There were a few things that didn’t make sense, but most things could be forgiven by the strain of reliving the same day over and over. A mysterious figure there to remind them that they must vote.

We are each thousands of pages long, filled with fairy tales and poetry, mysteries and tragedy, forgotten stories in the back no one will ever read. It’s so easy to hate the pretty one, worship the genius, love the rock star, trust the good girl. For a time, they find ways to pass the time, living with no consequences, but Bea thinks the mystery behind Jim’s death is the key to ending it. The repeating day goes on for years, at one point Bea mentions it’s been a century. Actually, the Keeper says unanimous but one, which they all seem to forget about. In order to end the cycle, they must vote unanimously on who gets to live. Lockhart and would be a great atmospheric Halloween read. I don’t think the cover blurb does it any justice, which is maybe why I had no idea what it was really like. Then Hanna Booking in Heels read it, compared it to The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, and I suddenly wanted to read it again.

Neverworld Wake was one of those books I had on my wishlist but wasn’t quite sure why. It bends and barrels across tunnels and bridges. They are in the Neverworld, and only one them can return to the land of the living. But that night, the five friends are involved in a car crash and find themselves re-living the same day. They will be the key to finding out what happened to Jim. After a year of grieving she’s given the opportunity to meet up with the friends she’s drifted apart from. Bea wants to get to the bottom of how her boyfriend died.

The neverworld wake