Lynn Painter has such an amazing sense of humour that bleeds into her young adult novels. You would think the time loop trope would be stale, but Painter breathes new life into it. Slowly, Emilie's world is torn asunder by her own machinations; but as she goes through this time loop she learns her own worth, she grasps her own dreams, and she confronts the people in her life who have made her feel insignificant. While she was blowing her life up my heart rate was ratcheting, but I was also cheering for her. I was cheering for that girl who felt ignored by her family, whose boyfriend did not really know her, and who worked tirelessly to please everyone at the expense of her own happiness. Nick was such a breath of fresh air character. He's honest, he cares, he tries his hardest to understand Emilie when she seems to be going out of her mind. Emilie helps to pull Nick back from his own sadness, is able to remind him that life is meant to be lived. They bring out the best in each other while they do their worst. This was another young adult novel where the adults in the story were actively awful to the lead or were completely useless when the lead needed help. Emilie's parents ignore her and her needs, until they have reason to punish her. They don't seem to consider her reasons for what she did, they argue, they offer little help. At the end they seemed to somewhat see what they had been doing, but I think they still neglected to apologize for years of emotional abuse. Gross! There were also several teary moments in this rom-com. When you find out Nick's backstory, the story behind the jacket Emilie borrows from him. I just cannot believe he will never know all the versions of Emilie through all the time loops, because he was only ever in the present time loop. I loved this novel though. I loved badass Emilie and partner-in-crime Nick.
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