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Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
4.0

I was really surprised by this book. I knew very little going in and was initially disappointed to discover it was a Groundhog Day kind of story, because usually I'm not the biggest fan of those, but it was genuinely different and more interesting than any other similar type story I'd ever read (or watched). I think because there was a group of them stuck within the time loop that it really helped make it more original than just a single person living the day over, and I loved that aspect. The characters themselves were all complex and interesting.

It was really twisty and fun, despite expecting a few of the plot twists and not being too overly surprised by how things went. There was enough intrigue and details I didn't guess to hold my attention. I've had a bad run of hyped books recently, but this one really held my attention and lived up to everything I'd heard about it. I'm so glad I wound up picking it up.