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srwagner2's review against another edition
4.0
For me, this book had a slow start and I was certain I knew where the time travel aspect of this was going but I was happily surprised by the ending!
byneedleandthread's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Main character is very into Greek Mythology. The only part I struggled with was this as I didn’t learn much about it in school so was hard to always get the references she was making. In general I did like the book. Would recommend.
kitnaaay's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
By about 50% I was like right okay I get it, but the last 30% of the book ties everything together and did leave me a little weepy
bookishworm210's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this! Loved the time travel (oh, the possibilities if I had that magic!), loved the main character and loved all the references to Greek mythology, which I've always liked to read/learn more about. The ending was perfect, even though the book makes you think it will go one way, but then it doesn't, and you (and the main character) realizes the main purpose of the time travel was not what you thought it would be.
rwallauer's review against another edition
4.0
Cassandra has the worst day of her life: her boyfriend breaks up with her, she gets fired from her job, and she has a very public meltdown. When she comes out of her panic, she realizes that the universe has plopped her right back at the beginning of this terrible day - doomed to repeat it. Or is she? Cassandra soon discovers that she has the power to reverse time and try it again.
This book takes some time getting to the point but boy, when it gets there, it is just lovely. A soul-satisfying story about forgiveness, acceptance, and love. By the end, you feel wrapped in a cozy blanket and like you just let out a long-held breath.
This book takes some time getting to the point but boy, when it gets there, it is just lovely. A soul-satisfying story about forgiveness, acceptance, and love. By the end, you feel wrapped in a cozy blanket and like you just let out a long-held breath.
mrsglovestoread's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sarahhyatt's review against another edition
1.0
I wanted so much to like this but it just never got better. It should have been right up my alley (time travel! Autistic/synesthetic main character!) but it did neither of those things in ways that worked for me. The time travel part just meant we experienced the same, inconsequential, unemotional events incessantly, while the main character bumbled around making a series of increasingly ridiculous Looney Tunes-esque mistakes every time. The bit got old after the first three times and then kept going on. Undo! Undo! Undo! GIRL STOP. She literally discovered she had the power to go back in time and chose to continue to go to work, use her ability to bend the universe to her will to attend endless meetings, write awkward emails to her boss at the job she hated, and relive her worst day ever. Impeccable decision making there.
None of the overly caricatured characters were likeable, which made it impossible to care what happened for them. It was hard to believe Cassandra even cared about her bland boyfriend because the internal monologue meant to showcase her social difficulties so often felt more like misanthropy than autism -- literally nobody was ever portrayed positively. We saw no instances of Cassandra comfortable around ANYONE or connected to ANYONE in a meaningful way. This woman actively disliked and resented everybody she encountered on a daily basis. While that may have been part of the point, it made for a depressing slog of a read.
None of the overly caricatured characters were likeable, which made it impossible to care what happened for them. It was hard to believe Cassandra even cared about her bland boyfriend because the internal monologue meant to showcase her social difficulties so often felt more like misanthropy than autism -- literally nobody was ever portrayed positively. We saw no instances of Cassandra comfortable around ANYONE or connected to ANYONE in a meaningful way. This woman actively disliked and resented everybody she encountered on a daily basis. While that may have been part of the point, it made for a depressing slog of a read.
ammijani's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hookerkitty's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
(Choosing to mostly ignore the last chapter, but knocking off a quarter star for it and only it)
The end of this made me practically sob, but in a good way. I’m 37 and we’ve (me and my mental health peeps) only just within the last year or so really realizing that I probs have autism (had a LOT of other stuff override focusing on that. Gotta love PTSD and treatment-resistant depression, amongst others). While my experience doesn’t exactly mirror Cassandra’s, the overall themes/features are the same (something’s wrong with me/I’m different/weird being a huge one). I looked it up and learned the author wasn’t diagnosed until she was 35, so I felt kinship there as well.
I don’t remember how I found out about this book (autism sub on Reddit probs), but I’m DEF glad I did. It just further cements that yeah, this explains me.
Part of me grieves for myself and wonder how much different my life would’ve turned out had I been diagnosed earlier on (same goes for some of my rare-ish health conditions too). Just one more thing that I want to go back to people in my past, smack them hard in the face, and yell “IT WASN'T ALL IN MY HEAD I WAS AND AM NOT FAKING ANYTHING.” But I’m grateful to at least know now.
I don’t know why it never really occurred to me to seek out books with neurospicy main characters. But I also wasn’t finally diagnosed with ADHD until a couple years ago (around 34-35 I think?). This book def makes me want to find them and not just come across them. Sometimes reading books with characters who do everything (or just a lot) “right” can bum me out since I would have probs doing that stuff. It feels less lonely reading about characters with similar issues, (esp since it wasn’t a downer book).
The end of this made me practically sob, but in a good way. I’m 37 and we’ve (me and my mental health peeps) only just within the last year or so really realizing that I probs have autism (had a LOT of other stuff override focusing on that. Gotta love PTSD and treatment-resistant depression, amongst others). While my experience doesn’t exactly mirror Cassandra’s, the overall themes/features are the same (something’s wrong with me/I’m different/weird being a huge one). I looked it up and learned the author wasn’t diagnosed until she was 35, so I felt kinship there as well.
I don’t remember how I found out about this book (autism sub on Reddit probs), but I’m DEF glad I did. It just further cements that yeah, this explains me.
Part of me grieves for myself and wonder how much different my life would’ve turned out had I been diagnosed earlier on (same goes for some of my rare-ish health conditions too). Just one more thing that I want to go back to people in my past, smack them hard in the face, and yell “IT WASN'T ALL IN MY HEAD I WAS AND AM NOT FAKING ANYTHING.” But I’m grateful to at least know now.
I don’t know why it never really occurred to me to seek out books with neurospicy main characters. But I also wasn’t finally diagnosed with ADHD until a couple years ago (around 34-35 I think?). This book def makes me want to find them and not just come across them. Sometimes reading books with characters who do everything (or just a lot) “right” can bum me out since I would have probs doing that stuff. It feels less lonely reading about characters with similar issues, (esp since it wasn’t a downer book).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Vomit, and Car accident
alyssawagg's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25