This could be called Barrett Bloom and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It’s her first day at college and… everything has gone wrong. Not just wrong. Epically, disastrously bad. The day culminates in her nearly burning a frat house down. But luckily (or not) when she wakes up the next day, it’s not the next day. It’s the same day as before. She gets a do over.

Barrett’s brusk demeanor eventually got on my nerves a bit. She is sarcastic and witty, but she tends to be somewhat hostile and abrasive and her rudeness got old after a while. But I did really enjoy her narration and first person POV. Her banter with Miles is very entertaining.

The time loop concept as a storytelling device is a tricky one since the novelty can wear thin quickly and it has to have a function in the narrative that nothing else could accomplish. I think See You Yesterday handles it in a way that gives Barrett the chance to experience the range of emotions one would expect in this circumstance, but for the first half of the book it felt a little tedious.

The story plodded a bit for me up until the halfway point. Then we see Barrett and Miles making some emotional headway finally and the time loop starts to feel like it’s serving a purpose. I was honestly getting so bored with the book for the first 45% that it was hard to keep turning pages. In addition, there was a character introduced that could potentially help Barrett and Miles with their time loop situation but I thought the way Solomon utilized this character was disappointing. The way she was spoken of made me think much cooler things were in store for her than there were. I also thought the third act breakup was a little contrived, and it reinforced aspects of Barrett’s personality I didn’t care for.

In the end, I gotta give the book credit because what Barrett was dealing with was traumatic and she had to work out for herself how to take back her life - which she did. She started with questionable tactics but eventually realized that confronting the issue straight on and with honesty was the best way to go. And Miles and Barrett's relationship was very sweet, I was definitely invested and rooting for them the whole time.

So it was an up-and-down reading experience for me, and probably not in the way the author was intending. But in the end I’d say it was an interesting and largely satisfying read.

3.5 stars out of 5

Barret Bloom knew that going to college was going to change her life, but what she didn’t expect to happen was that she would be swept up in a time loop that would force her to relive her first day repeatedly. Stuck in this loop Barret doesn’t quite know how to get herself out yet she soon realizes she might not be the only one who is stuck in time. In fact, Miles a semi annoying guy who seems out to get her is acting like he might know more then what he is letting on. Together Miles and Barret team up trying every way imaginable to get themselves to tomorrow. From the silly to adventurous their ideas to reset time will take you on a fun journey, of discover and growth. Will being stuck in time cause feelings stronger than friendship to grow? Can they ever figure out how to make it too tomorrow?

This is just such a fun tale. I love the fact that the activities they do each day range from one spectrum to the next. I also truly love that because they live the same day repeatedly, they are able to look at people from different perspectives. The fact that Barret finally can get a better grasp on Lucie and her real life and motives just reminds me how little we truly know about people’s intentions and why they react how they do. Overall, the romance as well is very well developed. I enjoyed how there are flaws and it is not just a head over heals love that happens super quickly and that there is time for both Barret and Miles to really learn about each other.

Thank you so much to Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy.

Rachel Lynn Solomon's See You Yesterday follows Barrett Bloom on her first day of college, which she hopes will be a chance to change her life and reinvent herself. Instead, her high school nemesis is her surprise roommate, she blows her interview for the school paper, and she sets a frat house on fire. And then she wakes the next day...to live the whole day again. She soon realizes that she isn't alone, but that Miles, a rude guy from her Physics 1o1 class is also stuck in a time loop--and has been stuck even longer than her. Miles and Barrett work hard to break out of the time loop and eventually their begrudging alliance blooms into something more. Honestly, I didn't love this book. The premise feels overdone, the storyline sits in a weird place between young adult and new adult fiction because the characters are emotionally very young, but there is a lot of sex, and the story felt like it dragged. Several chapters only existed to briefly describe moments from the relived day and many of them could have been omitted. There were also some egregious writing errors. In one scene, we meet Miles' roommate, Ankit, who is described as wearing a UW t-shirt. In the exact same scene, Ankit asks if Miles has seen his UW t-shirt because it was lost after he did laundry. The overwhelming grammar errors I can forgive because it is an ARC, but major revision errors like this are a really big deal and heavily disrupt the story.

This was such a fun twist on the classic “groundhog’s day” plot. Barrett finds herself suddenly reliving the first day of college over and over. She realizes someone from her physics class, Miles, isn’t acting the same everyday unlike everyone else around her. Barrett soon learns he’s trapped in the time loop with her, and has been there for two months already!

We see the pair go through all the emotions one would expect if they found themselves in such a predicament. They research time travel theories, try to right their wrongs, take revenge on those who have wronged them, and live each day to the fullest without worrying about any of it. You grow so attached to the characters and start laughing and crying with them. It was exhilarating reading about their adventures.

I took off the half star because of the bully back story. Parts of it didn’t feel realistic to me, and I wanted to feel empathetic for Barrett but other times I wanted to yell at her. I just have a very different personality type and would’ve handled the situation 100% differently, so I found it a little frustrating to read at times.

The romance between Barrett and Miles??? Sensational. I love reading Solomon’s YA and NA romances for how sweet they are! I guess I’m a sucker for the first love trope <3 Solomon said this was her favorite first kiss to write and I was squealing while reading it. One of the best book first kisses ever. This couple is so great for one another and the individual development they each go through makes them feel so real to me. I wish I could keep reading about them :(

I was about to throw my kindle across the room when I read the twist at the ending. I finished the book with my mouth agape and couldn’t breathe right till I was finished. It was the last thing I was expecting to happen… and then it happened!

RLS is one of my favorite authors of all time. She is such an inspiration for me and I now have a mission to read every single thing she’s ever written. Run, don’t walk, to pick this one up!

Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I am obsessed with this book! I have a love/hate with YA's lately (although this kind of NA), and I'm glad I gave See You Yesterday a chance.

Synopsis: Barrett and Miles are freshman at UW and they are stuck in a time loop (Miles about 2 months longer than Barrett) and they are repeating September 21st over and over. Will they find a way out?

Characters:
Barrett is the plus sized Jewish female MC. She had a rough go in High School after writing an article and outing the beloved Tennis team for cheating and quickly became an outcast among her peers and with the staff. She's absolutely hilarious and kind of a train wreck (in the best way).

Miles is the Jewish/Japanese male MC. He's a lot more straight laced and scientific about what is happening to them. Him and Barrett are opposites, but opposites attract, right?

This book has some of my favorite tropes. Grumpy/Sunshine, kind of Enemies to Lovers, One Bed (honeymoon suite (hilarious)), LGBTQ+ parents

This is a must read!

After a rough go in high school, Barrett starts college with the hopes of starting new, after all this is supposed to be the best years of her life. Unfortunately her first day is less than stellar and when she wakes up the following day she realizes she's somehow got int0 a time loop. Unsure what to do, she realizes she is not the only one stuck. Miles, a student in her physics class is also living the same day, and for much longer than she has. Together they team up to try and figure out how to break the loop.

This was a cute enemies to lovers YA romance with a ton of substance! I am not a huge fan of time loops and unexplainable science in my romances, but Rachel Lynn Solomon wrote this aspect so well! I say this every time, but it still holds up, I love that Rachel writes these relatable real life characters and makes them so lovable. I loved that Barrett was quirky and pudgy and had lived through real life high school bullying. Not to mention, that Miles comes from a jewish / Japanese family and has a brother with drug issues. She normalizes these big life issues and makes it acceptable in her books and I LOVE that. You will not be disappointed to pick this one up!

Thanks Netgalley and RLS for the ARC in return for an honest review! This book releases 5/17

What a fun, unique story! If you love rom-coms and Groundhog Day, you will love this book! Highly recommend this one!!!

This was pretty good. I really liked Miles and Barrett. There was a scene when Barrett was all shocked about Miles not having seen Groundhog Day that was weird because these characters were born like four years after I was, and I highly doubt most people my age, let alone theirs, have seen that movie. Anyways, not my favorite Rachel Lynn Solomon book, but pretty good.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing the ARC.

I am a huge fan of Rachel Lynn Solomon, but I hadn't ventured into any of her YA/NA works before. I was unsure what kind of book I was going to get. And honestly, I really shouldn't have worried, because everything that I love about her as an author is just as prevalent in this book as it is in all of her other works, and it is undeniably magical.

I absolutely adored this book and its characters. Barrett was a wonderful mix of irreverent and vulnerable, and Miles was so adorably stuck up, but never came across as too rigid or unapproachable. When these two find themselves stuck in a time loop, it seems likely that they would grate on each other's nerves, but they simply work.

It was hard at times reading about Barrett's high school experience. Teenagers are mean, and Solomon displays that fact in one of the cruelest ways I think I've read about. It was frustrating reading about how Barrett went through this horrible thing, and the perpetrators never faced any consequences for their actions. Which is likely the point of why it was told that way. But at the end of it, I really just wanted to givr Barrett a hug for going through it and coming out on the other side.

Overall, this book was fantastic. I loved the time travel aspect of it and how it affected the relationship between Barrett and Miles. I really loved the resolution as well. It wasn't your typical ending to a time travel fic, and I was glad to see something different for a change. This was an amazing read and Solomon is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.

This was okay, but I didn't like the main character. She got annoying to me as she tried to redo her first day of college. I understand the point of the repeat was for her to grow, but it just became too repetitive and annoying.

Excited to begin her life changing college experience Barrett Bloom wakes up September 21st ready for her first day of class. Unfortunately, it is one disaster after another. Escaping to her college dorm all she wants is for this day to end. When she wakes up the next morning she’s shocked to discover it’s September 21st all over again and the only person who may have an idea of what is going on is none other than Miles (her physics classmate and nemesis). Will they be able to escape reliving the same day?

This my second Rachel Lynn Solomon YA book and I was not disappointed. In this modern take of groundhog’s day she creates a story that includes wonderful characters and a sweet romance. I loved the different types of representation showed in this book (Jewish, Japanese, LGBTQ, Fat Rep). This book reminded of the uncertainty that accompanies being a young adult and experiencing life outside of high school and home. Wanting to perhaps change who you were in high school or the treatment or choices you may have made. Barrett and Miles start their college experience hoping that they will be able to break free from their past selves and learn to open up and trust that they will able to be who they want to be. Their individual arcs are beautiful to see and the romance that develops between the two is incredibly sweet and heartwarming. It’s a beautiful reminder that we all deserve acceptance and love. I related to both characters in different ways and Rachel Lynn Solomon truly captures all those feelings, doubts, and questions young people have. This was a fun and sweet read and the cover is so cute.

Thank you to Simon Teen for sending me an ARC of this book to read and review. The second I started reading See You Yesterday, I could feel Rachel on the pages. Her writing is, relatable, real and beautiful. There is so much thought put into this book, not just int the characters but in the journalism and physics background. I, of course, always love the Jewish representation Rachel uses and I loved seeing tradition and prayer on the page. She also diversifies her characters in other ways. Barrett's mom is bisexual and Miles is Jewish and Japanese. I love that when I read Rachel's books, I'm not just getting a love story. While that's great, I really enjoy the depth and vulnerability she creates in her stories. It's also probably pretty difficult to write a time loop story without repeating the same information and while it was the same day, Rachel made every September 21st feel special. I love feeling the heart and soul here as well as learning so much about physics, a topic I don't usually gravitate towards. I loved the adventure of it all and the beauty of living in the moment but also realizing it is okay to slow down. Rachel tackles mental health beautifully and it was done well here too. I also enjoyed all the pop culture and journalism references. I loved this book so much and reading Rachel's books really do feel fulfilling.

I don't really know where to even start with this review because I absolutely loved every minute of this book! Rachel Lynn Solomon knocked it out of the park with this amazing story about starting college, friendships, and finding & forgiving yourself. It makes you laugh out loud and fall in love with the characters from the very beginning! Would I ever want to live the same day in a constant time loop? No thank you. Did I absolutely love reading it? 1000% yes! This is a definite must read!

This author never disappoints! This was such an endearing and entertaining story.
See You Yesterday fills in a gap that I feel has been present in the YA genre for a long time. These characters are at a pivotal time in their lives as they transition from high school to college and I really appreciated how this momentous life event was detailed in this story. I just love this author’s writing. It’s so good and has the perfect mix of humor and emotion.
Barrett’s and Miles’ characterizations felt to genuine and authentic. They came across as real people and I know that many freshmen experience the same feelings and concerns that they did in their early days of college. Their relationship and connection was so sweet. It was a bit of a slow burn and I really enjoyed how the romance played out overall. The character arcs that took place over this many-week (but also one day) period were so good and I loved that the reader can see the characters learning and changing together. This book also has great Jewish and Japanese American rep as well as a plus-size MC!
I was definitely intrigued by the time loop component but also a little nervous going into it because I wasn’t sure how easy it would be to follow along with. Thankfully this really didn’t end up being a factor in my enjoyment of the story. There’s a little physics theory talk but nothing too in depth or difficult to understand.
Something that both of the main characters struggled with was the fear of never being enough for anyone. I think a lot of readers will be able to connect with this sentiment and it was handled with such care in this book.
As always, I can’t wait to read whatever this author writes next and I can’t wait for everyone else to get to read this one!
Thank you so much to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Loved this one, loved everything about it. Barrett has a horrible first day at college, and then she wakes up the next day just to repeat it all over again. Barrett soon discovered Miles, the cute and awkward guy from physics 101, is also stuck in September 21st. A time loop! Although at first I was worried this would get repetitive the idea never got stale. It was a unique interpretation of the time loop idea and I never got bored. The storyline hooked me and I loved every page.

These characters were amazing. Barrett was incredibly witty and charming, Miles was smart and adorable. Their connection was so fun and organic. Also really appreciated and loved the diversity in the characters! They were all so unique and dealing with deeper issues than the first day of college. Barrett and Miles are going to live on inside my head for quite a while.

This one is out next month and I’m sure I’ll see it everywhere. Thank you to the author @rlynn_solomon for my advanced copy!

TW: Bullying

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It saddens me to say this, but this was just not the book for me. I have really enjoyed some other books by this author so I was excited to read a book by her in the new adult genre. Unfortunately, this book missed the mark for me.

I thought this book was entirely too long. For a young adult book especially, it dragged on for 150 too many pages. For the last third of the book, I found myself skimming and wishing for it to end.

It was a fun concept at first, but then the idea of getting trapped in the same day for so long just became very depressing.

It has been a while since I read young adult, but I had trouble connecting with the characters. I did not particularly like either of the many characters. They did not seem to develop much throughout the course of the novel either.

I will definitely be reading more books by Rachel Solomon, but it will be in an adult romance space instead of new adult.

This was a perfect book! I absolutely loved everything about it. Miles and Barrett were incredibly cute and I thought that their romance was well done. I loved seeing their feelings towards each other grow and shift throughout the book. The Jewish representation was, as always for RLS's books, AMAZING! Love this!

A huge thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC!
*Note: this is an HONEST SPOILER FREE REVIEW*
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“I could wake up on the same day a thousand times, and every single one would be different because of you. Every single one would be life-changing. Because of you.”
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My rating: 4.5 stars
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I already wish I could go back in time and read this book for the first time again. Maybe the universe will play a cruel joke on me tomorrow and allow me to relive my day once. Just once. Unless you throw Miles Kasher-Okamoto into the mix. Then I’ll settle for infinity.

I am convinced that "See You Yesterday" by Rachel Lynn Solomon is crack. I grinned at my phone for four hours (it was most definitely worth squinting at my screen). Representation (LGBTQ+ and cultural)? Check. The humor? On point. The low key enemies to friends to lovers slow burn? *chefs kiss* Perfection. A grumpy hero who falls first and harder? Yup and yup *drools*. Relationships (nonromantic and romantic)? Amazing. Groundhog day concept? Well executed. The science?….well I’ll leave that for you physic majors to confirm.

Full review on Goodreads :)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4612489043

The number of times that I screamed during this book? 3. It reminded me more of Palm Springs than Groundhog Day, which gave it a certain whimsy rather than feeling repetitive. And given that this book focuses on a time loop? That says a lot.

I want to wrap Miles in cellophane and eat his little cinnamon roll face. He's just so sweet, cute, and crotchety! And Barrett is hilarious throughout, but she's so beautiful as well. I loved seeing them grow throughout the time loops and slowly fall into each other's orbits. This book is all about taking the TIME for things that you maybe wouldn't have if you only had one shot at the day.

That isn't to say that this book is entirely sweet. Barrett has serious trauma from high school, and Miles isn't without his fair share either. But this book shows the reader that you can't let it break you - rather, you pick up the pieces and begin anew.

Ultimately, I love Rachel Lynn Solomon and everything she writes and this is no different. I'd recommend this to anyone who needs a slump-buster of a book, or just wants to feel something.

*Thank you to Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review*

Thank you to Rachel Lynn Solomon for providing me with an e-ARC as a Jewish reviewer.

Barrett is starting her freshman year of college, and finds herself caught in a time loop - repeating the first day of classes over and over. She meets her classmate Miles, and discovers that he is also repeating September 21st. The two (who don't initially get along) are forced to work together to figure out a way out of the time loop.

This book was so fun! Barrett is a hilarious main character. Her witty and sarcastic sense of humor had me rolling with laughter. And our nerdy physics boy Miles is such a sweet love interest. I loved their romance so much. The forced proximity and the trauma bonding just really did it for me.

I always appreciate Rachel Lynn Solomon's use of OwnVoices Jewish representation. She does such a good job at capturing the culture of a secular Jew, which is something I don't see represented often enough.