Cassandra in Reverse, Holly Smale
Cassandra in Reverse, Holly Smale
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Cassandra in Reverse

Author: Holly Smale

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Unabridged: 13 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/06/2023


Synopsis

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
"Fascinating...witty...self-deprecating...We meet Cassandra on the worst day of her life. She's getting fired, her boyfriend dumps her, and her roommates hate her. On that same day, she discovers she has the power to go back in time. You'd think you would know how this book is going to end, but it really surprised me. There's a twist at the end that I did not see coming!" —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club June ’23 Pick)

If you had the power to change the past…where would you start?
Cassandra Penelope Dankworth is a creature of habit. She likes what she likes (museums, jumpsuits, her boyfriend, Will) and strongly dislikes what she doesn't (mess, change, her boss drinking out of her mug). Her life runs in a pleasing, predictable order…until now.She's just been dumped.She's just been fired.Her local café has run out of banana muffins.Then, something truly unexpected happens: Cassie discovers she can go back and change the past. One small rewind at a time, Cassie attempts to fix the life she accidentally obliterated, but soon she'll discover she's trying to fix all the wrong things.

“A great read-alike for The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore, and The Boys by Katie Hafner.” —Booklist (STARRED)

About Holly Smale

Holly Smale is the internationally bestselling, award-winning author of the Geek Girl and The Valentines teen series, which have sold 3.4 million copies worldwide. In January 2021, Holly was diagnosed autistic at the age of 39. Suddenly a lot of things made sense. Holly regularly shares, debates about, and celebrates neurodiversity on Twitter and Instagram @holsmale.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on December 01, 2023

This is such an interesting book with a quirky, neurodivergent, unique heroine. It's quite a mashup of Oona Out of Order meets Sliding Doors! This book is more than just a time travel and stuck-in-a-loop story. It's about second chances, self-growth, changing your life path, and learning more about......more

Goodreads review by Darla on June 17, 2023

This reminded me of the Adam Sandler movie "Click." When Cassandra figures out she can time travel, there are scenes where she is rewinding over and over to achieve her desired result. She has three prime objectives: job, boyfriend, and flatmates. I was rooting for Cassandra. Her autism manifests in......more

Goodreads review by Karen on June 20, 2023

This is a Reese’s Book Club Pick. I really wanted to like this one. But, part of liking a book, is liking its main character, and well, that wasn’t likely to happen for me. I am a fan of magical realism. I was so ready for the magic. But this magic was pushing me in directions that just didn’t feel......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on May 21, 2023

DNF. Not my cup of tea. Keeping this short and sweet. While I enjoyed having a neurodivergent main character, this book fell flat for me. I ended up quitting it at 37%. There is a lot of Greek mythology references which do not interest me, and although I like ground hog type scenarios, this one got re......more

Goodreads review by Kate on March 15, 2023

Well that was a surprise. I really thought after the first chapter or so that I was really going to get irritated or Cassandra was going to get on my nerves but instead I quit trying to read it a bit at a time and read the last half in one go. A thoroughly enjoyable read. The story is that Cassandra......more