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Time Loops & Meet Cutes
by Jackie Lau
I love a good time loop story so I was hopeful about this ARC, and I really enjoyed it!
It has all the classic time loop aspects you want: figuring out how you got in the loop and trying to find the person again (to no avail); trying different things to break the loop (kisses, staying up late, quitting your terrible job, repairing or ending strained relationships, etc.); and being different levels of wreckless once you know you're stuck and don't have consequences (multiple haircuts, trips from Toronto to New York and Vancouver, manufacturing a way to meet the cute guy you've run into more than once to initiative a meet cute and hopefully get a kiss to see if that breaks the loop and then doing that multiple times since he won't remember you embarassing yourself, etc.). It was very well done, and I especially liked that she found someone else stuck in the loop and they had each other to lean on, especially in the moments it felt hopeless.
The romance itself was very sweet (sometimes bittersweet) but also fun. I appreciated that Noelle was very cognizant of consent and fairness when it came to her budding relationship with Cam since he wouldn't remember her each new June 20, even though he had some odd deja vu moments where he'd remember little things about her without realizing. There is some spice but it's when he's fully aware of what's going on and after she's out of the loop.
Which brings me to another thing I enjoyed: the balance between time spent in the loop and what we got to see after. Many time loop stories end once the person escapes but we got to see how she and her friend dealt with what they came back to and how it affected them. And bonus: it's set in Canada (Toronto) and by a Canadian author! I don't believe I've read anything by her before but will definitely keep an eye out now.
I am definitely glad I randomly requested this ARC, so thank you to Atria for approving it. It's out May 6/25 in multiple formats.
It has all the classic time loop aspects you want: figuring out how you got in the loop and trying to find the person again (to no avail); trying different things to break the loop (kisses, staying up late, quitting your terrible job, repairing or ending strained relationships, etc.); and being different levels of wreckless once you know you're stuck and don't have consequences (multiple haircuts, trips from Toronto to New York and Vancouver, manufacturing a way to meet the cute guy you've run into more than once to initiative a meet cute and hopefully get a kiss to see if that breaks the loop and then doing that multiple times since he won't remember you embarassing yourself, etc.). It was very well done, and I especially liked that she found someone else stuck in the loop and they had each other to lean on, especially in the moments it felt hopeless.
The romance itself was very sweet (sometimes bittersweet) but also fun. I appreciated that Noelle was very cognizant of consent and fairness when it came to her budding relationship with Cam since he wouldn't remember her each new June 20, even though he had some odd deja vu moments where he'd remember little things about her without realizing. There is some spice but it's when he's fully aware of what's going on and after she's out of the loop.
Which brings me to another thing I enjoyed: the balance between time spent in the loop and what we got to see after. Many time loop stories end once the person escapes but we got to see how she and her friend dealt with what they came back to and how it affected them. And bonus: it's set in Canada (Toronto) and by a Canadian author! I don't believe I've read anything by her before but will definitely keep an eye out now.
I am definitely glad I randomly requested this ARC, so thank you to Atria for approving it. It's out May 6/25 in multiple formats.