This was such an amazing young adult novel! I didn't think it would be possible to love it more than I already love Today Tonight Tomorrow but I really do! The character development was beautiful and the plot kept me on the edge of my seat! This was everything I love about Rachel Lynn Solomon's books.

Can we hear it in the back for Rachel!! Of course I have loved every single book Rachel Lynn Solomon has written. And who doesn't love a Ground Hog day movie-esque romance?? This made me giddy and I loved every second of it. I enjoyed seeing how Miles and Barrett would tackle the day over and over again.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC

This Groundhog's Day-esque coming of age is my new favorite by Rachel Lynn Solomon. It's my first YA read of hers and I'm looking forward to reading her already published titles. There's so much to relate to: mistakes (intentional and not), growth, and heartwarming triumphs.
The repeated day was a surprise to me, unexpected and happily so (it's in the summary that I rarely read before starting a book so only a spoiler to myself). I initially found Barrett to be a bit bland as she starts her freshman year of college but as soon as she started her day over and had endless opportunities, I found myself rooting for her immediately. The whole concept of starting over with a new day after endless disasters is something every teen could be desperate for. I especially loved the fresh twist of Miles's presence throughout the experience.
Emily Lawrence is a familiar voice for me, perfectly suited for the genre. Her voice translates well for a girl on the brink of womanhood.
Thank you to Simon Audio for the alc and S&S Children's and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts in this review are my own.

Rachel Lynn Solomon DOES NOT MISS. She really doesn’t. Is this what I start all of my reviews for her books with?? Maybe. Whether she’s writing YA or adult, I end up loving it. Add in the fact that this book featured one of my favorite tropes, and I was sold.

I love books where people are stuck in a time loop, repeating the same day over and over again. Usually there’s some kind of message or lesson they need to learn and they try to go through each day differently to figure out what it is. The first one I read and loved was BEFORE I FALL and I will pick them up every dang time. In this story, there were quite a few twists to the typical Groundhog Day story that made it a winner.

Barrett begins her first day of college with a physics class and ends it with burning down a frat house. When she wakes up the next morning and realizes she’s reliving the same day again, she’s eager to right those wrongs. She soon learns that the boy sitting next to her in physics, Miles, is also stuck in the time loop with her. I’ve never read one like this before! It was a unique take on the story because they were able to work together to figure out how to get out of it.

These stories can admittedly get a little repetitive. Sometimes hearing the same dialogue bits or repeating scenes with slight differences can get a bit tiresome. I like that Solomon really had Barrett and Miles doing genuinely different, unique things each day to try to get out of it. They traveled, they saw different people, they tried different approaches to getting out… there was very little repetition.

I shipped these two pretty hard for most of the book and kept thinking that their connection was the reason for the Groundhog Day phenomenon. As always with Solomon’s books, each character has a ton going on in their backstory. Miles and Barrett both had some trauma to deal with, shitty high school experiences, unique family situations… the list goes on. And, as always, Solomon does a great job of balancing all those things and creating a well-rounded book that doesn’t feel like it’s taking on too much.

My one complaint is that there are certain threads that the characters explore somewhat early in the story and then get dropped in pursuit of other theories. It became a bit obvious that this particular theory or thread could be what solves the time loop issue but it was casually pushed aside for a bit to allow for more plot and story between the two characters. I’m not totally mad about it because the book overall was lovely to read, but I wish that this part was introduced later so they could have just pursued it and finished everything off. I don’t know how to discuss it without being too spoilery, so I’ll leave it at that!

I thought it was interesting that this book was a bit more science-heavy than others I’ve read with this trope. Usually there’s something magical about the time loop and the characters don’t have to think about the physics of time travel or parallel universes in order to get out of it. So, again, a bit more unique here!

Overall, this was an excellent read, which I have come to expect from RLS! I’ll happily add this to my list of Groundhog Day/parallel world/time travel/etc. book recommendations. Solomon’s signature strong romance and character development with a twist.

Parallel life/time loop books are some of my favorite books to read. The first time I read one I was hooked and have been reading and loving them since. So when I heard Rachel Lynn Solomon was writing a time loop book I was super excited. I have loved her last few YA books and was excited to see what she would do. I can happily report that See You Yesterday hit the spot and gave me what I come to love from both Rachel and time related books.

See You Yesterday is about Barrett Bloom, a girl that is excited to start college and leave her messy high school life behind. She is ready to start fresh and be someone new. But when college starts on September 21st, everything that can go wrong for Barrett does, including being humiliated by a know-it-all in physics. When she is locked out of her room with no where else to go Barrett falls asleep in the common room. But when she wakes up the next morning it is September 21st all over again and Barrett is in her bed in her dorm. Not sure what is happening she lives the 21st again and again. And after another conformation with Miles, the know-it-all, she finds out he has been stuck in this time loop for months. The two of them decide to work together to figure out what is going on and how to get out of it. What started as a combative relationship soon becomes much more as these two only have each other to figure out just what is going on.

What I loved most about See You Yesterday was the message behind it. Both Barrett and Miles were both struggling with learning to love themselves. They were both having hard times which caused them both not wanting to move past that moment. They needed the time loop to help both of them grow and change and forgive themselves for things they had no control over. Through the days they spent together and the shenanigans they go through they were able to let go of the past and love themselves in the present. That added with the charming way Rachel Lynn Solomon writes I was done for.

In the end See You Yesterday was not my favorite Solomon book, but it was lovely and filled with heart and a hate/love trope that gets me every time. There is a lot of science in it, but not hard to follow so not one of those time loop books. All in all it was a great YA/NA story about moving on and growing. Definitely one to read!

Rachel Lynn Solomon has become an auto-read author for a reason and this latest offering didn't disappoint! Apart from Groundhog Day, I haven't really consumed any time-loop-based books or TV shows or movies, so I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy it here but I shouldn't have worried. It's a super-slow burn, both in terms of developing a connection as a reader and the main characters gaining a connect of their own, but it's all worth it in the way it builds and eventually comes together, allowing for much time for character development, development of individual and plot arcs. It's funny, hits all the right emotional beats, offers up serious questions and ponderings about life, growth, and transition, and realistically captures the mindset of two teens starting to navigate everything college can offer but also what it can force us to reckon with. Seattle doesn't play as big a role in this RLS book as her previous ones, but the author's ability to craft authentic characters (flawed, quirky without it overshadowing personality, just so human and genuine) remains on par with some of the best I've read in the genre. Speaking of, this is closer to NA than YA, or least the upper end of YA in terms of its sexual content.

Trigger warnings for bullying (past), PTSD, panic attacks, sexual harassment (past)
Rep for Jewish MCs, plus-size MC, Jewish Japanese-American rep,

I do enjoy a time-loop story and this was a fun one. Not life-altering amazing but an entertaining read. Rachel Lynn Solomon is a fun author for a fun ride. This one was not my favorite that I have read of hers but definitely keeps me interested in reading her books in the future. Her characters are quirky and fun and likable.

I don’t think it’s possible for me to have loved this book more. I couldn’t put it down! I was expecting the time loop to get repetitive, but somehow it never did. Every Sept. 21st felt fresh and new, and I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next.

Barrett Bloom has high expectations for college being the best time of her life, but on the first day, everything goes wrong. Her high school nemesis is somehow her roommate, she makes a fool of herself in physics class, she completely flops her interview to get on the college newspaper, and she manages to burn down a fraternity house while at a party. But to make it worse, she wakes up the next day only to relive the horrible day…and it keeps happening. After a few days, Miles, a guy in her physics class tells her he has also been reliving this day for weeks. Together, they try to find a way to get out of the stuck timeline and move on to September 22nd.

Rachel Lynn Solomon can do no wrong. I love a good Groundhog Day storyline and this one was so fun! I loved that Barrett and Miles were stuck together in the time loop and the many adventures they went on together, especially the sillier ones. Getting to know both characters was so sweet and watching them really find themselves in the process. I also love how perfectly this book captured the magic and the hope of starting college and a fresh start. This book was quirky, fun and heartwarming - a definite must read!

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the advanced copy.

*I received an e-arc from Netgalley and Simon Schuster in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for the opportunity*

See You Yesterday is a YA contemporary romance, with some sci-fi by Rachel Lynn Solomon. She is an auto-buy author for me now, and I just adore her books. If you like slow-burn, enemies to lovers, and time loops set on a college campus, I highly recommend you check this one out!

Barrett Bloom is really hoping that her college experience can be do over after a horrible high school experience. But when school begins for her on September 21, everything goes terribly wrong. She’s humiliated by a guy in her physics class, she blows her interview with the college paper, and at a frat party she sets a frat house on fire. She panics after the fire and flees the scene. When she gets to her dorm, her roommate has locked her out of the room and she falls asleep in the common room.

She wakes up the next morning in her dorm room bed as though nothing has happened, and she discovers that it is September 21st all over again. After a confrontation with Miles, the student from her physics class, she discovers that she is not alone in this, and that he has been trapped for months.

Barrett attempts to fix her timeline, and when all of her attempts fail, she agrees to work with Miles to escape the time loop. Soon they are exploring the university and going on crazy adventures together. They begin falling for each other, and wonder what will happen when they finally get back to tomorrow?

I really enjoyed Barrett. She is a very passionate character, and has such a sense of adventure about her and a wonderful sense of humor. She also has such a sweet and sensitive side to her as well. Miles is such a cinnamon roll! He’s shy, sweet, and incredibly smart and also has a great sense of humor. I absolutely loved the banter between these two characters! I loved how they decided to work together to see if they can get themselves out of the time loop. As I was watching their relationship develop, I kept wondering if they would be able to discover a way out, or if they would be trapped forever on September 21st?

This book is releasing on Tuesday, and I recommend that you pick it up and/or add it your TBR. Perfect for Rachel Solomon fans, or any fans of YA romance!

Barrett Bloom is a college freshman, excited for anew beginning after a fairly awful high school experience... but alas, such is not to be. On her first morning in her dorm room, in walks not the random roommate she's expecting, but her high school nemesis - once a friend, later an enemy - Lucie, with an RA trying to explain that there are no more single rooms, and this is the only room left. The rest of the day follows similarly - a boy in her Physics class puts her on the spot, she blows her interview to be a reporter for the school paper, and while attending her first frat party, she accidentally knocks over a tiki torch and sets the frat house on fire. Her second day couldn't possibly be any worse... could it? But when she wakes up the next day, it's not the next day at all; it's the day before, her horrible, rotten, inexplicable first day of college - but no one else seems to notice. No matter what Barrett does, no matter what she tries - when she wakes up the next morning, it's Wednesday, September 21, again. Nothing seems to change it - until she realizes that Miles, the boy from her Physics class, has changed his behavior when no one else has, and they realize that they're repeating together. Not really friends, but thrown together by circumstance, they spend Wednesday after Wednesday after Wednesday trying to find a way out of the loop, and finding out about each other as they do.

This is, ultimately, a coming of age novel, but instead of evolving over time, Barrett and Miles evolve over the course of a repeated day, a la Groundhog Day, trying over and over to the find the way out of the loop, and getting to know each other as they investigate their options.

I really enjoyed this novel - Barrett and Miles are both great characters, with flaws and imperfections not usually seen in this type of character, and it is their flaws that bring them together. Recommended for readers high school and older.

I received an advance copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Stuck in a little bit of a just ok book rut, See You Yesterday was a fun and outside the box change up to my regular stream of romances. After a completely horrible first day of college, Barrett Bloom wakes up in a Groundhog Day style time loop. She soon realizes that that embarrassing guy in class is also in the same loop. As they work together to not just get out of the loop, but to figure out themselves, life and how to do life to the fullest, they find each other. This is a sloooow burn. It's filled with thoughtful and honest representation of anxiety, addiction and a little bit of PTSD. It's honest and fun and so easy to sink into. Time loop and slow burn either work for me or get on my nerves. This is the best way to do both.

Buckle up because we have a semi-ineloquent ride ahead of us. It’s difficult to review this book because it is so multifaceted that I’m still pulling back the layers. I could write essays on every subject covered in this book. It’s just that layered.

Ultimately, See You Yesterday takes all of my Jewish girl feelings and verbalizes and validates them flawlessly. When I read Today Tonight Tomorrow, I thought that was as close as I would be to being in a book, but Rachel Lynn Solomon proved me wrong, and I couldn’t be more thrilled that she did. If this review could just be pleading face, crying face, and heart emojis, it would be. I have no clue how to capture the indescribable fluffiness I felt while reading this book in words, let alone tell you why you should read it, but here’s my attempt.

On the third page, when Barrett describes her hair as “Big Jewish Hair,” I was done for. This book is unapologetically Jewish. From Miles and Barrett to their conversations about owning your name and searching for a community to THAT magical scene (you’ll know when you get there), it is empowering to see dynamic young Jews on page.

See You Yesterday is also AMAZING for a different reason: it’s an adventure. It’s an emotional, heartfelt, and hilarious ride from the crude humor, hilarious situations, romance, the vibrant Seattle setting, and time loop. Solomon’s writing lights the way while covering complex topics, from addiction to bullying, keeping the story readable and fun. And don’t worry, the science stuff is limited.

The romance hits all the beats as Miles and Barrett progress from a strong dislike of each other to friends to something more. Solomon executes the tropes superbly with a unique style leading to rom-com worthy scenes, honest conversations, and so much pining. In particular, one scene (if you’re a romance reader, you’ll know what I’m talking about) will have you swooning so hard you want to stuff your face into a pillow and squeal (just me…good to know.) I mean, Miles LOVES period dramas. What more can you ask for! While the book is slightly aged up with some steamy scenes (that are SO sweet) and mature humor, it retains such perfect messiness that Solomon’s other YA books capture.
Now onto our leading lady, Barrett.

I LOVED Barrett. Often in media, women with colder exteriors, or prickly/grumpy tendencies, are so quickly and undeservingly labeled “unlikable.” Because of this, I’ve always appreciated Solomon’s ability to honestly and wonderfully write prickly heroines. Barrett’s voice is unique, sarcastic, and self-aware. Her walls are like a game of Jenga. Through Solomon’s fantastic writing, when Miles or Barrett pushes a block and forces Barrett’s tightly constructed walls to crumble, the wreckage is profound. In those vulnerable moments and internal monologue laced with humor and Veronica Mars references, you can’t help pumping your fist in the air and hollering, “you got this, Barrett” (just me again. Really?)

You’re a real trooper if your eyes haven’t glazed over yet. The final thing that made this book the brightest star on my bookshelf is the emphasis on complicated female friendship. Lucie and Barrett’s mending (in some timelines) of their relationship was genuine and honest. So many storylines about female friendship end with women hating/tearing each other down, so Lucie and Barrett’s baby steps towards growth and forgiveness were refreshing.

I hope you’re now running to your local book provider if you’ve made it this far. My heart is overflowing with love, magic, and happy tears for this book. I don’t recall the last time I had this visceral reaction to a novel, and hopefully, I’ve proved to you why See You Yesterday is entirely deserving of it.

Thank you to Simon Teen for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

I love a time loop story. Groundhog Day. Lauren Oliver’s Before I Fall. Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life. Russian Doll. And now? Rachel Lynn Solomon’s See You Yesterday takes its place among my favorites.

I’m regrettably late to Solomon’s work, but I’m so excited to read more—she excels at both YA and adult romance. In See You Yesterday, Solomon uses the time loop premise to explore exactly what a fresh start can mean.

Barrett Bloom has been convinced that college will be the best time in her life, a new beginning after the wretchedness of her high school experience. She’s entering college a loner whose best friend is her mother, but she’s determined that she’ll pursue a career in journalism, bond with her roommate, and generally just get her life together

Then, she finds out that her high school nemesis is her roommate, she blows her interview for the school newspaper, and she has a horrible experience in physics, a class she doesn’t even want to take. Add in a tragic ending to a sorority party, and Barrett has had a worse day than she could have imagined. She goes to bed, ready for a second chance.

And she wakes up in the same day.

Solomon makes great use of the pop culture references we all know as Barrett tries to figure out how to escape her loop. Eventually, she discovers that she’s not alone, that an uptight guy named Miles is looping with her. So they—grudgingly—join forces to figure out how to escape September 21.

I could not have loved this book more. Barrett is such a phenomenal character: she’s smart and somehow both optimistic AND cynical. She wants to believe that people are good, even though they’ve shown her, again and again, that they aren’t. As she and Miles try different ways of conquering the time loop (conducting research, doing good deeds, seeking vengeance, conducting more research), she starts to view both her past and her future through a new lens.

This is a brilliant novel that makes me even more eager to read absolutely everything Rachel Lynn Solomon has written. Do yourself a favor and pick up See You Yesterday right away!

A sweet, quirky YA/NA contemporary romance with a sprinkling of magical realism!

Barrett and Miles discover they’re trapped in the same time loop, both having to repeat the first day of college again and again. Begrudgingly, Barrett works with Miles to try to get out of this Groundhogs Day nightmare. They argue and annoy each other for weeks….until they don’t. Barrett realizes that her thick armor, originally put in place to protect her, is only holding her back. The universe-and Miles-is giving her a chance become her true self and it’s up to her to discover what that is.

I loved the rep of a larger Jewish girl and Barrett’s mother’s sapphic relationship. Miles is Jewish and Japanese…he clearly states that he’s not half Jewish, half Japanese, but he’s both and that stuck with me throughout the book.

Solomon expertly articulates that awkward time where you’re a new adult…not quite a teenager, but not quite an adult either. For many, college is a time to experiment and explore and, hopefully, discover who you want to become. Barrett has to overcome so much and I was rooting for her the whole time!

Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for Young Readers for an advanced copy!

Original review will be posted on Forever Young Adult's blog on 5/16/22:

Cover Story: Déjà vu

It’s simple and cute, and not as objectionable despite being another in the “drawn covers” trend. I like the nod to one of Solomon’s previous books while I question: why link them in that way? Are they in the same “universe”?

The Deal:

It’s Barrett Bloom’s first day of her freshmen year in college, and she’s put a lot of pressure on college being the place where she can reinvent herself. See, Barrett was on her high school newspaper and blew up a cheating scandal about the tennis team back in her sophomore year, which in turn made her a social pariah—because apparently tennis can be just as serious as football to rich, Pacific Northwest communities—and culminated in a truly heinous hazing post-prom. She comforted herself that her journalistic integrity was paramount and she’d have a chance for friends and fun when college rolled around.

Unfortunately, the day doesn’t go as Barrett hoped. She wakes up to her ex-friend, Lucie, becoming her roommate, a jerk in her physics class gives her attitude, she bombs her interview with the college paper, and she accidentally commits arson. Second day of your freshmen year can’t be as bad, right?! Except when her alarm goes off the next day…it’s not the next day. It’s Wednesday all over again. And again. And again. Barrett has no idea how she got stuck in a time loop, but soon she starts to realize she may not be the only one noticing it…

BFF Charm: Platinum

Barrett’s mom got pregnant her sophomore year in college, so she and Barrett grew up together in a very Lorelei/Rory way, only a lot more chill and with two fewer rich grandparents. Barrett’s convinced herself it’s fine that her mom is her best (and only) friend (because her mom is actually cool), but she totally deserves more than just one friend! So please accept one-half of my BFF charm, Ms. Bloom! Like a lot of Solomon’s heroines I’ve read thus far, Barrett is proudly Jewish, a lover of journalism, up on her pop-culture, and not afraid to say what she thinks, even with the crippling self-esteem issues barely hidden underneath the snark. I loved that her favorite part of journalism is deep dives on personal profiles because she curious about how people tick. Time loops and high-school issues aside, I think college-Barrett is going to be a force to be reckoned with.

Swoonworthy Scale: 8

So that flannel-shirted jerk from Barrett’s physics class turns out to be an enigma. Everyone else keeps doing exactly the same thing with every new dawn of the loop, but not flannel-shirt guy. It takes a minute, but finally Barrett realizes Miles is in the same situation she’s in, so they band together to work it out. Initially, they are complete opposites, as “let’s anything she thinks slip out of her mouth” Barrett tries to rile buttoned-up, half-smiles-only Miles out of his nerdy shell. The way their friendship into something more unfolds felt organic and adorable. I don’t know if Miles is necessarily my personal type, but he’s a perfect foil for Barrett.

Talky Talk: Satisfyingly Solomon

We were graced with two RLS books in 2022, and I had some mixed feelings on the first one. So I was crossing my fingers as I cracked open the metaphorical (because I only ever read on my tablet anymore) cover on this book that I wouldn’t be disappointed. And it was a great success! Everything I have enjoyed about Solomon’s writing was there, and in a New Adult, time-travel, romance wrapping to boot! I love timey-wimey nonsense! I love college! I love love!

Okay, to give some actual critique: this is a book about learning how to stop hiding from past trauma and your own hang-ups so you can heal and become a person you’re happy to be, and just so happens to give its characters the space to do so via a nifty time loop they can’t escape. Solomon touches on a lot of heavy topics but the story thankfully never veers too heavy, which is thanks to her conversational writing style. We are in Barrett’s POV, so all her observational humor blends in well with the self-discoveries she’s continually making. And I know she’s using her humor as a defense mechanism, but part of her personality is that she’s just a sassy chick, and I adore that.

Bonus Factor: Time Loops

I’ve seen many allusions to surprise romantic hit Palm Springs from last year, and I’d say there are definite tonal similarities. (It also had me thinking of the equally surprisingly decent Happy Deathday horror-comedy franchise, too.) I enjoyed Barrett and Miles’ conversations about how and why this time loop is happening, especially as Miles is coming from a very scientific viewpoint (“stop personifying the universe!”) and Barrett is basing her guesses off all the time travel-y pop culture we’ve consumed as a society (“maybe we just need to learn how to be better people!”).

Bonus Factor: College

Barrett goes to the real University of Washington (go Huskies), and while I can’t verify the veracity of the setting, Solomon gets all the trappings of being new in college and living on your own for the first time right, from the broken down dorms to the all-you-can-eat pasta from the cafeteria. A strong sense of location—and more specifically, Seattle and its surrounding areas—is always very important to her stories.

Bonus Factor: Physics

Miles’ mom is Barrett’s Physics 101 professor, and she only teaches the intro to physics class once a year because she’s way over-qualified to do it but yet she loves trying to convince people to get excited about the wonders of science. I was not science-minded, but I learned a lot in my own college physics class and, as a current college advisor, I still think it’s so important to take a variety of general education courses, because you never know where a passion will strike or how it will influence you in being a well-rounded person. (My eye gets very twitchy any time someone comes in my office and scoffs at having to take “useless” classes like humanities or math on their way to their very important and very serious business management degree.)

Bonus Factor: Second-Chance Friendships

For me, friendship was such an important part of my college experience, and while I loved reading about Miles and Barrett getting closer, I also appreciated we took some time for Barrett to sort through her issues with ex-friend-turned-roommate, Lucie.

Relationship Status: College Roommates

Bunking together in the same room for four years straight is a big commitment, but from what I’ve seen of you, Book, I think we’d be great together despite being around each other 24/7. You bring the hot plate and I’ll bring the twinkle lights, cool?

FTC Full Disclosure: I received my free review copy from Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers. I received neither money nor peanut butter cups in exchange for this review. See You Yesterday is available tomorrow, May 17, 2022.

This book is a college Groundhog Day and I loved it. While the synopsis sounded interesting, I wasn’t sure if I’d love it. Boy, I was wrong. I was determined to finish it and how this time travel ended. I loved the ending and the characters’

This was a cute and easy read, and I did enjoy the groundhog day storyline. It does make you think, what would you do if you were stuck repeating the same day over and over again? I definitely wanted to know how it ended, however i found myself skimming a lot more than i would have liked. YA is meant for everyone, but this specific book I would recommend more to younger readers vs my peers.

This book is so special!! I absolutely loved that it was a time loop story with Jewish representation. The romance is more on the New Adult side than Young Adult, but the book is a good mix of the two. Although Barrett and Miles start off more as enemies and just not getting along, since they are both stuck in a time loop together, they begin to become friends... which eventually turns to lovers. I loved the progression of their friendship! The time loop concept was so neat and I loved seeing what they would do each day. I couldn’t wait to find out how it all ended!

Thank you to the author for an advanced copy to read.

I'm not usually a fan of time loop books -- groundhog day plots bore me unless they're in the horror genre, and time travel provides too many ways for consequences not to matter. However, See You Yesterday is a fun take on it, and despite my initial hesitation based on the synopsis, I enjoyed it.

Basically, if you like slow-burn enemies to lovers trying to figure out a sci-fi mystery concept, you'll probably enjoy this book. Not a stunner, but not bad at all.