The Romance Rewind

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Author(s)

Sarah Everett

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

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Age Range

14+

Release Date

June 23, 2026

ISBN

978-8217002986

In this swoony and charming romcom with a twist, a 17-year-old goes back in time to relive her relationship and see where it went wrong.

"This one makes all my dreams come true." —Laura Taylor Namey, New York Times bestselling author of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

Zadie expected her anniversary dinner with her boyfriend, Jason, to end with a dreamy promposal—not a breakup and a car crash!

When she wakes up in the hospital, she gets even worse news: Jason is in a coma. With nothing to do but wait by his side, Zadie is left wondering where the relationship went wrong and if anyone else knows about the breakup.

Suddenly, Zadie is catapulted back to their first date, trapped in a time loop she can't escape. To make matters worse, Jason's cousin Marcus is along for the ride, threatening to spill her secret. Can Zadie mend her relationship with Jason before he wakes up, or will Marcus shatter her hopes for a happily-ever-after?

For fans of The Do-Over and Check & Mate, get whisked away in this charming new rom-com abounding with betrayal, twists, and romance tropes.

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Everything As It Was

June 28, 2026

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5.0

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Characters

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Writing Style

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“The Romance Rewind” by Sarah Everett has a lot of “While You Were Sleeping” in it. When 17-year-old Zadie goes out to dinner with her boyfriend, she expects a promise for the future, in the form of a ring and the future she has been dreaming of with Jason. Instead, she finds herself single again, just before she and her now ex-boyfriend get into a car crash.

Upon waking, she discovers that Jason is in a coma, so she does what she thinks is right—she lies about what happened that night, not wanting anyone to know the shame she feels about the entire situation. When someone, namely Jason’s cousin, Marcus, finds out the truth, it seems he is trying to make her life harder, but she discovers more about Marcus than she ever thought she wanted—or needed—to know when they end up trapped in a time travel loop that keeps taking them to the past together, rediscovering past situations in her life with Jason. Coupled with this, someone else seems to know her secret, and is threatening to tell the truth about their breakup.

The story seems predictable at times, but it throws in a few twists and turns. Zadie just wants everything to be the way it was—until she realizes that the way it was may not be what is truly best for her, or what she truly wants.

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The story seems predictable at times, but it throws in a few twists and turns. Zadie just wants everything to be the way it was—until she realizes that the way it was may not be what is truly best for her, or what she truly wants.