I loved this book! It was such a happy book about Seattle, romance and a time in your life when you are moving from one phase of life to another. In the acknowledgments the author says she wrote this book in the aftermath of the 2016 election because she needed something happy. Little did she know that when this book was released we would be in the middle of a pandemic and I would need something happy.

I really loved this rom com. This book was delight . Loved the conversation about romance, the Howl, the love letter to Seattle.

I interviewed Rachel for my podcast and we chatted about the source of inspiration, her romance journey and a round of book recommendations. The interview will air on August 7, 2920.

Today Tonight Tomorrow is a story of two overachievers, Rowan Roth and Neil McNair, who have competed fiercely all through high school to be the best. They've been neck and neck from the beginning, and now, on the last day of their senior year, it is time for them to find out who will be the victor and become the valedictorian. Before they graduate, they will also take part in Howl, a scavenger hunt that is a tradition for seniors. When both Rowan and Neil realize that the rest of their class is targeting them for elimination, they decide to join forces to protect each other until the very end, and then may the best man or woman win. As they begin to learn more about each other, they realize that they've got more in common than they thought.

I have to say, I'm not a huge romance lover, but this one was really cute. It wasn't overly lovey-dovey, and there were so many layers to the story. The characters were well written and developed, and you really got to know them and how they tick. The enemies-to-lovers trope is pretty obvious early on, but the buildup is still fun to read and has a few twists and turns. I don't know that many teen guys will be interested, but teen girls will eat this book up and I'll be happy to recommend it.

I received an advanced reader copy of this book from Netgalley in return for my honest critique and review.

I loved this book.
That could be my whole review because I love this book and will recommend it to everyone I can.
Today Tonight Tomorrow follows Rowan on her last day of high school as she plays Howl, a scavenger hunt for the senior class to celebrate the end of the year. She ends up partnering with Neil, her longtime rival whom she is definitely not obsessed with.
Over the course of the game, Rowan learns that she didn’t really know Neil at all, but she also has to face some harsh truths about herself. And that’s what I loved about this book. Rowan realizes she hasn’t been a good friend, and that she idealizes things and people. She confronts herself about her issues and tries to be better. I especially liked that this took place throughout the whole book; it wasn’t a last-minute revelation. Rowan’s personal growth was beautiful.
Today Tonight Tomorrow is one of my favorite books I’ve read this year. It balanced humor and heart wonderfully, and I want to read 100 books just like it.

I didn’t think I liked enemies to lovers but I guess I so because I loved this so much! Smiling like an idiot.

I genuinely have no idea how to do a review of this book justice. I loved it so freaking hard. That's really what you need to know more than anything. I guess I will try to talk about why I loved it, but it's just going to be a nonsensical gush session, okay? Great.

►I think part of the reason why I adored it so much is that I related to it so much. Not like, accidentally catching feels for my mortal enemy, but the whole "oh crap, it's time to leave high school, now what?" mood. I was Rowan, analyzing every "last", anxious about the future, etc. And I love that the author wrote about the end of high school with an actual love of said school, because I swear we do not see that enough. Sure some people hated high school, but some of us didn't and it was hard to leave. Rowan feels me, basically.

►The romance was so much perfection! Oh I shipped it from the start, I sure did! I mean, enemies to lovers is such a great trope, is it not? And this one was handled to absolute perfection and I will say no more except just read the thing.

►I need to go to Seattle. No seriously, so many references to Seattle, and while I have always wanted to go, Rachel Lynn Solomon has made me need to go. It just seems like such a cool place!

►Speaking of traveling around Seattle, the senior scavenger hunt is the coolest thing ever. Talk about an incredible way to end your high school days! Going around the city with all your classmates, one last time having fun and competing and such, it's such a clever and entertaining premise!

►The book is very sex positive. Not to mention, romance novel positive! I like how done Rowan got with the shaming. And how she was very comfortable talking about sex and body related things, and how she credited romance novels for making her more open with her sexuality. Talk about a double dose of fabulousness!

►We also see a lot of friendship and family focus. Rowan isn't only getting ready to move away from high school, but from her core friend group (who happen to be in a romantic relationship, complicating things for Rowan who at times feels left out) and her family. I like that we got to see so much of how Rowan navigates these challenges.

►Rowan gets the chance to delve deeper into a lot of her experiences as a Jewish woman. I love that she calls out classmates on their antisemitism, and that she is able to really discuss her experiences further and more in depth with both Neil and her parents.

Bottom Line: I can honestly say I've never loved a contemporary romance book more. This book won me over with its brilliant, well-written characters, perfect romance, and a fun plot that I related to so very much. If it's not on your radar yet... put it there.

Rowan Roth has been in a neck-and-neck competition in academics and extracurriculars with Neil McNair (whom she’s labeled in her phone contacts as McNightmare) since the beginning of their freshman year. Now the day she’s waited for has finally arrived: the last day of school, where her victory as valedictorian will be announced and McNair will be relegated to salutatorian. So she hopes. It was bad enough the votes were split perfectly evenly for student body president and they had to serve as “co-presidents.” And while she loves romance novels, and is secretly writing one herself, he has taunted her about them and continues to insist on the superiority of classics written by white men, about white men (all of which she thinks might as well just be titled A White Man in Peril).

As soon as the valedictorian announcement is made, the seniors will all be free to participate in the school’s legendary annual event, Howl, an intense game that combines a scavenger hunt around the most well-known areas of their city of Seattle with the game of Mafia or Murder, where students eliminate each other by grabbing the armband of the person whose name they were given.

Somehow, Rowan and Neil end up spending most of the game together, which can potentially last a couple of days. Rowan has unresolved business, but she learns some surprising things about this formidable opponent, and she just may figure out that even as she was looking for the Perfect High School Boyfriend, he may have been right under her nose.

This was a fun book, a tale of two rivals who haven’t taken the time to get to know each other. The pacing is just right for a story that takes place merely over the course of a day, a night, and a morning; the game sounds incredible (what high school student wouldn’t want the chance to have this kind of fun, plus win the cash prize?); it’s a sweet romance, and it digs into the concerns many teens at this stage face. I’d have preferred it without the amount of profanity it has and a sexual relationship that occurs literally overnight.

Rated: High. There are almost 40 instances of strong profanity and a number of uses of moderate and mild language. Sexual content includes kissing, references to the main character having had sex twice before, a detailed sex scene, and talk about how the main character has read a lot of adult romance novels (with her having read details about sex in those since she was about age 10 and up). The main character takes the stance of how important it is for there not to be a double standard about sex, that females should own their sexuality.

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon is a fun, fast-paced read that is sure to take you on an emotional roller coaster. A well-written story that I could not put down.

Think back to when you entered high school for the first time. You had a million ideas of what you wanted to accomplish and how you thought your high school experience will be. Fast forward to graduation day. You spend your time wondering if you've accomplished any, if not, all of the things on your list. If you can relate to this, meet Rowan Roth, a high school student with big dreams and a list to match. She's in competition on just about everything with her nemesis, Neil McNair, and the competition has come down to valedictorian. And the winner is... Neil McNair. If Rowan truly wants to best Neil at something, it'll have to be tonight at the Howl! In a final hurrah, the senior class goes on a scavenger hunt around the city of Seattle to win a prize of $5,000. Totally worth it. But there's a catch! The scavenger is only one part of the game, don't get eliminated. With a group of seniors going after Rowan and Neil, the only logical thing to do is team up with your nemesis! With $5000 and one final win on the line, can these two rivals put their differences to the side for one last time for the final hurrah?

Sigh... I quite enjoyed this book. It also brought about a revelation for me. I will fully admit I deal with anxiety, but what I didn't realize was how I was choosing to cope with it. I am notorious for constantly re-reading books and it was not until recently when my sister pointed out to me that I re-read books a lot because I already know what's going to happen, that this was how I was coping with my anxiety. I spent this entire month re-reading series that I love and this book was the next on my TBR ARC list. I was nervous to read it, but once I started I couldn't put it down. Rowan and Neil were an absolute delight. The secondary characters added depth to the story and I particularly loved the back and forth between Rowan and Neil about literature. Watching the two of them get to know each other was fantastic. This was a well-written story that I could not get enough of, and I can't wait to add it to my list of books to re-read.

This book was so much fun to read. I enjoyed getting to know Rowan and Neil from the beginning to end. Going in I honestly thought "oh joy. This is going to be a 'too fast, too insta-love relationship' type story." But the way Solomon wrote the story felt 100% authentic.

I can't wait to own this lovely and have it on my shelves to reread in the future.

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon


Rowan Roth has spent her four years of high school locked in a bitter feud with Neil McNair. They compete over EVERYTHING.

Finally, it’s the last day of senior year, and Rowan is determined to beat McNair at Howl, the city-wide scavenger hunt that takes students all around Seattle. There’s a $5k prize waiting at the end.

There’s also a catch—while everyone is going around collecting clues, they are also playing a game of Assassin: elimination means being out of the game.

When Rowan realizes that some of the students—annoyed by her and McNair’s constant one-upmanship of each other—are planning to collaborate and take the two of them out, she has no choice.

So that’s how she and McNair team up together, going all over the city, and getting to know each other for the first time. Maybe they’ll become friends, or—maybe, just maybe—even more than friends.

OMG friends, this book was so cute. I loved the homage to Seattle, and all the cultural landmarks contained within. I loved the Jewish representation; while there’s certainly more than there used to be, it’s still not always easy to find Jewish characters in YA (and middle grade) that aren’t centered around bat/bat mitzvahs or the Holocaust. Rowan’s Jewish identity is something she’s very proud of, and something she is able to share with McNair.

I loved the little details, like the way Rowan’s parents are the authors of a famous kid-lit series, and the camaraderie between McNair and his friends.

But most of all, I loved the way that these two high achievers finally realize that there is another person—with feelings—on the other side of the rivalry.

This book captures the last days of high school so perfectly: the odd combination of bittersweet excitement of 13 years of school finally coming to an end, along with the nostalgia of knowing that it’s the last time they’ll all be together. It’s been… a few… years since I graduated from high school, but some truths are universal.

I would absolutely recommend Today Tonight Tomorrow. I loved every minute of this book, and I hope they make it into a movie. Watching Rowan and McNair go from enemies to friends to ?? in this book was the perfect antidote for all the chaos that this year her served up. I am already looking forward to reading more from Solomon in the future.

I don't know how Rachel Lynn Solomon does it; I've loved all her books now. But this? This was my favorite so far. She is SO good at characters and relationships and writing teens and ROMANCE. So, so good at romance. I adored watching this girl who kept insisting almost the entire book that surely she didn't have feelings for this boy realize that maybe she's had them all along. And that, maybe, this could be the earth-shattering type of love she's always hoped for after reading all those romance novels. Also I love that this is a love letter to Seattle, because now I want to visit so badly, more than I did already. And a love letter to romance. I'm even more excited for her debut romance next year!!

This book has to be the cutest I’ve read all year. I don’t usually read contemporary YA. The romance always seems more mature for YA characters. But this book was definitely NOT like that.

This was a enemies to lovers in a YA form. It had awkward moments sprinkled with sweet. I found myself reading fast so I could see how this game played out. I enjoyed seeing Neil and Rowan work together for once, for their common goal.

Gotta say I loved the awkward moments the best. It was like watching through a camera. Nothing felt fake for forced. Teenagers are goofy, serious, mean and crazy, but they also be the strongest and fiercest when it comes to friendships. They have this innocence about them still and it’s refreshing. They’re ready to take on the world. And I hope they do.

I’m gonna be walking around with a cheesy grin all day after this. I am so happy I stepped out of my box and read this.

I received an arc and this is my honest review.

I could not put this book down. It’s funny– packed with the kind of snappy banter that I adore. It’s thoughtful– made me rethink my feelings on romance as a reading genre. And most of all, it’s desperately romantic.

Most of the book centers around a contest called The Howl, in which the whole senior class participates in a kind of photo scavenger hunt all around Seattle. It’s a race to win a prize of $5000, which both Rowan and Neil fiercely need. The contest gave the story a straightforward structure and high stakes. But what makes TODAY TONIGHT TOMORROW really magical, though, is the relationship between Rowan and Neil themselves.

I’m kind of a sucker for enemies-to-lovers stories anyway, but this one had this perfect mix of wit, awkwardness, self-doubt, vulnerability, and passion. I cannot say this enough: I. Loved. It.

All in all, fans of THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN ME IS YOU by Lily Anderson really need to check this one out. If you like witty banter and enemies-to-lovers stories, put TODAY TONIGHT TOMORROW at the top of your list!

Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

5/5 stars

** I was provided an E-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review**

I absolutely adored this book. It takes place at the end of the senior year which I think was captured very well. I really liked the characters, the more I read the more I loved them. The romance was super adorable, I can't even count how many times is said awe or squealed out loud. I enjoyed this book so much. I also really liked the writing, every time I started reading I didn't want to put down my book. I feel like the story just flew by. Overall I recommend picking this up, It's a cute, easy, and swoon-worthy YA book. I can't wait to read Rachel Lynn Solomon's other books!

What I Liked:

* I’m not ashamed to say that what truly drew me to this book (in addition to the enemies-to-lovers trope & last day of senior year vibes!) was Rowan’s desire to become a romance novelist. I’m happy to say that this was explored in depth, covering many common romance novel misconceptions (i.e. they’re trash & very superficial). I was very happy with how this was handled, and especially how Rowan learned to embrace this part of herself, despite the criticism of others.

• I should also mention that (in case you didn’t pick up on it) this is a Jewish YA romance, with both Rowan and Neil being Jewish. YA is sorely lacking in Jewish novels, and this fills a much-needed gap in terms of YA diversity. I especially loved how Neil turned out to be Jewish, because it demonstrates that you can’t make assumptions about someone solely based on their appearance or last name.

• I’m a sucker for books with mixed media formatting (some recent examples would be Tweet Cute & What I Like About You) because, when done right, it adds a nice glimpse into things that the main character is seeing. Included are text snippets, tweets, & current updates about each character’s standing in the scavenger hunt.
And speaking of which . . . Howl (the scavenger hunt) was also tons of fun! It reminded me a lot of the scavenger hunt in the 2018 version of Freaky Friday and make me completely, 100% jealous (I wish my school did fun activities like that!).

• Finally, I loved the pacing and setting of the novel. I was worried, with it being a 24-hour romance, that it would feel kinda insta-lovey, but alas, it did not (which, for me at least was a good thing!). I think the reason why this worked was because Rowan and Neil already had chemistry together fueled by their rivalry, even if it took them four years to figure it out! The date (the senior’s last day of school) added even more intensity to their relationship, and I loved how relatable it was for me as a fellow senior in high school.

(also, random fun fact: Rowan and Neil are mentioned as being #ClassOf2020 like me, which adds a weird and funny paradox considering that graduations have been postponed/cancelled to to COVID-19 😂)

Overall: An adorably nerdy enemies-to-lovers romance with ALL of the graduation feels that made me laugh, cry, and swoon ten times over!

😍🥺😭

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon is one of the most entertaining and relatable novels set in a high school I’ve read in a long time. It follows senior Rowan Roth on her last day of high school and beautifully captures all of the emotions running through her head as she prepares to say goodbye to her classmates and, in essence, her childhood, and as she looks ahead to her future and her desire to become an author. Will she ever see her friends again? Has she really accomplished everything she hoped to accomplish in high school? Will people take her seriously when she tells them she wants to write romance novels? All of the emotions swirling around in Rowan’s brain as she navigates that last day of school were so relatable and really made me nostalgic for my own high school days.

Today Tonight Tomorrow is also a really fun read though. It features the most epic scavenger hunt/assassin game called HOWL where seniors are given clues that take them all around the city of Seattle, along with an armband and the name of a target, which is of course a fellow senior. If you capture your target’s armband, he or she is eliminated. The goal of the game is to correctly solve all of the clues, providing photo evidence for each, and eliminate as many targets as possible without being eliminated yourself. How much fun does that sound like? I would have loved this game when I was in high school. Heck, I’d actually play it right now! What makes HOWL even more fun though is that Rowan inadvertently ends up paired with her arch nemesis and high school rival for valedictorian, Neil McNair (or McNightmare as Rowan prefers to call him). What could possibly go wrong with this scenario? Will they work together, maybe become friends or dare I say it, even more than friends? Or will they relish the opportunity to go head-to-head one more time before they say goodbye to high school and to each other? Oh, the possibilities! I’m not going to say anymore so that you can find out for yourself, but I’ll just say I loved every minute of their time together that last day. If you’re looking for a heartwarming, contemplative read with a little side of mostly good-natured, cutthroat fun, be sure to check out Today Tonight Tomorrow.

just fantastic, absolutely incredible, highly recommend

i didn't think i was going to like it for the first like 10% but my god, this is one of my favorite books now

thank you to the publisher and netgalley for providing my review copy

Just finished the book and now I’m sitting here sporting a big ol’ goofy grin. :D

Update: finally reviewing the book! Just looking at the cover makes me smile, honestly. It's so damn CUTE!

Rachel Lynn Solomon writes some of the best characters and relationships out there. I absolutely LOVED her debut novel, You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone, and found her sophomore novel, Our Year of Maybe, powerful, heart-breaking, and thought-provoking. So, even though YA romance/rom-com isn't one of my usual genres, it should come as no great surprise that I fell hard for Today Tonight Tomorrow!

Rowan and Neil are both overachievers and AHHHH they're just nerds in the absolute best way! I love that they're unabashed in their love for school. Their ongoing competition and history of rivalry was so much fun to read. The way it's told, too, is really cool -- some through prose, some through little extras interspersed throughout the book (text exchanges, scorecards, etc.). And, as one would hope from an enemies-to-lovers story, their banter is always on point!

Like her other books, Rachel writes #ownvoices Jewish rep into T3. I love how she dove into the harm of micro-aggression and the way her characters talk about the difficulty of living in a place where a key part of your identity isn't widely celebrated or valued by the society around you. I'm not Jewish, but as a POC, this felt really relatable.

In addition, the book incorporates quite a few other important discussions, such as sex-positivity and the way romance books and its readers/authors are viewed in our society. It's all done in a seamless way, adding to and rounding out the story!

As a bonus, the story takes place all over Seattle. Rowan and Neil, sworn rivals, reluctantly team up to win the annual senior game (essentially Assassin x a scavenger hunt), so that they can finish off their rivalry by destroying each other at the end. It was SO MUCH FUN travelling alongside the two of them, visiting various Seattle landmarks! I'm local to the area so it may have had extra meaning to me, but I imagine others might find it fun 'visiting' the city with Rowan and Neil. :)

This is getting long so I'll wrap it up, but overall this was a fun read with a cute romance and a lot of depth to the story! I highly, highly recommend it! Thank you Simon Teen for providing an advanced e-copy of the book (via Netgalley) in exchange for an honest review.

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I loved the characters. Rowan and Neil Are overachievers but they both have a flawed side that makes them so lovable. The game, Howl,, played by seniors, sounds like such a fun scavenger hunt. . Rowan and Neil are super competitive though that is more on Rowan as we learn in the story. The story line is fast paced and creative. A sure win for high schoolers looking for a fun romantic story.