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thenextgenlibrarian's review
3.0
Eh. It was okay. I guess I was expecting more from the characters, romance, story. I love a Groundhog Day troupe, but I guess I never really knew who to root for with JJ so it left me not as invested in the story.
thenextgenlib's review
3.0
Eh. It was okay. I guess I was expecting more from the characters, romance, story. I love a Groundhog Day troupe, but I guess I never really knew who to root for with JJ so it left me not as invested in the story.
missprint_'s review against another edition
2.0
JJ and Lucy made pact to go to prom together if they both wound up dateless. While JJ's being single is pretty much a foregone conclusion at this point, he's surprised to find Lucy still dateless and going with him on the day of the prom.
Prom is the perfect chance for JJ to have a last hurrah with all of his friends and he can't imagine anyone he'd want to spend it with more than Lucy.
Except everything goes wrong.
JJ wants nothing more than to forget that prom ever happened. But when he wakes up, it's prom day again.
With endless chances to try and fix things, JJ has to figure out if he can chase his perfect prom while holding onto his best friend in The Night of Your Life (2020) by Lydia Sharp.
This standalone contemporary takes on a speculative twist as JJ relives his prom over and over again trying to improve events and break the loop. Despite the high concept premise, The Night of Your Life's main strength is the LGBTQ+ representation which adds a nice layer to an otherwise flat story.
JJ is an extremely vanilla narrator with few defining traits beyond being excited about prom and an unfortunate predilection for making up words (like "twibble). He is a terrible friend who chooses not just to ditch Lucy when a cute girl's car breaks down but also never tells her what is actually happening. Why he deserves numerous chances to fix his prom night, let alone why he deserves a friend like Lucy, remains unclear.
Stilted writing in both JJ's first person narration and the dialog make most of the relationships in the novel feel forced and do nothing to hint at even a little chemistry between JJ and Lucy as the next phase of their friendship (and if they should pursue anything more) becomes the main question of the story.
The Night of Your Life is an uninspired take on a familiar premise. Unless you're all about that prom setting, skip this one and read A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody for a better executed version of the same conceit.
Possible Pairings: The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life by Tara Altebrando, A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody, Two Summers by Aimee Friedman, Shuffle, Repeat by Jen Klein, Parallel by Lauren Miller, Famous in a Small Town by Emma Mills
*An advance copy of this title was provided by the publisher for review consideration*
Prom is the perfect chance for JJ to have a last hurrah with all of his friends and he can't imagine anyone he'd want to spend it with more than Lucy.
Except everything goes wrong.
JJ wants nothing more than to forget that prom ever happened. But when he wakes up, it's prom day again.
With endless chances to try and fix things, JJ has to figure out if he can chase his perfect prom while holding onto his best friend in The Night of Your Life (2020) by Lydia Sharp.
This standalone contemporary takes on a speculative twist as JJ relives his prom over and over again trying to improve events and break the loop. Despite the high concept premise, The Night of Your Life's main strength is the LGBTQ+ representation which adds a nice layer to an otherwise flat story.
JJ is an extremely vanilla narrator with few defining traits beyond being excited about prom and an unfortunate predilection for making up words (like "twibble). He is a terrible friend who chooses not just to ditch Lucy when a cute girl's car breaks down but also never tells her what is actually happening. Why he deserves numerous chances to fix his prom night, let alone why he deserves a friend like Lucy, remains unclear.
Stilted writing in both JJ's first person narration and the dialog make most of the relationships in the novel feel forced and do nothing to hint at even a little chemistry between JJ and Lucy as the next phase of their friendship (and if they should pursue anything more) becomes the main question of the story.
The Night of Your Life is an uninspired take on a familiar premise. Unless you're all about that prom setting, skip this one and read A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody for a better executed version of the same conceit.
Possible Pairings: The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life by Tara Altebrando, A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody, Two Summers by Aimee Friedman, Shuffle, Repeat by Jen Klein, Parallel by Lauren Miller, Famous in a Small Town by Emma Mills
*An advance copy of this title was provided by the publisher for review consideration*
yeojinqueen's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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