This little twist of magical realism was SO FUN! I enjoyed this Molly Morris book and look forward to more from her, hopefully STAT!

Rewind To Us is a well written story with a unique premise. Unfortunately I just didn’t connect with the characters which is through no fault of the author.

I knew I was in trouble when the introduction to Dixie was fretting over the color hair dye she chose for the Summer (caution cone orange) and Sawyer arriving late because it took him 20 minutes to decide on a boba tea flavor.

If you like younger characters then you will probably enjoy this story.

3.5 rounded up to 4 stars.

I was intrigued by the creative time travel kind of premise, and often enjoy YA books so I thought this would be a win for me. Unfortunately, by the time the big reveal happens more than halfway through the book, I'd lost interest in these characters. Lots of telling and not much showing made for some underwhelming characters, that not even an interesting premise could save for me. I did find the last third to be better paced than the first 2/3 but it felt like a little too late for me. It was okay, but not one I'd recommend unfortunately.

Rewind to Us is a fun, creative spin on the time travel trope. Molly Morris weaves a story that's not just about second chances, but about growth, friendship, and discovering who you are.

What really stood out to me were the characters. They’re so fleshed out and multidimensional, it felt like I knew them personally. Even the side characters had depth and purpose, never fading into the background like mere plot devices. Each one brought something special to the story, adding to the emotional weight and authenticity of the narrative.

And that plot twist in the middle? Jaw-dropping. Just when I thought I had a handle on where the story was going, Morris completely flipped the script in the best way possible. It kept the pacing sharp and made the back half of the book impossible to put down.

Overall, Rewind to Us is a fun, engaging read with a lot of heart. Whether you're a fan of time travel or just looking for a story that makes you feel something, this one’s worth picking up.

What a lovely book! I was looking for a light read after finishing a long fantasy novel and I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It is a fun and funny book about navigating all sorts of life relationships, but it was such much more than a light read. It has morals and life lessons and so much character growth. Dixie is just so relatable and likable and the decisions she has to make aren't easy. Some choices are her own and others life has forced on her. I actually didn't realize this was a book about young adults until I started reading, but I think all ages would enjoy it. I definitely picked it up at first for the "Rewind" concept, which is just as interesting as the rest of the plot. There are other twists and turns besides Dixie's choice of whether or not to use her "Rewind" to save her friendship with Sawyer that I definitely wasn't expecting!

What if the world gave you one do over, what moment would you choose?

Dixie looks forward to escaping to Cielo Springs each summer to spend her days with her best friend Sawyer. After endless movie nights she starts to realize that her feelings are more than friendly. Missing her opportunity to tell him, their futures start to look fuzzy- unless she can rewind back to the moment where everything went wrong.

Rewind to Us was a fun, lighthearted friends to lovers with a sprinkle of fantasy. The comfort of young love with a couple twists mixed in. This one is a great summertime read!

This was a really cute YA story that had some twists I wasn't expecting. The author creates a world where Dixie has the opportunity to rewind one moment in her lifetime. Her family is the only family with this strange ability and each chapter features little bits of rules and ideas about this concept. When Dixie returns to her summer retreat with family, ready to spill her love confession to her best friend, she is in for a shock that leads her down a path to making a decision to use her rewind. This story has some great movie references and such respect for the film industry. I loved the romance elements and the twists that I didn't see coming. Overall, this was a fun read, and I think that many of my students will enjoy it.

Love a good book about rewinding to the past and seeing how different choices lead to different results. It was a bit cheesy at times, and the ending was fairly predictable, but I do love a good book about reflecting!

Dixie Mulligan is in love with her best friend, and when she sees him next, she’s going to tell him. Only, she doesn’t and her secrets begin to stack up. The solution? Use her family Rewind to fix her mess up and make things right with her best friend.

I absolutely loved the idea of this book. I was worried that I would be too old for this YA book, and while it’s definitely YA, it was a cute idea. Unfortunately, that’s about all I can say that I enjoyed about this book.

The storyline was overly complicated and the characters are underwhelming. I don’t think the Rewind itself is super complicated, but the changes with every Rewind became overwhelming, and I had no idea what timeline we were following.
I don’t think I really cared about any of the characters other than the Trip, the movie theater. Which is talked about so often, I’ve considered it a character.

Thank you, Netgalley, for this ARC!

Loved this so much! I didn't fully expect the twist, but I really enjoyed the character growth over time. Only major comment is that this is YA simply because of the ages of the main characters - I actually argue this is an adult novel.

I look forward to more from this author!!

A cute and quirky read. Rewind to Us is about Dixie Mulligan’s one chance to go back in time to correct one moment she thought slipped through her fingers, but she discovers more than she bargained for. The plot was nicely placed, characters were likable, but I felt that a few plot holes were left open.

Thank you again to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press/Wednesday Books for a chance to read an advanced copy and give an honest review of this book!

Dixie has a chance to rewind time and fix a mistake that may have cost her the boy of her dreams....or she can deal with her problems head-on and find out if true love is meant to be. This is a clever timeslip story with tight time travel rules that were fairly easy to follow. The main characters were believable and likeable, and I was drawn in by their cute romance. The book was generally well-written, the plot fast-paced and interesting. It was a creative take on time travel with some clever details (filling out online forms and keeping blogs on time travel exploits) that I enjoyed.
The biggest plot hole in the book was the frivolous way the family members squandered their Rewinds. Without giving up spoilers, I'll say that it seems a little unrealistic that you wouldn't hold onto such a privilege until it was a life or death situation. Then again, people make irrational decisions all the time. I still found I had to suspend some disbelief to buy into this aspect of the plot.
I was generally engaged by the writing, but found the author did a little more telling than showing at times. While the romantic relationship between the two main characters was fairly well developed, it fell a little short in the end.
Overall, as a big fan of time travel, I enjoyed the fast-paced, clever plot. A fun read.

This was an entertaining read. I thought the premise was really intriguing and thought provoking. It had me questioning whether or not I would use a Rewind if given the chance.

I thought the author's writing style was engaging and it held my attention throughout the story. There was an unexpected plot twist that I didn't see coming but overall I felt like this storyline was what I expected of it.

This was a new to me author, I look forward to reading more from her on the future. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys YA Romances with a magical element.

Thank you Molly Morris, Net Galley and St. Martin's Press | Wednesday Books for providing me with an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

All Dixie Mulligan wants to do is escape New York and spend the summer in a small California town working at the vintage movie theater her aunt owns. But this summer isn’t like the last three. She may have ruined her chance at a relationship with her best friend Sawyer who she happens to love. Good thing her family has the ability for a single redo, which rewinds the past and gives them a chance at a better future.

Dixie makes a likable heroine and her family members, especially cousin Bunny, and other secondary characters such as coworker Claire are well developed and memorable. Her love interest and best friend Sawyer is a good match for her, however, the plot kept the two of them apart more than expected in a traditional romance plot. Morris maneuvers the readers attention expertly to allow for later reveals, such as the details behind the incident Dixie longs to rewind. Morris also provides a paragraph of Mulligan family information related to the rewinds at the start of each chapter. My favorite things about the books Morris writes are the way she weaves in the weirdness, making it feel like fact, and her fantastic character development. The cast of characters in REWIND TO US is rather large, but Morris makes each one count.

I became a fan of Morris after reading ANNIE LEBLANC IS NOT DEAD YET, which also had a fabulistic twist. I look forward to reading her next release and dropping into the wonderfully weird world she creates.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks to Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group, for providing an Advance Reader Copy via NetGalley.

This book was much different than what i had read in the past, and was a welcome change! Pretty faced paced, and the plot twist i really did not see coming was welcomed as well. The book held my interest and I wanted to keep reading to see how it ended.

I really enjoyed the premise of this book and it held my interest. I liked the main characters and the twists and turns. I know what others are talking about with repetitive parts, and I too kept wondering why certain things were repeating but it eventually became clear why those things kept coming up. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend this to a teen!

A girl misses a chance with her crush and due to a special ability her family has she's able to rewind one event in her life in order to change her present and future.

This book didn't really work for me in a lot of ways which makes me sad to say. A lot of Dixie's decisions and the decisions of her family felt like a cop out without really any repercussions for the decisions that they made.

I sorta feel like if a relationship didn't work out because of a decision you made, maybe it just wasn't meant to work out.

There are suggestions in the book that Sawyer and Dixie would've worked things through anyway but for me it would've been much more interesting to actually see them work through problems instead of just changing the past and making it so she didn't have to put any effort into things.

Her family were just enabling that as well despite the fact that her aunt knew better.

I can't give it a one star because at the end of the day I still enjoyed Dixie's relationship with her aunt and her cousin and whenever I got confused for a while, things would get explained to remove that confusion but I just felt very frustrated and I don't want to be frustrated by a book. I want to love it.

(Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the free copy in exchange for an honest review)

Going to be honest, I wasn’t a fan.

I liked the characters. They were interesting and I liked how they felt developed.

But I wasn’t a fan of the plot. It sounds fun and cool, but I just couldn’t bring myself to care whole reading.

Thank you to the author and publisher for an ARC copy

Such a cute and heartwarming story. I need it to be a movie, it’s a great concept and I want to see it on the big screen. iykyk

This book has the perfect blend of heart and humor to make it relatable and enjoyable. The what if factor made me enjoy this book even more and caused me to think on my own what if moments. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone seeking a new sweet romance.