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A review by natslibrary
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
3.75
This was a really cute Valentine's Day book — I haven't really settled on a rating yet but probably 3.75 stars.
Here's the thing with this one; I really enjoyed the book but I wasn't really into the first 30% of it. I found the female protagonist a bit boring and annoying but as I continued reading, I came to the conclusion that I hated the person Emilie was trying to be. Because who she really was and how she acted around Nick and the person he brought out was so much better. Emilie had such a big burden on herself and I get why she didn't want to talk about it but I'm really glad she sat down and talked with both her parents and her ex-boyfriend and I really liked how those relationships progressed.
As for Nick, while I really loved him and I really enjoyed their day together and how cute they were together, I'm still a little bit mad about how he handled the next day and basically the next month. It really annoyed me how quickly he pushed her away and some of the stuff he even said was really hurtful and I feel like he didn't grovel enough, I guess. I like the idea he had with the cake but I don't think I would have forgiven him as quickly as Emilie did.
Also one other thing about this is that the characters are high schoolers and I haven't read books where the characters are minors in quite a while now actually and it felt weird to me to be honest. Maybe that's why I didn't really like the first chapters of the book because I'm not really into this type of books anymore but overall, this was a really cute read that I would recommend if you enjoy reading cute fast-paced romance books.
Here's the thing with this one; I really enjoyed the book but I wasn't really into the first 30% of it. I found the female protagonist a bit boring and annoying but as I continued reading, I came to the conclusion that I hated the person Emilie was trying to be. Because who she really was and how she acted around Nick and the person he brought out was so much better. Emilie had such a big burden on herself and I get why she didn't want to talk about it but I'm really glad she sat down and talked with both her parents and her ex-boyfriend and I really liked how those relationships progressed.
As for Nick, while I really loved him and I really enjoyed their day together and how cute they were together, I'm still a little bit mad about how he handled the next day and basically the next month. It really annoyed me how quickly he pushed her away and some of the stuff he even said was really hurtful and I feel like he didn't grovel enough, I guess. I like the idea he had with the cake but I don't think I would have forgiven him as quickly as Emilie did.
Also one other thing about this is that the characters are high schoolers and I haven't read books where the characters are minors in quite a while now actually and it felt weird to me to be honest. Maybe that's why I didn't really like the first chapters of the book because I'm not really into this type of books anymore but overall, this was a really cute read that I would recommend if you enjoy reading cute fast-paced romance books.