I re-read this because I remember loving it when I was 16 and I should have kept it that way lol, I liked the ending but overall it’s a 2.5*

Divertido, muy divertido.

Ideal para pasar el rato con las aventuras de Devi y su yo misma 3 años mayor (?)

Honestly my favorite book of all time. I have read it so much, I need a new paperback. I can always reread it over and over, and I'm still hoping it will become a movie!

It's Senior year Devi has had a crap of a day, but to top it off, she falls into the fountain at the Mall and her cell phone suddenly only calls herself 4 years ago as a freshman.
Devi decides to take the opportunity to change her life course, by telling freshman Devi what to do. But is it all that it's cracked up to be.

Mlynowski writing style is fun and quirky, and it's surprisingly easy to follow the time travelling Devi. Th roughly enjoyed this light hearted, quirky book.

This book was a lot of fun! It was a light fluffy contemporary read with a bit of time travel thrown in for good measure. Like the authors other works, particularly “10 things we did and probably shouldn’t have” which I have also read, the book is full of laughs and crazy teen antics.

The story is about Devi, who’s in her senior year of high school ready to embark on the next stage in her life, except things haven’t exactly turned out the way she had hoped. Her boyfriend has just dumped her, her friends have all become distant and the college she got into isn’t all that great. However after accidently dropping her phone into the mall fountain, and wishing she could have changed the outcome of her future, she can magically call her freshman self.

Senior year Devi, starts giving advice to her younger self about school, love and friends all in a bid to change her future. But even with the best intentions things don’t always go the way you plan, and if your younger self has ideas of her own *cough* trying to scam the lottery *cough* then things are definitely going to get chaotic.

The ‘time travel’ (for lack of a better term) aspect, reminded me somewhat of “The Future of Us” by Jay Asher (which I loved). Both stories have a similar concept, and talk about how even seemingly insignificant decisions can have such a huge impact on your life. The idea of being able to talk to my younger self and change some things about my future is very appealing, although after reading this book, I'd honestly be too scared I'd screw things up haha.

The main character could be on the annoying/frustrating side, and her motives were immature at times. But I like how she matured throughout the book, and by the end she had a much more grown-up outlook on life.

“I wonder-maybe the key is balance. Maybe it's about living in the moment while still keeping your eye on the big picture-on all the pictures."

Overall I enjoyed “Gimme a Call”, it was a cute story with some moral lessons added and an ultimate underlying theme of living everyday to its fullest, because it’s not every day you get the chance to talk to your freshman self.

Oh how I needed a break from all the dreariness of quarantine and the intensity of recent YA novels. I remember reading the cute Magic in Manhattan series way back when so I when I saw this book, I knew it would have exactly what I needed. Gimme a Call was just so perfect, short and sweet. It was super cute, and funny, and the characters handled an unrealistic situation with such realistic reactions, sometimes relatable, and sometimes frustrating but understandable

This was a fun and cute audiobook to listen to while I was at work, but the Senior Devi annoyed me, to the point where I pretty much loved to hate her. I definitely enjoyed Freshman Devi a lot more and felt sorry for her. There were also moments in the story that were very predictable, but I got out of the audiobook what I wanted, an easy way to make work a little more bearable.

Sabe aquele livro que a gente precisa depois de um dia cansativo e estressante? Um livro pra gente se sentir mais leve depois que termina de ler? É esse, com a vantagem de que é muito bom. Uma leitura divertida, com bom desenvolvimento de personagens e uma trama que prende.

Initial Reaction: I picked this up without reading the back or even recognizing the author. The cover just looked fun and I needed a new audio book for my car. I was caught off guard with how fun Gimme a Call was and the lighthearted way it was written was definitely something I was looking forward to.

The characters: I was intrigued from the start, especially drawn in by the characters because they were so normal, so relateable. Devi, both her younger self and older self, reminded me of myself and I instantly connected to her. She was a silly girl who had no idea what she was going to do with her life, yet is determined to change it once she finds out she can. Not expecting the inevitable consequences, she starts demanding her younger self to do everything differently and really doesn't expect exactly how much each action will change the future. Bryan, her three best friends and her family play important parts in her life, and I thought they were all a great set of secondary characters that I learned to adore just the way Devi does.

The writing: The writing is easy to read and I got so caught up in the story, I wanted to go drive somewhere just so I could listen to the story more! I loved that the book alternates from Devi as a Freshman and as a Senior because it I was able to see how differently each one thought from the other, but how much they didn't change; it was definitely one of my favorite aspects of the book. I am looking forward to reading more of Mlynowski's work and will be on the lookout for another one of her books.

Other thoughts: I really can't express how much I enjoyed this book. It is a fun take on second chances, growing up and making mistakes, all which are what make life such a great adventure.

Overall: Surprisingly captivating, Gimme a Call is an entertaining, funny book that can be enjoyed by many chick lit and contemporary fans out there.