This was such an interesting book. I would give it 3.5 stars. Devi has just broken up with her boyfriend of 3 years when she drops her phone in a mall fountain. The only number it will call is her younger self from 3 years ago. The chapters go back and forth between herself in freshman year and senior year. Devi is trying to get her younger self to change things and it was really entertaining to read about the changes that are happening immediately. For example at one point she is walking down the stairs and all of a sudden she is in a completely different house. She's having a hard time keeping up with the changes because she only has her original memories so it makes for some awkward conversations with her friends. The writing wasn't amazing but the really cool concept made up for it. I would recommend this for anyone who wants something light and entertaining.
I don't recall any content issues.
This book was reviewed on the Literary Club Podcast Season 2 episode 20
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It's senior skip day and Devi is spending it at the mall alone. She's returning a watch she bought for her now ex-boyfriend Bryan. She has zero friends because she made her whole high school life around him. She starts thinking about what could happen if she was able to talk to a younger version of herself and warn her away from Bryan. Maybe then she wouldn't be in so much pain right now. After dropping her phone in a fountain, it turns out she's able to do just that.

She tells Freshman Devi to steer clear of Bryan, be a better friend to her girlfriends, and focus on school and getting into a better college. Poor Freshman Devi ends up running around like a lunatic trying to keep up with all the changes that her actions make for Senior Devi... which also makes for some really cute and funny moments!! Eventually Freshman Devi figures out she might just have to make decisions for herself, and Senior Devi realizes that just because something doesn't work out the way you want it to, that doesn't make the experience worth throwing away.

I LOVE SARAH MLYNOWSKI!!! [b:Ten Things We Did|9266810|Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)|Sarah Mlynowski|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1293821561s/9266810.jpg|14147661] was one of my favorite books last year, so I was really anxious to read another book by her. I was not disappointed! This book was so adorable I just wanted to pinch Freshman Devi's cheeks. But seriously I loved Devi's personality. I love how the author was able to create an older and younger version of the same person and it still felt like the same person. The story alternates between Freshman Devi and Senior Devi's POV, which might sound confusing, but they were different enough that it wasn't. Freshman Devi was so cute and naive that I was hoping somehow by talking to her future-self she would be able to retain some of that. Future Devi was too down and insecure. And then she became too obsessed with getting into the perfect school and getting a scholarship. She was too extreme. I liked how Freshman Devi was able to figure out how to balance out her life in a believable way.

This book is definitely a light, cute, fun read. I recommend it to anyone who is in the mood for a light-hearted easy to read book. ( )

I needed a purely stress-free, ridiculous book for the beach, and this book was perfect for that. It's really not so bad for a beach book, but since two of the characters are the same person (her 17 year old self keeps calling her 14 year old self) and the other characters are pretty much scenery, I'm getting tired of the narrator(s). The plot is ridiculous and full of stereotypes, but the dialogue is entertaining and even funny sometimes, so if you're tired of serious or depressing books, give yourself a break with this one. ( )

What would you do differently if you could go back in time? Don’t we all have something we’d like to change? Some decision? Some incident? Mlynowski takes an unbelievable premise and makes it plausible and funny to boot. Devi Banks and her boyfriend Bryan have broken up after dating since 9th grade and right before the prom. The book opens with Devi staring at an advertisement for a spa urging her to “Go back in time.” And Devi begins to think about how all of her problems would be solved if she could go back and tell herself a thing or two to avoid like not letting Karin cut her bangs in third grade. And not throwing out her retainer in sophomore year. And…definitely not falling for Bryan her freshman year. Then her cell phone falls into the mall fountain. When she fishes it out, it doesn’t work except when she presses send, it comes to life and she has no idea who she is calling until someone answers who sounds vaguely familiar. Hilarity ensues as senior Devi tries to figure out who she has called and then convinces her freshman self that it’s her, three years later. Preposterous? Sure, but somehow it works. This funny, light novel explores the path taken and what would happen if another avenue were chosen instead. Instead of Devi losing all her best friends because she was with Bryan, freshman Devi turns Bryan down and the course of her high school career, including where she gets into college, is altered.

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I loved this book. The main character was great and the premise was spot on. I don't know anybody who wouldn't love to exactly what Devi did at some point in their lives. What I liked most is that she eventually learned that she needed balance in her life. I think that's something we all need to remember, no matter how old we are. ( )