Before I Fall

Lauren Oliver 2010

Devastation Rating

Emotionally Ruined
death time loop guilt coming of age

Our Take

Samantha Kingston dies on a Friday and spends the novel reliving it seven times over, each loop revealing another layer of the person she was and the damage she caused. Oliver does not give you catharsis — she gives you accountability. The last loop is the kindest thing in the book.

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