The Do-Over
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- Author：Lynn Painter
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Summary
A romantic comedy and YA spin on Groundhog Day， in which Emilie Hornby is forced to keep reliving the worst Valentine's Day ever until she embraces her daily clean slate and says and does everything she wants。 But when it's finally February 15th， she's left to face the fallout of her actions。 Publication is planned for 2022。
Reviews
Sieni
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okay oh my god this book is AMAZING thankyou Simon and Schuster for this ARC i really enjoyed this book！！ this book was well written， GREAT PLOT， very adventurous i loved it all so much Lynn Painter is now my favourite author。 im giving this 5 stars because this was such an emotional rollercoaster and such a page turner for me！！
nakia
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4。5 ★“Yes， Emilie Hornby， I’m here to tell you that I’m a little obsessed with you。 With this。 With us。”thank you Netgalley and Lynn Painter for the arc！ this is my second Lynn Painter book and she’s immediately become a new favourite author of mine， i will read any book she releases！！ this was the cutest book ever。 i loved the time loop concept of this， it’s one of my favourite things ever。 i swear these books are made for me because emilie being obsessed with reading and taylor swift？？？ she is 4。5 ★“Yes， Emilie Hornby， I’m here to tell you that I’m a little obsessed with you。 With this。 With us。”thank you Netgalley and Lynn Painter for the arc！ this is my second Lynn Painter book and she’s immediately become a new favourite author of mine， i will read any book she releases！！ this was the cutest book ever。 i loved the time loop concept of this， it’s one of my favourite things ever。 i swear these books are made for me because emilie being obsessed with reading and taylor swift？？？ she is me in character form。 i loved nick as well like he was literally wes and jess from gilmore girls combined he was perfect。 i loved their friendship and the banter at the beginning and over time how they got closer。 they were just adorable， they are literally lizwes coded it’s insane。 。。。more
Gracie
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I am such a big fan of Lynn Painter， so I was hopeful that this would be good and it totally lived up to all my expectations！ I cannot say enough good things about this book！ Everything， from the characters to the plot to the setting， was absolutely perfect。 Lynn Painter just knows how to write characters that you can see yourself in！ I loved Emilie so much and related to her quiet， type A personality。 I definitely saw myself in her persistence in being perfect to avoid creating conflict or disa I am such a big fan of Lynn Painter， so I was hopeful that this would be good and it totally lived up to all my expectations！ I cannot say enough good things about this book！ Everything， from the characters to the plot to the setting， was absolutely perfect。 Lynn Painter just knows how to write characters that you can see yourself in！ I loved Emilie so much and related to her quiet， type A personality。 I definitely saw myself in her persistence in being perfect to avoid creating conflict or disappointment for her parents。 I love reading about characters like this finding their voice and learning to do what makes them happy as opposed to everyone around them。 Also， the main love interest Nick was giving serious Jess Mariano vibes and I am 10000% here for that！ I loved the interactions and banter between them， and also I was living for all the Taylor Swift references。 I seriously cannot recommend this book enough to anyone who likes YA Romance！ If you are a fan of her book Better Than the Movies or Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon， I think you will love this book！ It was such a cute， quick read。 I literally wanted to reread as soon as I finished my initial reading！ 。。。more
Sabrina Estrela
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*disclaimer: this was an ARC provided by Netgalley。 However， this review is my own， no influence and free。* I gave this book a 4 stars。 If you enjoyed better than the movies， I believe you’ll love this even more。 Great character development and cute moments。
Carolina Moncayo
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This book absolutely has my heart in its pages。 I freaking loved it and I can’t wait to see when other people are finally able to read it as well。 This plot follows our MC Emilie who loves Valentine‘a Day but has the worst one and is trapped in a loop。 She decides that she will live a day of no consequences and when I tell you that I lived for that I really mf did。 And our beloved Nick （or Jesse Mariano whichever one you decide 😗） he is so beautiful omg I wish I could tell y’all how amazing he i This book absolutely has my heart in its pages。 I freaking loved it and I can’t wait to see when other people are finally able to read it as well。 This plot follows our MC Emilie who loves Valentine‘a Day but has the worst one and is trapped in a loop。 She decides that she will live a day of no consequences and when I tell you that I lived for that I really mf did。 And our beloved Nick （or Jesse Mariano whichever one you decide 😗） he is so beautiful omg I wish I could tell y’all how amazing he is 😭👍🏽 but I swear the wait is worth it。 He went along with everything Emilie needed and wanted that I first thought he was also trapped in a loop but my man was just smitten by her。I wish I could forget all of its words so I could read it again， the book really takes your imagination places because it is so descriptive and I really love that<3I’m so glad that I got the opportunity to read this book。 Thank you Simon and Schuster's Children Publishing / Simon& Schuster Books for Young Readers for sharing this amazing copy with me in exchange of an honest review！ 。。。more
Aubrey Stanley
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The Do Over by Lynn Painter ✨This is such a cute， sweet， and funny YA rom com。 It was a repeated cycle of laughing out loud and saying “awww”。 Something that I noticed is that the author does is use Taylor Swift lyrics as sentences throughout the book， which is pretty iconic。 bookish things:🤍chapter titles are confessions 🤍time loop🤍playlist at the end 🤍blended family dynamics + grief rep
katherine
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Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGallery for this eARC ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Lynn has knocked another one out of the park！ This sets around a rom com style Groundhog Day which I wouldn’t have thought I’d ever pick up and read so when I found myself constantly smiling and loving it， I was happily surprised。The chemistry （as always） was written so well and such as easy flow to this book I read it in one day。 Lynn never lets us down。 Her writing is fantastic and I always say， my favourite romance auth Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGallery for this eARC ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Lynn has knocked another one out of the park！ This sets around a rom com style Groundhog Day which I wouldn’t have thought I’d ever pick up and read so when I found myself constantly smiling and loving it， I was happily surprised。The chemistry （as always） was written so well and such as easy flow to this book I read it in one day。 Lynn never lets us down。 Her writing is fantastic and I always say， my favourite romance author。100% recommend this book and all other books she’s written。 。。。more
Erin
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Since reading “Mr。 Wrong Number” this spring， Lynn Painter has quickly become my favourite author of rom-coms。 I have enjoyed both her adult and young adult books， and this one was no exception！Here is why I love this author 1） Her characters are always interesting， flawed yet likeable 2） the premise of the book is always fun 3） she is amazing at writing witty yet hilarious banter between her two main characters 4） you can feel the chemistry between the two main characters， and it’s totally beli Since reading “Mr。 Wrong Number” this spring， Lynn Painter has quickly become my favourite author of rom-coms。 I have enjoyed both her adult and young adult books， and this one was no exception！Here is why I love this author 1） Her characters are always interesting， flawed yet likeable 2） the premise of the book is always fun 3） she is amazing at writing witty yet hilarious banter between her two main characters 4） you can feel the chemistry between the two main characters， and it’s totally believable 5） the stories have lightness yet some depth as wellThe premise of this book is like Groundhog Day， but on Valentine’s Day。 Sixteen year old Emilie has a disatorous Valentine’s Day that ends with her boyfriend kissing another girl。 She falls asleep at her grandmas house， after sympathy and ice cream to find that she is back at her own home and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again。 And again， and again…I highly recommend this book， or any other book by this author！Thank you to Netgalley and Simon and Schuster Canada for providing me with a eARC of this book to read and review！ 。。。more
andrea
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OH MY GOD THIS WAS SO CUTE。 I love myself a groundhogs day trope but this one was so cute I felt so happy and like I was a teenager again。 My teenage heart still beats and it beats for the guys in Lynn Painter’s books。 I had the most fun while shrieking along with Em and crying along with her too。
Karen C
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*Thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuester for an arc of this book！Reading this book with Taylor Swift playing in the background was a transcendent experience。Emilie Hornby is having a terrible Valentine's day。 She gets in a mini car accident first thing in the morning， finds out she didn't actually get a fellowship she'd been promised， witnesses her boyfriend cheating on her， AND her dad drops the major bombshell that he's getting relocated for work。 Any one of these things would be enough to d *Thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuester for an arc of this book！Reading this book with Taylor Swift playing in the background was a transcendent experience。Emilie Hornby is having a terrible Valentine's day。 She gets in a mini car accident first thing in the morning， finds out she didn't actually get a fellowship she'd been promised， witnesses her boyfriend cheating on her， AND her dad drops the major bombshell that he's getting relocated for work。 Any one of these things would be enough to drive someone to curl up in fetal position for the rest of the week， but unluckily for Emilie， she wakes up in a time loop， forced to relive this awful day over and over and over again。 Now I love groundhog day type stories， ESPECIALLY if the MC developes a Ferris Bueller-esque 'screw the consequences， I'm gonna have a fun time' attitude。 And I'm happy to say this absolutely delivers。 I had such a good time following Emilie as she does everything in her power to A） stop the time loop and B） save her Valentine's Day。 Her interactions with the different iterations of Nick were also really fun to read。 It's like having a million meet-cutes with your love interest （though does it really count as a meet-cute if you're already lab partners？）。A big problem I tend to have with time loop stories， despite how much I enjoy them as a whole， is when loops start to get repetitive， but this book manages to avoid it by focusing on one significant loop about halfway through。 Overall， I really enjoyed this book。 I think if you're looking for a fun， light-hearted read with good romance and just a dash of angst， this will do very nicely！ 。。。more
Yusra （aka liz）
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3。5*Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。Lynn painter has done it again folks， she has this way of writing compulsively readable books。 You pick them up and in about 24 hours you're done。 Her books feel exactly like a good rom-com。 If you ever need a sweet pick up I definetly recommend this book or better than the movies 💕 3。5*Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。Lynn painter has done it again folks， she has this way of writing compulsively readable books。 You pick them up and in about 24 hours you're done。 Her books feel exactly like a good rom-com。 If you ever need a sweet pick up I definetly recommend this book or better than the movies 💕 。。。more
ann
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5/5 stars。 “I fell in love with you on Valentine’s Day， Emilie， but I need more than just seven minutes。” guys。 you guys。 i am wrecked。 this book just spit on me and called my grandma a hoe。 what the fuck。 i love books where characters are stuck in time loops but this one brought it to a whole new level？ not to mention the number of taylor swift references？？ oh。 my。 god。our protagonist， my beloved emilie， is somewhat of a control freak with endless lists and binders， so when her vale 5/5 stars。 “I fell in love with you on Valentine’s Day， Emilie， but I need more than just seven minutes。” guys。 you guys。 i am wrecked。 this book just spit on me and called my grandma a hoe。 what the fuck。 i love books where characters are stuck in time loops but this one brought it to a whole new level？ not to mention the number of taylor swift references？？ oh。 my。 god。our protagonist， my beloved emilie， is somewhat of a control freak with endless lists and binders， so when her valentine's day which was supposed to be perfect goes wrong， she's given a chance to fix it。 multiple chances in fact， given that the day just keeps repeating over and over until emilie finally makes it perfect。this book is funny， and sweet and swoon-worthy， yes， but the part i loved the most about it was how emilie was written， how her fears and insecurities made her an imperfect person。 there's something about a character being an absolute pain in the ass of a control freak go from caring about all the tiny details in their life to just not giving a fuck， and lynn painter writes emilie's fall off the edge of a cliff called caring so well。 if you liked any of her previous works or like romcoms in general， you'll love this book。Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Brynne
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***I received an arc in exchange for an honest reviewThis book。。。 eeeee it had such 90s childhood vibes。 Ground hog day holds a special place in my heart and although thr concept does seem to be over done， the author brought a fresh twist to it with the concept of valentines day。
Julia Lewis
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k_dorman
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"So far， this Valentine's Day has wrecked my car， revoked my fellowship， stolen my boyfriend， moved my dad far away， and possibly poisoned me。 I'm going to read myself to sleep before things get worse。"I'm still doing a happy dance around my living room for getting early approval to read this！Lynn Painter has done it again。 She has delivered another masterpiece。 Normally， I'm not a fan of the "groundhog day effect" but now I think it might be one of my favorite storylines EVER。 The Do-Over follo "So far， this Valentine's Day has wrecked my car， revoked my fellowship， stolen my boyfriend， moved my dad far away， and possibly poisoned me。 I'm going to read myself to sleep before things get worse。"I'm still doing a happy dance around my living room for getting early approval to read this！Lynn Painter has done it again。 She has delivered another masterpiece。 Normally， I'm not a fan of the "groundhog day effect" but now I think it might be one of my favorite storylines EVER。 The Do-Over follows Emilie， a girl who has always lived by the rules of appeasing her divorced parents and being the good student who makes lists and plans not only for her future but for each day。 Valentine's Day isn't any different。 Emilie has BIG plans and a checklist to follow like finally saying the LOVE word to her boyfriend of three months。 So when she crashes her car into her grumpy standoffish yet surprisingly handsome lab partner， Nick， her perfect Valentine's Day might not be ending up so perfect。 And things only get worse from there。 Before she knows it， Emilie finds herself wishing for Valentines Day to be over already。 But when she wakes up the next day she is shocked to learn she is stuck in some sort of time loop where she has to live the most nightmarish Valentine's Day over and over and over again。 What's worse is she can't seem to shake Nick - wherever she goes there he is。 Emilie can't figure out why she is stuck in this hellish loop but the longer she's stuck the more she discovers about herself and the more Nick has her wondering why she just hasn't lived in the moment。 But what will happen to Emilie once the universe stops dealing out do-overs？ This book has:- A time loop （that has you cheering on Emilie。 She is a total BAD A**）- enemies-to-lovers - Day of No Consequences （DONC！） - Taylor Swift references and tattoos！ - The BEST sarcastic flirting / banter - And a KISS that literally melts your heart （and the build-up is WORTH IT！）Emilie is the typical happy/sunshiny girl and Nick is the classic broody/surly boy。 Like 100% getting Jess Mariano and Rory Gilmore vibes。 I can't say enough good things about this one！ I can't wait to get my hands on this in November！ Literally ∞ / 5★ 。。。more
Diana Schmidt
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*4。5⭐️Whenever someone “jokes” about how addictive Lynn Painter’s books are， they’re not joking！ I have adored every single one of her books， and this one is no exception！ I could not put this down！ I read it in about six hours， which is the fastest I’ve read a book in a very long time。This book was so adorable！ Nick and Emilie’s banter was perfect in every iteration of Valentine’s Day。 Their relationship overall was also really cute。 I love how easy everything felt with him， especially on their *4。5⭐️Whenever someone “jokes” about how addictive Lynn Painter’s books are， they’re not joking！ I have adored every single one of her books， and this one is no exception！ I could not put this down！ I read it in about six hours， which is the fastest I’ve read a book in a very long time。This book was so adorable！ Nick and Emilie’s banter was perfect in every iteration of Valentine’s Day。 Their relationship overall was also really cute。 I love how easy everything felt with him， especially on their DONC。I also felt that her familial problems are very relatable to most people， myself included。 I understand a world where that pressure and home life could make someone snap and act out， consequences or not。I would have liked the ending to be a bit longer， since I feel like I didn’t fully understand some of Nick’s intentions， but overall， I loved this book！Thank you so so so much to Simon & Schuester Books for Young Readers and Lynn Painter for sending me an ARC of this book！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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I’m going to be totally upfront and say that I’m a 30-something-year-old mom。 I have responsibilities to attend and humans to keep alive and THINGS TO DO。 So when I tell you I dropped absolutely EVERYTHING the very second ARC showed up on my doorstep （thank you forever and always， Simon & Schuster！） and read it in one sitting， you have to know that that MEANS something。 I am rarely given the luxury of peace and quiet to get lost in a book for an extended period of time， but I made it happen for I’m going to be totally upfront and say that I’m a 30-something-year-old mom。 I have responsibilities to attend and humans to keep alive and THINGS TO DO。 So when I tell you I dropped absolutely EVERYTHING the very second ARC showed up on my doorstep （thank you forever and always， Simon & Schuster！） and read it in one sitting， you have to know that that MEANS something。 I am rarely given the luxury of peace and quiet to get lost in a book for an extended period of time， but I made it happen for The Do-Over。You probably fell in love with Lynn Painter’s writing when you first read her debut novel， Better than the Movies。 You probably also think very few things on this planet can compare to BTTM。 But somehow， Lynn struck gold again with The Do-Over。 Truly， she has to have made some kind of crossroads deal to continue writing the sweetest， funniest， swooniest， coziest books。 That's literally the only explanation。Emilie is a Type A weirdo who gets stuck in a Valentine’s Day time loop and bumbles right through it over and over again。 Nick is the adorable， quiet kid who secretly has a soul full of snark。 There are so many moments Emilie has with other people that， yes， make you want to die of embarrassment。 And then there are the truly heartfelt， beautiful moments。 Both get forgotten by everyone but Emilie once VDay starts over again and again and again。 It’s heartbreaking to watch Emilie make such big personal progress， only to have it wiped away。 So when she decides， to hell with it all， she’ll do what she wants… it’s amazing。 I loved cheering for Emilie， and I loved watching her become friends with Nick again every day。 The Do-Over is a book full of both heart and heartache， balanced perfectly by Lynn’s trademark humor。 You absolutely should not miss out on this one！（Also， the city of Omaha should start paying Lynn some sort of tourism fee， because she makes the city sound like a magical freaking wonderland？？？？？？） 。。。more
caitlin e。
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Review copy courtesy of Simon & Schuster Young ReadersAlthough the premise sounds like a familiar trope， this book ended being very intriguing as it showed us what life would be like after the time loop stops。 Very teen romcomy， recommended for teen romance readers。
steff ｡⋆୨୧˚
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4 stars ☆ Since I loved Better than the Movies， I need to read this book as soon as possible。 The blurb got me intrigued since Emilie （h） is stuck on Valentine's Day over and over again while witnessing her ex-boyfriend （Josh） cheat on her and the guy （Nick） who she constantly bumped/crashed into。 Now， who doesn’t get curious and want to read more about this 🤭And I liked it。 This was so cute ！！ I literally can’t stop smiling and it’s the same feeling that I felt in Better than the Movies。 I thin 4 stars ☆ Since I loved Better than the Movies， I need to read this book as soon as possible。 The blurb got me intrigued since Emilie （h） is stuck on Valentine's Day over and over again while witnessing her ex-boyfriend （Josh） cheat on her and the guy （Nick） who she constantly bumped/crashed into。 Now， who doesn’t get curious and want to read more about this 🤭And I liked it。 This was so cute ！！ I literally can’t stop smiling and it’s the same feeling that I felt in Better than the Movies。 I think it’s a sign that I’ll read anything Lynn Painter writes。Now here are some quotes that I like:"I felt like he knew me。 And I rarely felt that from anyone。""I fell in love with you on Valentine's Day Emilie， but I need more than just seven minutes。"Also this book reminds me of See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon。 So if you have read it， you would like this one as well。Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for the ARC ！！ 。。。more
Lindsay （pawsomereads）
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3。5 ⭐️This book was so fun！ I love this author’s writing， it’s honest and humorous and thoughtful。 She captures characters and moments so well！Groundhog Day meets Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in this young adult enemies to lovers， time loop romcom！ Emilie is stuck in a loop of horrible Valentine’s Days where she keeps catching her boyfriend， Josh， cheating on her and she can’t stop literally crashing into her chemistry lab partner， Nick。 There were so many little things that I really enjoyed about t 3。5 ⭐️This book was so fun！ I love this author’s writing， it’s honest and humorous and thoughtful。 She captures characters and moments so well！Groundhog Day meets Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in this young adult enemies to lovers， time loop romcom！ Emilie is stuck in a loop of horrible Valentine’s Days where she keeps catching her boyfriend， Josh， cheating on her and she can’t stop literally crashing into her chemistry lab partner， Nick。 There were so many little things that I really enjoyed about this book！ Emilie is a bookish main character which is always a selling point for me。 She was so relatable in her love for books and reading。 The banter between her and Nick was superb。 It was so fun and flirty！ This was like enemies to lovers-lite。 Emilie and Nick don’t hate each other at the beginning but they don’t exactly get along。 I was back and forth on Nick as a love interest。 I liked him but he came off as kind of too much of a jerk sometimes。 Even after learning his backstory that’s supposed to help us understand him more， I felt like he was rubbed me the wrong way。 I did like how everything came together in the end though and he and Emilie had some super cute moments！I loved all the references， from Taylor Swift to Christina Lauren。 I had Taylor Swift songs stuck in my head the whole time I was reading this。 This book was very much a romcom but also touched on some deeper topics like grief and complicated family dynamics。 I definitely appreciated this as it brought extra layers to the characters and their lives。 This was a great YA romance and I’ll definitely continue to pick up this author’s books in the future！ 。。。more
Anastasija Hmhmhm
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This was really wholesome and I had a great time reading it
Meghan Carey
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Thanks for this opportunity to read and review the early release。 The Perfect YA romance read。 I would have loved this then and demolished it in my 30s。 I felt very understood and also wanted to be a part of this plot。 It took me back to the real emotions and experiences as a high school girl。
Bernadette Bloom
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Lynn Painter is the kind of writer whose stories do two things simultaneously， they tug at your heartstrings while making you laugh out loud。Emilie wakes up on Valentine's Day with a checklist of things that will make it perfect - wearing the perfect （inappropriate for cold weather） outfit， securing the perfect summer internship， and giving her perfect boyfriend， Josh， his gift and hopefully dropping the L word。 But when a fender bender on the way to school starts to derail her plans， she's forc Lynn Painter is the kind of writer whose stories do two things simultaneously， they tug at your heartstrings while making you laugh out loud。Emilie wakes up on Valentine's Day with a checklist of things that will make it perfect - wearing the perfect （inappropriate for cold weather） outfit， securing the perfect summer internship， and giving her perfect boyfriend， Josh， his gift and hopefully dropping the L word。 But when a fender bender on the way to school starts to derail her plans， she's forced to get a ride with Nick Stark， her chem partner who barely knows she's alive， and the guy she's just rear-ended。 The day is all snark， and bad news when she spies Josh cheating on her， and more bad news when she gets home。 The day is a wash so she heads to her beloved Grandmother's house for some comfort and time away from her family。 She's supposed to wake up in her Grandma's house。。。but wakes up back in her own bed， and it's Feb。 14 all over again。。。 and in her time loop keeps meeting Nick Stark， who isn't who she thought he was， and being cheated on over and over and over。 If her days keep repeating what's to stop her from going for broke and just doing and saying whatever she wants？Each chapter starts with a confession from Emilie， and it's here you learn what she's thinking and feeling， and who she really is deep down inside。 As the confessions get deeper， and sometimes darker， you learn who and what is important to her， how she sees herself， and what hurts her。 As Nick plays a more prominent role in her Do-Overs you realize the universe is trying to tell Emilie something。。。she just needs to listen。 Loved every moment of this book。 。。。more
Megan
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My First ARC！ Thank you Lynn Painter for letting me read this before it comes out to the public！ I feel so special having been given that opportunity and I’m so excited that my first ARC was this gem！ If you don’t know 。。 ARC stands for Advance Reader Copy。 So reviewers apply to get a book a little bit before it is released so that they can post reviews and get people talking！ •Now for the book！ It’s called the Do Over and it’s about a girl who has a really crappy Valentine’s Day only to wake u My First ARC！ Thank you Lynn Painter for letting me read this before it comes out to the public！ I feel so special having been given that opportunity and I’m so excited that my first ARC was this gem！ If you don’t know 。。 ARC stands for Advance Reader Copy。 So reviewers apply to get a book a little bit before it is released so that they can post reviews and get people talking！ •Now for the book！ It’s called the Do Over and it’s about a girl who has a really crappy Valentine’s Day only to wake up the next day to do Valentine’s Day ALL OVER AGAIN。 The poor girl keeps reliving the bad day over and over hoping to figure out a way to come out on top。 This book was funny， it was cute， had some romance （no spice）， and definitely dealt with learning to let go of things that in the end。。 are not as important as you’d think！ Lynn Painter writes in a way that just makes you wanna keep reading forever and never stop。 I read this one quick because I did not wanna put it down。 The best part？！ It has a playlist at the end。 I LOVE BOOK PLAYLISTS！！ 4。5 stars from me！ This lovely book comes out on November 15th 2022。 。。。more
Megan
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My First ARC！ Thank you Lynn Painter for letting me read this before it comes out to the public！ I feel so special having been given that opportunity and I’m so excited that my first ARC was this gem！ If you don’t know 。。 ARC stands for Advance Reader Copy。 So reviewers apply to get a book a little bit before it is released so that they can post reviews and get people talking！ •Now for the book！ It’s called the Do Over and it’s about a girl who has a really crappy Valentine’s Day only to wake u My First ARC！ Thank you Lynn Painter for letting me read this before it comes out to the public！ I feel so special having been given that opportunity and I’m so excited that my first ARC was this gem！ If you don’t know 。。 ARC stands for Advance Reader Copy。 So reviewers apply to get a book a little bit before it is released so that they can post reviews and get people talking！ •Now for the book！ It’s called the Do Over and it’s about a girl who has a really crappy Valentine’s Day only to wake up the next day to do Valentine’s Day ALL OVER AGAIN。 The poor girl keeps reliving the bad day over and over hoping to figure out a way to come out on top。 This book was funny， it was cute， had some romance （no spice）， and definitely dealt with learning to let go of things that in the end。。 are not as important as you’d think！ Lynn Painter writes in a way that just makes you wanna keep reading forever and never stop。 I read this one quick because I did not wanna put it down。 The best part？！ It has a playlist at the end。 I LOVE BOOK PLAYLISTS！！ 4。5 stars from me！ This lovely book comes out on November 15th 2022。 。。。more
stella k。 | stella's corner
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Thanks to Simon & Schuster Canada & NetGalley for the advanced copy！Lynn Painter is quickly becoming a favourite of mine， and this book is an easy example of why。 I’m a fan of character-driven stories， and Lynn has a gift for creating quirky， lovable and surprisingly complex characters。After living out， and I quote， “a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day”， our heroine Emilie Hornby ends up stuck in a loop forced to relive the same day over and over。 A-ha！ This must be the universe offering her a Thanks to Simon & Schuster Canada & NetGalley for the advanced copy！Lynn Painter is quickly becoming a favourite of mine， and this book is an easy example of why。 I’m a fan of character-driven stories， and Lynn has a gift for creating quirky， lovable and surprisingly complex characters。After living out， and I quote， “a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day”， our heroine Emilie Hornby ends up stuck in a loop forced to relive the same day over and over。 A-ha！ This must be the universe offering her a chance at redemption！ Come hell or high water， Emilie WILL have her perfect Valentine’s Day， DAMNIT！ But it turns out this “gift” wasn’t an opportunity for her to right all her relationship wrongs。 It’s an opportunity for her to say “FUCK IT” and actually live for herself for once， even if it’s for a day。 And so begins the DONC - Day Of No Consequences！She’s spent so much of her life pleasing others to the point of detriment。 Surely she deserves one day to do what she wants？ Turns out， what she wants is to （view spoiler）[steal her father’s car， dump her boyfriend over the intercom， and （hide spoiler）] skip school with resident broody boy， Nick Stark。 And that’s just the tip of the iceberg！ Read on to find out the shenanigans that ensue on the DONC。Our love interest， Nick Stark， starts out as an enigma。 We know just about as much as Emilie does， which isn’t a lot。 In fact， our first introduction to Nick is him pretending not to know Emilie at all （despite being lab partners all year）！ But as we keep re-doing the same day， we learn different things about him and start to see him in a new light。 From the sarcastic loner， to a boy who reads romance novels， Nick is the gift that keeps on giving。This book was “Groundhog Day” meets “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” with a hearty dash of romance and I couldn’t be happier！ I thoroughly enjoyed the story。 My one nitpick （and it’s small）， is that I wish we saw or heard more from Roxane。 She was a fun addition to any page she was on， and it felt a tad unfair that we heard more from Chris。 Overall， 4。5！ Highly recommend for a cute and quick romance read <3 。。。more
Ashtin Loughry
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The Do-Over is a really sweet， light-hearted high school romance that follows Emilie through multiple repeated Valentines Days' as she tries to fix her wrongs and ultimately stop the time warp。 Throughout her do-overs， Em deals with her moody chem lab partner， her perfect and preppy boyfriend， mean girls， and family as she is also discovering the true Emilie。 I 10/10 recommend to anyone who wants a sweet and touching， light high school romance with a quirky heroine and a broody love interest。 Ly The Do-Over is a really sweet， light-hearted high school romance that follows Emilie through multiple repeated Valentines Days' as she tries to fix her wrongs and ultimately stop the time warp。 Throughout her do-overs， Em deals with her moody chem lab partner， her perfect and preppy boyfriend， mean girls， and family as she is also discovering the true Emilie。 I 10/10 recommend to anyone who wants a sweet and touching， light high school romance with a quirky heroine and a broody love interest。 Lynn Painer's did a great job and I really enjoyed Emilie and Nick's story。 。。。more
Julia ✨thebookshelfbitch✨
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This is such a fun young adult follow up after Painter's previous book， Better than the Movies （one of my favorite reads of 2022！） The main character was obsessively likeable， from her fashion to her excellent taste in Taylor Swift tracks。 The Groundhogs Day plotline was weaved in so well - you never got lost in semantics。 Overall this is a really fun read！ This is such a fun young adult follow up after Painter's previous book， Better than the Movies （one of my favorite reads of 2022！） The main character was obsessively likeable， from her fashion to her excellent taste in Taylor Swift tracks。 The Groundhogs Day plotline was weaved in so well - you never got lost in semantics。 Overall this is a really fun read！ 。。。more
kimberly ☆
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thank you so much Simon for this ARC！4。25 stars ✨I had a blast while reading this book。 This book follows Emilie as she really does Valentine’s Day over and over again， kind of like Groundhog Day the movie。 Now I absolutely love books that have the plot of repeating days， because I just love the self discovery that comes with that plot。 And this book did not miss， I absolutely loved every plot from every day and how it flows。 This was a bit different from the other books I read like this， becaus thank you so much Simon for this ARC！4。25 stars ✨I had a blast while reading this book。 This book follows Emilie as she really does Valentine’s Day over and over again， kind of like Groundhog Day the movie。 Now I absolutely love books that have the plot of repeating days， because I just love the self discovery that comes with that plot。 And this book did not miss， I absolutely loved every plot from every day and how it flows。 This was a bit different from the other books I read like this， because instead of the couple ending the cycle of repeated days together， Emilie was completely in this alone and had to read the consequences of her while this day。 I don’t think I’ve ever write a book where that took place， and it was very refreshing。 The side characters in this book were really likable， and the love interest Nick was everything a YA love interest needed to be。 Nick had his own skeletons in his closet， but went along with Emilie for the ride。 At first I thought he knew about the time loop and was in it with her， but it turns out he really just liked her so much that he went along with everything she had to say。 I really liked the day that they spent together and found out so much about one another。 Overall I just really loved the story！ 。。。more
Andrea RBK
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Y'all， I should make a shelf that has nothing but Groundhog Day derivatives because I adore media with this plot。 Each one spins it a little bit different， and I just cannot get enough。 This one takes place on Valentine's Day， and Emilie is having a heckuva day。 The main happenings are that she gets in a fender-bender， and she discovers her boyfriend is cheating。 Over the course of the day（s）， she connects with Nick， a classmate she doesn't know well - at the beginning。 As the day（s） go， she sta Y'all， I should make a shelf that has nothing but Groundhog Day derivatives because I adore media with this plot。 Each one spins it a little bit different， and I just cannot get enough。 This one takes place on Valentine's Day， and Emilie is having a heckuva day。 The main happenings are that she gets in a fender-bender， and she discovers her boyfriend is cheating。 Over the course of the day（s）， she connects with Nick， a classmate she doesn't know well - at the beginning。 As the day（s） go， she starts to form a friendship with Nick and starts to find ways to connect。 Emilie， of course， wonders what she needs to do to get out of the loop， but more importantly， she starts to consider what makes her happy。 Again， I just love how these stories build， and this was a great addition to the sub-genre。 Thanks to NetGalley for the early look at this November 2022 release！ 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Do-Over&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Do-Over&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0