Book Review!
See you yesterday by @rlynn_solomon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I really loved this book! It’s a YA book, which I haven’t read it a long time but it was adorable and funny. Barrett and Miles start out as enemies and they soon realize they are the same time loop living the same day over and over again. It has humor and is such a sweet love story! I highly recommend! Thanks @netgalley and @simonandschuster for the early copy! Book is out May 17th! #bookstagram #book #bookrecommendations #booklover #bookreview #bookromance #yabooks #love #bookshelf #netgalleygoals

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for approving me for this ARC.

This was my first Rachel Lynn Solomon book, and it did not disappoint. It definitely makes me want to go back and read her other books, especially seeing Weather Girl all over booksta. I really loved this novel. I love the Groundhog Day feel of it. I love that there was Jewish rep in this book. (I'm not Jewish, I'm Catholic, but being on booksta and working in a Temple, made me realize there's not much Jewish rep in many books, and it made me happy to read more about their religion!) Barrett and Miles are two messy people who find solidarity between each other. They are sarcastic, fun to be around, and very relatable characters. I really, really love them together. The only reason why I didn't give this book five stars is because the book felt LONG. There's only so much you can do with a time loop situation, and it just started feeling very repetitive in the middle. The topic of finding the professor was a little thrown all over the place. They mentioned her, and then you didn't hear about her until almost the end of the book. It felt like the author was never going to get around to it again. I almost threw my kindle though with that ending   I really thought she had me there for a second. It would have been a very interesting ending though. I can't wait to go back to read Rachel's other books!

Thank you to #NetGalley, Rachel Lynn Solomon for the ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was my first Rachel Lynn Solomon book and I LOVED it!!

Barrett is off to college after a disastrous last semester of high school. She is ready for a clean slate and a new start. September 21st starts out like any other college day for Barrett. A know-it-all in one of her classes, a horrible interview for the school paper, and then a fraternity party that literally catches on fire. All Barrett wants to do is go to bed and forget the day. Unfortunately or lucky for her, she wakes up the next day and finds out it is September 21st again. Soon she finds out that know-it-all in her class, Miles, is stuck in this same time loop as well and he has been here even longer. She agrees to work with him to see if they can fix it and get to September 22.

I am a fan of the movie "Groundhogs Day" and I think that what made me love this book so much. I also liked the two main characters Barrett and Miles. They both had issues they had dealt with but where able to work with and talk to each other about them to see how they could deal with or fix those issues.
The only thing I did not like about this book was all the F-bombs. Other than that it was a great book!

(RECEIVED AS AN ARC THROUGH NETGALLEY)
So I read The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon and absolutely fell in love with her writing style. Rundown for SYY: two college students, who are strangers, learn that they are stuck in a time loop to relive the same day over and over, a la Groundhog Day. We have Miles Kasher-Okamoto, an absolute adorable physics dweeb who is determined to learn anything and everything he can (oh and he has a hopeless crush on Barrett Bloom). Now onto Barrett Bloom, chaotic, sarcastic, and secretly, deep down, absolutely soft and in need of love. These two seemingly should not go together, but of course, that's exactly why they do. Solomon has an extreme skill for making fucking fantastic characters. Both Miles and Barrett are funny and flawed and R E A L. At times it felt like Solomon reached into my brain and plucked Barrett's subconscious from my own: "I'd emerge the same person I've always been. The person who uses sarcasm and nonchalance as armor." Ouch. Too real. I loved that book felt well-balanced. What I mean to say is there was enough background plot about researching the time loop and the dynamics of that, paired with Miles and Barrett getting closer to one another and having fun together.

I love how this book addresses so many issues and topics that haunt me every day as an undergrad: what it means to live life to the fullest, how we value our time and our relationships, how college allegedly changes you, and what that change looks like. This book is definitely geared towards a younger adult audience/maybe even an older teen audience. It's sort of fade to black? But not for lack of explicit language (and thoughts, yes Barrett, those are explicit thoughts).

One of my favorite reads of this year by far! Can't wait to get my hands on a physical copy :)

Are you a Groundhog Day fan? I’ve watched it so many times I could (but try not to) recite the dialogue. It’s true; I’m like a Rocky Horror fan without the costumes. The magic of this movie comes from watching it again and again. Yes, that’s a meta-commentary on the movie itself. The beauty of experiencing Phil’s range of emotion – disbelief, despair, hopelessness, grief – is profound, probably more so because Bill Murray plays the character elegantly. It's nearly a perfect movie – good the first time but better and better with each rewatch.

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon is something of a Groundhog Day retelling. I jumped at the chance to read this book – perhaps unfairly since I had a lot of expectations and preconceived notions about how the story would go.

Surprisingly, I was not disappointed. As with the movie, I found myself initially not loving Barrett Bloom. (I love this name so much.) My dislike of her stemmed (pun intended) not from her messiness or mouthiness or imperfection but from her blistering moments of unkindness. She has reasons.

Author Solomon does a masterful job of letting us into Barrett’s world, encouraging us to get to know her (as we got to know Bill Murray’s Phil) in the same fashion that Barrett gets to know her time-loop “nemesis,” Miles. (I actually disagree with the nemesis label used in the promos but I can’t really go into that without spoiling the story. You’ll just have to read it. We can debate afterwards.)

Isn’t it frustrating when a story arc doesn’t allow the protagonist to grow? In See You Yesterday, we actually get to experience Barrett’s grief and her realization that she’s capable of addressing her history (again, no spoilers!). It doesn’t take her the 33 years that it takes Phil but then again Barrett is a young Jewish woman. She’s already got so much more going for her than Phil had (sorry, Phil, but FACTS).

The story is told from Barrett’s POV which is likely the reason Miles feels a little underdeveloped. We just don’t get the chance to know him as well. That’s a disappointment because he seems very, very worth knowing. He’s stuck in the time loop with Barrett and actually spends more time looping than she does but we don’t really get to know why. Although I don’t love multiple POVs in first person stories, I think I would have liked it in this instance, just to give us more of Miles’ backstory.

Regardless, Miles is an absolutely delightful character. He’s also deeply grieving – though, again, it’s a little hard to see that – and he’s also got a secret that he holds onto for most of the story. Whether or not he should have kept the secret is another point for us to debate later. It’s well-done and made me like him even more.

This book comes out May 17, 2022. Pre-order from an indie bookstore if you can.

I received a digital ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

[Note: per your request, this review is scheduled to go live on my blog -- bookbuzzblog.com -- on April 17, 2022, at 12:01AM.]

The characters in this book are wonderfully drawn and I didn’t want the book to end. I’ve only read Weather Girl by the author, but after 2 five stars reads for me, she’s an auto buy, and I’ll be catching up on her older titles. I love characters that are a little snarky and talk to the reader, and it’s done so well!

As a long time fan of RLS, I was overjoyed to get my hands on this book early (it was one of my most anticipated reads of the year!) And it might just be one of my favorite RLS novels yet! See you yesterday follows Barrett Bloom, a college freshman trying to pave a way for her future career in journalism. And as I’m sure some of us can relate, her first day at her college goes anything but smoothly. However, upon waking up the next day, she realizes the impossible has happened — she’s repeating the previous day, in a cyclical loop. Luckily for Barrett, she’s not the only one stuck in this cycle; Miles, a peer from her physics class, also is stuck in the impossible. As the two work together to unravel what’s happened and to find their way back on a forward moving timeline, they grow close together and begin to cross the line from friendship to more.

I really enjoyed this book from start to end. Barrett is a funny and endearing protagonist, and much of her monologue made me laugh. I loved seeing her work through what happened to her in the past, while evolving in the present. Her relationship with Miles was so much fun to read. Their chemistry was popping off the page, and seeing a true slowburn in action have a magnificent payoff was well worth it. If you like college stories, physics, lovable protagonists and slowburn (x1000), this book is for you. 4/5 stars!

Thank you so much to Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing and NetGalley for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book but I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome and how much I really liked it. The story, much like a college/New Adult version of Groundhog Day, follows Barrett and Miles who have somehow gotten stuck in a time loop and are forced to relive their disastrous first day of college. It's full of compelling language that intrigued me and sucked me in. I was just so curious to learn more about what happened and how they could possibly fix it. The protagonists are equally authentic and vulnerable as leading players.

Rachel Lynn Solomon does it again. Time travel romances are always fun and Rachel put such a cute spin on the tropes involved with SEE YOU YESTERDAY. I loved this book, from the plot to the fun characters and the fun antics that went on throughout the chapters. As always, Rachel did a great job with representation, which is always a plus especially with contemporary novels. I'm looking forward to her next! Full review will hopefully be on bookstagram soon!

“Somehow, we were able to move forward while we were standing still.”

This book is delightful! I’m a big fan of the movie Groundhog Day which is both referenced in and similar to this YA story by Rachel Lynn Solomon. College freshman Barrett and Miles are stuck in a time loop reliving their first day at the University of Washington.

The romantic trope of nemesis to friends to lovers is executed so perfectly in this book that I enjoyed every iteration of their relationship knowing that they would eventually fall in love.

Like all of Solomon’s books, there is diverse and authentic representation including, Jewish and Jewish Asian characters, queer characters, as well as people dealing mental health issues. There are so many great messages in this book – especially about learning to love yourself and find people who see the real you and love you for all that you are. It may sound corny but it made me laugh and smile. I also loved the relationship between Barrett and her mother – it reminds me about my relationship with my daughter.

I recommend this sweet and magical story to anyone who wants to relive the feeling of being on the cusp of adulthood with the endless possibilities of how your life can turn out stretched out before you..

Thank you to Simon & Schuster and Net Galley for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is as delicious as Mozzarella sticks, New York bagels, and chocolate chip cookies the size of your face! I loved Barrett and Miles! This new adult book is one that will be cherished. The magical realism and physocs of it all draw you in immediately.

I am rarely dissatisfied with a Rachel Lynn Solomon book. See You Yesterday is an adorable contemporary romance!!

3.5 stars. This was a cute, new-adult time loop story that had some surprisingly heavy topics discussed. I think the author did a credible job covering them and it gave a somewhat fluffy story a bit of weight. The relationship development was interesting and the characters quirky. The author did a great job of making a repeating day not feel repetitive, as happens in so many other time loop stories.

So first, why is Rachel Lynn Solomon such a good writer? I loved this!

Barrett Brown and Miles are stuck reliving the same day. Together. At first they don’t know each other but then, as time passes, they become closer and closer, the only ones who can share in their experience. They were super adorable and Barrett is so relatable. This story had a lot of heart and Solomon finds a way to take the time loop genre and make it different everyday. It’s a hilarious, heart-warming read you won’t want to miss!

See You Yesterday is a cute, time-loop romance. It is set during the main characters' first week in college, which makes it great for older teen readers who might be thinking about what comes after high school. The characters are quirky and likable, and even though the same day repeats, each adventure is different enough that the reader stays interested.

This was a super cute romance time travel book set in college that I absolutely adored. I wasn't sure if this book would bring anything new to the table in that we see this trope many times in young adult fiction, however, I really like the character development and how the relationship built over repeating the same day. I liked how tough topics were explored, science and research was included, all while being a light-hearted and enjoyable read.

Barrett (named for the poet) Bloom is looking at her freshman year of college as the opportunity of a do-over. High school was hell: her expose in the school paper on a corrupted grading system for star tennis players led to her being a social pariah, but also bullying, the loss of a good friend, and a deceptive, mean prom date who took her virginity just so he could brag about deflowering her as revenge for her getting his brother kicked off the tennis team. On her first day of classes, Wednesday, September 21, Barrett discovers her no-show roommate is Lucie, the former friend (whose boyfriend was the one who got kicked off the team!) and the day gets worse from there. She botches her interview with the school paper, is unprepared for physics 101, and accidentally sets fire to a frat house. She runs away, gets lost, finds her way to campus, passes out in the common room, and…. wakes up again on Wednesday, September 21.

Stuck in a Groundhog-Day like time loop, the only bright and shining part of her day is getting to know Miles Kasher-Okamoto, the son of her physics teacher, who seems to be stuck in a time loop of his own. Their bristly temperaments towards each other slowly become sparks as they try to figure out why they are stuck, and agree to approach getting unstuck together from Mile’s more scientific leanings and Barrett’s magical ones. They enjoy going on adventures with no consequences, traveling, exploring, getting tattoos, buying a lot of rescue dogs, and narrowly escape death.

Another approach to find their way back to their reality is to right past wrongs, and this becomes an opportunity for Barrett to try to repair her relationship with Lucie, for Miles to allow his addict brother Max to make amends, and for Barrett to face the shitty things that happened to her on prom date–including confronting Cole Walker– and clue both Miles and her Max in, so she can begin to heal. The pair even tries to track down a former professor from UW who taught a very popular class on Time Travel for Beginners, and while her advice is ultimately helpful, nothing helps, until a missing sock provides an epiphany.

I was thinking of this book as Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl meets Casey McQuiston’s One Last Stop: while only two are about the college experience and two are about time loops, all three novels have deeply fleshed out, real new adult characters alongside interesting and non-stereotyped supporting characters strong setting, a compelling story, a sweet, strong first time romance, great pacing, and honestly? just perfect voice and writing.

I loved See You Yesterday for the theme of acceptance and the author’s normalizing what might still be considered marginalized people. Barrett’s mother has dated both men and women, and her current love interest is on the verge of proposing; another character isn’t so sure she likes men all that much and is looking forward to exploring; Barrett is curvy and (mostly) unashamed and gets comfortable being adored as she is; Miles is Asian American, and both are Jewish, but Miles says he is not half anything when he’s telling Barrett about some of the comments he’s heard (presumably from other Jews) about not being a matrilineal Jew. As a Jew by choice, I love seeing myself reflected back in what I’m reading, and their improvised Shabbat on a Wednesday was just so lovely. Barrett’s observation that “Much of Judaism is about making do with what you have, and I’ve always loved that there are so many ways to observe” resonated with me. It should be noted the setting of the book takes place close to the High Holidays, and while they are not mentioned, it is a time of reflection, apologies, atonement, and new beginnings.

I also really loved the pop culture woven throughout–the age of the protagonist means she has a mom that grew up in the 2000s and her introduction to the Gilmore Girls and love of all things from the turn of the 21st century is a nicely woven thread throughout the narrative.

The title is great and I don’t love the pink cover, which features a sketch of the characters at three points in time and coordinates with the author’s last YA book, Today, Tonight, Tomorrow.

I flipped to Good Reads to note I’d finished the book, and realized Rachel Lynn Solomon wrote my favorite book (thus far) of 2022: Weather Girl! As in Weather Girl, the Seattle setting features strongly into the narrative.

One of my favorite things to tell kids embarking on their higher education journey is that college is what YOU make of it. Watching Barrett come to this realization that it’s not college that will change her, but that she will change, is so satisfying.

I received an advance reader’s review copy of #SeeYouYesterday via #Netgalley

I was provided an advance copy courtesy of the publisher; thank you!
I quite literally could not put this book down, I read it in a single sitting! I loved Barret so much and related to her in more ways than one. While the idea of the book is fantastical, the execution is amazing! The book didn't feel trope-y or corny and it was paced really nicely. I cried a little (okay, a lot) at the end, but I was so happy with the conclusion. Overall, a beautiful story that I would highly recommend!

If I have one weakness in this world it is YA rivals to lovers books. I will never ever stop loving them, they will never fail to be the one thing I will always ADORE. I loved the mixed in complication of a time loop, and was glad for some protagonists that are exactly my age! I feel like so many YA characters are still in high school, but college kids also love fluffy cute rivals to lovers arcs of characters their age! So glad for the chance to read this early!

My one critique/complaint has nothing to do with the actual content and everything to do with the format. PDF style galleys can be incredibly difficult to read, and they can sometimes jump around on their own, which can be frustrating.

I don't read a lot of young adults books. I loved this book. I loved seeing Barrett overcome her high school self. I feel like this was a book about second chances. And that not everyone is who they seem to be. I connected with Barretts jewish identity and loved how the author wrote about it. Miles is a grumpy guy on the outside but is really the sweetest guy. I liked the message that colleges really isn't about reinventing yourself but finding who are.