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The Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch

8 reviews

moyarb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I love stories that take place in one day. The characters are flawed, but I think that's the point. My only criticism is that I wished the moments of the past were in their own chapters. They often came off as halting the present events.

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omgvalkyrie's review

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

5.0

Going into this book I totally thought this would be Y2K meets The Hangover with a Second-Chance Romance and it did have those elements, for sure! Was I ready for the emotions and heart-wrenching angst? Not at all.

It was such a beautiful story though. I absolutely adored how flawed Frankie & Ezra were and how through the novel we experienced them not only trying to piece together night before but the traumatic breakup ten years prior. Allison Winn Scotch was a master at weaving in the flashbacks seamlessly into the present-tense. I felt like I was on the Middleton Campus with each of them reliving the past in hope of finding a better future. The reflection that each make for themselves and by extension, each other had me bawling!

I don't think this book is for everyone, at times it is very wordy and a tad repetitive. I could see some feeling a bit info-dumped on. However, I loved getting ALL of the details and thoughts that were going on. And I thought the information was given at great pace. Everything built up and up and up and then the damn breaks and you just have to let the tension go. Then you just have to sit back and quietly say "damn." while you take it all in.

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