Kiss, Slay, Replay is the latest in a long string of time loop novels, which should probably have their own genre by now. But the fun and fresh thing about Rachel Harrison's novel is that it knows it's a cliche and just goes with it.

The story centers around a wedding where a group of old college friends reunite to celebrate the nuptials of two of their friends. The problem for the main character, Willa, is that she'll be face-to-face with her former fiance just six months after dumping him only weeks before their own wedding.

The first time Willa lives through the day, she's forced to flee from a strange serial killer who likes to take the eyes of his victims. Of course, all the old cliches of campy slasher movies are thrown at her, including no cell signal and wedding guests who do stupid things like run toward danger or split up to outsmart the killer. Like that ever works.

That first day also sets up several angsty situations for Willa, including meeting her ex-fiance's new girlfriend and experiencing sparks with a potential new love interest. Of course, the day ends with Willa's death, as do all the repeats that follow until she can figure out why she's caught in the time loop.

When the second day rolls around, the horror gets stranger and more supernatural. This time she's facing killer ravens and a creepy guy with red eyes who seems to be working with the murderous birds. From there, we get killer plants, zombies and, eventually, an alien invasion.

With each repeat of the day, Willa gets a little closer to finding closure with her ex-fiance and figuring out her life.

What separates this time loop novel from the others is that it doesn't pretend to be some profound and original story. Willa knows the ridiculousness of what's happening and just goes with it. Harrison uses humor to tell a story of mass murder and apocalypse, describing the gore and violence in a way that almost makes it cartoonish.

The ending has some predictability to it, and once the solution is revealed, it's a little aggravating that Willa doesn't seem quite as smart as we thought she was. The book builds her up as pretty down-to-earth and wise, yet when the answer is staring her in the face, she somehow can't see it.

Kiss, Slay, Replay is a fast, easy read that doesn't take itself too seriously. It's a fun way to spend a few hours and definitely worth passing along to friends who also love the time loop genre.