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I thoroughly enjoyed this book overall, it was a fresh concept and a cute romcom. My favorite character from this book was Kate, she was well written. I would have rated this book higher if I wasn't for the fact that I kept getting confused with when it was the past and present, maybe it was just me. Overall good book!

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This book was surprisingly adorable. The magical element can often seem a bit childish and underdeveloped, but I love the way that morris intertwined the "Rewind" into the story. It didn't take away from the sweetness of the story. Dixie and Sawyer are incredibly cute and the way their story is revealed is incredibly well written. You can feel the yearning throughout the book.

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This was an interesting twist on a time travel book. I enjoyed the plot of everyone in the family essentially getting a do-ever as i am sure many people can relate to wanting one of those. This is full of teenage angst.

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I typically like time travel books but this one for some reason I just didn't vibe with. The characters fell flat and the time skip didn't make sense to me in the context of the whole story.

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This was a fun and unique spin on going back in time. Basically, every member of the main character’s family is allowed to have one do over. Prior to enacting their do over, they have to submit paperwork about what they want to redo and why, which I thought was a fun touch.

The main character Dixie also loves movies and movie theaters and there was an interesting commentary there about movie theaters disappearing as everyone streams what they watch. I love the movie theater myself so I really related to Dixie about that.

I will say, I wasn’t expecting the twist at the halfway point at all, so props to the author for that! It was interesting how the supporting characters fit into the story as well.

Dixie is in love with her best friend Sawyer, so it’s a friends to more relationship which isn’t my favorite but this was told in an interesting way, where Dixie has done something prior to the start of the novel and now they’re somewhat estranged.

I thought the writing was pretty solid. If you like YA contemporaries with a slight magical element, this could be the book for you!

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Oh, dear lord, I love Molly Morris. Her books are so tense in the best way, her teenage protagonists making me so angry as they mean well enough but continue to make the worst choices.

I quickly fell in love with Dixie’s summer family and her life with them and felt all of her teenage angst as she came to terms with the results of her previous bad choices. When a big reveal happened, I audibly reacted… on a plane… making my husband and friend beside me check to see if I was ok.

Much like ANNIE LEBLANC, this was a world I didn’t want to leave. Morris’ writing is full of showing not just telling and just so captivating. I can’t wait for the next one, and I am a full-grown adult who almost never reads adult romcoms.

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The plot didn't really kick off until the end of chapter 2 (about 10%, not great pacing), and the romance felt second to the family dynamics and the concept of rewinding. It wasn’t what I expected. And then I realized I wasn't rooting for Dixie and Sawyer, it WASN'T labeled romance (it's Teens & YA), and I decided I wasn't in the mood to continue. DNF@ch5.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC.

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This book was absolutely wonderful. It took me on an adventure I didn't expect and on an emotional journey that caught me off guard. This was absolutely one of the best books I read this year! I still get emotional thinking about it.

A special thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for a ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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I just finished a new romcom. Rewind to Us by Molly Morris was such a fun read. Pick this one up on publication day.

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adorable and full of second chance. this love story was light and fun. Emily Henry fans will love this one

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ARC provided by NetGalley. Loved this book! Went into it expecting a romance and was very pleasantly surprised, even if that’s not quite what I got. It’s very character focused and primarily about the rewind, not the romance (though there are a good amount of cute moments for sure!). I feel like it definitely changed tone after the halfway point, which is why I gave it 4 stars. But I still really enjoyed it and the ending was cute and funny!

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Maybe I’m too old for this sort of romance book that just feels cheesy ! Idk I couldn’t finish. The writing was ok but just felt non realistic for me
Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

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I think I might have crossed the age and patience for the swoony rom coms, they are simply not doing it for me anymore. It has nothing to do with this book or its writing. The writing was pretty good and I could simply tell that the story was going to be good but I just could not make it more than 20 pages.

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Amusing that the family with the ability to redo one day and fix one mistake is the Mulligans.

There is a major twist halfway through the story that I really did not like at first. It wasn’t until much later in the story, when Dixie and her father have the talk that should have happened years ago, that I decided I was okay with the twist. [Not that it really matters if I am “okay” with it or not, as I am not the author and don’t get to dictate the story.]

I liked how the “rewinds” ended up being used in the story. I also enjoyed the eclectic cast of characters.

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This was cute and had some unexpected twists. I always try to suspend some disbelief with magic realism but this had a lot of questionable plot holes that I wish had been touched on - we spent way too long in part 1 and everything else felt rushed.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Any time-loop rom-com fans (a surprisingly robust genre, especially in recent years) will find Rewind to Us is an infinitely more special twist on the idea. The idea of trying to save a relationship before it fails, not knowing what exactly made it fall apart in the first place is a wonderful premise for a story, and I can already see the hit this will become.

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