Author: Jackie Lau
Genre: Romance; Science Fiction
Publication Date: May 6th, 2025
Publisher: Atria Books
Noelle Tom really shouldn’t have eaten those dumplings at the night market. But the old lady at the stall said they’d give her what she needed most, and what Noelle desperately needed after another long workweek was food.
Except now she’s reliving the same Friday over and over. Every morning her alarm goes off at 6:45 no matter what, the Wordle answer is always “happy,” and she watches a silly squirrel video go viral day after day. And no matter how much she works on the same proposal, it’s always erased when she wakes up. It seems Monday will never come in this workaholic’s worst nightmare.
Noelle has no idea how being trapped in a time loop is the “thing she needed most,” especially now that everything seems meaningless. Sure, three fancy meals in a row is a fun treat, but it’s getting repetitive. Noelle’s not sure what lesson the old lady was trying to impart. Even a trip to the dumpling stall doesn’t help…because there’s no sign of it.
But then she meets a young woman who also ate the dumplings, and good-looking Cam, who appears in multiple places on her Friday. While he seems to have no memory of their encounters, there are signs he might be the key to getting un-stuck. But Noelle will have to put work aside and live a little in order to make him notice her. As their flirtation progresses, Noelle begins to worry that if she ever gets to turn the calendar page, Cam won’t know who she is and her life may never return to what it was before that fateful Friday…
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* I received this digitally for free and I am voluntarily leaving this review for free*
Hello Fellow Readers,
I knew I wanted to read more science fiction this year, but little did I know that one would be a Rom-Com about being stuck in a time loop. Of course, Jackie Lau would be the author to pull it off. Lau is just about to take any trope from different genres, and reinvent them into something unique and enjoyable, and boy, did I enjoy this book. Noelle is your typical boring overworked main character who needs a bit of a shake up in life, this shake up comes in the form of magical dumplings causing her to continuously live June 20th over and over again.
Soon, Noelle starts to live, finding friendship and love while also realizing that her familial relationships also need some work. I enjoyed reading about Noelle's growth and struggles as she lives through the same day and realizes that no matter what she does, no one remembers he actions except her. You can feel her hopelessness and desperation, especially when it came to Cam. I know that I am not as resilient as Noelle, as I think I would have gone completely insane.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and I can't wait to read more of Lau's work.
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