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The Do Over by: Andrew Hessel

Jun 07, 2012 | Rita

 

About the Book:

Kimberly Ann “Kiki” Kinsler is a twenty-one year-old college student excited to be returning home to Portland, Oregon for summer break and eager to see her family. Instead of the happy homecoming that she anticipates, Kiki’s world is upended by an unimaginable tragedy. Her parents and younger sister are dead, victims of Little Mo Biggs, a tragically accidental monster, himself a victim of profound parental neglect and abuse. Kiki is also attacked and hospitalized but survives. In the hospital, when all appears lost, she is given an opportunity to wipe away the nightmare, to un-do it, and correct the senseless tragedy. A second chance, a wonderful, improbable, and miraculous gift, that doesn’t come easily. To reclaim her future, Kiki must first correct the injustices of Little Mo’s past, which can only be corrected at the root. In doing so, she learns that home is more than a place, it is also a time, and must confront the parallel challenges of life and love, past and present, in a love story with a foot in each world, 2012 and 1981

My Thoughts:

 

Kiki Kinsler is such a  spunky character with a very unusual challenge!  Haven’t we all wanted a Do-Over a few times in our lives? As Andrew Hessel asks the questions we may have forgotten to ask, “reality” hits. It’s not as simple as it sounds. I really enjoyed this book, maybe more than most simply because it asks the question anyone who has ever watched a horrific story on the news has asked “What if?” The Do Over is a page turner!
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  1. Patricia says

    June 9, 2012 at 7:51 am

    I like it. Seems like a book I would enjoy reading. I like books that seem more realistic.

  2. ellen says

    June 10, 2012 at 3:06 am

    Now this is a book I would likely enjoy- it sounds like the plot is complicated enough to be really interesting. I am going to look for this one on Amazon!

  3. Amy says

    June 10, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    This sounds interesting – it’ll probably make you laugh and cry. I like books that have a lot of depth, and this seems like one of those books.

  4. Miha Dr says

    June 15, 2012 at 6:44 am

    It sound like something I would read.I think it’s a somewhat psychological book.

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