
Sam Kingston has it all. She's best friends with the most popular girls in school, making her one of the most popular girls in school. It's Cupid Day and she's going to have the roses to prove her popularity. Her boyfriend is one of the hottest guys in school. But her best friend pre-popularity Kent, back in the third grade, has chosen today to flash his moon eyes at her. She's supposed to spend her first special night with her boyfriend tonight, but they decide to go to Kent's party first. At the party, Juliet who is called Psycho by everyone, shows up to tell Sam and her crew what bitches they are. Shocked, they all throw their beer on her and shove her around with the whole crowd laughing at Juliet. It's a scene straight out of The Rage or She's All That. Juliet runs out in tears, and Kent tells Sam just how appalled by her transformation he is. Sam doesn't want to hear it, her boyfriend is passed out drunk, so her group decides to leave. As they're driving home, something jumps out into the road causing Lindsey to lose control of the car. And that's how Sam dies. But the next day, and for the next five days after, Sam wakes up again on Cupid Day and change the track of the day.
What an amazing book. I hated the ending almost as much as I loved it. It's a dark topic for teens, but it's got a message. I was glued to the pages for two days (it's a 400 + page book, so I took breaks between reliving the days). The emotions of the main character ran the gamut to selfishness to happiness to love to angst. The emotions piqued in me as the reader were disdain, pity, sympathy, and admiration. All for the same girl on the same day with varying outcomes. Fans of Mean Girls will love this.
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4 comments:
I'm reading this for B&N too and really like it! I'm only on the second chapter but I can't decide if I want to stick to the schedule or read ahead. It's so hard to put it down.
Great review! So glad you liked it!
I have this one to read and I've heard good things about it. I'm hoping to get to it soon. Thanks for the review.
Oh yes, isn't this book simply FANTASTIC? I couldn't stop reading it either and I'll probably re-read it as soon as my finished copy arrives! So glad you liked it too!
I totally tore through this book. When I started it I thought that it would be redundant, playing the same day over multiple times, I soon found out that each day played out interestingly and different from the last.
The main character goes from being unlikeable in the beginning, to slightly more likable by the end of the book.
I must say that I hated the ending! I really wanted it to play out differently and was REALLY disappointed when it ended the way that it did.
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