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This was such a complex and refreshing graphic novel! I was honestly a little disappointed at first because from the blurb I had thought Andy was a boy's name (it's not) and had been looking forward to a bisexual story. Rest assured, this *does* have great bisexual rep, just not what I expected! I also loved how this explored Alicia's complex identity and insecurities and layered in Chris's personal growth. This graphic novel takes the typical time loop love story and layers in so many complex and wonderful layers with every repeating loop, including identity, family, grief, and friendship. I enjoyed this story immensely.

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Ahh, I LOVED this graphic novel! Congratulations to Mary Shyne for taking the "do-over" plot and transforming it into this funny, emotional, heartwarming masterpiece. The day-on-repeat arc can be very difficult to execute well. First of all, it's been done so many times, but mostly it often (understandably) feels super repetitive after a while. In You and Me on Repeat, the graphic novel format was perfect to tell this kind of story. Shyne was able to cover multiple repetitions of days within single panels.

But my favorite part of all was the character development. I liked Chris, and I LOVED Alicia, but mostly I loved seeing the way they went through their do-over day together, over and over again. At the heart of this book is a message about moving on and moving forward, graduating and having the courage to take the next steps. I highly recommend this book for teens and soon-to-be graduates, but also just anyone who loves an emotionally uplifting coming-of-age graphic novel.

Thank you to NetGalley for my advanced reader copy.

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