A review by quillnqueer
The Lilies by Quinn Diacon-Furtado

emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

 This story is almost a time loop, but not quite, as a group of students find themselves reliving the worst day of their lives. Each time they divert from the original events, the loop would reset, and they're forced to confront what happened - and admit their faults to each other. While starting off as fairly basic characters, I felt they became more like real people as the story went on.

This is kinda of camp, and I really liked it, but it was messy. Trying to work out what actually happened with the Lilies and the events that caused the loop could get confusing, but I loved the diverse rep and the discussions of Queer culture, plus Drew is our non-binary rep, and I related to their difficulty trying to be seen as they are in a school for girls.

Old wrongs and new collide here, as they start to see the parallels between what happened to them, and what happened to their ancestors in the past. Racing to fix both timelines, they cause events to change forever, leading to an unexpected final chapter, which I think may divide readers - but I really loved it.