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Alice in Time
Things are at a crisis point for fourteen-year-old Alice. Her mum is ruining her life, her dad is getting remarried, and Sasha, the most popular girl in school, hates her guts. . . Then a bizarre accident happens, and Alice finds herself re-living her life as a seven-year-old through teenage eyes - and discovering some awkward truths. But can she use her new knowledge to change her own future?
160 pages, Paperback
First published April 30, 2010
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Penelope Bush
5 books9 followersPenelope Bush trained and worked as a tapestry weaver, but always knew that one day she would write.
She lives in West Sussex with her husband and son and elderly cat. She hides away in an old caravan to do her writing, where the only distraction is the occasional pheasant wandering past. Now and again, the family reclaim the caravan and it is towed down the coast to Dorset, where many happy hours are spent looking for fossils.
She lives in West Sussex with her husband and son and elderly cat. She hides away in an old caravan to do her writing, where the only distraction is the occasional pheasant wandering past. Now and again, the family reclaim the caravan and it is towed down the coast to Dorset, where many happy hours are spent looking for fossils.
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March 15, 2012
Everyone who's marked this book as, "to-read..." Don't. It only sets yourself up for disappointment when you realize the character is a spoiled brat who doesn't really change all that much throughout the book. The problem isn't that the character is unrelatable, the problem is that throughout the book I desperately hoped that I DIDN'T relate to the character. Good idea, but poorly executed. And yes, I do mean executed. The author killed the story. (and not in a good way.) If you're looking for a good read, you won't find it here.
July 13, 2017
Alice is a typical 14-year-old girl dealing with a newly remarried father, constant arguments with her mother and worst yet: she's being bullied by the school's resident Regina George. When Alice believes things can't possibly get any worse, she hops onto a merry-go-round (the schoolyard kind, not a carousel) and is transported back in time to when she was 7-years-old. It's like BIG & It's A Wonderful Life all wrapped into one pretty package.
Alice decides to carpe diem & right all the wrongs that have happened over the years. Prevent her parents from getting divorced, save her cat Sooty from getting hit by a car, and stand up to the Mean Girl. But can these actions actually alter future events? And what's more, are the events she witnessed as a 7-year old the same when looked upon from an older, more nuanced perspective?
Unfortunately, Alice in Time is more interesting in concept than execution. Definitely worth a read, especially since it's so short, you won't regret wasting time whatever your end opinion. Alice's epiphanies could've been fleshed out more. They're too abrupt and everything's just a little too neat and tidy. Almost like the author was rushing toward the finish line and wanted to tie everything together with a nice little bow.
Alice's transformation is also unbelievable. That's not to say that I don't think she could change from her experience, but the complete 180 is hard to swallow. She starts the book as a bitter, snarky, slightly selfish girl and devolves into a Mary Sue. Alice in Time wants to portray Alice as having made the right choices when trying to correct past events. However, a few of her actions were dubious at best. If the writer acknowledged that Alice was ultimately flawed, I could accept these actions. However, that's clearly not the intention.
All in all, a pleasant enough read, and a great concept. However, I'm convinced that in the hands of a more skilled writer (John Green, Jay Asher, Lauren Oliver,etc) Alice in Time could've been profound, rather than just fluffy.
Alice decides to carpe diem & right all the wrongs that have happened over the years. Prevent her parents from getting divorced, save her cat Sooty from getting hit by a car, and stand up to the Mean Girl. But can these actions actually alter future events? And what's more, are the events she witnessed as a 7-year old the same when looked upon from an older, more nuanced perspective?
Unfortunately, Alice in Time is more interesting in concept than execution. Definitely worth a read, especially since it's so short, you won't regret wasting time whatever your end opinion. Alice's epiphanies could've been fleshed out more. They're too abrupt and everything's just a little too neat and tidy. Almost like the author was rushing toward the finish line and wanted to tie everything together with a nice little bow.
Alice's transformation is also unbelievable. That's not to say that I don't think she could change from her experience, but the complete 180 is hard to swallow. She starts the book as a bitter, snarky, slightly selfish girl and devolves into a Mary Sue. Alice in Time wants to portray Alice as having made the right choices when trying to correct past events. However, a few of her actions were dubious at best. If the writer acknowledged that Alice was ultimately flawed, I could accept these actions. However, that's clearly not the intention.
All in all, a pleasant enough read, and a great concept. However, I'm convinced that in the hands of a more skilled writer (John Green, Jay Asher, Lauren Oliver,etc) Alice in Time could've been profound, rather than just fluffy.
January 17, 2012
A somewhat facile transformation of the the protagonist from unlikeable mean girl... To what? Kind of an unlikeable nice girl?
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September 4, 2014This book Alice in Time is a great fiction story written by Penelope Bush. This story follows a young girl called Alice that is only 14 years old and her life is very messed up. Her parents are divorced, she hates her mom, her grandmother just passed away, her little brother is so very annoying, she is very poor, and she is having a really hard time in school because there is a bully named Sasha. Alice meets a boy that she really likes. She sneaks away from her friend’s house from her mom by lying just so she could meet this boy. The boy takes Alice to his house and Alice finds out that this boy is Sasha’ step brother. While eavesdropping on Sasha, she finds out that Sasha had a bet with her step brother to see if he could last a week with Alice. After finding out about this, Alice runs to the park enraged by all the messed up things in her life. She gets on the merry-go-round and the world starts spinning around her and she closes her eyes. When she opens her eyes she is still on the merry-go-round except it is now morning.
Alice looks down at herself and realizes that she is looking at 6 year old self. She runs back to her old house and finds her grandmother to be home. Consciously she has a mind of a 14 year old but apparently she has gone back in time. Alice thinks of this as a second chance so she tries her best to stop her parents from divorcing. She finds out that it was her father that left her mother, and all the things that she has blamed on her mom was actually her father’s fault. She goes to school and finds out that back then she was best friends with Sasha. She stays friends with Sasha uses manipulation to make everyone else hate Sasha and the only friend Sasha has is Alice and really appreciates her for being her only friend, this causes Sasha to respect Alice and appreciate her. Alice couldn’t stop her parents from divorcing but this time she chose to stay with her mother that was pregnant with her baby brother and help her mom through the hard times. Alice tells her grandmother the depression her mom is suffering and her grandma comes over to take care of her daughter. Alice then promises her mother that she would love her new baby brother and take care of him.
After Alice realizes that her life is very stable and perfect in her 6 year old world, she goes back to the park where the merry-go-round is and she starts spinning. She then finds herself back in her 14 year old body. She looks down and she is wearing totally different clothes. She runs back to her old home and finds it to be re-modeled. She finds out that her mother is a english teacher and her little brother is nice and disciplined that loves his older sister. She then goes to school to find out that she was the cool kid her and Sasha is no longer a bully, instead Sasha respects Alice. The story then ends off with Sasha staring at pictures of all the friends she has now.
I think that this is a great book and that this book tells us that there is a second chance to make things right. I love how the story started off all sad and horrible which then transitions into something good and perfect. I recommend this book to those that want something to read for fun.
Alice looks down at herself and realizes that she is looking at 6 year old self. She runs back to her old house and finds her grandmother to be home. Consciously she has a mind of a 14 year old but apparently she has gone back in time. Alice thinks of this as a second chance so she tries her best to stop her parents from divorcing. She finds out that it was her father that left her mother, and all the things that she has blamed on her mom was actually her father’s fault. She goes to school and finds out that back then she was best friends with Sasha. She stays friends with Sasha uses manipulation to make everyone else hate Sasha and the only friend Sasha has is Alice and really appreciates her for being her only friend, this causes Sasha to respect Alice and appreciate her. Alice couldn’t stop her parents from divorcing but this time she chose to stay with her mother that was pregnant with her baby brother and help her mom through the hard times. Alice tells her grandmother the depression her mom is suffering and her grandma comes over to take care of her daughter. Alice then promises her mother that she would love her new baby brother and take care of him.
After Alice realizes that her life is very stable and perfect in her 6 year old world, she goes back to the park where the merry-go-round is and she starts spinning. She then finds herself back in her 14 year old body. She looks down and she is wearing totally different clothes. She runs back to her old home and finds it to be re-modeled. She finds out that her mother is a english teacher and her little brother is nice and disciplined that loves his older sister. She then goes to school to find out that she was the cool kid her and Sasha is no longer a bully, instead Sasha respects Alice. The story then ends off with Sasha staring at pictures of all the friends she has now.
I think that this is a great book and that this book tells us that there is a second chance to make things right. I love how the story started off all sad and horrible which then transitions into something good and perfect. I recommend this book to those that want something to read for fun.
March 3, 2011
I gave it 4 chapters and then gave up. The book centers on a whiny teenager who thinks her entire life is terrible because her baby brother was born seven years before. What she needs is a good smack upside the head and a reality check. I had no desire to see how she would go back and change her life because in end, I'm sure, she just realizes that her life is best the way that it is.
February 17, 2012
Alice may have been one of the most annoying protagonists I have come across so far.
April 7, 2021
Super interesting concept and a lot of the things Alice does/discovers in this book are interesting and thought-provoking. However, I felt that the writing needed to be worked on a little more, and I don't know how I felt about the "Romance". And also, the character growth (Which was obviously supposed to be a big deal) felt forced and rushed. Overall, a decent read (In that it was enjoyable), but not really one of the best books I ever read.
December 19, 2017
This book was ok it wasn't good but it wasn't bad either, I don't really understood some British words that didn't make sense but it was a good, I didn't really liked Alice because she wasn't a good person to her mom but at the end she started being better. I think there should have been more to the story but it was still good.
October 12, 2020
A very relatable book about being a teen affected by some pretty gnarly changes in their life. Pretty much gives a teen perspective if given the opp to change your future what would be changed. It’s got some draggy parts but for the most part it’s a quick interesting read.
February 25, 2022
Short, quick read about time travel. I like time travel stuff, having grown up on Doctor Who and such, but it was okay? The main character...a brat. I get that that's the point, but she didn't grow? The romantic interest(s?)...kinda no character at all? Idk. It was interesting, but not my fav.
May 20, 2017
really liked it finished it in one sitting.
November 9, 2013
Rebecca Paul
Book Review 2
“Alice In Time” is a book that shows adventure. With its unique characters, interesting plot, and easy to follow read, Penelope Bush, leaves the reader questioning and hanging on the edge of their seat each chapter. In the first couple chapters, characters were revealed and each had a different personality. Later on into the book characters start having conflict and new mysteries are solved and new questions are made. The constant problems and mysteries going on leaves the reader glued to the book wanted to see what was next. In many cases I enjoyed when the author would end the chapter with you questioning. With all the action, there was enjoyment.
The book can be found bringing suspense to readers through its well thought out organization. Every chapter was written in an easy to read understandable way Each chapter was written with different emotions. Due to that, I find myself wanting to read the book more. The author seems to make it clear to the reader what’s going on and giving a clear visual In each chapter the author makes it clear what characters are taking a certain action. This makes it more clear to me as a reader so I am able to follow along better.
The books plot is smooth and gives clear detail. In the first few chapters, the author starts the book off slow. The author seems to start off telling about Alice the main characters life. In the middle of my book Alice stubs up upon some problems, when her and her best friend Imogen, are not invited to the biggest party of the year. From that point on the book still contained Rising action throughout the whole book. This made the book more appealing to me because it keeps me waning to read and see what happens next. The author keeps the reader interested and glued to their book. During the book it keeps me so hooked that at this point I wish there could have been a sequel. I was never let down or disappointed in the end of chapters or of the book. If any improvements were to be made it would be for their use of vocabulary.
When reading a book, readers are going to want to have a book that is understandable and fun to read and personally I think that “Alice in Time” is a great book and can be read by a wide variety of ages. I really enjoyed and recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a book with suspense.
Book Review 2
“Alice In Time” is a book that shows adventure. With its unique characters, interesting plot, and easy to follow read, Penelope Bush, leaves the reader questioning and hanging on the edge of their seat each chapter. In the first couple chapters, characters were revealed and each had a different personality. Later on into the book characters start having conflict and new mysteries are solved and new questions are made. The constant problems and mysteries going on leaves the reader glued to the book wanted to see what was next. In many cases I enjoyed when the author would end the chapter with you questioning. With all the action, there was enjoyment.
The book can be found bringing suspense to readers through its well thought out organization. Every chapter was written in an easy to read understandable way Each chapter was written with different emotions. Due to that, I find myself wanting to read the book more. The author seems to make it clear to the reader what’s going on and giving a clear visual In each chapter the author makes it clear what characters are taking a certain action. This makes it more clear to me as a reader so I am able to follow along better.
The books plot is smooth and gives clear detail. In the first few chapters, the author starts the book off slow. The author seems to start off telling about Alice the main characters life. In the middle of my book Alice stubs up upon some problems, when her and her best friend Imogen, are not invited to the biggest party of the year. From that point on the book still contained Rising action throughout the whole book. This made the book more appealing to me because it keeps me waning to read and see what happens next. The author keeps the reader interested and glued to their book. During the book it keeps me so hooked that at this point I wish there could have been a sequel. I was never let down or disappointed in the end of chapters or of the book. If any improvements were to be made it would be for their use of vocabulary.
When reading a book, readers are going to want to have a book that is understandable and fun to read and personally I think that “Alice in Time” is a great book and can be read by a wide variety of ages. I really enjoyed and recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a book with suspense.
February 10, 2017
Alice is 14 and going through the typical, “my life sucks” phase. Her parents are divorced, her younger brother is annoying, and she can never get through to her best friend, Imogen. When Alice skips out on plans with her best friend and goes to the park with an older boy, her mum and Imogen are both very disappointed in her. Imogen questions their friendship and her mum questions who she raised.
It was very difficult to put this book down. The more you read, the more intriguing it becomes. As Alice goes back in time, the truth begins to come out and her perspective of her parents divorce changes. When Alice becomes seven years old again she has to become accustomed to a different lifestyle. She begins to realize that her 14 year old life is nothing like her seven year old life. As Alice realizes this, she also realizes that maybe she can change the way her 14 year old life is.
Alice starts on a list of things she wants to change and really sets her mind to it. I really enjoyed this book because it made me think about the changes I would try to make if I got to go back. I believe that teenage girls in highschool would enjoy this book. Many could relate to the divorced parents, the annoying younger sibling, and the best friend who you don’t know how to approach. This book teaches you that while everything in the world seems big, most of it is small.
It was very difficult to put this book down. The more you read, the more intriguing it becomes. As Alice goes back in time, the truth begins to come out and her perspective of her parents divorce changes. When Alice becomes seven years old again she has to become accustomed to a different lifestyle. She begins to realize that her 14 year old life is nothing like her seven year old life. As Alice realizes this, she also realizes that maybe she can change the way her 14 year old life is.
Alice starts on a list of things she wants to change and really sets her mind to it. I really enjoyed this book because it made me think about the changes I would try to make if I got to go back. I believe that teenage girls in highschool would enjoy this book. Many could relate to the divorced parents, the annoying younger sibling, and the best friend who you don’t know how to approach. This book teaches you that while everything in the world seems big, most of it is small.
January 10, 2015
I personally loved this book.
Many people are saying they don't like the character of Alice or how she turned out, I can see why but I don't see how that could ruin the book. For me it contained a girl of similar age so maybe I related to it better, and it contained interesting ideas that although have been done before, they were done in a very original and interesting way.
If you are going to read this book, go in with an open mind because I went to my school library, found a book on the shelf, read the blurb and gave it a go like I would most books, because I had no idea who this author was and whether it was any good and I had never heard about the book before.
I can't remember when I finished it because I read it a while ago but I will read it again and maybe edit this to see if my opinion had changed but I remember when I got the book that day I got so engrossed in this book that I read it in around 3 - 4 hours.
In summary, this book is a slice of life first person story with a supernatural feel because of an event (as in the description) that happened to the protagonist.
Please let me know if you did enjoy the book because I am seeing a lot of dislike towards the book and I can't understand it because I enjoyed it so much.
Thank you.
Many people are saying they don't like the character of Alice or how she turned out, I can see why but I don't see how that could ruin the book. For me it contained a girl of similar age so maybe I related to it better, and it contained interesting ideas that although have been done before, they were done in a very original and interesting way.
If you are going to read this book, go in with an open mind because I went to my school library, found a book on the shelf, read the blurb and gave it a go like I would most books, because I had no idea who this author was and whether it was any good and I had never heard about the book before.
I can't remember when I finished it because I read it a while ago but I will read it again and maybe edit this to see if my opinion had changed but I remember when I got the book that day I got so engrossed in this book that I read it in around 3 - 4 hours.
In summary, this book is a slice of life first person story with a supernatural feel because of an event (as in the description) that happened to the protagonist.
Please let me know if you did enjoy the book because I am seeing a lot of dislike towards the book and I can't understand it because I enjoyed it so much.
Thank you.
September 7, 2011
Alice hates her school, friends, family, and life. If it can go wrong, it will. When it finally appears that something good is going to happen to her (THE cute guy notices and likes her), this is spoiled, as well.
Running out, into the night, Alice returns to the playground she has visited all her life -- scene of her first friendships, happier childhood, and perfect first kiss. Sitting on the merry-go-round, through a fluke of some sort, Alice is given a second chance. She is returned to her life seven years ago and given the opportunity to change her perspective -- and her own choices and actions.
Although the changes that Alice is able to implement are small ones, when she returns to the present, the good these small actions accumulate result in major positive change for her life. Her mom has a good job, they live in a lovely home, her relationship with her little brother has been repaired, and Alice is happy and moderately popular.
"So shines a good deed in this wicked world."
Running out, into the night, Alice returns to the playground she has visited all her life -- scene of her first friendships, happier childhood, and perfect first kiss. Sitting on the merry-go-round, through a fluke of some sort, Alice is given a second chance. She is returned to her life seven years ago and given the opportunity to change her perspective -- and her own choices and actions.
Although the changes that Alice is able to implement are small ones, when she returns to the present, the good these small actions accumulate result in major positive change for her life. Her mom has a good job, they live in a lovely home, her relationship with her little brother has been repaired, and Alice is happy and moderately popular.
"So shines a good deed in this wicked world."
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July 6, 2014
I actually like this story and the characters, I do admit that I do not really love Alice as she seem overly bratty at points but I think that's still okay. I like the story but I was taken back when I realized that Penelope wasn't going to write more about what happened to Imogen and Sasha! I was really hoping for Sasha and Alice to become best friends again when she time-travelled back, but apparently Penelope only wrote that Alice had found another group of friends and Imogen and Sasha are just normal friends to her. I don't really like the fact that the author did not put in more Sasha - as Alice's best friend when she time-travelled. Shocked and unsatisfied by that, why replace Imogen/Sasha with a bunch of characters that the author had never mentioned much about in the previous part of the story? Pretty disappointing, however I'm glad that she ended up with Luke. Luke seems pretty cute. That's the only part of the ending that I like - I think.
All in all, this story is not terrible, it's pretty good - just a tad disappointing though.
All in all, this story is not terrible, it's pretty good - just a tad disappointing though.
March 14, 2015
Ok. So I have a lot of pro and con's about this book.
PRO'S:
The idea of living your life again as a 7 year old through teenage eyes really intrigued me about reading this book as I am a teenage girl round Alice's age and I did a few things I wish I could change back then. And so for here actually doing what I wish to do was very interesting and got me swept away into the story.
I also liked Penelope Bush's writing style. It was a definite page turner for me.
CON'S:
I hated the main character Alice! She was such a spoiled complete brat! She wanted everything and she didn't realise that her mum and dad were low on money because they were divorced. She needed to wake up to reality and do whatever she could to help. If this was me, I would NEVER shout or scream at my mum. Alice's mum is under a lot of stress at the moment and she only makes it worse by hating her mum.
She needed to really sort her life out.
I would have gave this book and 5/5 star rating but the Alice's personality ruined it. Overall, I did quite enjoy the book.
PRO'S:
The idea of living your life again as a 7 year old through teenage eyes really intrigued me about reading this book as I am a teenage girl round Alice's age and I did a few things I wish I could change back then. And so for here actually doing what I wish to do was very interesting and got me swept away into the story.
I also liked Penelope Bush's writing style. It was a definite page turner for me.
CON'S:
I hated the main character Alice! She was such a spoiled complete brat! She wanted everything and she didn't realise that her mum and dad were low on money because they were divorced. She needed to wake up to reality and do whatever she could to help. If this was me, I would NEVER shout or scream at my mum. Alice's mum is under a lot of stress at the moment and she only makes it worse by hating her mum.
She needed to really sort her life out.
I would have gave this book and 5/5 star rating but the Alice's personality ruined it. Overall, I did quite enjoy the book.
September 23, 2015
This could have been a good book. The idea was intriguing and done well could have been excellent. But the main character was unlikable and a horrible friend. In the end she seemed to have become less horrible but I couldn't really be sure because the book seemed to just end. But what annoyed me most was the Americanisms.This is the story of an English girl at school in England. Her school has years, not grades. There's a Sixth Form. She calls her mother "mum". So why would the boys play "soccer"? It's called football! She also wouldn't throw anything in the "trash" or want a "cell" phone. The words are rubbish (or bin) and mobile phone! If you want to write a book full of Americanisms then set it in America!
November 21, 2011
This book follows what appears to be a trend in YA literature, which is for characters to end up time traveling, but it does it well. The setting of this novel is England, so the British vernacular would be interesting for an American teen to encounter. The conflicts the protagonist, Alice, faces are quite easily understood by most Western teens I would imagine: problems at school with peers, parents who are divorced, and dealing with first romantic interests. The idea that Alice's fourteen-year old mind ends up transported back to her seven-year old body allows Alice to rethink her existence at fourteen and reflect on her own actions. Overall, a very pleasant read.
August 20, 2012
What if you could fix all the things that are wrong in your life, and make yourself a better person too. 14 year old Alice life is not that great her mother is overworked and she and Alice do not get along. Her Father is divorced form her mother and is a bit of a jerk. After a accident on a merry go round Alice wakes up to find out that she is 7 years old again. She can fix her parent marriage and all else that went wrong in her life. This book was good at first I had a hard time getting into it because Alice was so unlikable at first. however by the end of the novel the character improves and Realizes what a brat she was,
April 21, 2013
I liked this book, but I did not love it. I wasn't a huge fan of Alice, she just was a little bratty, even after she came to the realization. I very much disliked how ungrateful she was about her life. I also didn't understand the time travel thing that much. I mean, I did, but like, not really, but maybe that was the point. Anyways, this book to me what like a scrubs quote, "Did you ever go see a movie that everyone told you was great, and then because of all those expectations, you ended up totally disappointed?" because people all told me it was so good and then it wasn't as good as I expected. It was kind of plain in my opinion, well written, but plain and slightly confusing
August 26, 2021
A14 year old Alice is a brat to her mom and her brother. She spins on the merry go round and goes back in time to learn that things were completely different than she had believed for years. Alice learns that her mom didn't kick her dad out and her grandma did know about having cancer and kept it to herself. After Alice's adventure, she returns to normal life completely different. She has different friends and a different attitude based on the decisions she made when she went back to 7 year old Alice life. She even got to save her cat from getting ran over. Good read. Would recommend for ages 11 to 15.
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April 1, 2012It was kind of annoying how Alice is too busy with her problems to care for her brother. But I think that's the whole point in the book, fixing her attitude. Her realizing it after she goes back in time gives her a lesson. But I prefer for her to go back to her "own time" b/c I think a better message would be that she deals with it instead of staying to the "alternative future". I don't really like the ending but at least the main character is finally being herself, the one she should've been.
June 16, 2012
I definitely just powered through this entire book in one night. I haven't done that in a long time. This book turned out to be completely different from what I expected based on a summary I read. It was exactly what it should be. I was expecting and Alice in Wonderland style adventure, but got a glimpse into another girls life. A life I'm sure I would have lived if a few things had played out differently in my life. I was touched like I haven't been in a long time. I'm gonna go have a much needed, fulfilling cry. Then onto my next book!
March 27, 2011
The first half of this book is painful to read. Alice is a bitter, self-centered fourteen-year-old girl with few friends and really crappy life. In the second half of the story, Alice travels back in time to the year she was seven - a crucial year for her family. She discovers that things aren't at all like she thought they were and realizes only she can change her future by changing her reactions.
May 1, 2012
Reviewed by teen reviewer Elizabeth
A teen girl, Alice, thinks her life is terrible. Also, one day, after going on a date with a boy named Seth, Alice runs away from home and goes to the park. She spins on the Merry-Go-Round and falls. When she wakes up she’s 7 again and needs to fix all the things that went wrong in her old life. It was cool how Alice went back in time and how she split herself into three different people but the actual writing was really repetitive.
A teen girl, Alice, thinks her life is terrible. Also, one day, after going on a date with a boy named Seth, Alice runs away from home and goes to the park. She spins on the Merry-Go-Round and falls. When she wakes up she’s 7 again and needs to fix all the things that went wrong in her old life. It was cool how Alice went back in time and how she split herself into three different people but the actual writing was really repetitive.
February 29, 2016
Honestly i should hate Alice. she is an ungrateful brat with delusions but i find her up front faults refreshing rather than the female m.c's who hide their flaws under a "being a strong feminist" excuse and her problems are almost relatable. she is still a brat. she is such a whiner.
but the character arc had an unsatisfying ending and it was not the arc that the author was telling us was going to happen.
but the character arc had an unsatisfying ending and it was not the arc that the author was telling us was going to happen.
November 22, 2011
This book was average. I like the overall idea, learning about yourself by experiencing your past over again and realising that you're not such a great person. I hated it when I first started it because I thought 'oh great, a book about a bratty girl that hates her life that is actually great.' but then it turned out OK.
June 14, 2011
From very early on I was hooked. The book really took Alice on a journey and although she started out as a selfish, self-pitying teenager, it was great to see her develop and grow until she appreciated what she had. I thought it was an interesting way to teach her a lesson
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