I saw this book on bookstagram and knew I wanted to read it. I absolutely loved it. It drew me in and I didn't want to take a break. Definitely did not disappoint!

I am a fan of the authors, Liz and Lisa. It's interesting to me not only how they are able to write together, but also how they are able to switch the type of plot they use. I feel it's difficult to pull off, but I appreciate the effort.
This book did not disappoint, and I loved seeing some familiar San Diego landmarks. One thing that will be unique to this time is there are some dates in summer 2020. The San Diego fair was mentioned, but because of the coronavirus guidelines, that's canceled this year. This doesn't take away from the book at all but added something that will remind us of this time.
The premise is that Dom was engaged to Mia 10 years prior, but he immediately got cold feet and broke up with her. He sees her, all these years later, and feels it's his chance to rekindle their relationship. But, Mia tragically dies the night of their date. Through a twist of time, and perhaps fate, Dom relives that Thursday over and over, trying to change circumstances to avoid her death. This seems like a plot that's been done, but there are some unique aspects to this one. I highly recommend this book, and the others written by the authors. I want to thank Net Galley and Lake Union Publishing for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 stars. I had a hard time deciding how I was going to rate this book, primarily because I spent the majority of the book disappointed at how stale the story felt. I feel like I have read many books with a similar premise and nothing about this particular story felt fresh; Mia especially felt like a very stereotypical trope type character. The ending actually gave me a bit more hope in the book and wrapped it up nicer than I anticipated.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. While I expected more out of Fenton/Steinke and feel this one fell short, I'm a big fan and look forward to their next novel.

I adored this book!! Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down. I absolutely loved the male point of view from Don- how original!
The plot took us down a time loop of the same day of Don trying to save the love of his life. His accounts of each day are heart wrenching and I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen and how this was going to work out!
The ending hit me with a shocker I really wasn’t expecting- it took my breath away!
I’ve read all of Fenton & Steinke books and this one is by far my favorite. Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ebook copy!

I was interested in how the book would eventually end but I did sometimes get bored with the repetitiveness, even though I knew going in that this would be like Groundhog Day. I'm not sure why but I wasn't sold on Mia's personality either and was ready for Dom to move on.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Dom proposed to Mia, the love of his life and the next day he panicked and called it off. Fast forward 10 years later when he runs into Mia at a coffee shop. All this time he’s regretted losing her, knows he made a mistake, would give anything to have her back in his life, and there she is. A chance to make things right. On their June 11th first date the unthinkable happens, and Dom is devastated. But as he wakes the next morning he is astonished to find out it’s once again June 11, and he has a do over on the day. But June 11 keeps happening over and over and Dom is in a time loop, forever destined to respect the day until he can figure out why.
I have mixed feelings about this book. The premise is good, but I never really cared about Dom or Mia and what happens to them. . Dom is supposed to be madly in love with Mia but it comes across he’s in love with the idea of her, and doesn’t really care for her risk taking personality, plus he’s a bit of a mamas boy, not fully grown up. He seems shallow, and although he gets somewhat of a perspective on his life I never really warmed to him. The same with Mia.
I also didn’t care for the reason why he kept going through the loop and although the ending was okay, it wasn’t great. Still a fast read if you want something light.

At some point while reading this, I did not think I was going to like the book as a whole. The Groundhog’s Day theme was hitting a little close to home with our quarantine situation. I found that I really enjoyed the book. It was definitely sad. It was not an easy light rom com. But the characters were definitely memorable and it was worth the read!

Sometimes a book comes along at just the right time. If there is anything that could bring a smile to my face in these times, it's scoring a proof from my favorite writing duo, Liz Fenton and Steinke.

I first fell in love with their writing long ago, devouring The Status of All Things and Your Perfect Life. From those works, they had a fan for life.

This book brings back the magic of some of the earlier novels. In this version of Groundhog Day, Dominic is our Bill Murray. He lives the same Thursday over and over. His mission: to keep his former fiancee Mia, whom he recently ran into at a coffee shop, from dying. His heart grows three sizes along the way while he not only tries to save Mia, but forms deeper relationships with some of the people in his life. He learns things about Mia, himself, and a bit about humanity in general.

He truly grows as a man, but can he be the man to save a life?

The easy, fluid writing had me rushing through the pages to find out. I won't say if it's the ending I wanted, but I believe it's the ending Dominic needed.

I am not a big fan of Groundhog Day or the concept but I loved this story! With each Thursday, I liked Dom more and more. He grew in a good way , but it still broke my heart. I love all of Liz and Lisa’s stories! I would recommend this book - fast paced and tugging! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher!

A brain cell destroying, heartbreaking, tear jerking and emotional version of Groundhog Day!

Welcome to the never ending nightmare of Dominic. He let go his love of his life, Mia, 10 years ago! Because he was dump, he was only 24, he was afraid of commitment and he was just a guy who hated to leave his secured cocoon. He never liked to take risks. But for ten years, he couldn’t find anyone to love as much as he loved Mia!

Now he has a chance to make things right but how you can compensate the time you have lost when the love of your life keep dying and you cannot do anything to stop or change it. And when you live the same day over and over again!

I watched so many time loop stories: starting from Groundhog Day, 90’s TV movie “12:01”, Netflix’s “Russian Doll” and Blumhouse’s “Happy Death Day” and Supernatural’s season3 episode 11: “ Mystery Spot” (Brother stuck in same day: Dean dies thousand times and Sam cannot do anything to save his brother!)
Most of the stories start with a song from 50 cents or Asia, Harry Nilsson (didn’t you keep singing “Gotta Get Up” song like a broken record after watching “Russian Doll”: Natasha Lyonne finds herself washing her hands, looking at the mirror at her friend’s bathroom as the song blasts out!) or Sony and Cher’s “I got you babe”. This book also stayed loyal to this tradition and our hero’s day starts with the same and meaningful song: “How To Save A life” as like an omen how his entire day meant for!

Dom wakes up every god damn June 11th suffering from hangover, chatting with his best friend Lance how he feels so stressful because today is the day he’ll go on a date with Mia and he still loves her but he may have unrequited feelings. Then he goes outside, sees homeless guy Chuck ( just like Bill Murray does, he connects with the man and learns his back story, trying to help with him!), then he runs away from his old insurance policy salesman friend played by Stephen Tobolowsky! Okay, I was just teasing! There was no salesman. I wanted to make sure you keep reading. Instead of stepping into mud puddle or seeing a salesman, Dominic saves Amanda from being hit by a car instinctively, getting her email address and moves to his workplace.

This is his routine every nine version of June 11th (at some parts he also visited the psychiatrist like Groundhog day’s Phil did and he also had MRI but nothing is wrong about his health and he is not delusional!)
Here is the million dollar question: Could Dominic get himself out of this time loop and save his love of his life? Could he finally learn Mia’s big secret? Could the lovers have second chance for their HEA?

The ending of the book was predictable and I’m not gonna tell more. I think I already told enough!

Overall: I only cut my one point because of obvious conclusion but I have to admit this was truly meaningful time loop story tells us how you seize your days and how important to have people you may hold on in your lives. I liked the message of the story even though it broke my heart into tiny little pieces. I’m giving my emotional, gripping, surprising, heartfelt four stars!

This duo surprised me a lot with their brilliant writing and their amazing tribute to Groundhog Day. I already read their thriller books but I think they are also good at writing beautiful, poignant, romantic stories. I have to congratulate them for their creative skills to write at different genres adroitly.

So much thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for sharing this remarkable ARC with me in exchange my honest review.

I've enjoyed all of Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke's novels, but my favorites tended to be the surreal ones. They did something surreal with last year's thriller and now they've not only gone back to the romantic route, but they've also done it from a male perspective. And they did a great job of getting into a man's head.

The story was entertaining and captivating throughout. I had to keep reading to see what would happen. Even though it was not a thriller, it was still suspenseful. I felt like I was along for the ride with Dom and had no idea what was in store. I like how there was variety to each version of the day and how, in a Groundhog Day fashion, he kept trying to make things right for others. It made me wonder what I would do if I had to live one day over and over.

The supporting characters were a great fit to the story, whether or not they were likable. The descriptions made it easy to visualize people and settings.

I only had two small concerns with this novel. The first being that Dom seemed weak to me in the beginning and it took a me a few chapters to warm to him. Once I did, he was easy to love the rest of the way through. The other is more about originality. A few years ago, Kristin Harmel published a novella with the same title and a similar concept (living one day over and over). While this story was completely different from hers, I kind of wish they had chosen a different title so I didn't make the connection so easily. I get why they chose this title, however.

Overall, I really enjoyed this novel and am excited for everyone to read it this summer.

Movie casting suggestions:
Dom: Oscar Isaac
Lance: David Giuntoli
Mia: Bryce Dallas Howard
Amanda: Jaimie Alexander
Chuck: Mark Menchaca

A sincere thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for providing me an ebook copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is not my usual genre, I’m more of a crime/thriller reader however this story intrigued me. I absolutely loved it, truly one of the best books I have read. I am extremely pleased and grateful to both for opening up my mind to something totally different.

I love the Fray and love Groundhog Day. This is not my usual genre but the authors always have such great ideas for a book.

What starts out as a love story, melds into so much more. It made me think about fate, karma and what is important to me. I read it in a day and think it is a must read. There was a little suspense in wondering how they day would play out this time and when would it stick.

I loved the uniqueness to how this story unfolds and the way in which it was written. It was fun and interesting to read, and was addictive.

The novel starts off in May 2010 where we are introduced to the novels two main characters, Dom and his girlfriend Mia. Then it jumps ahead 10 years, to June 2020. Dom and Mia had ended their relationship all those years ago and Dom feels that she is the one who got away. All these years later, Dom runs into her in a coffee shop, and they begin to talk. They agree to meet up again a couple days later to talk and catch up on everything the other has been up to for the past 10 years. After Mia tragically dies on one of their dates, Dom finds himself waking up the next day only to relive the previous day, the day when she had died on their date. No matter what Dom does, Mia’s fate is the same – she dies. Dom finds himself living that fateful day each day that he wakes up, with her dying, then waking up only to relive that same day again. Dom tries many different things in an attempt to save Mia from her tragic fate, only to become frustrated when nothing he does seems to work and save her.

It was interesting to read about Dom waking up each day only to relive that same day, and seeing him try different things to make the day play out differently. I was curious if he would be able to find something that works and was eager to see if he would be able to save Mia from her fate and actually save her life. I really enjoyed reading about both Dom and Mia as the two main characters in the book, and the unique way this story was written added to the enjoyment of the novel.

Well done Liz and Lisa. Another great novel! I am looking forward to your next one!

I am not a big fan of Groundhog Day but I loved this story! The repeating Thursdays, each one shows Dom growing and changing in a good way until you get to the last Thursday and it all makes sense. I loved seeing all the SD references since I grew up there and love all if Liz and Lisa’s stories! This one is another winner!

Liz and Lisa have out done themselves with How to Save a Life. This story may be called ground hogs day but, it was so much better and more intriguing. I could not put this book down and I found myself grabbing for it late at night and early in the morning. This is their best book yet!!!

“𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.. 𝗛𝗮𝗱 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.” ⁣
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No, I didn’t just put that The Fray song in your head for no reason. It actually plays a big part in this story which I love because music and books are two of my favorite things. ⁣
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Could you imagine reliving the same day over and over again? If it were to happen, you sure better hope it’s a good one! In Dom’s case, it’s the exact opposite. Dom reconnects with Mia, the love of his life, 10 years after he breaks off their engagement. They both think it’s fate that they ran into each other and Dom is excited for a second chance with Mia. On Thursday, June 11, they go on a date and Mia tragically dies. At that moment, Dom makes a wish that he could have saved her life. The next day he wakes up and it’s Thursday, June 11 AGAIN and Dom must figure out if he can stop the universe from taking away the person he loves with all his heart and soul. ⁣
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@lisaandliz really know how to tug my heartstrings. I immediately loved all of the characters and couldn’t stop reading because I needed to know if Dom was going to be able to save Mia. Watching someone die over and over and not knowing how it will happen really built up the suspense in an otherwise romantic story. The combination worked really well for me. ⁣

I really enjoyed this book. They wrote it so well, and while days repeat themselves it wasn't like you were reading the exact same day over and over again. I Like the thought process that Dom comes to conclude to at the end. How many times do you walk by the same thing each and everyday and never really take notice?
There was probably only one thing that bothered me, which was, in all the books I've read and men being the main character...their characters are never as descriptively open with their emotions. I felt Dom's character was very feminine at times. It thru me off, his manner of speaking made me think more of female friends vs a male. So it did take me a bit to get used to his character. And in the beginning I wasn't sure if Mia and Dom were a gay couple until further into it he mentions he needed a shave and other references to being male.
But once I got an idea on his character I warmed up to the story better. Even tho there are lots of sad parts in this story, it also gives out a happy feeling as well. This will be a great summer read!

After ten years, Dom runs into “the one that got away.” After he royally screwed up and ended their engagement, he regretted his decision from that day on. When they randomly run into each other though, Dom gets another chance. Except that on their first date, Mia dies. Dom wasn’t able to save her and it killed him, but when he wakes up the next morning to find the day before has started over, he sees another chance. Will he be able to save her after all?

So I threw my ARC reading schedule to the wind with this whole coronavirus thing. Now I am just reading what can hold my attention! This one met all my needs in that regard! I could not put this one down. I loved Dom and seeing him grow throughout the story. I thought this one had so many amazing lessons and it truly made my heart swell! I also loved his relationship with Mia and how she taught him so much about life without even realizing it. I absolutely adore everything this duo writes, and I am constantly amazed since their books are very different from each other. They have a serious talent that is very rare!

Thank you to Lake Union Pub and Lisa and Liz for my gifted copy of this book!

This was a wonderful “revolving doors” novel with characters that draw you right in and don’t let go. The storyline flowed seamlessly and kept me glued to the pages.