by Lauren Oliver This novel opens with Samantha, her friends, and a horrible accident. Then Samantha wakes up. At first she thinks the accident was a terrible dream, but as she goes through her day, her horror grows. She has already lived this day. At first she thinks shes going crazy, but when she wakes the next day, and the next, and she takes the same tests, and has the same conversations, she realizes it's not all in her head. Each redo of the day, while similar to the last, is subject to change, based on her decisions and actions. Samantha and her friends are basically shallow, selfish, popular girls, who care little about the feelings of others. Reliving the same events over and over makes her see things in a different way. The author is able to show how Samantha comes to realize how awful she's been without sounding preachy, and keeps you guessing to the very end about whether or not Samantha actually survived the accident. The endless plot twists, and the unguessable outcome will drive you crazy until you finish! This is the most engaging, suspenseful book I've read in a long time. It's rare that you come to care so much about characters you hate in a book, but it happens here. You WILL NOT like these girls. Not. One. Bit. But you'll love them all the same. A note: this is a high school book, so look for it at the public library or bookstore.
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