~*Pretty in Punxsutawney by Laurie Boyle Crompton *~
Can I give this more than 5 stars?
First I want to thank Netgalley and Blink Publishing for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this novel for an honest review.
This is the best book I have read so far this year! I like YA contemporary novels but my favorite style of books has been thriller so this is saying a lot considering I have read some good thrillers already this year. I am not sure if I loved this so much because it is a mash up of my favorite John Hughes Film "Pretty in Pink" and my favorite time loop movie "Groundhog Day" (okay and Happy Death Day but whatever!)or if I loved this so much because the main character agrees with me on whom Andie should end up with in "PIP" but I just adored this book. I just know that this book really got to me in the best of ways. If there was a feeling this book made me feel it. I loved the main character of Andie and I loved all of the other characters in this sweet and funny novel that is perfect for a Valentine's Day read. Luckily it comes out just in time!
Now for the plot.... Andie is the new girl in Punxsutawney, Pa. Her Dad a therapist who made a living writing books has stopped selling as many so the family packs up and moves from the tiny town Andie grew up in to a different world. Sure Punxsutawney is not a huge city but it's big enough for the high school to have every kind of clique you can imagine as well as the perfect boy she meets in the most perfect "meet cute" way. When Andie's 80's movie obsessed Mom insists on watching "Pretty in Pink" the day before the first day at school Andie is not happy. She loves the 80's movies and she loves spending time with her Mom. She just was not impressed with the movie. How could movie Andie have picked boring Blane over fun, sweet and oh so loyal Duckie? So yeah, not impressed. Things get worse when she wakes up late and has to wear the terrible pink polka dot vintage dress her Mom had her try on the night before because she didn't have a chance to change. The only bright spot? She gets to ride to school with her crush Colton and he is giving her a tour!
The culture shock of the cliques is the first thing that hits Andie and then there is the fact Colton's heart seems to belong to a girl named Kaia. As Andie falls asleep that night disappointed in the way her first day went she can only hope things get better the next day. That is not to be as Andie's day repeats itself. Caught in what seems to be a never ending loop Andi is convinced that her Mom must be correct and that true love's kiss is the answer to getting her out of this mess. As she finds herself trying over and over to get her first kiss with Colton, Andie begins to realize that people are not defined by how they dress and what the enjoy and that just because you think you no someone you really don't until you have walked a day in their shoes. Will kissing Colton end the loop? Is there someone else out there that is her true love or is this about so much more?
I saw that some think there there are really no cliques anymore so this book is behind in the times but I beg to differ. There are still cliques, heck take a look at social media and see who follows who on Instagram and say there are no cliques now!
This is a sweet and lovely romance and I am glad I got to read it. I found myself laughing and smiling and I even teared up a bit in the end. This is a must read for 80's fans and true romantics!
First I want to thank Netgalley and Blink Publishing for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this novel for an honest review.
This is the best book I have read so far this year! I like YA contemporary novels but my favorite style of books has been thriller so this is saying a lot considering I have read some good thrillers already this year. I am not sure if I loved this so much because it is a mash up of my favorite John Hughes Film "Pretty in Pink" and my favorite time loop movie "Groundhog Day" (okay and Happy Death Day but whatever!)or if I loved this so much because the main character agrees with me on whom Andie should end up with in "PIP" but I just adored this book. I just know that this book really got to me in the best of ways. If there was a feeling this book made me feel it. I loved the main character of Andie and I loved all of the other characters in this sweet and funny novel that is perfect for a Valentine's Day read. Luckily it comes out just in time!
Now for the plot.... Andie is the new girl in Punxsutawney, Pa. Her Dad a therapist who made a living writing books has stopped selling as many so the family packs up and moves from the tiny town Andie grew up in to a different world. Sure Punxsutawney is not a huge city but it's big enough for the high school to have every kind of clique you can imagine as well as the perfect boy she meets in the most perfect "meet cute" way. When Andie's 80's movie obsessed Mom insists on watching "Pretty in Pink" the day before the first day at school Andie is not happy. She loves the 80's movies and she loves spending time with her Mom. She just was not impressed with the movie. How could movie Andie have picked boring Blane over fun, sweet and oh so loyal Duckie? So yeah, not impressed. Things get worse when she wakes up late and has to wear the terrible pink polka dot vintage dress her Mom had her try on the night before because she didn't have a chance to change. The only bright spot? She gets to ride to school with her crush Colton and he is giving her a tour!
The culture shock of the cliques is the first thing that hits Andie and then there is the fact Colton's heart seems to belong to a girl named Kaia. As Andie falls asleep that night disappointed in the way her first day went she can only hope things get better the next day. That is not to be as Andie's day repeats itself. Caught in what seems to be a never ending loop Andi is convinced that her Mom must be correct and that true love's kiss is the answer to getting her out of this mess. As she finds herself trying over and over to get her first kiss with Colton, Andie begins to realize that people are not defined by how they dress and what the enjoy and that just because you think you no someone you really don't until you have walked a day in their shoes. Will kissing Colton end the loop? Is there someone else out there that is her true love or is this about so much more?
I saw that some think there there are really no cliques anymore so this book is behind in the times but I beg to differ. There are still cliques, heck take a look at social media and see who follows who on Instagram and say there are no cliques now!
This is a sweet and lovely romance and I am glad I got to read it. I found myself laughing and smiling and I even teared up a bit in the end. This is a must read for 80's fans and true romantics!
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