I lingered on the last one, picking up my pen and doodling hearts around it. Remind Dad of parent-teacher conferences and make sure he puts it on his calendar Remind Mom to email copy of insurance card to office I hummed “Lover” as I put on my glasses and consulted the day’s list. Because as I walked over to where my planner sat open on my desk, I felt amazing. My three-year-old stepbrother liked to sneak into my room and sleep with me because he pretty much thought I was amazing.Īnd he was right. I pushed back the covers and climbed out of bed, ignoring the sound of Logan’s open-mouthed sleep-breathing from the other side of the mattress. In hindsight, that feeling was probably some sort of atrial defect caused by my steady diet of black coffee and energy drinks. Every time we studied together and he put on his Ivy League tortoiseshell glasses, I swore that my heart actually folded over on itself, causing the sweet pinching feeling that shot warmth through each and every one of my nerve endings. Josh was smart and handsome and arguably the most likely student at Hazelwood High to succeed in a big way. To start with, I actually had a boyfriend, and he wasn’t just a meh boyfriend, either. When my alarm went off on Valentine’s Day, I was smiling.

When I was ten, I started putting confession strips into a box in my closet so that if anything happened to me, people would know that I was more than just the quiet girl who followed the rules. How many times 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? Excerpt 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. And the next day? Another horrendous V-Day.Įmilie 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. 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.

In this “unequivocally hilarious and delightful” ( Kirkus Reviews) 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.Īfter 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.

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