Before I Fall is a cross between Mean Girls and Groundhog Day but with more emotional depth. Samantha is part of a popular, sometimes cruel, foursome. Imagine her surprise when after a house party she dies in a car accident. This should be the end but for Samantha it is just the beginning, as she relives her last day seven times trying to make amends to the family she has neglected and kids she tormented. In her seven returns to the last day of her life, Samantha transforms from a self-absorbed teen to a person who can make the lives of others better with a few words, actions or changes. Samantha is amazed "how easy it is for things to change, how easy it is to start off down the same road you always take and wind up somewhere new" Before I Fall is remarkable book that is over and above the usual YA fiction.