
her DONC partner nick was just… boring. bland. as appealing as stale bread. he got his Tragic Backstory Reveal later on in the book, but for the majority of it he’s just a surly mysterious guy. the extent of his rizz is telling emilie “you’re scary-grinning like some creeper.” great chemistry you have there guys! their dialogues were so dreadfully robotic and boring too. some of their interactions (mostly those without words) were cute and resembled what i wanted from a YA romcom, so that’s cool
well! personally i did not have a fun time with it. i was expecting a cute little ya romcom but this felt even younger than YA to me. our characters are 16 and in high school but it feels like a middle schooler wrote this story based on their wild guess of what they ~think~ high school is like.
the main character? absolutely insufferable. i was so willing to give her the benefit of the doubt when she was doing silly irrational things at first, because she is young and her family situation is difficult to navigate, but then the DONC (god i wish i never have to read that acronym ever again) happened. girly talked shit about her ex over the school’s intercom, cussed out the (obligatory for every high school story but so unnecessary) “mean girls”, took her father’s car without permission and got in trouble for speeding, got a tattoo, yelled at school officials etc all in one day. cool. good for her.
her DONC partner nick was just… boring. bland. as appealing as stale bread. he got his Tragic Backstory Reveal later on in the book, but for the majority of it he’s just a surly mysterious guy. the extent of his rizz is telling emilie “you’re scary-grinning like some creeper.” great chemistry you have there guys! their dialogues were so dreadfully robotic and boring too. some of their interactions (mostly those without words) were cute and resembled what i wanted from a YA romcom, so that’s cool