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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
2.5
I liked the concept of this book but didn't like the execution of it. I had a hard time believing that after 5 months of first dates with a girl who didn't remember you every single date, so you had to start over with first date etiquette, you fell in love? Also, I wish we got an inside to the mmc perspective outside of the last chapter.
On the flip side, I thought it was weird that she fell in love in one day. I did love the idea of a loop and their adventures during that one day were really cool but I wish we would have seen all the work he did to get her to remember outside of the day she did remember. This didn't really feel like a rom com or romance book but a book about two friends on an coming of age journey!
I liked the concept of this book but didn't like the execution of it. I had a hard time believing that after 5 months of first dates with a girl who didn't remember you every single date, so you had to start over with first date etiquette, you fell in love? Also, I wish we got an inside to the mmc perspective outside of the last chapter.
On the flip side, I thought it was weird that she fell in love in one day. I did love the idea of a loop and their adventures during that one day were really cool but I wish we would have seen all the work he did to get her to remember outside of the day she did remember. This didn't really feel like a rom com or romance book but a book about two friends on an coming of age journey!
Another solid story from Holly James.
It's a slightly different take on the groundhog day trope and it's kinda refreshing. Parts were standard and to be expected, but overall, solid.
It's a slightly different take on the groundhog day trope and it's kinda refreshing. Parts were standard and to be expected, but overall, solid.
This is not, actually, a time loop romance. The whole point of a time loop romance is that the main character experiences the same day (or other period) many times, realizing gradually how they need to change and whose love they need to win in order to break the loop. Readers go along for the ride, and part of the fun (or, for some, frustration) is watching the same events play out repeatedly in slightly different ways.
In The Deja Glitch, Gemma is only aware of experiencing the day in question one time, and aside from a brief prologue the reader sees only one iteration of the day. It is, however, quite an eventful day, and the best thing about the novel is how it ties together the main character's professional, family, and romantic interests into a cohesive story. Although I was sometimes annoyed by Gemma's neediness and avoidant behavior, her problems were relatable and their resolution believably flawed.
The romance was really the weak point of the story. In standard time-loop romances, the main character falls in love gradually over many iterations, or - perhaps more commonly - the central couple have a pre-existing relationship that needs to be resurrected or evolved. In The Deja Glitch, Gemma must fall in love on the day she meets Jack - and there's too much going on that day, including multiple discussions of the time-loop conceit, for them to engage in the kind of deep conversation or intense bonding experience that would make this plausible (at least in Romance Novel Land). By the end, I was rooting for Gemma to succeed in her career and evolve her relationships with her father and brother, but I didn't really care about what happened between her and Jack.
[I received a complimentary ARC from NetGalley and the publisher. Opinions are my own.]
In The Deja Glitch, Gemma is only aware of experiencing the day in question one time, and aside from a brief prologue the reader sees only one iteration of the day. It is, however, quite an eventful day, and the best thing about the novel is how it ties together the main character's professional, family, and romantic interests into a cohesive story. Although I was sometimes annoyed by Gemma's neediness and avoidant behavior, her problems were relatable and their resolution believably flawed.
The romance was really the weak point of the story. In standard time-loop romances, the main character falls in love gradually over many iterations, or - perhaps more commonly - the central couple have a pre-existing relationship that needs to be resurrected or evolved. In The Deja Glitch, Gemma must fall in love on the day she meets Jack - and there's too much going on that day, including multiple discussions of the time-loop conceit, for them to engage in the kind of deep conversation or intense bonding experience that would make this plausible (at least in Romance Novel Land). By the end, I was rooting for Gemma to succeed in her career and evolve her relationships with her father and brother, but I didn't really care about what happened between her and Jack.
[I received a complimentary ARC from NetGalley and the publisher. Opinions are my own.]
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This story was slow to warm up, and the MC was not initially likable and seemed rather immature. However, I am so glad I pushed through because this story was very cute! Gemma and Jack are both stuck in a rut, literally and metaphorically, and they have to work together to escape the infinite time loop. Jack was adorable and lovely throughout the entire story, and I liked it more and more the more he was featured. Thank you to the publishers and netgalley for this eARC in exchange for an unbiased review.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A time loop romance with a unique premise- POV is not from the person in the loop, but the person that will get the looper out. It’s as if Ground Hog Day was from Andie MacDowell’s characters POV. It’s cute but the characters are flat to me. I love Holly James’ first and third novels much better.
If you like a good time loop, this is the book for you. The sweet love story and lost and found family themes were right on the mark.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy.
I for one really liked this story! I described it as a low-key sci-fi romance. Mostly romance with a touch of Sci-Fi elements. I liked this book so much I picked up James' other book "Split the End" which I am every excited to read.
Jack has been stuck in a time loop for 147 days. The only thing he’s found that seems to change is his interaction with a woman he runs into at a coffee shop named Gemma. He’s decided the only way out is to get her to fall as madly in love with him as he has for her. But he’s had a 5-month head start and she just has one day, unless deep down she somehow feels all their previous interactions. Can she trust her gut or will she remain stubbornly stuck on what’s “real”?
Time travel and time loops are my favorite! And this time loop romance did not disappoint. I loved this little romcom. It takes place mostly in one 24-hour period but so much happens and is revealed in that time. I loved the fast-paced entertainment of it. It’s not spicy hot, but it is romantic, cute, and fun.
Thank you, @netgalley and @duttonbooks for the advanced copy of this book. I loved it!
Time travel and time loops are my favorite! And this time loop romance did not disappoint. I loved this little romcom. It takes place mostly in one 24-hour period but so much happens and is revealed in that time. I loved the fast-paced entertainment of it. It’s not spicy hot, but it is romantic, cute, and fun.
Thank you, @netgalley and @duttonbooks for the advanced copy of this book. I loved it!