I received a free copy from netgalley inexchange for an honest review.  Pretty in Punxsutawney was a fun book to read. I love the take on groundhog day and the constant movie references. I really did like the character of andie and her growth.  The ending felt a little abrupt but overall it enjoyable and I would definitely recommend this book.

This book quickly had me hooked. The writing is easy to read, and I enjoyed the 80s movie references. I'm not sure how fun all the movie talk would be for someone who hasn't seen those particular movies.
 
Living the same day over and over can make for a fun story, but it can also be frustrating. The time loop thing got a little weird sometimes as days passed in large chunks and our main character swung wildly in her ideas of how to use the time. I understand the need to fast forward, but I didn't always like how it felt.

Overall, I was entertained. I will look for more titles by this author.

I really enjoyed the uniqueness of this one. Some people were saying there wasn't enough romance with the love interest in the book.  I think they missed the point of the book.  It was Andie's growth that was the focus and how cliques in school can be misunderstood.  I feel the romance part was just a side story even though I did enjoy what little there was of it.  Each time her day started it went in another direction with some being very unexpected.  The flow of the story was steady and the ending was very satisfying after living the same day for the majority of the book.

This book was so cute! Once I started it, I couldn't put it down. I loved Andie; she seemed like such a sweet girl. The author did a great job with her voice in the book, it definitely read as a teenager. 

The book made me laugh quite a few times with its cute quips, like "Fortunately my dad doesn't believe in diagnosis in adolescence." I also really enjoyed Andie dropping "truth bombs" on everyone in the high school. 

I totally bought her frustration at trying over and over again and feeling like her efforts aren't making any difference. 

Overall, I definitely recommend, especially if you're a fan of John Hughes, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, or Groundhog Day.

I absolutely LOVED Pretty In Punxsutawney. This book is perfect for everyone that is obsessed with plot lines with repeated days and 80s teen movies. It is a must read for everyone obsessed with YA contemporary romance.

Thank you to Blink and NetGalley for the ARC

This is a super cute book. I had to get this book for my niece. The whole story is something I wish I had when I was younger. Life lessons and being the best you.

A great coming of age story that shows how important it is to not judge a book by its cover and find what’s beneath the surface.

Andie loves movies more than most anybody she knows. When she moves to Punxsutawney with her family right before the start of her senior year in high school, she gets caught in her very own version of Groundhog Day. Being the new kid in school is hard enough but having to live the first day at a new school over and over again is even worse. Andie gets stuck in a time loop reliving the first day of school with only her realizing the day is repeating. After watching Pretty in Pink and other classic teen romances, she becomes convinced she needs to meet her true love and get a kiss to break the curse. Each day she tries to infiltrate a new clique and finds the best in each of them she never would have seen or known otherwise. With each passing day, she learns more about her new friends but also loses hope she will end the time loop and be able to continue with her life.

Confession time, I have seen neither of the main movies it talks about here: Groundhog Day or Pretty in Pink. Even so, I knew what the stories are about and was able follow along without a problem. This was a very cute story that has a lot of heart to it. I loved the way Andie used each new day as a way to learn something and bring all that together in the end to help solve her problem instead of getting discouraged to the point she gave up altogether.  Even though I found certain parts of it predictable, it didn’t take away from making me want to keep turning the pages to find out what was going to happen. Andie’s relationship with her parents played out well, the more she continued in the time loop the more worried they became with her behavior and with good reason. I enjoyed the fact that this is a YA read that is clean and not anything I would have concern letting my children read. I recommend this book to young readers that want a fun romance with heart, and maybe even older readers looking for a little nostalgia.

I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher.  The views and opinions expressed within are my own.

*3.5*

"Pretty In Punxsutawney" is a lovely modern day YA-contemporary-romance story that is heavily influenced by the 80s' culture and movies. 
I have to say I'm not so into the 80s, but I found this book to be entertaining and nostalgic nevertheless. 
Andie, our main character, is a teenage girl who has to start a new year at a new high school - and in a new town, Punxsutawney. Except that she will have to live that first day over and over and over, forced in a loop that she surely didn't want and didn't ask for. But why does this day have to relive itself over and over? That's what Andy is trying to find out.

I was pretty excited with the plot of this book, and like I said it was really entertaining. I just think that the loop could have ended a way lot sooner, and then we could have seen Andy dealing with a normal day. The second part was kind of borning, becuase we already knew all of the main plot twists and what was going to happen. And one thing I couldn't stand where some sexist jokes. I get why they were there, cause the author was trying to depict a "stereotypical high school" with all the cliques and the various "roles". But I feel like that this kind of thing is just slowly disappearing right now. I don't know if this was done to highlight this kind of phenomena or was just a blink at the 80s and "The Breakfast Club" situation. And sorry, but the sexist jokes just were not for me.

But I liked the main romance, it was cute and funny and fluffy, and I LOVE the underdog who gets the girl trope/situation, so I was over the moon. The final chapter was JUST. SO. SWEET. Period.
And all the cute cinematographic references. Oh my heart. I am just sad though, cause poor Andy will have to deal with a whole lot at school right now, the ones who have read the book will understand.
In conclusion, I was very happy I got to read this book, I had fun.
Thanks again to NetGalley and Blink!

Movie loving Andie is fresh to Punxsutawney but has managed to encounter romance with her own meet-cute. When she finds herself reliving the first day of her new high school she immediately thinks she is living out her Ground Hog’s Day so she can have the perfect day with the boy she likes. She ends up breaking barriers with a number of people and learning that though they may seem cliche on the surface they reveal surprising personalities once given the chance to show them.

The Story
This book was perfect for me. It hit all my needs for a light and just angsty-enough ya contemporary. Though entirely predictable, I enjoyed every minute. As Andie is reliving each day, Laurie did a wonderful job making the story not feel like the same thing happening over and over (even though it sort of was). Just when I thought I was going to get tired of hearing how she adjusted each day, we started to get the shortened versions.

Though it is honed as a Pretty in Pink meets Ground Hog’s Day, John Hughes’ films play a big role throughout the entirety of the book with many references to other movies such as The Breakfast Club and 16 Candles. There have been other times wen I thought an author was asserting their own likes for JH films or 80’s stuff, but Laurie does well by incorporating the appreciation for the decade through her mom, while still allowing her to have her own opinions and interests.

I think this is a winner for anyone who loves light YA contemporary, and I personally cannot wait to discover more of her books. In fact this ended up being my favorite book for January, 2019. So freaking cute and left me feeling so good.

The Characters
As much as characters being classified into a JH cliche cache, I thoroughly enjoyed the exploration of people. Major cliques were explored and while still keeping the traits that tend to separate the kids, the each had redeeming personalities that made them each stand out. I don’t think a lot of people really enjoy the whole clique groupings, but they exist for a reason, most people just want to find where they fit in. I enjoyed how each character was able to break out of the invisible barrier that social standards and expectations set on them.

My favorite was of course our Duckie character (in reference to Pretty in Pink). My favorite part was that despite how differently Andie acted that one person stayed true to the way they treated her. It didn’t change much from what she was wearing or acting.

Pretty in Punxsutawney is A-dorable! If you love: meet-cute, rom-coms, 80's movies, Groundhog Day, and YA chick lit, this is a must read. Andie is starting senior year at her new high school, after moving to Punxsutawney over the summer. She hung out at the local movie theater a lot over the summer, and fell for the cute athlete who worked there. Andie and her mom love 80's movies, and the night before the first day of school, they watch Pretty in Pink together. Andie wakes up, again and again, only to relive her first day of senior year. After months of trying out different personalities and school cliques, Andie realizes she fell for the wrong guy. How can she make it right? Is she destined to live this day over...forever?

This book had me at "mashup between Pretty in Pink and Groundhog Day". I'm a sucker for 80s teen movies, and John Hughes was a master of this art. I also like 'Groundhog Day' very much, and generally books or movies about some kind of time travel... 
So I was quite curious about the adventures of the red-head called Andie who has to relive her first day at a new school over and over again.

There are quite a lot of references to 'Pretty in Pink', and also various other teen movies from the 1980s (which is great for me, but I don't know if it works for todays teenagers as well!?). 
But the story itself is rather unique, which is a little bit disappointing at first but then is a way better choice than a simple retelling of the old 'Pretty in Pink' plot. I liked the first half of the book very much, in the middle - after Andie discards her original plan to end her time loop and heads in another direction - I was a bit lost for a while. But the book quickly got me back on track, and I loved the ending! I can really envision this book being made into a movie!

I totally have to watch 'Pretty in Pink' again, like, tonight! It's been way too long already! And I totally agree with Andie (the book character) that the prom-dress of Andie (the movie character) was just a pink sack hanging down on her. I never really liked that dress, and from what I read on ImdB today Molly Ringwald didn't like it either. There is also 'controversy' about the ending, with whom Andie should end up. I'm rather team Blane, although I don't think their love would last for really long.
I know that Duckie was soo sweet towards Andie and did practically everything for her (whilst Blane was too much of a chicken to really confront his friends or family). But Andie simply wasn't in love with Duckie at all, and that settles it.
Those who want to see a different ending in such a love-triangle should watch "Some kind of wonderful", which John Hughes made after the couldn't push through his preferred ending with "Pretty in Pink". I personally liked "Some kind of wonderful" always a bit better, not least because of the really wonderful Mary Stuart Masterson. But my favorite movie of this genre of the 80s is "St. Elmo's Fire"! ...I can see a new horizon / underneath the blazing sky...

This was a fun, quick read. Andie is stuck reliving her first day of her senior year of high school in a Groundhog Day type situation. With lots of great John Hughes and other 80s movies references this was an entertaining spin on that trope. It did start off a little slow and I wish she had moved on from her obsession with Colton a little faster, but the rest of the story was fun.

This was such a cute story.  It was cheesy in the best way.  It made the story fun and made me smile and I loved the way it incorporated the 80s movie references.

When movie buff Andie starts a new school in her senior year, she has a goal to win the popular jock she met at the movie theater over the summer and get her first kiss. She has a disastrous first day with anything and everything going wrong, starting with the '80s-esque pink dress her mom pushes her to wear. Luckily, she gets a do-over on that first day. And then another one. And another one. Andie is stuck reliving her first day at Punxsutawney High over and over again, each time making changes that she hopes will get her what she wants and allow her to see tomorrow.

This book is Groundhog Day meets Pretty in Pink with a dash of The Breakfast Club in the most self-aware way, with these movies being mentioned and used to describe Andie's plight. I was a bit nervous when I first saw these comparisons, but Crompton pokes fun at the similarities in storylines and fully embraces the cheesiness that comes with '80s movies, despite the novel being set in present day. While the overarching plotline of the book is a bit predictable, there are so many little bits that were delightful surprises.

I was hooked from the beginning with Andie's goofy ways and determined personality. I rooted for her as she moved her way through the various cliques at her new school intent on figuring out where she belongs and how to get through the day for the final time. In her repeating day, she opened herself up to new possibilities and worked hard to help others see that they weren't all that different from their fellow classmates in other cliques. Andie really wanted to help others grow after she did some learning and growing herself. This is a true coming of age story in the most typical but charming way.

This is a cute book especially the references to movies from the 80's! I think the author did a wonderful job incorporating this into the story because it certainly made it interesting. Aside from this the romance was cute, a little slow, but did the trick for the story.

Pretty in Pink meets Groundhog Day, this YA contemporary puts a clever spin on iconic 80's films. It has a fun premise, plenty of 80's teen movie nostalgia, and a fun, easy to read plot. However, an overly didactic approach to arc of the main character made it feel a bit trite and the lack of diversity seems like a real missed opportunity.

The (rather forced) message is that despite segregated cliques, teens have more in common than they realize and can come together a la Breakfast Club. This is facilitated our main character Andie who gets to know people from every group after months stuck in a time loop. Her growth from being short-sighted and self-involved to inclusive and accepting seems great in theory, but in practice read more like the lessons an adult would LIKE a teenager to take from something rather than how a teen would actually think and respond. Not to mention, the cliquish behavior of groups at the school was so rigid as to feel stereotyped and unrealistic. 

The jocks, the cheerleaders, the goths, the nerdy girls, the weird hipster kids...it reads like a John Hughes film taken to extremes rather than adapted for modern times. And where is the intersectionality in all of this?! If we're adapting Pretty in Pink for 2019, can't we also make it less white with social misunderstandings that are related to things like race, gender identity, and sexual orientation? It really feels like a missed opportunity to address bigger issues. Even The Breakfast Club has some consideration of socio-economic disparity and we didn't even get that. 

As a child of the 80's I really wanted to like this, but while it was sometimes fun, it ultimately fell flat for me. I received an advance copy for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Pretty in Punxsutawney by Laurie Boyle Crompton is everything I/you could ever want in a cheesy romcom YA read. The plot is heavily inspired by Groundhog Day, Pretty in Pink, and there's even a little Breakfast Club. Andie (yes, like Pretty in Pink) is preparing for her first day at a new school. She's spent the summer at her local movie theater crushing hard on Colton while also getting to know Tom. She heads off to that first day, and she has high hopes, but the day spirals into nothing like what she had hoped it would be. She falls asleep that night bummed at what happens. However, she wakes up the next morning, and it's somehow her first day all over again. She tries to do things differently the second time around, and the third, and so on. With each passing day, Andie learns a little bit more about her classmates, as well as herself. She takes each replay to fine tune and make others happier, as well as to figure out what she actually wants. Honestly, y'all, I figured out how this one might end pretty early on, however, I did not care. The cheesy 80s vibe of this love story was just what I wanted, and I loved how it was told. If you're a fan of the work of John Hughes, this will totally be your jam. Also, if you've continually maintained that Duckie is an infinitely better choice than Blane, this will definitely be for you. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me go on this romcom adventure!

When Andie moves to a new town the summer of her senior year, she develops a crush on Colton, the guy who dishes out popcorn at the local movie theater. True, he doesn't even seem to know what a meet-cute is, but then, not everyone can share her obsessive love of old films. Much to the annoyance of Tom, the theater manager, Andie begins hanging out at the theater every time Colton is on shift, and much to Andie's delight, Colton offers to drive her to school on the first day and show her around the campus.

When Andie falls asleep watching Pretty in Pink the night before school starts, she wakes up to find that her first day of high school in Punxsutawney is not quite everything she would have hoped for--Colton has another girl zeroing in on him, the halls of the high school are filled with the usual catty cliques, and she's made the mistake of wearing one of her mom's absurd thrift store finds.

But thanks to some mystical quirk of the universe, Andie gets a do over, waking up the next morning to find that it's the first day all over again. As she suffers through her own personal Groundhog Day, Andie uses her endless amounts of time to bridge the gap between the social groups at Punxsutawney High. She realizes that the cheerleaders are actually do-gooders, the goths are actually caring, the freaks and geeks see people for who they are, and even the jocks can be lovable. Now, if she can only find true love's kiss and convince the other students to be more accepting, she might find a way to break the endless cycle and go back to a normal life....

This teen novel is a tribute to Molly Ringwald and 80s movies everywhere. It was refreshingly clean, with virtually no swearing or sexual content. With her unlimited amount of time to study human nature, Addie comes to understand the secrets, motivations, and aspirations of almost every student at the high school, even her romantic rival. She also comes to realize her own superficiality and learns to appreciate the one boy who treats her the same no matter what version of herself she brings to school on that interminable first day. Despite its not so original plot and its somewhat cliché message, this was a fun, feel-good story that may appeal more to nostalgic 80s fans than to actual teens. 

Disclosure: I received a complimentary review copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book!

I quite enjoyed this read! It was quick, fun, and a new twist on the typical young adult romance. Andie is a quirky, fun lead character that is average enough to blend in, but just odd enough to stand out. Her love of movies new and old sets her on a course where she repeats the same day over and over as she tries to find her one true love.

What I loved most about this book is that it really wasn't so much about her finding a boy to love as it was about finding out who she was as a person. Over the course of her journey, she learns a lot about herself, including different versions of herself. It's something that we all do, even if our journey isn't as complicated as Andie's.

I've always been a sucker for a good time loop story. Groundhog Day has been one of my favourite movies for a really long time. So seeing a YA version of it? Obviously this was a book I had to read. 

While I feel like maybe the format didn't work quite as well in book format, I still really liked it. Andie was a great character and it was really interesting to see her navigating through the various cliques of the school, finding out what was behind the stereotypical exterior. I loved how she used her time to get to know everyone and how hard she worked to fit in with each group. She showed so much empathy and compassion, even on her first day, sympathising with a girl who had only been a bitch to her. 

I also loved all the references to movies. Andie's movie obsession and the way she could understand the time loop because she knew the Groundhog Day movie. Though I have wondered before whether movies like Pretty in Pink and the Breakfast Club are that relevant for teens today, I think that any teen who likes eighties movies will have fun seeing Andie geek out about these movies.