Once Again

by Leeanne Slade

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Grace wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als die Zeit um fünf Jahre zurückzudrehen. Am Abend vor ihrem 30. Geburtstag ist sie am Tiefpunkt ihres Lebens Ihr Restaurant ist bankrott, ihre Großmutter liegt nach einer Herzattacke im Krankenhaus, und ihr eigenes Herz leidet noch immer unter der Trennung von ihrer großen Liebe Henry. Als Grace am nächsten Morgen aufwacht, ist plötzlich alles anders. So unglaublich es auch klingt, ihr Wunsch ist in Erfüllung gegangen – sie ist tatsächlich wieder 25! Grace ist fest entschlossen, dieses Mal alles besser zu machen und sich unbedingt von Henry fernzuhalten. Wenn er nur nicht so unwiderstehlich wäre …Eine großartige Rom-Com mit Charme, einem Hauch Magie und ganz viel Herzklopfen. Die perfekte Lektüre für alle Leser*innen von Sophie Kinsella und Mhairi McFarlane.

Genres: Audiobook, Romance, Fiction, Time Travel, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Fantasy

435 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 17, 2025

About the author

Leeanne Slade is the internationally bestselling author of romantic novels The Rebound, Told You So, The Glitch, The Return of Ruby Darling, and This Christmas.

Translated into multiple languages, her books have hit number one on Audible across the globe. Her books were also voted as Audible's Best of the Year in both 2023 and 2024. The Glitch is currently in development to be adapted into a feature film with Searchlight Pictures.​

Before becoming a full-time author, she worked in advertising for some of the UK’s most iconic radio brands.

She lives in the south of England with her family, juggling motherhood and a busy household with writing (mostly in the midnight hours!)

For updates, find her on social:
Tiktok: @leeannesladeauthor
Instagram: @leeannesladeauthor

Reviews

[Leeanne Slade]

Hi! I'm Leeanne and I wrote The Glitch! :)

From the first moment I pictured them on that escalator, Henry and Grace burrowed their way into my heart, and their story of love, loss, and regret has held onto me ever since. I try and stay out of reader spaces as much as possible, as this is your place and I'm very much a guest here, but I'm posting to let you know that The Glitch is a little heavier than my other books. It is still full of romance, laughter, and happy endings, but I wouldn't label this one as a romcom.

Some content warnings if you like to have them:
Alcohol misuse, cheating, death of a loved one.
Mentioned: Child neglect, foster care, homelessness, fertility struggles.

Thank you, reviewers, for all you do – it is so, so appreciated.
Leeanne x

[marisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

daisy edgar jones and sam claflin narrated this cause they’re starring in the film adaptation right. right?

[Noi (in & out)]

Just trying to get the most out of my Audible Subscription before it ends (not sure I'll renew).
Plus Daisy Edgar Jones and Sam Claflin are the narrators? I'm listening (yes, I feel very proud of the double meaning).

Update: My apologies but after 5 chapters I am so bored I had to stop.

[Reggie Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75⭐️ I thought this was going to be a 4 star the entire time, but toward the ending there I got really angry haha. I loved it & hated it all at the same time. This audiobook was wonderful. (Idk if I was falling more for Henry or Sam Claflin.)

Loved that this story was different than most romance books because it really had so many emotional elements that it didn’t feel like a rom com at all which I really liked. I loved the depth I got to see of these characters. Also the magical realism was really fun because I don’t see that a lot in books & I always get excited when I do.

Definitely recommend listening to this audible original.

[Morgan Cooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, I thought this one would never end. 😩 I did really enjoy the ending but there was just too much detail in the middle and the back and forth time warp is a bit confusing.

[M. G. A. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Audio. I ultimately dislike any book whose problems could be solved with adulting. For instance, perhaps don’t lie about very large things in your life. Or perhaps don’t keep quiet about very large issues in your life. This was a really interesting concept, but Grace and Henry both contributed very heavily to the crappiness of their relationship. Sigh.

[⋆˙⟡ Lara ⋆𐙚♡ (in a gr slump) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was fun!!!! Sam Claflins voice has me in a chokehold

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Sam Caflin and Daisy Edgar Jones as narrators? Sign me up

[Dom Reeves · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an unexpectedly enjoyable listen on audible plus!

The narrators brought the characters to life and elevated the story's emotional impact, creating an immersive experience. It helps that Henry was narrated by Sam Claflin (Finnick Odair). 🥵

I really liked how the story alternated between Henry's perspective from five years ago and Grace's "present-day" challenge. The dual timeline allowed for a more in-depth view of their characters, romance, and the events that led to their breakup. The plot was intriguing with the'redo’, offering a fresh story that isn’t familiar or overly saturated in the romance market (from what I’ve seen and in my opinion).

The story was so engaging that I listened to it in one sitting, and the fact that the plot twist at the end was unexpected to me and was such a satisfying surprise.

The Glitch is a beautiful and heartbreaking story about regrets, second chances, and healing. It's a feel-good story that's perfect for anyone looking for a light and heartwarming read. It's my first book by Leeanne Slade, but I'll definitely be checking out more of her work.

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can change everything about yourself..your diet, your lifestyle, your job, your friends, but you can't change a heart.

So good!

Grace Monroe is turning 30 years old. It should be a day of celebration, but all she can think about is her ex-boyfriend (Henry) and how their relationship ended so badly four years ago. She goes home alone and takes out her grandmother's crystals 🔮 from the attic. Drunk on wine, Grace makes a wish that she could have a do-over and change things in her life.

The next thing Grace knows is that she wakes up and her old roommate from five years ago (Sasha) is living in her house. It is when Sasha mentions that it is Graces' 25th birthday that she realizes her wish has come true. She has been taken back into the past, five years earlier.

Can Grace and Henry get it right this time, or is their relationship destined to fail?

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I absolutely loved this Audible Original! The narration by Sam Claflin and Daisy Edgar Jones is so expertly done. The story is brilliant. What the reader thinks is happening is not entirely real. You don't get the full picture until the ending, and it makes it so much sweeter! ❤️❤️

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh boy, another aural rollercoaster from Leeanne Slade, I might need a stay at Henry's cardiac ward! I went through the gammut of emotions listening to The Glitch. From the slow-burn tension of the Henry chapters set in the past where we know they've split up but yet to learn why, to the present-day as Grace undoes her mistakes yet still carrying the hurt from their past, I was completely gripped. I had an inkling about a twist and was shocked I was picking up on the right breadcrumbs. I should mention, the real star is Dottie, Grace’s grandmother, who more than understands Grace and Henry’s mistakes.

This is a beautiful, heartbreaking and poignant story about regrets, second chances and healing. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sam Claflin did a brilliant job bringing Grace and Henry to life with their warm and engaging voices. I honestly listen to them read the phone book but I'm much happier its this book.

A zillion stars. I really hope one day this will be released as an ebook/paperback so I can buy a copy.

[Hannah Whitworth · Rating 3 out of 5]

my issue is that I did like the writing and honestly I really liked a lot of things about this. I will also give credit to any book that makes me feel so viscerally but.

idk if I can get past the cheating. why did we do that 😭

I was just so anxious for most of this book & that sucked. I was seriously doubting whether or not this would be HEA. the ending is actually really nice but by the time we got there I was just put through the mf ringer. Idk.

[Coco · Rating 3 out of 5]

"The Glitch" presents a time travel romance that falls squarely in the realm of the mediocre - neither exceptionally groundbreaking nor entirely disappointing. While the novel struggles to fully captivate with its plot, it finds redemption through its exceptional audio performance.

The standout feature of this audiobook is undoubtedly its narration. The two-narrator format adds depth and dynamism to the storytelling, breathing life into characters that might otherwise feel flat on the page. The voice actors demonstrate remarkable skill, managing to elevate what could have been a mundane narrative into a more engaging listening experience.

Unfortunately, the story itself doesn't quite match the narrators' talents. The time travel romance concept, which holds so much potential, feels somewhat underexplored and fails to push beyond predictable genre conventions. Readers looking for a groundbreaking take on time-crossed lovers might find themselves wanting.

Despite its shortcomings, the book isn't without merit. The dual narration keeps the story moving and provides an interesting perspective shift that somewhat compensates for the plot's limitations. It's the kind of audiobook that makes for a pleasant, if not memorable, companion during a commute or casual listening session.

[Bre · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was fabulous I love the dual timelines and narratives going on. Speaking of narratives…. DAISY EDGAR FREAKING JONES and SAM FREAKING CLAFLIN narrating?! Say less.

Please pick this up especially if you enjoyed Seven Year Slip.

[Priyanshi Mathur · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too long. Decent characters, the storyline is silly and I put up with it for a good while but it just started to feel too long drawn out and a bundle of nonsense by the end. The magical realism is okay, but it’s the lack of evolution of characters and repetition of the same blabber of dialogue in every scene thats annoying.

[Kate McMurry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Magical realism is a jarring intrusion in a contemporary romance novel

The first part of this novel, which in contemporary, popular fiction should really hook the reader, I found simultaneously depressing and boring, a distressing combo. After that, I started skimming just to see how long it would take for something interesting to happen. Unfortunately, in my opinion, nothing truly interesting ever did happen.

This novel utilizes a lit fic trope, magical realism, which I personally don't like at all. Unlike fantasy, which creates magical, alternate universes, magical realism integrates magical aspects into real world settings without explanation, allowing them to be perceived as normal. For my taste, if an author is going to include a paranormal element in a popular fiction novel, there should be some justification for it, and it should actually be entertaining. This story seems to be an homage to the British movie, Sliding Doors, from 1998. I did not like that movie, so a rehash of its premise pretty much automatically did not work for me. I also did not like either the FMC or the MMC, so I wasn't cheering for them to get back together five years after a bad breakup. This romance also involves cheating, a cardinal sin within contemporary adult romance.

I obtained free access to the audiobook version of this novel through my Audible membership. The audiobook narrators do a good job. But that wasn't enough to compensate for the book itself.

[Elisabeth Guffey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Firstly, Top notch narration. At the beginning of this story, I was worried it was going to be a little unoriginal in the overall plot. But the writing had me hooked, so I stayed hopeful. I loved how the story alternated between the two timelines so perfectly. Im a sucker for dual POV books, and this book did an excellent job moving between the two characters as well. I loved the way this story slowly and painfully (in a good way) unraveled. There were some unexpected plot twists that I never saw coming. I can get hyper focused on trying to predict the ending of a story while I’m in the middle of it, but this book kept me wondering till the very end. I felt all the feelings! It was a great story and I definitely recommend it. This might be my favorite Leeanne Slade book yet.

[Kait · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Audible Original) I wanted to love this book. Like, really, really love this book. And had it been (hypothetically) 100 pages shorter, maybe I would have.

This book gives "It's a Wonderful Life" meets "Freaky Friday" vibes.

I teetered back and forth between a three star and four star rating, but went down because it seemed to drag on in many parts. Same story, different words.

The switch between times almost had too drastic a difference in some characters for me. Some, for the better. And some, seemingly pointless.

Even still, I would recommend this book. It was an interesting concept of going back in time and the paths we take to love.

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book! I loved the beautiful, emotional writing, which made me feel everything that the leads felt. The rollercoaster that they went on was thrilling and lovely and so so good. I loved the two leads, and the tension between them was so well set up through the dual POV. It's such a lovely second chance romance.

And the narration was brilliant too!

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was enjoying it so much until the cheating 💔

[Kristina Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars
Not what I usually go for but I liked it. Just wish it had a little more depth in the plot.

[felicia]

someone recommended this book after a 2 year book hangover over Seven Year Slip. I'm hooked but the problem it's an audiobook. I'm just a broke college girl with no disposable income.

Can y'all comment audiobooks website I can use?

Also, it is narrated by Daisy Edgar Jones. She's my celebrity crush. She is perfect

[Zoe Anne M · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Writing this review feels hypocritical in a way. Since this was an audiobook, I slogged through it whilst working and at night before I slept. So, a couple of times, I've slept through some chapters. There were parts I missed - the major conflicting part took a chunk of it - but I decided to go through the rest without ever going back. Partly because the plot was a slow burn, but towards the end, a plot twist made me regret missing some crucial scenes. Anyway, I enjoyed the concept despite an already cliched time travel trope.

It helped that the narrators were two of my most loved actors in the industry. It was beautifully narrated, but I must admit I had my fill of the trope.

[Maor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sooooooo? Here’s the thing, i normally don’t like or even read books with time loops or anything like that, freaks me out, makes me nervous but I decided to pick this one out cause let’s be real the narrator’s ;) I really enjoyed this at the beginning got super into it btw. However around the 3/4 mark they started to loose me. I knew where the plot was heading with the cheating aspect and the money spending annoyed me! Henry invested in the restaurant, grace offered to sign a contract (Henry denied) so no she didn’t “spend your money on forks and French fries”, you made a bad investment. Period.

[~Amber~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a different kind of story, but I liked how it was more unique. A story of love, loss, and regret. At times the book felt pretty heavy, but there was still some good banter to be found within the story.

[Sathya Sekar · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am a sucker for time travel/time loop books and picked this up for a listen when it appeared in my Audible catalog. The book clearly wasn't meant for me. I found the characters way tepid and plain boring. There is no humour, just a dry reconstruction of a romance.

[Olivia Cranston · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 rounded up

Bitch this book drove me up a wall and then coaxed me down the other side . They call it a glitch , well I call it time travel AND WE ARE MESSING WITH THE BASIC TENANTS OF TIME TRAVEL , LIKE WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?????? At first I found the way that each character represented a different time line confusing but that’s probably on me for not listening well , once I caught up I thought it was an effective way of telling us how things went the first time vs how they went a second time . And BITCH WHEN I REALIZED THAT HE HAD TIME TRAVELED TOO I WAS ON THE FLOOR , now that was a reveal . It made sense but I didn’t think it would happen .

What is UNFORGIVABLE about this book is the fact that these motherfuckers were together for a YEAR in the OG time line and he never said I love you ??? HELLO????? GRACE , GIRL , STAND UP ! Your heart was so ferociously broken by a man who couldn’t say I love you ???? PLEASE !! I understand the traumatic backstory but that shit is whack. We cannot be ganging up on Ali’s man for refusing to call her his girlfriend WHEN YOU WON’T SAY I LOVE YOU TO A WOMAN YOU CLEARLY LOVE .

[booksnboozy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’d rate it 50 stars if I could.

I loved Leeanne’s book, the rebound, after listening to it last year. Her ability to write a story and draw you in will never get old. Her characters, their relationships, witty & romantic.

After a traumatic birthday where 5 years of bad choices catches up to her, Grace gets a second chance at life when a glitch in the timeline sends her back 5 years in the past where it all started. Grace tells her side of the story from the new timeline while Henry recounts his from where it all started in the original timeline.

A clever way of sharing a dual POV story between two lovers, the plot weaving perfectly in and out. Did I mentioned Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sam Claflin narrate? I could listen to their story telling all day long.

[robbie · Rating 2 out of 5]

cheating AND second chance romance? kms

[Sofia · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF because there's only a certain amount of boredom I can tolerate in a book.

[Rachel G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, I’m surprisingly…shaken by that? This started out a bit slow and cheesy for me, but the second half def ramped things up. Like really stressed me out haha (thumbs up for evoking my emotions👍🏻). Definitely heavier than I was anticipating. The audio narration by Sam Claflin and Daisy Edgar Jones was pretty amazing. The concept itself is a magical realism “do-over” fantasy - I mean, come on, who doesn’t wish they could have a do over for their biggest mistake / most painful moment? So that was interesting, and it also felt super original in its execution since we get two POV’s:
1) Henry (five years ago) - hearing his perspective on the year he fell in love with Grace which we know ended in a mysterious devastating break-up (what happened?!)
2) Grace - (now) except she experiences a *magical glitch* and wakes up five years in the past - on the day she first met Henry - yet retains all her memories of everything that happened (good and bad).

This sets things up for a very intriguing plot. I’ll admit, I found the first half slow. Some of the dialogue felt OTT, like v2 Henry was too ooey-gooey to feel like realistic - which sometimes is the vibe in romance novels (I just prefer when things feel a bit more authentic to real life). HOWEVER. As the story unfolds we get more info about the past + new revelations in the “now” chapters…I started questioning things. I could NOT figure out how the author was going to resolve the two timelines, and I REALLY liked how she did it. It was just super clever. And it made my heart hurt…like a lot, which I wouldn’t have guessed based on how I felt about Henry & Grace in the early chapters (which was kinda like…ok yall have this crazy insta-love that doesn’t feel v realistic but I’ll go with it anyways, esp during the Glitch Round 2). I found Henry to be quite dramatic/intense at times and his determination didn’t totally make sense to me considering the new circumstances. Anyways, most of my big “hmmmmm” moments were actually solved by the story’s resolution, so Slade gets major points for that.



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Spoiler discussion points:
- I’ll be honest, my stomach is still in knots from the Henry scene at the end of timeline 1. Slade kindaaaaa saved things by not having them go all the way…but it still made me nauseous. There’s just no better way to spoil a romance than with cheating (and tbh, when it happens, I’m often that romance “naysayer” who unconventionally wishes for the person who got cheated on to move on). However. I can be swayed for reconciliation if the work gets put in to heal, and in this book we do get a year’s worth of the MCs back together to mend things over time (although admittedly they still keep a lot from each other until the end, which was frustrating but also necessary for plot propulsion).
-regardless of the above, I felt allllll the feels in the last 30%, and I even came back around relatively quickly and decided to forgive Henry (though he was almost in unforgivable territory there for a while imo).
-LOVED that Henry was secretly part of the glitch too. I did not see that coming and it was such an interesting surprise!!! (And also explained away some of his early-on behavior of being inexplicably eagle-eye focused on getting with Grace despite her trying to avoid him at all costs in Round 2. It just felt hokey that his character would be so obsessed with her in every reality no matter what she did, and I was relieved to see some rational explanation other than the “inexplicable pull” you often see played up in romance novels.)
-I was slightly annoyed at the end when Henry seemed to equalize Grace’s money mishap with his cheating incident. In my view, his fuck up was MUCH BIGGER. Probably bc it played into several of my biggest fears, primarily a) someone you love just “flipping a switch” after an argument and/or dark moment and going completely off the rails and destroying your trust in a split second, and b) the idea of numbing yourself to the point that you do something so selfish to someone you love for temporary pain relief. I would just be so destroyed by that. It’s worse to me than cheating on a partner because the love has faded over time, that’s just me. From Henry’s POV though I felt Slade did a good job of articulating his particular traumas, and therefore why the issue with Grace not paying him back, lying, and losing his deposit on the house was so gargantuan to him. I think a lot of people would agree he had the right to feel betrayed, but for me personally I think this is something I would have been able to work through. But, I don’t have the same triggers/past as him, so I tried to reframe my mindset to understand his perspective. Still, it was a dark stain on a lovable character to see him react the way he did. It made me really sad, and while he’s fictional…it did scratch on some insecurities I have with loyalty, love, self-imploding behavior, etc. It’s the sort of thing that would sadly make me wary of being involved with someone who has a history of substance abuse, just knowing the possibility/lure of destroying their life when things got hard was never off the table.
-on the topic of cheating, I had a super negative response to the novel Every Summer After, which also features a lovey-dovey relationship destroyed by cheating. I didn’t like how that one was resolved though, because basically the MMC is like “enough time has passed so I’m over it now.” In The Glitch, although painful (and somewhat saved by the fact Henry didn’t actually have sex with Allie), I was happy about the fact that the MCs spend a lot of time together before getting back together, allowing them to heal, learn new things about each other, and change for the better during their re-do.
-I was excited to see platonic M/F bestie representation…until we didn’t 😂🤷‍♀️ (not all opposite-sex best friends fuck!!! sigh, but I guess she was the only person it could have been for the story’s sake, so whatever).
-once we found out Henry was also part of the glitch, I was surprised he didn’t try to distance himself more from Allie in the second go-round, esp bc he also knew Grace was glitching. It just seemed kinda insensitive?? He didn’t have to be mean or anything, but maybe just backed off the closeness bc it was obv a sore spot for Grace…who he was trying to date again. Hmmm. Maybe it would have been too obvious for the readers that something was up, idk.

From a novel perspective, this was an overall win for me all around. I think most of us would absolutely love to have the opportunity to fix our biggest fuck up, so it was very interesting to watch that play out in this original, magical story.