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Jun 15, 2020 Gina rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: friendship, relationships, 400-pages, contemporary-fiction, romance, library, psychological-fiction, teen-issues, young-adult, ccc-club

This is a quick read and that’s about it. The plot is basically Groundhog’s Day where MC Sam relives the same day over and over trying to figure out what she has to do to get things right to end this loop. None of the characters, basically Sam and her friends, are likable except Kent. He is a guy who was friends with Sam when they were little and still likes her even know she treats him like a jerk. Sam does do some soul searching, but the entire plot was very predictable. Don’t waste money buyi ...more

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Apr 05, 2017 Lindsay♫SingerOfStories♫ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, young-adult, 2017-reads, thimble-500

Cupid Day. Definitely has the potential to be hell on Earth if you were to die on this day if you ask me.

So, I picked up this book because the movie is coming out soon and I read "Thirteen Reasons Why" recently and really enjoyed that and the Netflix series was a big hit so I figured I'd give this one a shot. Uh, not so glad I did. "Before I Fall" is more teenage girl blubber and drama. Yes, there is a little bit of the pondering of suicide, family values, time and love lost, etc. but overall w ...more

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Feb 11, 2013 Keksisbaby rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed, read-2013, 0-light-cover

Ein Tag kann dein ganzes Leben verändern, oder auch die Art wie du dem Tod begegnest. Bevor ihre Welt aus den Fugen gerät, hat Sam alles. Sie ist beliebt, hat drei beste Freundinnen und der Typ hinter dem die ganze Schule her ist, ist in sie verknallt. Dann an einem Valentinstag nach einer Party, kommt es zum Unfall und Sam stirbt. Aber so hat sie es sich nicht vorgestellt, denn sie erwacht und durchlebt den Tag noch einmal und noch einmal und noch einmal. Alle Versuche dem Schicksal zu entgehen ...more

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Oct 09, 2018 Darlene rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, library, book-to-screen, fantasy, contemporary, read-in-2018

This book has been on my radar for years, along with other books from this author. When I saw the film adaptation on Netflix, I figured it was an opportune time to finally get to it!

The prologue is told from Samantha Kingston's perspective, and it is clear right away that she has died. She talks about what she remembers just before she died and being in a car accident with her friends. The prologue ends with Sam saying that this is how her last day went. The events of Sam's last day unfold until This book has been on my radar for years, along with other books from this author. When I saw the film adaptation on Netflix, I figured it was an opportune time to finally get to it!

The prologue is told from Samantha Kingston's perspective, and it is clear right away that she has died. She talks about what she remembers just before she died and being in a car accident with her friends. The prologue ends with Sam saying that this is how her last day went. The events of Sam's last day unfold until the moment of her death. However, when she awakens the following day, she is unclear whether she really did die or if it was a bad dream. Then she discovers that she again is reliving her final day.

I absolutely love Bill Murray's Groundhog Day, where he wakes up and relives the same day over and over again. This book does not have the same comedic element but, just like Murray's character in the movie, Sam discovers that she can anticipate what is going to happen throughout the day and how little things she does can change how things play out.

Sam is not a very likeable character. She's one of the "Queen Bees" in the school, and she and her friends are the mean girls who make fun of and belittle other people. I thought Sam's behaviour in this regard was a bit surprising, because she was considered geeky and dorky when she was younger! I didn't expect that she'd treat others as badly as she had been treated. When Sam realizes that there are no consequences to her behaviour (because she still wakes up the following day and everything is "reset"), she does some outrageous things. Finally, she gets it and understands the reason why she keeps coming back.

I love the whole premise of the story, and it was nice to see Sam's character development. I admit, though, that it took me a while to warm to her. I intensely disliked her for probably more than half the book! I did enjoy this author's debut, and I'm looking forward to reading more from her.

After I finished reading this one, I immediately watched the 2017 film adaptation on Netflix. As is often the case, the book is better than the movie!

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Aug 31, 2019 Elle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya-fiction, 5-star-reads

I LOVED this book! I have historically liked Lauren Oliver's writing, but I have been used to her dystopian reads. I will admit that I was very much impressed by this one. I enjoyed the dynamic characters and I actually was quite entertained by the fact that I actually didn't like the title character for the majority of the book. I was pretty impressed with how much I was engrossed in the story line given how often I rolled my eyes and shook my head at her. This is a fantastic YA read along the ...more

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Apr 16, 2013 Caren ~ the misfit geek rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy-paranormal, ya, new-authors-to-me, romance

I didn't like the book but didn't dislike the book. By the end of chapter 4, I just wanted it to be done. It reminded me a lot of the movie Groundhog Day and I didn't really like it. This was just not my thing. ...more

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