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"To break out of a 24-hour time loop, all Jack needs is for Gemma to fall in love with him in a single day. All Gemma needs is to remember him first . . ."

In the month of December, I like to read only Christmas books. I like to fill the month with warm, festive reads. The Deja Glitch is not a Christmas book, but it was filled with all the right warmth and coziness.

I love books that play with time, and this one was no exception. (I am totally the friend you can call if you're ever experiencing a temporal anomaly.) This book was sweet, but not saccharine, funny, and grand gesture-tastic. I'm really glad NetGalley gave me advanced access to the manuscript. Once it comes out in August, it will be just as fun to read it then as it was this winter.

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This is first book I have read by this author and I will be looking for more. This book was funny and endearing at the same time. Jack gets caught in a time loop reliving the same day 147 times. He is in love with Gemma but each day she doesn't remember who he is. He decides to shake things up and kisses her and turns out that is jolt she needs to remember him.

Lila is the best friend you could ever ask for and pushes Gemma to do things she doesn't want to do and forces her to see Jack as man who truly loves her. It is beautiful to watch the love unfold between Jack and Gemma and how they both change for the better.

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Cute fun easy Rom Com with a few surprise twists. I have to admit I’m not a big insta love fan but this author did a great job making it believable. Jack is an insta book fave. Gemma on the other hand took a while to grow on me but in the end she did! This book is definitely worth picking up when you’re looking for something light and easy.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the e-arc

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I really enjoyed this book. It was not a typical, predictable book. The characters were well developed, and I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next. Highly recommend!

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Thank you to Netgalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review. This review is wholly my own.

The Rom-Com lover in me was over the moon at being approved for this completely adorable story!

I tend to read rom-coms in between thrillers to "cleanse the palate" and this story was just the medicine I needed after three thrillers in a row.

Gemma & Jack are so lovable and while a "groundhog day" isn't a new concept, I don't care!!! It was so adorable and perfect for anyone who enjoys rom-coms. The characters were easy to root on and relate to. Sometimes in stories like these, the characters can get annoying, but I didn't feel that at all.

I loved this book so much and highly recommend it!

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Do you believe people can fall in love in 24 hours? What if they had to in order to break a time glitch that’s had one of them stuck in the same day for one hundred and forty seven days?

When Gemma Peters crashes into Jack one Thursday morning at a coffee shop, she thinks it’s nothing more than an inconvenience (and her favorite shirt ruined). But for him, it’s another chance to get her to fall in love with him. Throughout the day, Jack tests a theory and tries to get Gemma to fall in love with him so they can break out of the loop.

I absolutely loved this book. It made me wish that I could, like Jack and Gemma, be stuck in a loop where I get to experience The Déjà Glitch for the first time over and over again. I loved seeing how one seemingly small decision, event, and person can change the trajectory of someone’s life.

Thank you to Netgally and Penguin Group Dutton for the eARC of this book! I can’t wait to pick up a copy when it’s published.

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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I loved the ground hog day feel to the book and the time loop, I totally felt like I was in the loop with them. I could not put this gem down.

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I loved this! It was my first novel by this author and I really loved jumping into this! I can't wait to read more by Holly!

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4.5 Stars! I really enjoyed this book! The main characters, Gemma & Jack, loved them! So cute. Wish I had a Jack of my own. This is the first time I’ve read this author and she did not disappoint! The only reason I didn’t give a full 5 stars is because at times it felt like it over explained things and that can get boring after a while. I started scanning through to basically get the gist of what was being said at times. That being said, it was a really interesting and entertaining read that I definitely recommend! I REALLY enjoyed this book. It had a time loop, love, friendship, a heartless airline worker, a famous rock star, revenge, selfishness, selflessness and so much more, all packed into one day and wrapped up with a HEA ending!
*I received this at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*

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I really really enjoyed this! Think Groundhog Day meets Love Actually? Or something romcom-y with a bunch of side characters in the entertainment industry. Absolutely zero spice, for those of you looking for that in your romedies, a few kisses and a light description of vagueness in bedroomness ... But it is very sweet and enjoyable.

For publisher/editor: one glaring inconstancy: in chapter 5, there was a random line about how when people found out about her father having an affair, they sometimes didn't do the math and thought that Patrick was the love child of her father and the pop star. ***Presumably mom carried baby and not dad, so this doesn't make a lot of sense?

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I actually really enjoyed this! You couldn’t help but root for Jack. It was fast paced enough to keep it interesting and written well!

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While the premise was a really great idea -- I love time loops, time travel, etc., I did not like the main character. So, I was not cheering her on. I was tired of her. She was mean to the main guy character, who was supposedly in love with her. How many times does she have to dump him before he finally gives up? And, she's so butthurt over her parents' broken marriage and thinks her dad is total garbage, it colors everything about her. She's in 30s. She really needs some therapy for all her problems from childhood. Didn't really like this one.

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Alexa… play Glitch by Taylor Swift! That’s all I could think about while reading this book lol This was a cute book! A light read with no crazy plot twists. A story about a pair that are stuck in the same day and trying to figure out how to stop it. Nothing groundbreaking but it was a modern take on a classic plot line. It took me a while to really get into it but towards the end, I found myself sooo invested. I was dying to find out if the two main characters had found their way out of their endless time loop. I liked the rockstar dad element, I thought the father daughter relationship was something most people could relate to. Overall, a nice, short read that I’m not mad at!

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Reviewed for NetGalley:

Girl meets boy at a bar. They hit it off, night ends.

Girl meets boy that sounds vaguley familiar. He is the boy from the bar, but it hasn’t happened yet. Or happens daily, depending who you are.

Jack is stuck in his own Groundhog’s Day with Gemma and needs to find his way out, and tries to make Gemma fall in love with him every single day.

Cute, quick read.

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This book was super cute! I really enjoyed reading it. It was witty, romantic, and just a breath of fresh air. Highly recommend.

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I have no words for this book it was that good! The Deja Glitch' was the first time loop book that I've ever read and I was pleasantly surprised Gemma and Jack crash into each other at a coffee shop. As the collide with each other, they have to determine if fate is intervening in their lives. Jack has tried, unsuccessfully, to help Gemma remember him, but each day, he has to start over again and try to figure out how to help her remember him. Without giving further spoilers away please check out this book you won't be disappointed!

**Thanks NetGalley, Penguin Group Dutton, and Holly James for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review**

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This time loop novel was a really enjoyable read. It takes place over the course of one day (kind of), and by the end, I felt like Gemma and Jack were meant to be. Because it's only one day, it does feel a little like insta-love, but it's not quite that, if you think about it.

Gemma's day is so jam packed that it's almost hard to believe everything could fit in, but it's just this side of believable, so it works. From workout to coffee to the office, her friend's house to a psychic to Caltech and beyond, everything she does serves the story and moves things at a quick pace. I had a difficult time putting it down and tending to my real life duties, wanting to stay immersed and see how Gemma's day would turn out. Would she make it to Friday, or would she wake up on Thursday, again? If she woke up on Thursday and had to do it all again, would she remember Jack? Did they have the key to get out of the loop?

Ultimately, I enjoyed how it concluded, and would definitely read it again.

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'The Deja Glitch' was unlike any other time loop book that I've ever read, and I LOVED it! I love the concept of a time loop romance, but sometimes, those types of stories can be repetitive and boring. This book was not like that at all, and I felt like I was in the time loop with them. In this story, Gemma and Jack have lived the same day over and over again, but only Jack remembers each day. Gemma is a radio producer, but she also has a rock star dad. Gemma and her dad aren't very close anymore, but she is hoping to one day improve that relationship. Jack is a TV writer, but he isn't happy in his career or love life.

On a random Thursday morning, Gemma and Jack crash into each other at a coffee shop. Her favorite shirt is ruined because coffee goes all over it. As the collide with each other, they have to determine if fate is intervening in their lives. Jack has tried, unsuccessfully, to help Gemma remember him, but each day, he has to start over again and try to figure out how to help her remember him.

As they go through their day, this one particular version of this day, Jack decides to take a chance and test his theory: if he can get Gemma to fall in love with him, they can break out of the time loop.

The set out on a journey that takes them to people and places that make Jack and Gemma come together to determine their own fate. Will they escape the time loop? Will Gemma fall in love with Jack, and if she does, is it really the key to breaking out of the loop?

There were so many likeable characters in this story, and I would happily read a sequel book about any of them. I loved the fast-paced nature of the book, and I couldn't put it down. I was even reading it while I was at my desk at work and during my lunch break.

I loved everything about this book! It was such a sweet and fun romance. I can't wait to read more from Holly James.

Thanks to NetGalley and Dutton Publishing for an ARC of this delightful book.

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Reminds me of a romance version of the movie Liar Liar. I really enjoyed this one.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC.

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What a lovely time loop story set in the TV/music world of LA. Enter television screenwriter Jack who has been living the same day over and over again for months. He quickly figured out that the center of this loop is the lovely radio producer Gemma but only recently figured out how to get out of it - get the girl, get out of the loop!

At the start of the story, we see Gemma and Jack meet and her best friend Lila’s birthday party and unbeknownst to Gemma, they had actually made repeatedly on that same day many times before. They hit it off and kiss at the end of the night and Jack’s goodbye words are ‘Please remember me’. She wakes up the next morning and it just happens to be the same day again and although she doesn’t realize it’s the same day, she has a sense of deja vu all morning. Then she goes to a coffee shop and a gorgeous guy walks right into her and coffee goes flying. When he apologizes though, he seems familiar….does she know him, she asks even though she knows they haven’t met before. And Jack answers yes and then the chaos and magic ensue.

What I love about this story is that the story starts off with Jack coming clean to Gemma about his time loop situation in the very beginning. We often see this trope playing out for a long time before the love interest even finds out what’s going on….if they ever find out. Jack is so very heartbreakingly open and honest about everything that Gemma can’t help but take him mostly seriously. Then together they try to navigate the day and that’s what makes this particular day different than all the others. Quickly we see that Gemma and Jack make a good team and bring out the best in each other which is the perfect recipe for love which is exactly what ensues.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for sharing this ARC with me in exchange for my honest review.

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