Can’t Wait Wednesday – THE DO-OVER by Lynn Painter
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which encourages fellow bloggers to spotlight upcoming releases that we’re excited about. It is a meme that I have loved participating in since I first started blogging, but as Jill is no longer actively posting, from now on I’ll be linking to Can’t Wait Wednesday, hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, which is a spinoff of the original WoW meme.
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My selection for this week is THE DO-OVER by Lynn Painter. I’ve read two of Lynn Painters novels so far, Better Than the Movies and Mr. Wrong Number and absolutely loved them both. Both novels were filled with wonderful character and snappy, often hilarious dialogue and left me with a smile on my face. Needless to say, I want to read everything Painter has written and can’t wait to get my hands on this latest YA novel. I love that this one appears to have a Groundhog’s Day vibe that revolves around an awful Valentine’s Day.
THE DO-OVER by Lynn Painter
Publication Date: November 15, 2022 by Simon Pulse
From Goodreads:
In this riotous young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, a teen girl has the worst Valentine’s Day ever—only to relive it over and over again.
After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s back home in her own bed—and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. And the next day? Another nightmare V-Day.
Emilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can’t wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. In addition to Josh’s recurring infidelity, Emilie can’t get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running into—sometimes literally—in unfortunate ways.
How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs?
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I’d love to hear what upcoming book releases you’re waiting on this Wednesday? Leave me your link in the comments below and I’ll stop by and check out your CWW selection for this week. 🙂
That sounds like a fun read! Thank you for sharing it.
Stop by and see what I’m waiting for!
Lisa @ The Plain-Spoken Pen recently posted…Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Murder on the Poet’s Walk by Ellery Adams
You’re welcome! 🙂
This sounds hilarious but I sure hope everything turns out alright with Emilie in the end. Here’s my post https://veganbookblogger.wordpress.com/2022/07/20/cant-wait-wednesday-within-these-gilded-halls/
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I hope so too. 🙂
I love a time loop story!
Me too!
I never get tired of reading about books that use the Groundhog Day theme, and this sounds cute, plus I love the cover!
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I love books that use that theme too, actually prefer them to the movie itself, lol.
I love stories with time looping… and snappy dialogue is always fun too. Nice pick. 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
I haven’t read anything by this author yet, but I love the idea of a Valentine’s Day groundhog day scenario 🙂
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Her books are so much fun. I think you would enjoy them. 🙂
I hope you enjoy this one when you get a chance to read it!!! Have a great week!
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Thank you!
Yes, please!!! Painter’s last YA book is one of my favorites. I am hoping I can capture that feeling again with this book.
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I hope so too! I’m excited for this and for the one she has coming out in early 2023 too.
Time loop books are always fun, and I love this cover! I’ll have to check this one out 🙂
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I’m such a sucker for good banter/dialogue. Sounds like Painter excels at it!
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