lalawoman416 's review for:

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

4.0

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So this was a maddening book. Part Heathers, part Groundhog Day, all frightening. Sam is a popular, mean girl at school who has to relive the worst day of her life in an effort to move on. Spoiler alert. there are 7 chapters and it takes her 7 tries. This book completely scared me off from ever having children bc teenagers are the scariest things on this earth. Drugs, sex, drunk driving, pervy teachers, lack of self esteem, bullying, torment, the list goes on and on. I wouldn't have survived this long if my high school experience had even a fraction of the drama in this book. Still, I have to admit, the story was engaging and had an interesting premise.