Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale -- Starting July 20th 2025

[Jenn]

If you had the power to change the past…where would you start?
Cassandra Penelope Dankworth is a creature of habit. She likes what she likes (museums, jumpsuits, her boyfriend, Will) and strongly dislikes what she doesn't (mess, change, her boss drinking out of her mug). Her life runs in a pleasing, predictable order…until now.
• She's just been dumped.
• She's just been fired.
• Her local café has run out of banana muffins.

Then, something truly unexpected happens: Cassie discovers she can go back and change the past. One small rewind at a time, Cassie attempts to fix the life she accidentally obliterated, but soon she'll discover she's trying to fix all the wrong things.

[Gohnar23]

Starting now

[Masoodah]

Starting now :)

[Masoodah]

Chapter 1 - first thoughts

(view spoiler)[ Gosh, don't know what I'd do if I got fired from my job :(

Btw this book seems like its funny. Hope it sticks to this premise. I'm listening to the audiobook verstion and the narrator - Kristin Atherton is one of my faves -she also narrated Good girls guide for Murder by Holly Jackson (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

Chapter 1:

(view spoiler)[I may not be listening to the audiobook but this is still point away to read the book. 😝😝😝. Its pretty funny already, hope it would be constantly have this ingoing theme. Wonder if Ronald is just a temporary side character or an actual main character. (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

Masoodah wrote: "Chapter 1 - first thoughts

Gosh, don't know what I'd do if I got fired from my job :(

Btw this book seems like its funny. Hope it sticks to this premise. I'm listening to the audiobook verstio..."


Good for u 👀👀 i don't listen to audiobooks haha

[Gohnar23]

7%

(view spoiler)[What the hell is Will 😭😭😭, he's like openly misogynistic (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

14%

(view spoiler)[i don't know why they're still together, i would leave that relationship 😭 (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

22%

(view spoiler)[Oh so now she discovered the time thing, she's now talking to her future boyfriend which is still.....(Will) (hide spoiler)]

[Masoodah]

Chapter 7

(view spoiler)[ Can you imagine waking up on the same day again and again- would scare me so bad. I don't know what I'd do

Also the FMC is absolutely nuts and i'm living for it 😂 (hide spoiler)]

[Masoodah]

Gohnar23 wrote: "14%

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(view spoiler)[I know right, like no chemistry whatsoever (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

33%

(view spoiler)[wow the two of them try to start the relationship again! All from the very start because Cassanda here has a time power. I wonder what made Will the person he was and how his positive nature turned dark. (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

Masoodah wrote: "Chapter 7

Can you imagine waking up on the same day again and again- would scare me so bad. I don't know what I'd do

Also the FMC is absolutely nuts and i'm living for it 😂"

If the day happened again and again and my actions wouldn't matter for the entire day because the day will just repeat to the day before then you'd literally have the chance to do anything and everything, legal or illegal, wouldn't matter since the day would just start again

[Masoodah]

Gohnar23 wrote: "22%

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(view spoiler)[ Yess she can time travel! I wish i could do that - turn back time and start again! (hide spoiler)]

[Masoodah]

Chapter 10

(view spoiler)[ I love how she tries again and again and again and again until she finally gets a date with him. Again. (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

Masoodah wrote: "Chapter 10

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(view spoiler)[Yeah 😅😅😅, but i think i predict that the lesson that she's going to learn here is that she can't change the past to something that she actually wants and learns to move on (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

47%

(view spoiler)[Why'd they really haven't collected their price 😭😭😭 (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

Chapter 22:

(view spoiler)[Woah this chapter has like ALL the characters development of Cassandra, by the end of the chapter she now knew what she's doing is actually wrong because all throughout the chapter she just tries to undo everything and kept doing it until she got the "perfect" time with him. (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

Chapter 27

(view spoiler)[Finally she's actually using her powers for something good! Like warning to Sal! But i feel like thats cheating the whole experience because you're basically just telling Sal "He won't change and he will cheat on you in the future". Like its basically guaranteed, people can change and maybe just maybe he won't actually cheat. (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

Chapter 31:

(view spoiler)[That surprise sister plot twist is kinda. Uhhh off and unexpected, like why are we suddenly talking about forgotten family members all of a sudden. (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

91%

(view spoiler)[i mean at least she learned her lesson now. But the story does feel a little bit more cluttered and messy because of the newly introduced characters that don't do anything to the story because we're already at the end. (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

100%

(view spoiler)[aaaaaaaand....we ended at a cliffhanger 😐😐😐😐😐,. Her sister and Cassandra herself dated the same person aand it didnt even give us any conclusion. The story just gave the climax and just abruptly ended. If this will have a sequel i wouldn't read it. (hide spoiler)]

[Masoodah]

Chapter 16:

(view spoiler)[ Wonder who that lady was she saw in the museum??

Also Barry her boss is the worst! (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

Masoodah wrote: "Chapter 16:

Wonder who that lady was she saw in the museum??

Also Barry her boss is the worst! "

Probably a random side character 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭. And ye i agree 💯 💯 💯 💯 (Jack too)

[Masoodah]

I'm reading quite slow as I have a close family wedding this weekend and just been busy but I want to finish this book :P

Chapter 27

(view spoiler)[ So basically Derek fancies Cassie and she doesn't want to get chucked out of the apartment. Also what is the meaning of perfection in relationships? She's trying tooo hard. She needs to chill. (hide spoiler)]

[Masoodah]

Gohnar23 wrote: "Chapter 27

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(view spoiler)[ I feel like she is but at the same time she's trying tooo much - maybe the outcome will change maybe not... (hide spoiler)]

[Masoodah]

Finally finished

(view spoiler)[ I enjoyed this book. It was a mixture of time travel and real life. The lessons you learn relate to real life experiences. Cassandra was a joyful female main character and the plot was well layed out.

4 stars given (hide spoiler)]

[Masoodah]

Gohnar23 wrote: "100%

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(view spoiler)[I think it ends with Cassandra going back to the beginning and not meeting Will so it doesnt affect the relationship with her sister. Thats my take on it :) (hide spoiler)]

[Gohnar23]

Masoodah wrote: "Finally finished

I enjoyed this book. It was a mixture of time travel and real life. The lessons you learn relate to real life experiences. Cassandra was a joyful female main character and the pl..."



Ohohhh good 4 uu, it was pretty casual and funny but also very deep in talking about relationships and your connections with your siblings.

[Gohnar23]

Masoodah wrote: "Gohnar23 wrote: "100%

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Also he like basically choose her sister over her relationship with Will? Yeah i think that makes more sense! But all of the effort that she put into doing all of those things, perfecting her relationship with Will will just all be thrown out the window. Ye i agree that this is sorta her new character development. Cool interpretation! I thoroughly enjoyed this now considering thta stance 😆

[Masoodah]

Gohnar23 wrote: "Masoodah wrote: "Gohnar23 wrote: "100%

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Also he like basically choose her sister over her relationship with Will? Yeah i think that makes more sense! But a..."

Yesss I'm sure thats why it ends how it ends. Got to read between the lines sometimes in books. ;)