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A review by samgroat
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
4.0
4.5 ⭐️
I was not expecting to cry over a book about high schoolers but here we are. I really loved this story! Was it cheesy? A little. Did that matter? No.
The writing style was so sweet and easy to consume. I loved that the inner monologues felt true to the age of the characters / I sometimes find authors make YA books seem a little more mature in that way then would be realistic so I appreciated it. It did make for some cringy moments but that adds to the high school essence for me!
The only reason I’m deducting a half star is there was a scene at the beginning where the FMC decides to eat a Protein bar for breakfast over something else because she doesn’t need the “sugar and carbs” and I didn’t like that message
I was not expecting to cry over a book about high schoolers but here we are. I really loved this story! Was it cheesy? A little. Did that matter? No.
The writing style was so sweet and easy to consume. I loved that the inner monologues felt true to the age of the characters / I sometimes find authors make YA books seem a little more mature in that way then would be realistic so I appreciated it. It did make for some cringy moments but that adds to the high school essence for me!
The only reason I’m deducting a half star is there was a scene at the beginning where the FMC decides to eat a Protein bar for breakfast over something else because she doesn’t need the “sugar and carbs” and I didn’t like that message