Contemporary Paranormal Romance published by Dutton 01 Aug 23
This is my first Holly James book, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this “Groundhog Day“ storyline.
Gemma literally runs into Jack again and again, and while they have a bit of chemistry together, as soon as their interaction is over, Gemma goes on with her days, leaving him behind with only a vague sense of maybe she should know more about Jack than she actually does.
It’s Jack who remembers everything about his time with Gemma, as he relives their days and desperately trying to get her to recall what they have together. Jack is convinced the only way to stop their glitch is to get Gemma to fall in love with him in just a day, but having to start over every day, that task seems quite daunting.
I enjoyed the back-and-forth between Gemma and Jack, him trying to get her to remember their times together and Gemma trying to figure out why Jack seems so familiar. There’s plenty of fun to be had and these characters are charming and intriguing. Gemma’s slow but sure recall of Jack eventually becomes clear and vivid as their “meetings” become more frequent – could love truly be in their future when that future doesn’t seem to be guaranteed at all?
This hopefully won’t be my last Holly James book, because I really enjoyed this one.
Grade: B
Summary:
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 . . .
Gemma Peters is doing fine. She’s making a name for herself in the L.A. music biz as a radio producer. She’s got a ride-or-die best friend in Lila, and she gets to come home to Rex, her loving Labrador, every night. But ever since her rock star ex-boyfriend used her to get a record deal from her rock legend dad, she’s made a “no musicians” rule when it comes to dating that’s becoming more like a “no dating” rule, period.
So, when Gemma crashes (literally) into Jack one Thursday morning, at first she feels like fate might finally be doing her a favor. After all this guy is cute and, wait, is she imagining it, or is he staring a little too deeply into her eyes? And how does he know her name? Even harder to explain is the funny feeling of déjà vu she gets every time she looks at him. It’s not at all like Gemma to kiss a man and forget him completely, so then how can she explain the dreamlike memory of his lips on hers?
The truth is this is no ordinary Thursday. Not for them. In fact, they’ve lived this day over and over for months. And while Gemma has been totally oblivious to the time loop, Jack has been agonizingly aware of every single iteration. Luckily, Jack has a theory to bring his own personal Groundhog Day to an end. And it’s simple. Before the day is over, he just has to get Gemma to fall in love with him.
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