Me and My Bike: Portraits of a Cycling Nation
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Around the world it is estimated that 130 million bicycles are sold every year, making the trusty...
M0v134ss4ss1n (3 KP) rated Ready Player One (2018) in Movies
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Beer Craft: The No-Nonsense Guide to Making and Enjoying Damn Good Craft Beer at Home
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Fact 1) A new brewery opens in the UK every two days. Fact 2) The UK homebrew market is growing 30%...
Raspberry Pi For Dummies
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Get your slice of Raspberry Pi With the invention of the unique credit card-sized single-board...
Cosmic Queries
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In this thought-provoking follow-up to his acclaimed StarTalk book, uber astrophysicist Neil...
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Do you love books? Want to learn how to make the most of your reading life? Join hosts Brea Grant...
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You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)
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The Internet isn't all cat videos. There's also Felicia Day - violinist, filmmaker, Internet...
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Kristy H (1252 KP) rated Before I Fall in Books
Jan 10, 2018
Anyway, the book follows the main character Sam, who dies in a car crash one night after a party. However, she finds herself reliving that day over and over (think Groundhog Day) for some reason and has to figure out how to make it stop. It's a rather weird premise and the way she finally breaks out sort of bothers me, so I felt a little deflated at the end.
That being said, I really liked Sam. She's a compelling character. Also refreshing is the fact that Sam and her gaggle of friends are the popular kids, on top of the pyramid at school. It's a change of pace from the usual romantics and geeks that show up in YA novels. (It does, however, make me 110% terrified for my children to reach high school.) As Sam starts to realize her own mean girl status-- and that of her friends--Oliver sets up a good message about high school and friendship. Not sure it would be readily apparently to every teen reading the novel, but I appreciate the effort.