Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Life on Repeat by Amy Larson Marble - NO

Life on Repeat by Amy Larson Marble, 194 pages. Hildebrand Books (W. Brand Publishing), 2020. $17.

Language: PG (4 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - NO

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

After Sarah experiences “the moment,” she realizes that she’s been Sarah before – several times, actually. Each Sarah has a different last name, a different high school, and a different decade, but every Sarah she remembers being has never lived longer than age 23. How is Sarah supposed to live if she knows how her story is going to end?

The concept is interesting, but I felt misled by the narrator because her life doesn’t really repeat as much as she professes. This confusing introduction, inconsistencies throughout the story, and lack of action in the author’s style of writing quickly convinced me to not worry about the cliffhanger ending. The mature content rating is for mentions of drug and alcohol use.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen 

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