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I can't believe I have not made a review for this yet because I really did enjoy this book. It was a fun romp that I remember setting down and thinking that I had a good time reading it. Do I remember everything that happened over a year later? Nope, but that does mean that it gives me a chance to read this book for a second time.

A fun play on the time loop story, centering it in a beautiful queer romance to root for. Great for fans of Adam Silvera.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

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Robbie Couch is able to capture such specific feelings so that even if you’ve personally never been stuck in a time loop, you know exactly what Clark, the main character in If I See You Again Tomorrow, is going through.

I know that sounds like a joke, but it’s not. It’s a testament to Couch’s ability to pull you into this story, to place you in the headspace of this teenage boy who feels lonely and lost. Something universal in an experience none of us know. The time loop is a perfect vehicle to Clark learning and accepting things about himself, his family, and how he sees the world.

As ironic as it sounds, I could have spent so much more time living in the pages of the book. I wanted to spend more time with Clark and Beau spending time with each other. I wanted to see what happens tomorrow.

But I don’t have to, because I know. And that’s what makes this book wonderful.

5 stars

I really enjoyed this story. It’s a queer romance that talks about divorce and tense family relationships, loss of a child, and loneliness. The only things I didn’t like are that they used the term “time loop” so many times in the first few chapters and it was a little annoying but that’s probably me just being nitpicky, and this is the epitome of insta-love.

I read Blaine for the Win by this author and I really liked that one, so I was hoping I'd like this one too! I'm really pleased because I kinda liked this one so much more? It was a fun story with nice little magical realism/time additions. The romance was SO cute and I actually liked this one more than the romance in BFTW! This book had so much going for it, but ultimately what I loved most was the heart that was felt throughout. It offered a lot in terms of characterization and I really liked both of them so much. They felt like such a nice balance for one another. All in all, it's clear Robbie Couch's work keeps getting better so I look forward to reading more in the future!

I loved this and it's definitely my favorite of the author's book so far.

I'm going to start my review out by saying that this is not necessarily a romance book and if you go into it looking for that you're going to be disappointed. I've gone through multiple reviews and people have some big beef with the fact that this book it does not center on a romance. Get the hell over it. Romance is not the be all end all which leads me to one of the reasons I love this book so much is that because it isn't completely centered on romance. There is a romance technically but it isn't the main theme of the book.

So Clark's stuck in a time loop. He's been in a time loop for 300 some days and has been living the same day and trying to figure out what the hell's going on when all of a sudden he talks to his therapist about being lonely and it creates a disruption in his time loop. Suddenly there's a new person and he doesn't know what to do with this so he befriends him and follows him around and they have a super awesome adventure but he doesn't know if he's going to see him again at the end of the day because at 11:16 his day starts over.

I think my favorite part of this whole book was Clark's adventures at the blue bakery. I feel like the bakery is called Ben's Blue bakery but I can't remember exactly but it has that energy to the name. Anyway Clark is a homemaker and he loves to bake but he always gets distracted and it's really a perfectionist and sometimes that works against him. So in his time loop escapades where he's trying to find a solution One of his daily stops ends up being this bakery where he starts to befriend the owner of the bakery and learns all the customers names and habits only for all of them to forget him day after day. There was something very touching and moving about this specific storyline for me and I don't know why but it was 100% my favorite part of the book.

So the whole book centers around Clark trying to get out of his time loop and figure out why on day 309 or 310 there was a disruption named Beau who strode right into his math class and jumped on desks and created chaos only to take him on some of the most fun errands he's ever been on..

I don't know how to end this review without giving away any spoilers so go read it yay

Really liked this one! I love time-loop books, and this one was no exception. I do with the angst keeping our main characters apart had been a bit more realistic - It seemed that things could have been solved way earlier if they had just talked it out. That being said, I really enjoyed the book and will recommend it to students.

While the Groundhog Day trope tends to be overdone, occasionally a book comes along that makes you appreciate it. If I See You Again Tomorrow is one such book. I really, really, REALLY enjoyed it.

There were so many great moments throughout the story and I even got teary-eyed at times. I really liked the ways Clark tried to form connections with the people he met through Beau. I also enjoyed that it took place in Chicago, of course. The movie theater that showed all the eighties and nineties films would be so much fun to visit! I also loved the bakery and the reason for the name was both touching and heartbreaking. Everything about this story was just so great!

As with most time travel books, I always have a hard time wrapping my head around the way time travel (or loops, in this case) works. Not the fault of the author, just something that is generally hard to explain in any situation, especially in a book. I also felt like one aspect involving some side characters was a little too coincidental, but it was sweet anyway.

I appreciate that there wasn't any overly mature content, as my tween loves these kinds of books as much as I do and I'm totally fine with giving this one to her.

I am already eagerly awaiting the next LGBTQ+ romance by Robbie Couch! I highly recommend checking this one out! It's a perfect Pride month read, but any other time is great to read it too. Fans of They Both Die at the End are sure to enjoy this one.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book! I love timeloop stories and getting to see how different people interpret how to escape them, I think they’re always so fascinating! I think this one was even more special because of the mental health rep interwoven into the plot. Clark dealt with depression before being stuck in the timeloop but being in it really made him come to terms with his loneliness and reach out for exactly what he needed! I do think this book is marketed very wrong though because while the overall purpose of the book is romance and soulmates, there was very little romance in this book and it was really hard to be invested in Clark in Beau as a couple. I think the main reason why is because Beau is in the book for only a handful of scenes and there just wasn’t really any kind of strong connection I felt between them in any of them… I also wish we got to see more at the end but I get why it ended where it did! Overall, I enjoyed it but it wasn’t at all what I went in expecting!

I love a good time loop story. There is a lot to like here. Like most time loop stories though, they come apart a bit at the end. Our hero was smarter than he acted near the end. If he had done as many dumb things earlier in the book, I would have believed he would have wasted time the way he did at the end. Still, loved the premise and the honest conversation about loneliness and isolation. That is so important to discuss.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing Group for an electronic ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.

This was the second book that I have read by Robbie Couch, having previously read Blaine for the Win.

It was an interesting premise, that Clark wakes up every morning at exactly the same time, relives the same Monday, and then ends every day at exactly the same time. He has no idea why it happens or what he can do to stop it, only that it’s been going on for over 300 days. For everyone else, it’s a new day; for him, the date never changes, and neither do the characters…until Beau appears at his school one day.

I enjoyed the book, though it did start getting repetitive, for obvious reasons. It got sad at times. It was pointed out that it’s hard to build relationships with people who never remember meeting you. But there is a pretty cool therapist who inadvertently sends Clark on a journey of self discovery that winds up teaching him more than she could possibly have expected. And a family that learns to appreciate each other again in a different configuration.

I will definitely be keeping an eye out for more books by this author.

Things I liked:
-The premise
-The characters
-The representation of loneliness was extremely relatable
-The way things came full circle by the end

Things I didn’t love:
-I wish the MC and the love interest interacted on more days. I think that would’ve made it more believable
-Some of the repeating of days started to drag after a while

Overall I did really enjoy this one but it won’t quite become a favorite.

I would recommend this one to anyone who enjoys a good time loop plot!

What an absolute joy to read! I loved so much about this. The characters, the mental health discussion. The sweet romance.

Time travel storylines or being stuck in time loops get a bad rep because they’re so often over complicated and feature huge, distracting plot holes, and I’m glad to say that’s not the case here! I think what works so well is that Crouch gives us just ENOUGH of an explanation of the time loop without trying to give us a solution as to why or how. Obviously you’ll need to suspend some belief, but once you do, you can appreciate what the time loop is forcing the characters to confront and deal with, which felt very smart and like a great spin on the coming of age story.

Clark was at times brash and selfish, at other times unknowingly achingly tender and kind. His struggle with loneliness and the personal and family circumstances fueling that are themes and struggles I feel most can relate to in some way. You can’t help but root for him, wallowing with him during his missteps and moments of apathy, but also relishing as he finds his groove and moments of happiness and meaning.

In a way this feels like a simple story, yet the emotions and nuance captured, that ephemeral joy and angst of being a teen is so perfectly captured and executed, belie the complexity and talent Crouch brings to this.

One note, while there is some romance here, the story really is all about Clark and his struggles, so for those expecting an romance at the center, be warned it’s a bit more subdued.

Robbie Couch is *masterful*. His novels are always everything I'm searching for in a reading experience, and each one is as special as the next. His newest, If I See You Again Tomorrow is at once a mystery, a daring adventure, a romance, and a thoughtful exploration of the ways we close ourselves off from love, change, and new, different tomorrows. It's about how we limit ourselves, and how we can become freer than we are. Everything in this novel worked for me--the pacing (time loops are hard! but it's expertly done), the friendships, and Clark's gentle, searching voice. Beau is a breath of fresh air in a repetitive, mundane existence, and watching the two of them push and pull each other was both maddening and understandable. In this book there is sweetness and sorry, humor and heart. I would read it again...and again...and again...and I bet each time it would feel different than the last.

Robbie Couch has been an auto buy author for me ever since I discovered the sky blues. His first two books were amazing and if I see you again tomorrow is no different. If I see you again tomorrow is a bit different than his other two novels, but that doesn't take away from how amazing it is. I have never really cared for time loop type stories, but this one was amazing. I thought it was very well done. Mental health plays an imporant role in all of Robbie's books and this one is no exception. I loved how it focused so much on the main character's feelings of loneliness. I think it has a great message about fighting ones loneliness. Every detail and character, no matter how small, had an imporant roll in the storyline and message. I couldn't help but want to read more. I loved all the characters so much!
Overall, I think this book gives a fresh and unique spin on the time loop trope. I highly recommend checking it out!

thank you to netgalley for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review

What a beautiful and compelling queer YA time loop romance! If this book was a time loop, I wouldn’t want to get out of it. The story was a thrilling ride full of heartfelt and sincere moments. While exploring the effects of loneliness in our main character.

“Clark has been trapped on the same day for 309 times, but on Day 310 something turns out to be different. His usual boring math class is interrupted by a boy he’s never seen before.

When reserved and lonely Clark chooses to join the new fun boy, Beau, on a series of “errands” all over the city, he never imagined how much his day would change. Especially falling so fast and hard for someone in just one day.

But there’s a problem, on Day 311, he can’t find Beau again. So, Clark will make he’s mission to find Beau and figure out how to escape the time loop”.

This book was a blast! The time loop mystery will keep you invested in the story, while the emotional journey of our protagonist will give you all the feels. The writing was fantastic, it just pulled me into the story with how fascinating it was. All the characters were so lovable and their relationships with Clark are fully developed and explore throughout the story.

Even though I would have prefer a little bit more romance, the story more that makes up for it with Clark’s wonderful character growth. Beau is a great character and an amazing counterpart to Clark’s personality. I just wanted more of them together, because that’s how great they are.

This book is highly recommended!

This book ended up being so much more than I expected it to be. Based on the marketing, I anticipated this story being a cute YA romance about being stuck in a time loop together. While in general those elements were present, this book felt much more focused on the individual journey of Clark and his work to deal with some personal issues in order to improve his mental health.

The focus on loneliness surprised me. However, it was the perfect thing to explore using a time loop. Every day the same things happen over and over again but no one else remembers. You can meet new people and make new friends, but tomorrow they'll never know you. I'd never stopped to think about how isolating that experience would be, and this story made that loneliness feel so overwhelmingly heartbreaking at times.

Clark was a really compelling character to follow through these loops. Even before getting trapped in the same day, he was incredibly lonely and stuck in his feelings regarding the divorce of his parents. Out of the blue, his therapist recommended four steps to be less lonely, which started a chain of events that upended his usually predictable day. As he attempted to work on the steps, Clark learned how to be vulnerable with others, help others, and bravely take actions he feared. Despite his new friends forgetting him each day, Clark intentionally forged valuable relationships that helped him grow as a person, and it was so heartwarming to read it happen. All of the side characters stole my heart, from the frumpy therapist to the random theater clerk aspiring to be an actor. They were all well thought out, and I loved getting to learn more about them in each successive iteration of Clark's day.

The one place this book faltered a little for me was the romance. I honestly think the book would have been just as good, maybe even better, without it. Clark barely spent any time at all with Beau, and their feelings for each other were super instalove. Beau is also the one character that I didn't get to know that well. He was barely in the book, and his quick change of heart at the end of the story was a bit too forced. All of the other characters felt incredibly real to me, but Beau seemed more like a plot device than a person. Maybe having a few intervening chapters from his POV would have helped? I honestly don't know, but I wouldn't have been mad if the romance had been left out of the story.

All in all, this was a heartwarming story about a boy learning how to improve his well-being by making meaningful connections with others and expressing his difficult emotions in healthy ways rather than being trapped in a bubble of stagnant isolation. The time loop was the perfect plot device to explore these topics. I just wish there had been a bit more meat to the romance. Therefore, I rate this book 4.5 out of 5 stars.

This is a story about discovering yourself.  Clark has a case of the Mondays.  But it is not a typical case.  Instead, he has been stuck reliving the same Monday 309 times.  He can't tell why or how to get out of it.  The fun of taking risks knowing there will be no consequences has long since faded away.  And he's started to wonder if he'll ever escape this time loop.  Then, on Day 310, something different happens.  A new student, Beau, appears in his math class, and he acts unusually.  When Beau steals their math teacher's keys and asks Clark to join on a series of "errands" across Chicago, Clark, typically not once to take risks, decides to take a risk and go with Beau.  

Clark and Beau have a magical day, as Beau takes Clark to several spots across the city that clearly have deep meaning for him, including a bakery that serves only blue baked goods.  By the end of the day, Clark has fallen hard for Beau, but knows that nothing can come from it -- he'll wake up back on the same Monday, and Beau won't remember anything.  When that is exactly what happens, Clark is determined to find Beau again.  As he uses the clues from their day together to track Beau down, Clark gains new perspectives on his life, being a friend, his relationship with his parents, and even the possibility of a future that seemed unimaginable.  

This book was fantastic!  The author takes the time loop story and uses that as a jumping off point for a wholly original novel about first love and self discovery.  The author does a terrific job of showing how Clark's experience reliving the same day over and over has created a profound sense of loneliness that makes the anomaly in his experience so striking, but also how the connection he develops with Beau is more than just novelty. 

Even though the book portrays the same day over and over, the story is such a compelling read thanks to the supporting characters -- who, like in the author's previous books, really stand out  -- and the mystery of how Clark got stuck in the time loop and whether it is possible to get out.  I really appreciated how the book portrayed Clark's growing understanding of his relationships with these supporting characters and how he had often made assumptions that impacted those relationships in ways he did not realize, whether it was with people he had known most of his life, like his parents or best friend, or people he met during his adventures with Beau, like the attendant at a vintage movie theater or Beau's friend who works at a concert venue.  Most of all, I was quite affected by the relationship between Clark and Ben, the owner of the bakery, and how their experiences together gave him new insights into himself and his relationships with those in his life (it also made me really want one of Ben's blue velvet brownies).

Very highly recommended!

Is there a trope more entertaining than that of a character trapped in a time loop? I'm sure many titles come to mind in the form of books and movies; Groundhog's Day, Happy Death Day, and that one particular episode of Stargate: SG-1, to name a few. But if you're looking for a queer & BIPOC inclusive YA novel, Robbie Couch has your back.

Their newest novel, "If I See You Again Tomorrow" follows Clark as he relives his Monday, September 19th, over and over again. By the time we meet him, he's had pizza for dinner, made a birthday dessert for his sister, and argued with his Mom over 309 times. If that's not enough to drive someone to the brink of insanity, I don't know what is. But despite it all, Clark hasn't given up on finding his way out of this metaphorical hell. Then on day 310, there's a change. Suddenly there's a mysterious and handsome boy named Beau making a scene in his trigonometry class, and his magnetic energy pulls Clark into his orbit.

But how is he supposed to deal with a crush when he's stuck living this day on repeat?

Couch delivers another wonderful story that is so enjoyable to read that this reader stayed up until 2:30 AM on a work night to finish it. To top it off, this isn't just some simple YA love story, but it pulls at the heartstrings. Clark's tumultuous home life and questionable self-worth ask you to look inward at your self-worth. Clark has spent many of his 310 days feeling lonely, and it's not until he admits it during therapy that he realizes that there's hope for a future beyond his solitude.

And after three years of isolation and social distancing, I think most of us understand what it is to be lonely. Clark's journey provides all of us with the hope that we too can learn to heal our loneliness, and not just through romantic love, but platonic and self-love as well. I highly recommend this book and am eager to bring it to our library.

I read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.