Horn Book
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Three years ago, eighteen-year-old Kennedy turned down acceptance to a prestigious private school for public school with boyfriend Austin, and it haunts her--especially after Austin cheats. Then Kennedy wakes up as a popular Windsor Academy senior and learns that life isn't perfect there either. While the parallel-universe plot is predictable, Brody's characters are flawed and dynamic, making their relationships with one another convincing. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus
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Three years ago, Kennedy Rhodes passed up her dreama spot at a prestigious high schoolfor a boy she hardly knew. Now 18 and a senior at an underfunded public school, Kennedy is still with Austin, serves as editor-in-chief of the award-winning school paper, and dreams of studying journalism at Columbiabut she still wonders "What if?" Following a few humiliating incidents, Kennedy goes to Windsor Academy to beg for the spot she gave up. Angered by the dean's predictable rejection, Kennedy storms out, falls, and is knocked unconscious. She wakes in a reality in which she had accepted that space at Windsor: she's now at the top of her class and will no doubt get into Columbia. As she navigates this privileged new life and puzzles out the differences between herself and the seemingly perfect Other Me, Kennedy discovers the latter harbors a troubling secret. Kennedy needs to right Other Me's wrongs, but at what cost? Aside from some non-European surnames such as Wu and Patel, race is ambiguous, implying that Kennedy and Austin are both white. Many readers may find it difficult to drum up sympathy for a girl who gave up her dream for a boy, but the temptation to second-guess decisions is an instantly recognizable one, and Brody's execution of Kennedy's process is a thoughtful one. Readers will find themselves wondering "What if?" right along with Kennedy. (Fiction. 13-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.