Hello, bookworms, and welcome to my review of Again, but Better by Christine Riccio! This was an interesting book in many ways, so I'm excited to dive into my thoughts on it. This is a very spoiler-y review, so if you haven't read this book and don't want any spoilers, don't read any further! However, for those of you who have read this book or are okay with spoilers, let's get started!
Okay, so don't get me wrong: I really liked this book. It was such a good contemporary fiction novel that tackled topics like self-growth and family expectations. I loved that Shane was a writer--it made it so easy for me to identify with her, and she also inspired me to do more writing. Her nerdiness and Beatles obsession was adorable. Also, the setting: studying abroad in London and taking weekend trips to the surrounding countries is just so awesome! I would love to be able to join Shane and her new friends there. All the characters were unique and well-crafted, and the romance was very cute. So yeah, overall, this was a great book. What I really, really didn't like was the time-travel. Like, it was very creative and unique to throw a time-travel aspect into a seemingly-normal contemporary novel--but it just didn't sit well with me. It was so random and unexpected. Like, the book went on for like 200 pages and there's hardly any hint of anything unusual--but then, BAM. Time travel. Back to 2011, everyone! It totally caught me off guard. Like, where did that come from? However, after I got over my confusion and annoyance over the time-travel thing, the rest of the book was very good. I actually liked the redo of 2011 more than the original, mostly because Shane acted a lot more mature and confident, plus the romance between her and Pilot was so cute (and way less awkward and angsty than their original 2011 flirting). Their "move-off" was, without a doubt, one of the most romantic, hilarious competitions of all time. And that ending with the Beatles nesting doll...ugh, so cute and so perfect. If not for the time travel, this would have been a five-star read, but due to all the time-travel strangeness I'm going to give it Four Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Thank you for reading my review of Again, but Better by Christine Riccio! I hope you enjoyed, and keep an eye out for more book reviews to come!
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