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The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by Margarita Montimore

42 reviews

kjm_x's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.75

Truly enthralling concept and execution. I feel like it's a really good exploration of what it means to be kind to yourself in all iterations, past, present, and future. Knocking off a quarter star because the author does the thing where she only describes a character's race if they are nonwhite, which is annoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Hate crime

Moderate: Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Medical content, Cancer, Xenophobia, Sexual content, and Cursing

Minor: Violence, War, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, Gun violence, and Homophobia

jazhandz's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Cancer, Infidelity, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content

capybooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.5

I wasn't sure if I would get along with this novel, but I loved it. The concept of living life out of order was so intriguing to me, and Montimore did fantastic job of keeping me interested throughout the entire novel. I didn't expect

Oona to be Kenzie's mum

, but in the end, it was a nice plot twist. I can't wait to read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

corriejn's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Transphobia, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, Abandonment, Fatphobia, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Car accident, and Homophobia

mountainside_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved following along with Oona and trying to piece together the aspects of her life. It made me think hard about the logistics but also the inevitability of fate. While there were times that Oona tried to change things and it was a little frustrating when she didn’t heed her own advice, I liked how it was portrayed that this is how her life plays out because this is Oona and these are the decisions she would and does make. This was we were able to focus on just how her life played out and the wisdom she had at times from her future self and focusing on living life to its fullest in the now rather than spending all her energy on making the “right” decision to try to change something. Overall it was very thought provoking and I couldn’t wait to see what happened and what year she went to next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Cancer, Car accident, and Infidelity

hellovivi_'s review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense 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

2.5

This book was mind numbingly boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment and Addiction

Minor: Homophobia

imogenthemog's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

3.25

While the book is thoroughly enjoyable, with good character development, twists and turns, and settings that are easy to visualise, there are issues. Some may find the actions and thoughts of the main character, Oona, quite frustrating. Also, some of the pacing is a bit off, too long focussed on one topic and not enough time focussed on another, for example.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, and Death

Minor: Transphobia

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Car accident and Cancer

travelthrupages's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts