How do you take a story that is engagingly commonplace, characters that are delightfully ordinary and human, and spin them into a book I couldn’t put down? This author did just that, She took a story and characters that were relatively ordinary, and through her mastery of words and plot made them extraordinary.
Jack’s voice was perfect. Just from his thoughts and observations I immediately knew who he was. No wordy explanations were necessary. Maddie was slightly harder to know, but became more transparent as the story progressed.
One thing I especially enjoyed was that this was a “quiet” book. There were not a lot of emotional explosions or high drama. It was a compelling tale about two normal people. The story had perfect dashes of drama without melodrama, humor, hotness, and angst. Their story of friendship, estrangement, and reconnection was presented in a way that made it impossible for me to put it down to do things like eat and sleep.
I’ve become a fairly cyincal reader of books in this genre, and often find myself rolling my eyes so often I’m afraid they'll get stuck backward. I had nary an eye roll in this book. It was so authentic and the characters’ actions so believable that I was completely lost in the story.
This is a great read if you want to look in on two genuine and likeable characters trying to find their way to a relationship that has been brewing for years.

3.5 stars

I love a good second chance romance. That has to be one of my favorite type of books. I quickly requested Do Over, because of that. For me, this book was just ok. I will explain why. It was a little too cookie cutter for me. Boy and Girl used to "date", then she gets pregnant with his kid. He isn't thrilled, and he becomes a part time dad. That is until Maddie really needs his help. Now Jack goes from part time dad to live in dad and potential boyfriend all because Maddie found her ex cheating on her with her best friend. Weeehew.... that was a lot of drama in one paragraph.

Do Over was pretty much ok. There was no shocking twist and turns. It was a second chance for 2 people, who if communicated better from the start, would have never needed the second chance.

Enjoyable enough, but not near the quality read as Serena Bell’s earlier books; especially the ones with a military theme. This was fully New Adult; with all the immaturity, over-the-top drama, and overblown angst that are hallmark tropes of the genre. Far too much time was spent in the character’s heads, especially with Jack. Would love for the author to return to more adult stories. This is just not for me.

Average couple of Young adults who face an unplanned pregnancy and learn to face life's setbacks while growing in their responsibility of their child and maybe caring for each other.