This book is well written but the plot is just not for me. I don't love when a sci-fi element is only used to tell a boring, literary story. This one is not for me but I would recommend it to Lit Fic readers.

What a great story! I loved the magical realism elements and theme of travel. With alternating years and ages of Alex’s life for each chapter, it was such a fun read. I loved the narration too and would definitely recommend.


*many thanks to MIRA and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

I thought this was very good and I will have to add this to the shop shelves. Thank you for the chance for us to review.

This was such an awesome time travel story. It was deeply layered and hard hitting and touched upon so many important topics. This isn’t a fun time travel story, this is an emotionally gut-punching one. The exploration of consequences and life choices was superbly done. This was excellent.

Thank you NetGalley & Harper audio for this ALC!

I really wanted to love this book...
I think this could be THE book for someone, but sadly not for me.

I would recommend this book to anyone who liked Oona Out of Order or The Timae Travelers Wife.

I really loved this story. I love stories around time travel. This was a breath of fresh air. It's 1995 and everything goes well, Alex is doing well and has the love of his life by his side until he wakes up and it's 2010 and he has no recollection of how he got there. Then wakes up and it's 2019 and so on. It was just very entertaining and you really felt for Alex.

I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the voice of the narrator as this intriguing story unfolded. After being badly beaten alongside the Thames, Alex wakes up each day not knowing where he will be or what the date is. The chapters jump around in time and I think maybe this would have worked better for me had I read a physical copy. I found the time jumps to be confusing at first, but as I kept reading I understood why it was done that way. It was fascinating to see how the little things make big changes in life and how much our choices matter. It did wrap up nicely in the end and I'm so glad I had the opportunity to listen to it.

The Day Tripper reminded me of Matt Haig's Midnight Library and About Time (a Rachel McAdams movie). It took me a while to get into the story as it was a little confusing in the beginning. Once I understood what was happening, I started to love it. The story was beautiful and made me think about life in general and how little moments can impact our lives in a large way. Loved!

As many other reviewers have already noted, there's not a lot to like about Alex Dean, the main character in The Day Tripper. As a matter of fact, there's a lot to dislike about him. So, it made it very hard to care too much about what he was going through. And, as many others have already mentioned, I considered not finishing this book quite a few times. I can't quite say what kept me reading other than that I was curious how the time traveling would work itself out.

I can't say that the ending was worth the slog. I was glad for a happy outcome. But that's about it.

Thank you to James Goodhand, the publisher, and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

This audio book was interesting, and I liked the time travel aspect. The man character was difficult to connect with as he doesn't present well initially. It is one of those stories that you have to commit to and see to the end. I certainly wanted to see where the story would go and what we would learn about his life and those around him.

The first few chapters of this book left me cold, completely unable to engage. I can't tell you how close I came to walking away and finding something else. But somehow I stuck it out, determined to persevere because the unique time traveling premise had so much potential.

Now I've just finished and I'm sobbing. In my six decades of life, only a handful of books have ever touched me like this one has. The Day Tripper realized that potential and then grew into something unparalleled and deeply inspiring. Those last ten chapters were some of the most satisfying I've read in years.

Don't let the time-jumping chaos and life wasting away on alcohol put you off. It's necessary, and all part of the unflinching process. If you're expecting something jaunty like Groundhog Day, look elsewhere. The Day Tripper offers second chances and redemption, but first we must jump through the hell of a life of addiction, an abusive parent, and misguided motivations in order to even identify where to begin.

Spring's renewal is most beautiful after enduring the harshest of winters.

Unfortunately this story was not one I enjoyed. The narration was good, I am glad to have listened to the story via audiobook.

The main character was not one I liked sadly so I couldn’t connect much to the book.

too much like the Time Traveler's Wife; writing did not hold my attention and story was too slow to get going.

I was intrigued by the premise and ultimately enjoyed this poignant time travel novel featuring MMC Alex Dean. Each day after he is almost beaten to death, Alex wakes up in a new decade further from the life he imagined for himself and his love, Holly. He works to figure out how to make small but meaningful changes in order to save himself and the people he loves. The audio version was a bit slow for me at times with a single narrator. Overall a satisfying book, despite heavy themes and a dark overtone, thanks to a hopeful/happy ending. ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Audio for this audiobook. All opinions are my own.

I loved this! It was such a unique concept to me, and I loved how Alex was given the opportunity to change.

The Day Tripper is a redemption story about a man who experiences a traumatic event and starts randomly moving through time. It focuses on addiction, our choices in life, and how to take responsibility for your actions. I'm not usually a huge fan of books structured like this, but I ended up giving this one a four-star rating because I really liked it and would recommend it to a friend, but I wouldn't read it again.

Read the publishers description first! Otherwise you will be lost right from the start.

Through a series of days we see Alex Dean's life unfold in a nonchronological way. A great tale showing how one small change can alter your future.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Audio for the opportunity to listen to this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very interesting concept how each day Alex Dean wakes up to a different time of his life. Alex has to figure out how to navigate the day and learns his actions affect future ones. I did not really connect to Alex Dean. The book starts a bit slow, so it was hard to get into. Throughout Alex is trying to reconnect with one of his ex's.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 ⭐️ range

Alex goes to bed one night, and every day forward he wakes up to a random date in his life.

On one hand when I finished this story, I was happy I had read it. I liked Alex and Holly. Alex’s journey was interesting and I appreciated the things he needed to come to terms with in a healthy way. On the other hand when in the thick of the story, I disliked the repetitiveness of the details. Over and over again Alex needs to get his bearings when he wakes up. He searches for Holly. He finds comfort in some substance of some sort for most of it.

The narration of the audiobook was good. Meunier was pleasant to listen to and the characters were well voiced. Listening to this via NetGalley was a bit tricky. This book jumps all over Alex’s life timeline. It was sometimes hard to figure out when a new chapter started to know if Alex was in the same date or not.

I love time travel stories. It’s my favorite sci fi trope. However in this case the time travel appears to be an incidental back drop to the story of Alex, focused on his love of one woman, Holly. As he’s displaced in time, his first thoughts upon waking always come back to Holly. Where is she? Are they together in this time? If not, what happened that changed his life course?

I’m not quite sure what I expected from The Day Tripper, perhaps more science fiction? It turns out that it’s just not for me. It seems to be a perfectly fine love story, but I’m not interested in romance. I’d recommend this to those who enjoy love stories with unique circumstances; a challenge which must be overcome in order for two people to be together. I can’t comment on the ending since I stopped at around 25%. It does seem to have a bit of a Sliding Doors feel to it, which is intriguing.

The narrator did a wonderful job; this just wasn’t my cup of tea. There’s also quite a bit of foul language which I thought was unnecessary; I might have finished the book, if it weren’t for that, even with the slow pace.

Thank you to Harper Audio and NetGalley for the gifted audio copy. All opinions are my own.