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on the THE DO-OVER by Lynn Painter Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out
my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
Author: Lynn Painter
Release Date: November 15, 2022
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 304
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
In this riotous young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, a teen girl has the worst Valentine’s Day ever—only to relive it over and over again.
After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby
escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of
Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s
back home in her own bed—and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. And the next
day? Another nightmare V-Day.
Emilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can’t wake up from
as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. In addition
to Josh’s recurring infidelity, Emilie can’t get away from the enigmatic Nick,
who she keeps running into—sometimes literally—in unfortunate ways.
How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when
something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the
universe stops doling out do-overs?
Reviews:
"Painter
plucks readers’ every heartstring, from writing a sweet love story between two
teens with very different views on romance to honestly depicting how Emilie’s
parents’ messy divorce has impacted her feelings of self-worth. Italicized
confessions at the beginnings of various chapters prove there is a playful side
to Emilie that is further brought out by Nick, whose constant teasing leads to
flirty banter...unequivocally hilarious and delightful." -- Kirkus
Reviews
"Throughout, Emilie struggles to navigate her parents’ acrimonious
divorce, and the resulting financial precarity and blow to her self-worth. By
combining these personal trials with a lighthearted love story, Painter
delivers a thoughtfully elevated romantic jaunt." -- Publishers
Weekly
Nick stared at me for a solid five seconds before muttering what sounded like Hell no as he pulled out his phone and snapped a photo of the insurance card. After that, he insisted on calling the police when my van started smoking. I tried to insist that it was drivable—I needed to get to school and hear my poem, dammit—until the engine went up in flames and the firemen had to put it out.
Ugh, my dad was going to kill me.
And then my mom was going to pick apart my corpse until there was nothing left.
And I wasn’t going to have time for Josh’s poem until after first block.
“Here.” Nick came over from his truck and held out a coat. “I know it doesn’t match your outfit, but it’s warm.”
I wanted to say no because I blamed him for this disaster, but I was chilled. My classic pink Ralph Lauren oxford dress had been too cute to cover with a coat, but that’d been before I was standing out in the cold, watching my vehicle become a bonfire.
“Thanks,” I said as I slid into the army-green jacket that nearly went down to my knees.
Nick crossed his arms and surveyed the scene of emergency responders cleaning up the wreckage. “At least you already had a clunker.”
“I think you mean ‘classic,’” I said, even though I hated my creeper van. There was just something about Nick’s attitude—and the fact that he didn’t recognize me—that made me want to argue with him.
He crossed his arms and said, “You doing okay here?” I fake-smiled and bit out, “Wonderful.”
I glanced down at my phone. No notifications. Neither of my parents answered when I tried calling them, which wasn’t surprising. I desperately wanted to text Josh, but the last thing I needed to do was remind Nick that I might’ve been distracted when I hit him.
The police officer got there quickly after the firemen and was relatively nice as he wrote me the citation that was sure to get me grounded.
Ugh.
Nick looked at me as the tow truck disappeared with my van. “You want a ride? I mean, we’re going to the same place and you’re dressed like that.”
I looked down at my bare legs and brown leather booties, clenching my teeth to keep them from chattering. “Like what?”
“Ridiculously.”
“Hey.”
He actually grinned at my expression. “I wasn’t impugning your fashion choices—you look very, um, polo player’s girlfriend, don’t worry. I was merely referring to your bare legs and the fact that it’s, like, twenty degrees outside. Ride? Yes?”
I swallowed and buried my frozen nose in the coat collar. It smelled like cold and motor
oil. “Um, yeah. I guess.”
“You mean thank you?”
That actually made me smile a little. “Thank you so much, my amazing savior.”
“That’s more like it.”
Excerpt taken from The Do-Over by Lynn Painter. Published November 15, 2022 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Lynn Painter
is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author who writes
romantic comedies for both teens and adults. She lives in Nebraska with her
husband and pack of wild children, and when she isn't reading or writing, odds
are good she’s guzzling energy drinks and watching rom-coms.
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(1) winner
will receive a finished copy of THE DO-OVER - US Only.
Ends December 6th, midnight EST.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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11/7/2022 |
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11/8/2022 |
Excerpt |
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11/9/2022 |
Excerpt |
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11/10/2022 |
IG Review |
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11/11/2022 |
Review |
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11/12/2022 |
IG Review |
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11/13/2022 |
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11/14/2022 |
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11/15/2022 |
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11/16/2022 |
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11/17/2022 |
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11/18/2022 |
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11/19/2022 |
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11/20/2022 |
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11/21/2022 |
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11/22/2022 |
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11/23/2022 |
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11/24/2022 |
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11/25/2022 |
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11/26/2022 |
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11/27/2022 |
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11/28/2022 |
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11/29/2022 |
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11/30/2022 |
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12/1/2022 |
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