by Mike Chen
First published 2024
Neuroscientist Mariana Pineda arrives at a particle accelerator for her final consulting job. She plans to abandon her career after her best friend's death. A stranger named Carter Cho approaches her with an impossible claim. He knows her name, her grief, and her purpose there. He insists they have met before and warns her that time will soon reset. Energy flashes around them. Monday morning returns. Mariana and Carter find themselves reliving the same four days repeatedly. Nothing carries forward except their shared memories. They discover joy in small pleasures like expensive dinners and tennis games. Bank accounts reset with each loop, making luxury temporarily free. They adapt to their strange new existence together. Then Carter's memories of previous loops begin fading. Mariana faces losing the one person who understands their situation. Their happiness depends on escaping the loop permanently, but breaking free means risking everything they have built together.
Genres: science-fiction, romance, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Particle Accelerator
Period: Monday
368 pages · Paperback · MIRA
Content warnings: mental-illness