The Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch
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Web ID: 1769762590s Nostalgia
On the morning of their college graduation, Ezra and Frankie broke up. Devastating both parties, they swore they would never speak again. Now because of loyalty to her friend Frankie finds herself traveling back to campus for a New Years Eve wedding on the cusp of the millennium. All will be well as long as she can avoid Ezra. But after an epic drunken rehearsal dinner adventure the former lovebirds find themselves waking up next to each other, wedding bands on each of their hands and absolutely no memory of the night before. Having to put aside their grudge in order to find out the circumstances that led them to their old dorm room (and if they are really married) Ezra and Frankie are given a second chance at figuring out what really went wrong all those years ago. I think I may have ruined "The Rewind" for myself by assuming that this was some sort of fun time-travely plot instead of a we got way too drunk trope. I kept waiting for some sort of twist, or anything really, to propel the story ahead but it really was just 368 pages of following these two around while they piece together a blackout night. I'm also not sure these two were ever right for one another but that is a whole different conversation. Would recommend "The Rewind" if you are seriously into 90s nostalgia and looking for a quick romance read to pass some time.
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Great character building!
This story starts with Frankie and Ezra waking up together with no memory of what happened the night before. The reader is along for the ride as they rediscover all of the things they hated and loved about each other. Truthfully, there were more things that they loved about each other but the fallout from their breakup was so great that they spent a long time griping about having to spend time with each other that it took me a long time to figure out why they had even been in love previously. They were both pretty awful and unlikable. But, as the story went on we learned the back stories of both characters, as well as their love story and understood them a bit better. The way the novel was written, the reader is left unsure if these two characters would end the weekend as friends, their language was that tempestuous. Despite that uncertainty I still enjoyed the story and wanted to see where it led me. The second chance trope has never been one of my favorites, but the author really let us get to know our two main characters and understand why what happened in their past affected their lives so much. They were two people who truly understood each other in their young adulthood and have kind of lost their way. Even though they aren’t happy to see each other, their understanding of each other came through and the reader wanted them to get past the angst and pain and give each other a chance again. Of course, there was a lot standing in their way and that journey towards understanding their future didn’t come without pain. This was a really well told story that I would’ve liked a little bit more if there wasn’t so much snark, but I loved the ending. That ending made it all worth it. I received a copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher for an honest review and it was honest!
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Absolutely brilliant
Could. Not. Put. It. Down. Ezra and Frankie are attending their friends' wedding at their alma mater. The same university where they fell in love, the same place where their relationship imploded. And now, back where it all started, both hungover and missing memories of their evening together, they've got just a few hours before Frankie has to perform her bridesmaid duties, and Ezra has to collect his girlfriend-soon-to-be-fiancee to put aside their anger and figure out how and why they woke up together. This is a brilliant story of two people who were too young to really know what they wanted, who were so busy trying to escape their past that they couldn't define their futures. Loved every word.
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Second Chance Romance
This is a Second-Chance Romance/Women's Fiction. I found this book to be cute and fun, and the characters were perfect for this story. I found the storyline to be fun and there was a little bit of mystery mixed into it. This book was filled with drama and characters thinking about the past and where they are now. I was pulled into the story right away, and I did not want to put the book down. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.
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