Thank you so, so much NetGalley for the arc of this book! I feel so incredibly lucky!!

I love Today, Tonight, Tomorrow so incredibly much but this one just hit even harder for me and I think I loved it even more. I loved the development of the plot and characters and how real it all feels. I got super emotional at the end because I just feel so attached to this story. I highly recommend this to anyone who loved book one!!! You won’t be disappointed!

I really loved reading Today tonight Tomorrow, but wanted to know what happened with Rowan and Neil! This book gave more romance, more relatable life events, and the closure we all needed for the couple!

I was absolutely thrilled to return to Rowan and Neil's world in this sequel to Today Tonight Tomorrow (one of my favorite books). I truly enjoyed Past Present Future and couldn't put it down. It is a bit darker and more serious than TTT—also, more grown-up—but it felt fitting for a book about navigating a long-distance relationship while starting college on the other side of the country. I liked the alternating perspective chapters, as well as the little non-narrative bonuses at the end of each chapter (excerpts from text messages, a piece of Rowan's writing, etc.). It was fun getting to know the characters better, especially Neil, and I'm so glad Rachel Lynn Solomon wrote another piece of their story. Four stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this look into Rowan and Neil's continued relationship.
I liked the look into mental health and finding your place in the world as you start a new chapter. In this case these two characters starting college and figuring out how they fit into each other's worlds still.
I think older teens will enjoy continuing on this journey with these characters.
Solomon's writing is wonderful and engaging as always.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC.

My sweet babies finding their way in the world. I was so emotional reading this book and had to take breaks because 1. I didn't want it to be over and 2. it was so incredibly real
Rowan and Neil are at separate colleges, in NY and Boston, and each of them has their own sets of struggles. While Rowan is struggling with fitting in and her classes, Neil is flourising with new friends but is also struggling with his direction. Each of them has to find out who they are on their own so that they can be what they need together. Long distance is hard and love doesn't always conquer all. It is work, it is communication and it is being open with one another. Which, it seems, is a big struggle for my favorite couple. I look back to when I was a freshman in college and the same struggles I had are what I am reading about with these two and it just felt so relatable but I am glad the two of them were more mature and the love they had was able to pull them through.
I knew going in that there would be struggles and this book isn't as light as TTT, but the butterflies I felt when the two of them connected were still flying high. I will always love Rowan and Neil and they will always be endgame.
Thank you SO MUCH to SimonTeen, Netgalley and Rachel Lynn Solomon for an early copy.

Neil and Rowan were one of those couples I read about and assumed they’d live happily-ever-after. There was even a brief confirmation that things were going in that direction for Seattle’s cutest-ever teenage love story in Solomon’s We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This.

But years later, I was one of the many begging for a sequel, an update on where they are now. After recommending T3 to so many friends, and comparing dozens of YA love stories to Rowan’s and Neil’s I could never quite shake the adoration I felt for this particularly special love story created by Solomon.

And thankfully… we finally learned what happened to our favorite wholesome, intelligent, fierce, and so-in-love couple after the events of Howler.

To say that this is worth the wait is an understatement. What Solomon delivers to us is a realistic look at what happens when first love, REAL first love, experiences its first dose of reality. When the love bubble bursts, do we still love the one we’re with, in all circumstances that life takes us down, or do we accept that we (along with our circumstances) have changed, and agree that walking away is best?
I’d like to keep what I say relatively spoiler-free, because I know how special T3 was to so many people, and I want everyone to have the experience of falling back in love with the world Rowan and Neil live in for themselves, without knowing what comes next.

But I’ll say this:

With the same magic that T3 has embedded in our hopelessly romantic bones, Past, Present, Future takes readers on an emotional, adorable, and mildly spicy (!) journey over the course of a year in Rowan’s and Neil’s lives. It’s just as magical, with a few unexpected bumps in the road that might leave you teary-eyed… but knowing that Solomon loves them as much as we do, don’t worry.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon Schuster Teen for an ARC of this highly-anticipated book in exchange for my honest review. And thank you to Rachel for giving us just a little more of Rowan’s and Neil’s story!

Now that Rowan and Neil have been dating through the summer, they must face their next challenge: college. With Rowan in Boston and Neil in New York, these two find out what HEA looks like in a long distance relationship. I LOVED Today, Tonight, Tomorrow and I couldn't believe it when I found out there was going to be a sequel. I think the characters are very well rounded and they have such a natural chemistry together. I think it was inevitable that I wouldn't like this one AS much but as always I think the book was so well written and portrayed being a freshman in college in a really realistic way.

I did not realize that with was a sequel. So this is the second book in the series. I think it is probably necessary to read the first book in the series.

"I have been enamored with words for much of my life, and yet no matter how deeply I root through my mental vocabulary, I cannot find the precise language to describe this feeling."

I'm sitting here trying to form coherent thoughts, and marveling at how well this quote from Neil explains me trying to write a review for Past Present Future. This book was everything I could have hoped for in a T3 sequel and more. Furthermore, it could hardly have come to me at a more perfect time – I was pretty much the exact target audience of nervous prospective college freshman moving thousands of miles from home to embark on completely new experiences. (The only difference is that I don't have to worry about maintaining a long distance relationship.)

"𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅."

Starting out strong, I love the technique of spending a chapter or two with Rowan and Neil physically together, then a couple apart in their separate POVs, then back together, etc. The book started like this at the end of their senior year summer, and continued throughout the whole novel. I feel like so many romance stories – whether contemporary, fantasy, dystopian, whatever genre – make the first book in the series amazing because the love story is newly developing, then in the second book the love interests are physically in different places with no contact for more than 70% of the book, because of plot/conflict reasons, and it's disappointing to read about. PPF does not fall into that trap of having the romance "there but not really there." It's alive, changing, developing, blossoming, and dynamic. Rowan and Neil prove that they weren't just infatuated due to Howl at the end of T3, but truly were made for each other, and made to last. I love them with my whole heart.

"𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕, 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕."

Rachel Lynn Solomon has never been shy about her depictions of mental health (or lack thereof) in her characters' lives, but PPF brings it to another level. I wanted to hug Neil so badly – but it was also so beautiful to watch him work through the things he was dealing with and come to a place of healing. And also take it a step further, and decide to go into a different field than the originally planned one that was so closely entwined with his identity in order to help people through their own struggles. If you can feel proud of a fictional character, I definitely am of him. Although I will say, make sure you're in the right headspace before picking this up. I appreciated reading about characters going through similar experiences to myself, but sometimes the very realistic portrayal of their college anxieties hit a little too close to home for comfort, bringing to the surface things I try not to worry about on a daily basis.

"𝑰’𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒔𝒌𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌."

I also really enjoyed gaining insight into Neil and Natalie's relationship the way there wasn't time to do in T3. She's an important part of Neil's struggle with his dad, but also just watching them tease and have fun with each other. Texting each other from across the country. Having deep and meaningful conversations. I want a Natalie spinoff book with Neil and Rowan cheering her on from afar. Please?

It was so beautiful to watch both Neil and Rowan growing into their new environments and forming connections outside each other as well. I especially loved their relationships with Skyler and Miranda. Watching them give and receive encouragement freely and the impact that it had on them made my heart so happy.

This book was the perfect end to Neil and Rowan's story – and like Neil says, "the very best parts [of a romance novel] happen after the book is over. And that's where we begin." So with that, I'm going to let them enjoy their happily ever after, and go cry about how happy I am this duology exists.

"Past Present Future" continues the story of Rowan and Neil from "Today Tonight Tomorrow," exploring their long-distance relationship during their first year of college. While I enjoyed revisiting these characters, I found the sequel lacking the spark and urgency that made the first book so engaging.

One aspect I appreciated was the addition of Neil's point of view, which added depth to his character, especially in his struggles with mental health. Solomon's writing remains strong, capturing the complexities of young love and the challenges of transitioning to adulthood.

However, I felt that the change in setting and the introduction of more mature themes, including sexual content, shifted the book away from its original YA audience into more of a New Adult category. This shift, coupled with a slower pace and less defined narrative arc compared to the first book, left me somewhat disappointed.

Overall, "Past Present Future" is a decent sequel that delves into the complexities of relationships and personal growth. However, I can't help but feel that it was an unnecessary addition to what was a perfectly fine and enjoyable standalone novel.

This was the perfect ending to Neil and Rowan’s story. I missed these characters so much, I hadn’t even realized. The first book was sweet & this was the best outcome for it. Please do yourself a favor and pick this up

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Today, Tonight, Tomorrow was a solid three-star read for me, and I was curious but not wholly invested in Rowan and Neil’s journey afterward. That all changed with Past, Present, Future. It felt like a much more mature book, in every sense of the word—as the characters grew and evolved, so did the themes, the conflicts, the storylines. Though the lessons are at times a bit heavy-handed, the book never feels tiresome as it explores what happens after Rowan and Neil’s “happily ever after”; in fact, I enjoyed their relationship as an established couple even more than the academic rivals to lovers trope in the first book. As the book will tell you many times, falling in love in one fell swoop is the easy part—staying in love is harder. It consists of tiny everyday gestures that mean so much more than a single declaration of love or a dramatic first kiss.

My expectations for this book were far surpassed. The characters navigate such real struggles, yet the book is never heavy enough to detract from the wondrous, joyful, terrible feeling of being in love that infuses the story throughout. I felt so much closer to the characters, especially Neil, this time around, and I truly cared what happened to them outside of the romance plot. Rachel Lynn Solomon, you got me. This might be my new favorite romance novel of the year.

Oh my god but this was pure perfection! Honestly I feel a slump coming my way . I’ll need a few days to recover. I have no words . how I missed these two. I could start crying! This book was everything and so much more . Thank you for writing this ! I can’t wait for my special edition of this book ! Thank you so much for an opportunity to read this early! I wish I could rate this more than 5 stars .Do I recommend?! Absolutely !

*thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

I am so so so happy that I was able to read these back to back.

I love love love Rowan and Neil. They're smart and capable and absolutely lost at their colleges. These two have chemistry and sweet banter and an understanding for the other. There's a good set of new friends (with cameos from hs friends) and it was wonderful to see both Rowan and Neil thrive.

Plot wise, it's good. It's sort of a slow meandering through the school year and how each of them find their place. The separate but together problems didn't feel so big when they were with each other, only for things to be magnified when they were apart. As always in a RLS book, there were healthy conversations about sex, anxiety, and mental health.

Overall, this was a heartfelt, heartbreaking, and some other word with heart in it sort of book with the best epilogue ever. I can't wait to do a binge reread.

**Huge thanks to the publisher for providing the arc free of charge**

This is an absolute must read!

I first fell in love with the characters Rowan and Neil while reading Today Tonight Tomorrow and this book is the sequel to continue their love story.  They were high school rivals and fell for each other on the last day of school and in this sequel, we get to experience their long-distance relationship during their first year of college. Rachel Lynn Solomon does an amazing job to capture real life experiences of everything you would experience in college and with a long-distance relationship.  We get to experience the characters growing and finding themselves, learning to communicate, and more importantly never giving up on each other. I absolutely love their mutual admiration for one another. 

I had a huge smile on my face within minutes of beginning Past Present Future and just knew I was in for a great read. Rowan is attending school in Boston to explore her writing but is struggling to find her voice and trying to figure why she has this block. Neil is attending school in New York and is embracing finding himself. Rachel Lynn Solomon did an amazing job with developing both characters, but I truly adored Neil's character more. It felt I was cheering on this person and got to experience him grow, it was truly magical. Neil has some past family drama that he has held on to, which hindered him in some ways. He was trying to face these demons in order to find who he is as a person. During this time, it was heartbreaking to read, and I definitely cried as it felt so real. Rachel Lynn Solomon did a great job in capturing these situations as they occur in real life relationships. Over the course of their first year in college, both Rowan and Neil fell for each other again and finally was on the same page where their relationship is in a good place. I honestly can say, I can't wait to see what comes next (not sure if there is a third book), but I can read about these characters continuously.

Thanks to NetGalley for an e-ARC of this book.

I absolutely flew through Today, Tonight, Tomorrow, and I was excited to see the characters again. However, I think changing the stakes so much—new cities, college transition, LDR—made this sequel fall pretty flat for me. Not to mention the very non-YA sexual content that made it in.

I enjoyed getting to see Neil’s POV and especially his struggle with mental illness. I think this was a really accurate portrayal of someone in their first year of university.

The university setting and the sexual content definitely move this book out of the YA genre and into NA, which is unfortunately not recognized by publishing houses. This book really does a good job of representing a huge problem in YA publishing right now and that is the aging of the characters/content in a genre that’s supposed to be for 14 years and up.

I loved this sequel. Wow it was amazing. There were a couple sentences I highlighted that had a missing space, or I wasn’t sure if the word was grammatically correct; however, I’m not a professional. Beautiful story, incredible/dynamic characters, and I could have another book after this one, and not complained. I absolutely loved this story because I know so many people who struggled through a long distance relationship their freshman year of college, and as much as I wanted it to work out, it didn’t due to lack of communication where Rowan and Neil found their voices for each other. I hold this book close to my heart and will recommend to all of my fellow readers.

If you are the kind of person who always wants more after a story ends- this book is it! This is the heartbreakingly lovely tale of love after a happily ever after. It made me laugh, it made me ugly cry, and it made me feel a fierce combination of nostalgia and longing for the future. As a high school sweetheart, who did two years of long distance college, this book delivered on every level. An absolute gem of a sequel!

4.5 stars

Today Tonight Tomorrow is my favourite book by this author, so I both couldn't wait for this sequel and was also apprehensive that it wouldn't live up to the previous book. Turns out I didn't have anything to fear! Past Present Future is a great example of there being enough organic story left over to be told after the end of one book to warrant a sequel - and the author pulling it off to perfection. PPF poses the question of what happens at the end of a happily-ever-after or even a happy-for-now as in the case of TTT. What happens to love? This time we get a dual POV, being in Neil's perspective for the first time, and it's a great decision because both him and Rowan are in different cities for college (New York for him and Boston for her) and we get to spend time in their heads together and apart. This is as much a coming-of-age new(ish) adult story with much heavier themes than TTT as it is a continuing ode to romance books and movies and stories. And in place of the character of the city of Seattle, which played such a vivid role in the first book, we have two equally vivid new cities that our characters get to explore for the first time. Both Neil and Rowan have enough individual issues to overcome along with the challenges that come with navigating a long-distance relationship during the first year of college even as they move across the country for it. They're such wonderfully real characters very easy to root for. This was sensitive and layered and realistic and as with every RLS ever, there was nuanced portrayals of mental health issues. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have my heart.

Absolute perfection!

For any fan of Rowan and Neil, you’re going to love this. I don’t quite know how RLS crafts such real characters, but I missed them so much and am so glad that we got to experience more life with them.

Like any RLS book, this book handles so many complex aspects of relationships and youth in the most gentle, yet honest manner. Rowan and Neil deal with all of the struggles of change, communication, physical intimacy, and insecurity that exist in long-distance relationships, but really any relationship.

More than anything though, RLS just had a magical ability to capture youth. When I read T3 my senior year of high school, I didn’t understand how she peered into my soul and brought my worries, and desires, and doubts onto the page. And as a college student in her second year, nothing has ever encapsulated how college felt for me better than this book (despite my lack of a hot, caring, word-obsessed rival turned boyfriend).

This book felt so true to my first year of college experience that at times it was *almost* difficult to read. But I did, because it was honest and validating, and healing, and hopeful.

I ended this book in a puddle of happy tears