This is not my normal read but I loved it. This book really made me think what I would do if someone came to me saying that we were in a time loop. I would recommend this to anyone who loves rom coms and a little bit of fantasy.

OMG. I can’t wait for August to come and purchase this book for the physical copy! — if you want the lovey-dovey time loop story kind of thing with cute and angsty at the same time as an easy read?
”THIS BOOK, definitely for you!”

From the writing style, the storyline, the development of every single character in the book, and the issue this book holds! Oh dear, I approved them all! The author definitely gives the perfect amount on each problem from the storyline, from the very first page until the end of the epilogue chapter. Also, she had Ph.D. in psychology, that’s why I am liking his book this much 🤭

Jack, the new character who won my heart because of his patience! Then Lila in LA (I love the rhyme of it 😂) the best friend we all wanted in one package. Patrick is the little brother who is wiser and loves Gemma to the end of the world. Nigel Black, the father figure for this love story, and The parents, I admire you guys all!!

I warn you, this author truly will give you all the emotions in one package. My roommate is a witness to the reaction I had while reading this book. I adore her writing style and how she put everything in motion. Especially in the perfect amount of everything, not too much and not too short for my personal liking. No, there isn’t any smut or plot twist inside the storyline for me and I did not pay any attention to those departments. Well, this definitely a surprise, because I usually will get mad if I didn’t get any plot twist at all.

Next, what bothers me the most is, ”How did the loop start?” I get the answer from my personal understanding but I guess that’s how it was. Mrs. James set the time loop in motion because of that one particular reason for this love story. That makes sense of it tbh. Oh, no worries she added some scientific explanation about the time loop inside the plot which I appreciate the most.

Last, before I post my full review for this book on the release date; thank you NetGalley, for proving an eARC for this book. — dear Mrs. James, I’m looking forward to your other books in the future! and I think, I considered your book as one of the books that get me into my reading slump :)

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for this ARC!

This book puts a twist on typical time loop stories, and it does it in such a unique way.

Gemma and Jack have been stuck in a 24-hour time loop, but the thing is, only he remembers that it's happening. For Gemma, the day repeats like it's never happened. However, Jack has a theory of how to break it, and it's for her to fall in love with him before the day is over. But how will she do that if she doesn't remember him?

The Deja Glitch was so cute, precious, and funny! It's different from regular time loop stories because we only see one loop. The rest of the book takes place in the span of an entire day, which Holly James did extremely well. And it is also not told in Jack's perspective, but told in Gemma's, which was surprising to me, but it worked. Usually time loop stories get boring for me because it's just a repeat with them changing little things to finally get the day right. So the way this was written was quite refreshing!

If you are a fan of romantic comedies, time loops, insta love, fun best friend, and family drama, definitely pick this up when it comes out!

The Deja Glitch releases on August 1, 2023! Happy Reading!

Wow! One of my favorite books I've read this year so far (I've read 27!)
Think 50 First Dates meets Ground Hogs Day in this beautiful, unique love story of two amazing characters.
And can I say that I fell in love with Jack...new Book Boyfriend Status!
It was fun going through the day, their stories expanding and unfolding into sp many layers!
Definitely loved this book!

I love a good time loop story. The Déjà Glitch did not disappoint! It was unique that it was from Gemma’s POV (someone not experiencing the time loop). And you got to see Jack (who was experiencing the time loop) try to explain and convince her that they were in a time loop.

If you love big declarations of love this book is perfect for you! There are so many swoon worthy moments and big grand gestures.

Seeing Gemma open up to Jack (more than she had done in the past loops) was amazing. Seeing her face the things and people she was too scared to do herself was so great and then chasing after what she truly wanted.

I loved seeing Jack from Gemma’s eyes. His determination was amazing- he never gave up. I liked the Gemma was able to help Jack with things going on in his life as it seems like he kinda forgot to live his life after he met her.

This was a sweet book that kept me going. While I knew what would happen at the ending, I loved the characters and how the story developed. A very fun book to read! Thanks for the advanced copy!

A delightful tale of time looping around until true love finally happens. Poor Jack has been living the same day over and over and over. The one constant is meeting Gemma everyday. Of course, she is unaware of it all until Jack clues her in. He is certain there is something about Gemma that is involved in his dilemma. He is determined to make Gemma believe, hard as it might be, until something, anything stops the loop.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book found it's target audience - a reader that loves some magical realism mixed with a groundhog day trope. Unfortunately, this particular novel did not bring anything novel to the genre.

We are immediately greeted with the details of our protagonist, Gemma's, life - all the details. Throughout the book we learn about Gemma's relationship with her best friend Lila, her father, her brother, her ex-boyfriend, her job and an aging rockstar - etc etc.

There is a love story woven somewhere in between - Jack has been stuck in a time loop for 5 months, and he's convinced Gemma is the key. All he has to do is make her fall in love with him in the span of one day. We have a meet-cute at a coffee shop, a visit to a mad professor (Back to the Future vibes for sure), a stop at a psychic's shop and many other shenangians in between - way too many.

I found myself skimming over parts, a rarity for me, until reaching the end of the predictable ending.

Thank you Netgalley for the preview.

I do actually think this was the cutest and most wholesome book I’ve read in awhile. It kept a smile on my face the whole time and I love that I got the chance to meet Gemma and Jack, plus Lila. I have a few minor things that I wish were different though. I wish we knew Jack? There isn’t much substance behind who Jack is, although I get that’s part of the plot. But we dive so hard into who Gemma is, and we don’t get the same for Jack. I loved the single Jack chapter, I do wish it was a dual POV book, I think that would’ve done wonders for my enjoyment. And I was hoping for a tiny bit more romance. This wasn’t even fade to black, other than the few kisses, the romance was conducted through words. Although those words were very swoon worthy.

*I was provided and ARC of this book through NetGalley, but these words and opinions are entirely my own. I thank NetGalley for the ARC*

First, I would like to say thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for a chance to provide me with an ARC for my honest review of this book.

I have been on a romance kick lately and this book seems right up my alley. Slightly (heavily?) jaded 20-something, time loops, and grand romantic gestures? I love this type of stuff. I started out really enjoying the story and the character building. Girl meets boy at bar, girl kisses boy, girl runs into boy next morning and feels like she knows him, chaos ensues.

Our hero, Jack, is insistent that he is stuck in a time loop that revolves around our heroine, Gemma. They have one day to fix this or else the Thursday is doomed to repeat itself again.

I liked the pace of the romance and the growth that each of our main characters had. However, I found Gemma to be a little exhausting halfway through the book and I made notes of her self-absorption. I know that we are meeting both of our characters at the worst points in their lives in recent history, but I would have liked a little less angst. Some of the problems felt contrived to keep our characters apart like (view spoiler). The book felt like it tried to tackle too many topics for the time that it was giving itself.

I would have enjoyed Gemma's characterization had it not been for the constant throwing her into a mood that made it seem like she was perfectly content being miserable for the rest of her life. The ending did save it from being a 2-star book.

Our hero makes it worth sticking it out for because that dedication and the sweet moments in between were well written.

This book was just what I needed. It had Groundhog Day vibes with 5o First Dates thrown in. Jack and Gemma are the MCs in this novel. Jack keeps reliving the same day over and over trying to get Gemma to fall in love with him to stop the time loop. He’s dated her about 150 times but it’s always the first time with her. This book is funny, sentimental and definitely entertaining! This is my first Holly James novel and can’t wait to read more!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 / 5

Jack and Gemma are currently stuck in a 24hour loop, but Jack seems to be the only one who is aware. Everyday, he is confronted with the fact that he has fallen for Gemma only to wake up everyday and realize she doesn’t remember him at all.

When Gemma runs into Jack at the coffee shop (unknowingly for the 147th time), she is struck with deja vu and not for the first time that morning. His reasoning behind this loop blows her mind and sets her on a crazy path for the rest of the day.

It’s a little Groundhog Day meets 50 First Dates with a side of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.

This book was SO MUCH FUN!! It was fast paced and nearly impossible to put down. We get good back stories and great character development. Gemma’s relationship with her dad and everything she went though with her ex made her such a believable character. I loved her brother and the glimpses we get into their relationship was such a bonus. And her BFF Lila is fantastic!!

I highly recommend if you want a super fun and heartfelt story!

Thank you to NetGalley, Holly James and Penguin Group for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, Holly James, and Penguin Group Dutton for the ARC of The Déjà Glitch.

The Déjà Glitch is a cute, heartwarming romance. It follows the time loop trope, but is different than other time loops I've read in that it tells the drawn out story of one day, rather than the loop resetting. It was an interesting take on the theme, but I actually ended up enjoying it more as we get to know both the characters more deeply, rather than having one reset each day.

Gemma is a relatable character and she's easy to enjoy. Her character growth throughout the book really made me like her more as the book went on. You see Gemma's confidence in herself grow and she begins to tackle some of the harder things she's been putting off. Jack is sweet, and I love the way his story is told. He makes a couple decisions I was questioning, but as the author explains his reasoning I really began to like him. The chemistry between Gemma and Jack was written well, and I enjoyed reading their story.

Overall this is a great romance to read if you enjoy time loops!

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for this ARC! This was a super cute and funny time loop trope romance. One of my favorite tropes and this was done SO well! I don’t like when time loops play the same day over and over and make the story repetitive. I enjoyed getting to see one day with Jack and Gemma and learning about how many times they’ve met before.

This was my first read by Holly and I really enjoyed it and would recommend it!

3.75

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and Penguin Random House in exchange for an honest review.

I thought this book was really charming. I entered thinking it might be a time loop book wherein we follow the characters over multiple rotations of the same day, but enjoyed the idea of it being focused on one day. It does seem like a lot of plot for a 14-hour day, but the author makes it work (although LA traffic would make it more challenging!). And for being contained in one day, Gemma makes a lot of progress.

The main thing I didn’t like was towards the end when the main characters give us the cliffs notes version of the story… It was going so well until then! I felt a bit annoyed by the summary of the book I just read. And maybe the TSA piece. Not sure why Raul would break federal laws because he has a crush on an influencer.

Aside from those minor things, I did like the book a lot. Nice spin on the time loop!

A great romcom book that you will fall in love with. This author definitely knows what they are doing, and I hope they keep doing it.

I loved this book!!! This is the second book by Holly James and I enjoyed it just as much if not more than her first. I was never bored reading the story between Gemma and Jack and didn’t want to put the book down! It’s a cute and also unique story that keeps you wanting to read on!

Books with time loops are always interesting - and usually I either love them or hate them(nothing in between), so I'm glad to say I really liked The Deja Glitch by Holly James(comes out on 8/1)!❣️✨ It had an interesting premise that made me immediately request this ARC and what made this different from other time loop stories was the fact that the protagonist - Gemma is unaware that she's stuck in one and most of the story takes place over the course of one day(doesn't involve repeating the same day all over again) and I've got to say that this worked out well for me!

Gemma is a radio producer in LA, who has been wary of dating after a bad breakup and loves to stick to her routine and prefers hanging out with her dog, Rex and her best friend Lila. One day she crashes into a man at a cafe(quite literally while spilling coffee everywhere) and gets this feeling that she might have known him before. And he proceeds to tell her the wildest story that she doesn't believe in - that they've been reliving the same day about 147 times and he knows so many things about her that a complete stranger wouldn't(would be creepy if he wasn't cute lol😆). And though she finds this hard to believe at first, the stranger - Jack is able to predict many things before they've happened like her brother not being able to catch a flight to come back home, and a feeling of familiarity has Gemma putting down her skepticism for a while. Until he tells her that he's spent almost five months falling in love with her everyday and the reason she might remember some things now is because they had kissed each other the night before.🤣

I really liked the fact that Gemma didn't like Jack immediately but as she gets to know more about him and resolves some of the things that have her feeling stuck in life, I found myself liking Jack more and more just like her.

At first the focus is on Gemma as we see her tackle some things at work and learn more about her issues with her dad. Though Jack felt a little unfamiliar at first I'm glad that his only role wasn't to just be Gemma's love interest and try to break the time loop. We slowly get to find out more about him and how he might have forgotten some things from before as he kept repeating the same day(which explains why he seemed very focused on Gemma in the beginning). And I loved that contrast between Jack who has spent so many months getting closer to Gemmas while dealing with the fact that she would never remember it, and Gemma who feels surprised by this stranger but slowly starts believing in him. It was hard not to fall for Jack because he was so supportive and head over heels for Gemma 😍

I also loved Gemma's character development and how she became more confident and decided to take a leap of faith rather than playing it safe. It was so lovely to see her getting bolder over the course of the story! And just like her I was skeptical - how do you want me to believe that she'd fall in love with someone she doesn't know over the course of one day? But, the author makes it work! The connection between Gemma and Jack is powerful and it was so nice to see her falling for him. I also loved Gemma's influencer bff - Lila who has her back at all times and pushes her out of her comfort zone when needed! There were many hilarious moments that I enjoyed reading like the scene at the airport. It was a bit cheesy at times but had that rom-com feel to it(and as a rom-com fan I can't complain!).
The only thing that gave me mixed feelings was probably everyone around her almost guilt-tripping her into giving her father a second chance. I mean her dad's actions during her childhood had a huge impact on her and her worldview, so I don't think she should be pressured into forgiving him - especially when he hadn't taken many steps to reconcile with her. I did enjoy watching her mend her relationship with him though and it was nice to see him be on her side finally!

Overall, this was a great read from a new-to-me author that I enjoyed reading! Do give it a try if you're looking for a cute rom-com with a nice spin on the time loop trope!❣️✨

Gotta love a good time loop story!

This was a fun, quick read with likable characters and a fun storyline. This was my first Holly James book, and I will definitely be checking out her others!

Thank you to Penguin Group Dutton, NetGalley, and Holly James for the ARC. I will definitely be recommending this book to my friends!

loved, loved, loved this book! it’s such an interesting take on a groundhog day story romance with the progression of jack and gemma’s relationship being the anchor/‘key’ to time progressing as well as the catalyst to many beautiful moments of growth and change for other relationships in the lead’s lives.

i was very surprised with how realistically the story addressed family issues and overall feelings of unhappiness. multiple perspectives were presented from the characters and i found the reasoning behind choices made to be very eye opening when compared to some of my family issues. i didn’t expect to get helpful life advice from a romance book but ty lol

btw everything jack had to go through absolutely tore my heart out:,) i would go crazy if i had to repeat the same fucking day for months on end so thank god he got a happy ending eventually but i cant imagine the amount of trauma the whole situation probably caused him (and honestly gemma too)

arc from netgalley**