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Rowan and Neil have been rivals for all four years of high school. Their final battle? Who will be valedictorian and who will win Howl, the annual senior scavenger hunt. This is a fun YA romance that is also a love letter to Seattle. After reading this, I'm ready to take a trip there! This is exactly what I needed after a long week!
My sincere apologies to the author, the publisher, and Netgalley for the fact that this review has taken me two years to write. I was approved for this ARC shortly before I took what was supposed to be a brief hiatus from blogging that ended up turning into a two-year break. I figured that I should knock this one out pretty quickly after resuming blogging, and I’m so glad that I did! It took me more than two years to pick up this book but less than 24 hours to finish it.
Today Tonight Tomorrow is everything I love in a YA contemporary. It’s everything I love in a romance novel. It’s everything I love in a book, really, and it’s the first fiction in a long time that I’ve genuinely enjoyed. It’s an enemies-to-lovers romance featuring high school rivals. Both Rowan, our main character, and Neil, our love interest, are fully developed characters that exist completely outside of their relationship to each other. Neil wants to study linguistics, which made me so happy because that’s what I studied in college, and you never see linguists in fiction! We also get a lot of scenes of Rowan not concerning herself with Neil, which is always nice to see in a romance.
My only critique of this book, really, is the fact that Rowan is so into romance novels and yet she falls into the same pitfalls the characters always do when it comes to misunderstandings and miscommunication. I get that she’s a teenager, but if she’s read as many romance novels as she says she has, you’d think there’d be some amount of “hmm, I wonder if this is really what’s going on here.”
I'm so sorry, I remember reading this one and enjoying it, but it seems as if I never reviewed it! I enjoyed the enemies to lovers trope, but also the gam itself.
Rachel Lynn Solomon is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors! Today Tonight Tomorrow is being shelved with my other favorites. I love the diversity of characters in the list, the nostalgia of senior year, the sex-positive protagonist, and Solomon's take on the enemies-to-lovers trope.
I really liked some parts of the book, but some large parts of it just seemed silly and didn't make sense and I had a hard time with them. Like why didn't she change her dress when she went home for dinner?! And really, you "hated" each other for 4 years, but both had a crush on each other at some point? You really thought he kept having your name secret to get you out at the end of the game? Come on!
This one was FANTASTIC. I feel like it's getting harder for me to get sucked into YA realistic fiction but this was a total win.
This quite possibly is the most adorable book I have ever read!!!! It was such a sweet, pure, coming of age romance. I wish I could read this for the first time again.
I loved our two main character so much. The whole "enemies to loves trope" was done with absolute perfection. They both had very strong personalities, and since they were such competitors through highschool made them real and relatable.
Overall this is one of my favorite young adult romance books ever! This author has written all amazing books, but this is a big jump ahead of the rest. I also need to mention I love how it talked about "taboo" topics with such ease. I'm very happy to hear there will be more coming from this author soon!
As a fan of Solomon, I knew I wanted to read this as soon as I heard she had another book coming out. And then I put off reading it for some reason. And now I can’t stop thinking about Rowan and Neil.
Rowan and Neil have been at odds with each other for all of high school. Now they’ve just about made it to their high school graduation after fighting over everything, from student council president, to valedictorian, to just everything. But when Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan knows she only has one last chance to beat him, the senior game, Howl. It takes Rowan and Neil all over Seattle, where they learn more about each other than they ever thought was possible.
The best thing I liked about this was the romance. And I’m not normally an enemies to lovers kind of person. But with this one, their rivalry was cute. It wasn’t anything that was particularly mean. Those are the ones I can’t stand. I just don’t see how you end up in love after calling each other names or saying the rude things that sometimes show up in these books. This one was different, which might be why I had a different reaction to it.
I’m also not usually a fan of books told in one day. It normally seems like they’re told too quickly. But this one didn’t feel like that. I didn’t even realize it was told in one day until I was 17% in and they kept mentioning what time all these things were happening. Which to me means it flows nicely. I did like all the adventures they went on and all the things they saw. And I felt like I got to know a little more about Seattle as well. (Also, that Mr. Cooper clue, I totes saw something like that on Unsolved Mysteries lol) It was a fun game.
The one thing I didn’t like was the ending. I don’t like how they were already dropping love-bombs. I get it, they had crushes, but really, they love each other? And also I don’t mind sex in YA, but I kind of felt weird that it was tacked on at the end. Like was it supposed to solidify that they were in love? It just seemed weird to me. I would have preferred something else happen afterwards instead of just ending so abruptly.
Overall this book should’ve been something I wasn’t too fond of, but as it turns out, having an author whom you love and trust can definitely help you get rid of this preconceived ideas and trust that you might actually like those things. Because that’s exactly what happened to me with this book by Rachel Lynn Solomon. I can’t wait until she writes more books.
Cannot review as Netgalley archived the book before I could read it & my new Kindle does not have this title.
This was such a cute book! I don't read much YA anymore being in my 30s but this book definitely makes me want to pick up more YA titles (YA titles aren't just for young adults!!). This was a quick and fun read about two teens on the night before graduation. Beautifully written and the characters were awesome. I will definitely be reading more from this author. I could see this becoming a Netflix movie or something. It definitely made me want to visit Seattle too!
Had to finish it before bed sort of good. Full of middle-of-the-cinnamon-roll gooey delicious feelings good. Made me want to go visit my bestie in Seattle good. I loved it!
I feel like I'm in the minority with this one. Today Tonight Tomorrow was a book that I really had a difficult time connecting with. I have to ask myself if it's just because my love for YA may be waning. However, I know that it was, at least in part, because Rowan, the protagonist, just didn't speak to me. She got on my nerves an awful lot.
Also, because of the fact that this book is geared for teens, I think the author took the opportunity to use this as a way to "preach". There were many social issues addressed. Again, that's possible that this is the norm now with YA, and maybe I'm just getting too old to be reading about certain things.
Enemies to lovers in just one day! Rachel Lynn Solomon has created a sweet, smart, and fun romance that takes place on the last day of school. Before our rivals graduate, there is one last game-- an epic scavenger hunt for the whole senior class. Rowan and Neil have always competed to be the best, and this last contest is no exception. When they are forced to work together (of course they are!), the two realize they didn't really know that much about the other after all these years as academic adversaries.
I love the sweetness of the romance, the feelings of both wanting to leave high school and being afraid to leave high school, and the representation of two Jewish protagonists. This is a great read for fans of the romance genre, and I will definitely read anything else that Solomon puts out!
I'm not usually a fan of romance novels, but I really enjoyed this book. The characters were well developed and realistic. The mix of nostalgia, regret and excitement of senior year of high school was captured perfectly. The author also took the reader on a fun adventure through Seattle as the characters engaged in a massive scavenger hunt, making the place almost its own character. It had a sweet, satisfying ending, and I was so glad I read it.
Today Tonight Tomorrow was a book that surprised me! I was thinking that this was just going to be a good simple, cute read. I thought I was going to give it a three stars and move on to the next book but that didn't happen. This is a book that I still think about once in a while. We follow Rowan and Neil who have been rivals for all of high school, always trying to be the best of the best.
Rowan wasn't to write romance and is scared when the future has in store. She wants nothing more than to beat Neil one more time so she teams up with him in order to take him down in a senior class game called the Howl. And you can guess where this is going the more time they spend together then the more they learn about each other.
This book is set over twenty-four hours and usually, books that are set in this short time feels off to me but this one felt real. There was not over-the-top stuff that doesn't seem like it couldn't really happen or fell pushy.
I love how their relationship develops and grows over these pages, it's not rushed but stead. I had a fun time reading it.
If you like Frenemy, enemies to friends, end of high school story, wannabe authors, and more then this is a read for you.
“Opposites attract is my favorite trope, so it made sense to start there. Because, of course, the thing about opposites: They always have a lot more in common than they think.”
Today, Tonight, Tomorrow is a charming book that left me with all the feels. I’m not one to sit and read a book in one sitting, but I could not put this book down.
This book takes place on the final day of high school for Rowan and her arch nemesis Neil. For four years, they both have been rivals competing for everything: grades, student council, science projects, and the coveted valedictorian. The last day for seniors is also a game called HOWL. This is a scavenger hunt assassin game across the city of Seattle. The prize is $5000 to the winner. Rowan sees this as an opportunity to settle the score with Neil.
TTT covers a wide array of topics that are relevant to teens. It covers graduation, college, sex, religion, friendship, and family drama. It has a great message on opening your eyes to the world around you, rather than just focusing on specific short term goals. It’s a story of acceptance, changing and chasing dreams, and love. So much!
5 Stars!!!
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
This is such a fun YA novel! It follows two teenage enemies on an epic scavenger hunt through Seattle. I love how it weaves personal issues and lightweight teen fun together into one night. I would highly recommend this to fans of teen romantic comedies!
I adored this book. I loved the characters, how the two of them begin navigating vulnerabilities over the course of their time together, and of course the background being Seattle - an absolute win for me as well.
This was such a cute and charming enemies to lovers story! I definitely saw some Hating Game vibes!! It had me feeling so sentimental about those last day of school feelings.
Rowan and Neil are big time enemies and have been competing against each since Freshmen year. But then their last day of school the juniors host this super near scavenger hunt around Seattle where Rowan and Neil decide to partner up! I really liked when they finally started being more friendly towards each other. The whole scavenger hunt thing was such a unique, fun storyline!
I definitely could relate to Rowan at times because like her I over romanticize most things. But I will say I was never super competitive in school or really cared about being valedictorian so some of that I struggled relating too. But it was so heartwarming to see Rowan and Neil get to know each as more than enemies and find their commonalities!
There were many times though they'd say something that frustrated me like in most Enemies to lovers. I do wish this hadn't been quite such a slowburn. I'm just so impatient. But it was so worth it and absolutely precious. I loved that it was even more mature YA too and handled some situations with respect and grace! It was a delightful read with a wonderful ending!
Thanks Net Galley for the preview!
I loved this cute book! I love a good scavenger hunt and the enemies to lovers plot always keeps me interested! You could tell the author knew a lot about Seattle and made the search around the city feel authentic and very descriptive. Rowan and Neil were balanced with relatable teen problems and did normal dumb stuff teens would do aka eat pot cookies. I loved their witty banter back and forth and the conclusion was the sweetest culmination of their crazy adventure!