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The Do-Over by Lynn Painter

4.0

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Groundhog Day meets Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

Emelie Hornby is a people pleaser. She lives life by the rules, following a daily checklicks, does everything in her power to please her divorced parents, and avoids any and all conflict whatsoever.

Emelie is set out to have the best Valentine’s Day ever! She’s bought the perfect gift for her boyfriend, Josh, and even plans on exchanging “I Love You’s”. But the universe has some different ideas in mind.

She starts off her day by slamming into the back of Nick Stark’s truck, watching from the sidelines as her van gets totaled and towed away. Nick gives her a ride to school and she is let down once again by an internship informing her that she won’t be able to attend their program in the summer. To make things worse, she walks out to see Josh kissing his ex-girlfriend.

After a much needed leaving early from school, Emelie begrudgingly walks home in the frigid February weather. Only to learn that her dad was offered a promotion from his job that requires him to move to Texas.

Emelie just wants this day to be over. When she wakes up the next morning, she finds herself having the exact same morning as the day before. Her step-mom knocking on the bathroom door while she tries to shower, her and her dad’s banter in the kitchen at breakfast, and crashing into Nick’s truck again.

She’s stuck in a time-loop.

As the repeating days progress, Emilie finally comes to the conclusion that she is going to live for herself. If she’s going to be stuck in a loop reliving the same day over and over again, she might as well say “fuck it” and live how she wants to. Because, afterall, who knows when February 15th will come.

So she has a DONC (Day of No Consequences).