I couldn’t get into this book. I tried multiple times and it just didn’t grab my attention. I skimmed through hoping something would grab me but nothing ever did.

I'm a sucker for these storylines- where there's a repeated time-loop and you have to figure out how to get out of it. there were also a lot of moral of the story themes that I liked about this book. The only thing, was that I didn't find the MC that likeable, but that may just be me. Sometimes that really deters me from fully loving a book. overall though, I think Pretty in Punxsutawney was enjoyable!

So, this was a fun mix up of two classics; Groundhog Day and Pretty in Pink. I grew up watching these movies and jumped at the chance to read something mashing them up. 

Stuck reliving the same day over and over, Andie is sure she gets to spend the perfect day over and over with her crush. Things don't always go as you think or even appear for the reasons you think. 

Andie has a lot of growth to do over the book and it was interesting to see her fumble through the day many times making wildy different choices and stretching her character to new levels, learning new skills. 

It was a cute read and I would suggest to a younger crowd, but they may not get all the references. I loved that part.

#PrettyInPunxsutawney from @lbcrompton and @blinkyabooks is a highly entertaining #YA novel. Combining the quirks of #GroundhogDay and #PrettyInPink, Andie relives the first day of her senior year in a new school again and again. It's romantic and cute and fun as she searches for a place to belong and learns to look past appearances. Definitely an enjoyable read for a YA-fiction lover.

I've seen a lot of 80s movies but apparently none of the classic teen romance stories and instead just the sci-fi side so, because of that, there is a chance some of the charm of the various references was lost on me.
From a personal perspective, I struggled with a part of the premise in that she kept trying to be someone else. i get that is part of the teen experience, that trying to figure out who you are or who you want to be but, as an adult, i just wanted to take Andie aside and be like, honey, be you. But, as all of this was fictional, it was fun to see her trying on different personas as she tried to fit into the different cliques. It felt like an extended dressing room montage.
All that being said, I did enjoy myself. It was cute and relatively light and made me laugh a lot. I had a good time reading it.

This book just wasn’t for me, the writing style and me just didn’t mix but I can see how this would be enjoyable for many others

A Groundhog Day meets Pretty in Pink mashup that tells the tale of a shy, introverted high school girl who must relive the first day of school over and over again until her first kiss can break the curse … she hopes.


A  cute slow-burn love story I could totally see turned into a movie.

A cute book and not as repetitive as I thought it would be. But it was too cheesy and full of cringe for me.

I didn't really enjoy this book as I couldn't connect to any of the characters and didn't like the plot that much.

PRETTY IN PUNXSUTAWNEY is a fun mix of 80s nostalgic movies, high school, and Groundhog Day (a day that repeats over and over). The characters are likable and the story is plenty entertaining, with plenty of movie references and a sweet ending. An overall fun YA romance.

The protagonist's (Andie) voice was spot on in this story. I even had to laugh when she went full-on teenager, with plenty of angst and tantrum throwing. The high school cliques were also pretty much spot on, with everyone labeling everyone else and the usual manipulation and jealousies surrounding the hottest guys and the girls who are trying to snag them. It was fun seeing how Andie's wardrobe influenced perceptions, as well as who she hung out with. I also really enjoyed Andie's parents and seeing her find friends in all the different cliques at school. I could almost tell from the start who she should be pursuing as a romantic interest, but it was still fun seeing it all play out. There were some things a bit overdone and a little too pushy in the point the author was trying to make. You also probably should have seen the 80s movies that play roles in this story to get some of the references. Otherwise, this was a blast to read.

In the end, was it what I wished for? This story has cute, quirky, fun, and a little magic as the protagonist tries to figure out how to stop reliving her first day of school and wake up to the next one. There are fun friendships and family relationships, as well as a sweet romance. An entertaining story for contemporary YA readers who also love 80s movies or movies in general.

Content: Clean
Source: I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, which did not require a positive review nor affect it in any way.

I recommend this book if you are looking for a fun, light read.  Although I was unable to complete it, I will be picking up a physical copy of the book because I found it hard to stop wondering how it ended.

I like a good contemporary every once in awhile. I didn’t pay attention to the description too closely about Groundhog Day, which is a movie I absolutely loathe, but that’s okay.

This was such an adorable quick read.

There was some repetitiveness, which was to be expected once I realized the Groundhog Day vibe. And that Pretty in Pink vibe was also very obvious, but it also added a lot of cute elements and moments.

I loved the 80’s movie references, too, even though I wasn’t into a lot of the classic 80’s movies. Most were John Hughes films, which Andie got a lot of her ideas from, but there were several other movies sprinkled in.

Andie might’ve gotten on my nerves just a bit, though. There were a few moments where she was an actual brat and just uncalled for. However, she did grow over the course of the book and learned a lot about herself along the way.

A quick read with some funny moments, but also the teen angst we’re all too familiar with from teen movies. Maybe some predictability, but still light and cute all the same.

Time loops, while rare in books, never fail to impress. And with Pretty in Punxsutawney, it was no different.

I’ll admit, the beginning of the book was fairly boring. It was only after the time loop kicked in that things became interesting.

Andie is someone I’m sure most of us can find ourselves being at one point or another. She’s seriously crushing on Colton, a guy that works at the movie theatre but doesn’t appreciate movies as much as Andie does. She’s convinced he should be the one to give her the perfect first kiss, until her world begins to upturn before her very eyes.

Something I found very interesting about this story is the use of cliques. In this day and age, bullying is still a constant occurrence in schools. However, having been a person who’s moved around four or five times in the past six years, I’ve noticed a significant difference, and that’s that cliques have combined and become spread thin.

Though, in terms of the main idea being to just be yourself and not stick to technicalities, I believe this book otherwise nailed it. For that, I rate it 3.75 stars.

This was so cute and fun! I feel like teens will really identify with the main character and will love escaping into this story!

Even in my 40s, I am still obsessed with the John Hughes movies from my teens and Pretty in Pink was always the one movie I never really understood!  Of course Andie belonged with Duckie and from the moment I realized that our heroine Andie shared this view, I could not put this book down!  I wish this book had been around in my teens when I was navigating high school social politics and cliques.  But even all these years later I could still relate to Andie's plight.  This book was a very entertaining flashback and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading YA novels.

One sentence  could describe this book - Pretty in Pink meets Groundhog  Day. Andie has grown up with a movie mad mom, so much so she was named after Molly Ringwalds character in Pretty in Pink. But she's ok with that as she's firmly picked up the movie bug and it is that passion that introduces her to Colton at her local cinema when she moves to a new town. After her first day at her new school ends disastrously she wakes next morning to find the day has reset and she has the chance to start her senior year again. But where does she fit in? Is she a nerd or preppy girls? A cheerleader or a goth? And is Colton as perfect as she thought. She gets plenty of chances to work it out as her first day at school seems to last forever...

How I wish this was written 30 years ago! At forty something this isn't aimed at me but my John Hughes loving teenager was roused from the past by this enjoyable and fun story. Whilst it does lag a little in the final few chapters I was still hooked and read it in one sitting. The forty something me liked it for its innocence, Andie is eighteen and dreaming of her first kiss, a kiss she hopes will break the spell of her ever repeating day. Its a sweet notion for modern day YA and so I would be comfortable my daughter reading this in a few years time. First though I'll have to start my own campaign of converting  her to John Hughes films....

Sweet and entertaining in equal measures, a perfect read for romantic film fans both young and older.

Firstly I would like to thank NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book. All the opinions and views discussed are my own.

I have to be honest – the first two thirds of this book I was ready to scream – I wanted to thrown this ebook out of the window and never lay eyes on it again. I made many a note about this book just ranting about it, and getting so angry about the plot. I was already forming this review in my head. AND THEN the last third of the book happened, and it honestly changed my opinion. Not enough that it erased my almost hatred for the first two thirds of his book, but enough that I didn’t DNF it. I’m also not saying I loved everything about the last third of the book because I honestly didn’t but aspects of it redeemed the book for me. 

I think this book tried too hard to be something it isn’t. It wanted to have a ‘The Breakfast Club’ moment but it just wasn’t anywhere near that level. I think the issue is that this is a YA book stacked with references from the 80’s; I know a lot of teens may have watched these films but there’s also going to be a large proportion that wouldn’t have. 

Okay, so lets start with the first two thirds. The plot of this book is glaringly obvious from the get-go, it’s clear that Andie is going to end up with the ‘under-dog’ character and not Colton. Even though Tom isn’t an under-dog; he is clearly very happy and content in himself and isn’t trying to be something he isn’t. Unlike Andie. The character of Andie drove me absolutely bananas. She honestly acts like an obsessed stalker from the beginning of the book; she seems to believe that she has some claim over him and it’s honestly just creepy. I highlighted many notes from this book where she acts like a stalker and everything is just so cliche it had me rolling my eyes.

I also feel that this book tried too hard initially to make Kaia seem like a mean girl; it’s stated so clearly that Kaia and Colton have had this tension going on for some time so of course she’s gonna be pissed that some new girl has suddenly appeared and is throwing herself over him. I honestly think that if this book had been done the other way around; with a male character reliving the day and acting like Andie did towards Colton people would have had an issue with it. I also really didn’t like the fact that she constantly constantly changed herself just to get Colton’s attention. It’s just such a toxic message; especially when it’s clear that Andie doesn’t really know anything about Colton and as soon a she gets his attention she realises she’s not actually that interested in him. Honestly the moment when Andie snapped her mum’s favourite DVD really pushed me over the edge with this character – how are we meant to root for her when there’s honestly not that much likeable about her in the first two thirds. 

As soon as Andie stopped vying for Colton’s attention is when this book started to improve. I still didn’t like the fact that she changed herself so much each day – how she dressed/how she talked, just to try and fit in with people but I think it was much more interesting to explore all these different groups of people. Although it annoyed me that the characters were quite stereotypical, I liked the fact that she didn’t portray all the other groups other than Jocks as nice – one of the worst characters in this book is one of the “nerd girls” who tries to control her friends love life and is just generally not a nice person. 

I think my favourite part of this book is the part near the end where she just goes into school and drops all these “truth bombs” honestly found this bit hilarious. I also like watching her learn all these new skills and actually use her time to better herself and not just obsess over men. I do feel that this book dragged on a bit too long and then the ending of the book was rushed; there was so much in the middle parts of the book that could have just been skipped and given us a proper conclusion instead. 

Overall i’m giving this book three stars; hated the first parts but the later third redeemed it enough for me not to rate it any lower. I just think there are some slightly problematic aspects to this book and given that its a YA book does worry me a bit. Not one i’d be purchasing for myself.

This was a fun teen rom-com to read! i loved the loop and how this book was perfectly described as groundhog day meets pretty in pink! I def agree with that comparison. The movie references throughout the novel were cute and i enjoyed them. The description of all the different classes of people at school were pretty spot on. (i.e. jocks, cheerleaders, goths etc) I loved that Andies parents albeit quirky were supportive of her and i think that helped her a lot. Cute, cute read!

I recently purchase this book and it is on my tbr. I am working toward reading it and putting up a full review

This is a fun book with a solid message on the cliques that form in high school. I will definitely suggest my middle school students read them. If you are a fan of 80s Molly Ringwald movies, this would also be a fun read.