I'm a sucker for a time loop story, and Solomon's latest book is an excellent YA one. Barrett Bloom is having a really bad first day of college, and when she wakes up to the same day all over again a la <i>Groundhog Day</i>, the only thing that makes it worse is realizing that Miles, the boy who humiliated her in her physics class, is also stuck in the loop with her. Barrett and Miles team up to try to figure out how to break out of their time loop, and their growing relationship is absolutely lovely. Barrett is forced to confront her painful high school past in a really nice coming-of-age story, and the slow burn romance is perfectly paced. Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing for a digital review copy.

See You Yesterday is the first Rachel Lynn Solomon novel I have had the pleasure of reading; it will definitely not be my last! This university freshmen year romance story has many things that are very precious to me:

1) Jewish representation: I absolutely loved the mentions of Hillel and Shabbat, especially observing the holiday in your own, special way. As an undergraduate in college, I was also tasked with maintaining my Jewish identity in a completely new, unfamiliar and limited space, but Solomon provides such an authentic picture of how many college students address these changes.

2) Asian-Jewish representation: I was taken aback by this! As an Asian-Jew myself, it was wonderful to see such personal representation on the pages, as well as how Miles (the main male protagonist) balanced his Jewish identity with his Asian identity. I never ever see this type of representation in popular media!

3) College Student Media representation: as a former student journalist, the mentions of university newspapers (especially having a quote wall) were spot on! I was laughing so hard and was immediately brought back to those 2 am work sessions in the newsroom.

4) Mentions of Veronica Mars, Pride & Prejudice and Carly Rae Jepsen: I mean... what more can you ask for?

Overall, I highly enjoyed this novel and loved getting to know Barrett and Miles. Their dynamic was so cute; my jaw was DROPPED at some romance scenes (especially their first kiss). Solomon perfectly encapsulates the awkward freshmen year flirting and romance that most of us probably experienced. Also, I am a sucker for a good slow burn! The science and mystery-ish vibes were just the cherry on top! I found myself getting chills with them when they discovered new physics theories, met new people and made even more discoveries to help their situation. I also felt my heart break for a second there at the end with the characters... It was very immersing!

I highly recommend this book! Thank you for sending me an ARC!

Ugh I always love me some RLS ♥️ I loved how this was book was with college aged characters instead of her normal high school YA’s. The time loop was very interesting and much different than any others I read! Barrett and Miles were really sweet and I liked how they came together ! I knocked a star off because there was times throughout the middle of the book that it felt like it was dragging a little, but by then end I was thoroughly satisfied!

This story is a fresh new twist of time being suspended and characters being stuck in the same day. College is off to a rough start for Barrett, from rooming with her high school enemy to starting a fire. However, she ends up in stuck in this day with her enemy, Miles. My favorite aspect of this story was that there were two characters stuck together in this, versus just one character experiencing the same day over and over again. The development of the relationship between Miles and Barrett as they try to move to the next day really added to the overall plot of the story.

If the teen you’re pitching the book to has a certain sense of humor, you could call this one a YA horror. After all, so may kids are looking to break out of high school, but also away from the people and circumstances they’ve been surrounded by their whole lives. So when Barrett gets to college and realizes that she can’t escape her (honestly, traumatizing, in many ways) past, it feels like an absolute nightmare. But then she gets stuck in a time loop, and has a chance to reinvent herself to the extreme.

Rachel Lynn Solomon is so talented, and she knocked it out of the park yet again with this one. The nice thing about knowing her body of work is that when I was reading this and saw something that needed to be addressed or a loose end that needing tying, I could trust that she had it handled. What a gift as a reader to have that sort of trust with an author.

I think this would be an amazing movie, and it’s already a fantastic book. Highly recommended for teens and up!

Thanks to Simon + Schuster + Rachel Lynn Solomon for the publicity review copy, pub date May 17, 2022.

zero surprise: I love love love SEE YOU TOMORROW.
It's a time loop, where Barrett Bloom and Miles Kasher-Okamoto are living and reliving their first day of college over and over and over again. This is a romance, no doubt about it, one where you fall in love with Barrett and Miles as they fall in love with each other. But especially the depth, the depth of the characters, of their humanness, of learning that we can be our best selves with others when we know who we are, and that it takes time to truly get to know others. I love this for the diversity of the characters and representation in this book (as in all of Rachel Lynn Solomon's books), especially the Jewishness, the mental health, sexuality, and the body neutrality.

I've read books repeating the same day over and over again before, but this one was so much cuter! The characters were so fun and the romance was awkward and adorable.

I really love a good time-loop romance! Rachel Lynn Solomon is one of my absolute favorites, and she really pulls off the plot well. It was a really great YA, and I just loved the characters. It's a romcom with lots of emotions. Really great ending.

Living one day on a loop? No thank you. Reading about the most adorable couple living a loop? Yes please. Rachel Lynn Solomon you have done it again! This was the sweetest coming of age that really encompasses the feelings of the first days of college. Loved it!

This is my 4th Rachel Lynn Solomon book and I can safely say that I love them all. Thanks to @netgalley and @simonteen for the early copy of SEE YOU YESTERDAY, a contemporary YA/New Adult novel. (PUB 05.17)

What would you do if you were stuck in a time loop Groundhog Day style on the first day of freshman year? Not only that- but you're stuck with a stranger. That's the predicament Barrett and Miles find themselves in as they get to know each other and work together to figure a way out of September 21.

This book tapped all my sweet spots. I am a sucker for nostalgia and this was dripping with it. All the best bits of the "newness" of college. The desire to reinvent yourself mixed with overcoming past trauma and the trepidation of the next big adventure. The angst that comes with relationships- past & new, platonic & romantic.

It’s full of heart and adventure. The characters were smart and vulnerable, yet realistic and nuanced. It had what I've come to expect from Solomon- top notch writing, a fair bit of humor, and a tender understanding of self-growth. I read "that kissing scene" and the last chapter at least 3 times.

"Time is helping me recognize who I'm supposed to be, only I'm not sure who that person is yet. Whatever the reason the universe singled us out, Miles and I found each other in this strange echo of a world. And that means something."*

MORE:
- Just enough physics for my skill level (low)
- Slow burn
- Representation- Jewish, Japanese American, bisexual
- Content- Bullying and PTSD ( past high school trauma), Mental health (anxiety),
- While this is YA I'd say it leans into the top end of the spectrum towards New Adult/17+

*Quotes are from an early copy and may not reflect the final version.

3.5 stars! This was cute! I’ve been looking forward to this one for awhile because the plot sounded fun (very Palm Springs-esque, a movie I adored) and I have liked most of Solomon’s other works. The romance was enjoyable and I liked the main characters well enough, but I’ll be honest and say this didn’t blow me away.

No other Solomon book has managed to capture the same charm as Today, Tonight, Tomorrow for me, which has been disappointing. I can’t quite put my finger on exactly why that is, but there were just a few nitpicks throughout this book (mostly with arguments/conflicts which felt over dramatic and unnecessary) that I didn’t love. Overall it was fun and cute but still not one of my favorites.

It’s September 21st…again and again and again.
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It’s Barrett Bloom’s first day of college, but it’s not off to an auspicious start. Her new roommate is her high school nemesis, she manages to sit next to the most annoying guy in her 8:30 physics class, she blunders her interview for the college paper and then sets a frat house on fire at a party. Only to wake up and live it again and again, Groundhog Day-style. She can’t figure out why this is happening until she realizes the annoying guy from physics is experiencing the same phenomenon. Can they work together to figure it out or will they be stuck in this time loop forever?
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@rlynn_solomon is an automatic read for me anytime: YA, NA, adult—I’ll devour anything she publishes and I always thought Today, Tonight, Tomorrow would be my favorite YA book of hers…until THIS BOOK! I cried several times and it’s a romcom, y’all! There was plenty of laughter too, but the tears can be attributed to the amount of depth Solomon goes into her characters, which is unparalleled. They’re so authentic, relatable and normal—I’d expect to run into them in Seattle. I loved everything about this new adult romance I’d also love to point out time loop tropes are the bomb and Solomon nailed it. I need this to be a movie. This title releases May 17 (not September 21st like I thought it might 😂) Preorder now!
CW: bullying, drug addiction, slut shaming, panic attacks, fat phobia, car accident

4.5 Stars—This story revolves around Barrett and Miles who realize they are stuck in a time-loop together and try to figure out why, while also try to live their one day to the best of their abilities-sometimes doing outlandish things and other times just spending time getting to know each other. Overall, this is a sweet enemies to friends to lovers YA/NA book and would highly recommend.

I hadn’t read a book with such a unique plot point in such a long time that the mystery alone, surrounding why the main characters were stuck in a time loop, kept me turning the page. Aside from being so curious to find out what was going to happen next, the characters themselves were so well-written and lovable. Barrett Bloom is a tenacious, brave, hilarious main characters and Miles is the sweetest love interest. The two of them make such a good pair <3. Their adventures together were so great, and each time I kept internally wishing I could get stuck in my own time loop to take advantage of all the things they did, and then some. There were moments where the time loop felt a little repetitive, but I’m guessing that was the point. Overall, this was such a great read and I loved the representation! I would suggest to check trigger warnings though as there’s mention of bullying in the story.

RATING: 4/5 STARS

This YA take on Groundhog Day is a winner! I loved Barrett and Miles' journey figuring out the time loops. The romance had some very sweet moments, and the ending was satisfying. Recommend for those looking for a fun escape for a couple of hours!

I never know how I feel about time travel stories, yet I continue to read them. At first, I found the continuous loop repetitive and too implausible (I was not a fan of the movie Groundhog Day to begin with). I had NO idea how Solomon would keep the plot going for an entire book and was hoping the premise was similar to In a Holidaze where the time travel ends midway. While that was not the case, the plot definitely evolves, and I grew to love the story.

What won me over was Solomon’s quirky characters, diverse representation, body and sex positive messages, and the beautifully written love story. I was given an early ARC as a Jewish reviewer, and I wanted to highlight how well she integratedJewish culture and religion into the story and emphasized how there is not one way to be Jewish. In terms of the romance, this was a slow-burn, and I appreciated how a deep emotional connection and friendship was developed before any physical intimacy. Barrett and Miles got to know each other by simply asking questions about their family, friends, interests and life experiences. These conversation also paved a pathway to talk about the more difficult and sensitive topics, such as high school bullying, their own anxieties and family pressures. I didn't care for the conflict between the two main characters but fortunately, it didn't play a huge piece in the story.

Read if you are interested in:
💖YA romance stories
✡️Jewish, Japanese American and LGBQT representation
🏫College setting (University of Seattle)
😬Freshman year nostalgia
⌛️Time loops
🟢Slow-burn friendship to lovers

Many thanks to the author for this ARC! Pub date: 5/17/22

I don't think I liked this one as much as Today Tonight Tomorrow, but it was still enjoyable for the most part. I'm also not a fan of Groundhog Day trope to begin with--I feel like it starts getting really repetitive at one point, which is obviously intentional, and the same happened here where some of the ways Miles and Barrett spent their days felt like plot fillers. I also wish there was a stronger hate-to-lovers arc here (I feel like Barrett barely hated Miles before they became friends) but they were still very cute!

I feel like this review makes it seem like it I didn't like the book, but that's not true, I did enjoy it a lot. I think I'm just comparing it a lot to Today Tonight Tomorrow, which isn't totally fair cause it's truly so hard to top that book.

Where do I start?! I loved this novel. The older I get (ha), the more picky I am about YA and THIS BOOK is some true-blue brilliant YA. It takes on "Groundhog Day" with gusto and representation! Kudos on weaving in real characters in a natural way, you know like real life!

Barrett is not size 6, Jewish, and a badass/relatable female character with a bisexual mom and Japanese American,Jewish, male enemy turns lovers counterpart. Phew! Amazing!

This book is fun, charming, and offers the slow build romance that I live for. I highly recommend "See You Yesterday" by Rachel Lynn Solomon!

Rachel Lynn Solomon is undoubtedly an autobuy author now. I absolutely loved Today Tonight Tomorrow (yes I'm a half Jewish gifted kid with an academic rival, shut up), so I had high hopes for See You Yesterday, and it really delivered on those.
First up, our lovely cast of characters! One of the benefits of a time loop is that everyone has ample time for development. It was really interesting seeing how different circumstances affected the different characters, especially Lucie. Everyone certainly had time to get to know each other, even the people who weren't involved in the loop. One thing I really loved about these characters was how imperfect they were. I feel like a lot of 18-year-old characters or just general YA characters have to be incredibly traditionally attractive. but Solomon wrote characters with insecurities and people who didn't love them any less because of those.
Next as always, relationships! Like I said above, a time loop is certainly great for getting to know people. The main characters learned a lot about each other's lives and it wasn't at all insta love, which made everything flow really well. Miles and Barrett were so good for each other, but you also had people like Lucie that Barrett became closer with the more she learned. They weren't afraid to communicate, which can be all too rare sometimes.
Lastly, plot and the book itself. One thing I know about time loops is that they make me anxious. Not the whole thing, just that specific "it's going to reset anyways so why bother" moment. Because of the rules of this "Groundhog Day" situation in particular, I couldn't always be stress-free. However, I did really enjoy the book. There was a lot of Science Stuff (TM) surrounding the loop, but it was dumbed-down enough for me to understand for the most part. This book was definitely unique in a really good way.
I'd definitely recommend this book to those who already like Solomon, but also people who want a romance that sits on the more NA scale of NA and YA with characters you know you'll love. I have no regrets about this book.

Imagine it's your first day of college and everything goes wrong- your high school nemesis is your new roommate, you tank the interview for a position you’ve dreamed off on the school newspaper, and you set a frat house on fire. When you wake up the next morning, it’s the same day- a do over of the first day. At first, Barrett is confused in this take on the movie Groundhog Day, especially when she realizes the annoying guy from physics, Miles, is also repeating the day like her. But there are so many possibilities…. I absolutely loved this book. I loved how the relationship develops between Barrett and Miles. Also, I really appreciate that this book is almost completely redoing the day over and over. This was my first YA by Rachel Lynn Solomon but it’s not my last. She’s an auto-read author for me now!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙:
Feisty, plus sized female MC
Shy, nerdy, loveable male MC
Strangers to friends to lovers romance
Fulfilling individual character development as they work through significant personal struggles/trauma
Perfect amount of spice
Interesting timeline progression (Groundhog Day style)
Japanese American, Jewish, and LGBTQ representation

𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬:
Thank you so much to Simon and Schuster for the eARC of this book! Once again, Rachel Lynn Solomon has stolen my heart with another incredible book. I really will read ANYTHING that she writes! This was a unique romance with a Groundhog Day premise, when two strangers realize they’ve both been stuck in a time loop.

Barrett is a plus sized, Jewish female MC (and who’s mom is a bisexual, single mom) who has some serious trauma in her path that she’s never really faced. Miles is a Japanese American, Jewish male MC who has always held himself to a very safe and sheltered lifestyle, not wanting to take any risks that might add stress to his family dynamic. I love the ups and downs of their relationship progression, from being snarky strangers, to going on adventures as friends, to realizing they may have romantic feelings for each other.

There’s many emotional and raw moments as both Barrett and Miles are forced to finally face some of the hardest parts of their pasts. As a reader, it definitely made me think about how every choice you make influences the path you’re on, no matter how inconsequential it may seem. And the possibility of parallel universes… it just makes my mind hurt to think about, but in a good way 🤯 😂

RLS does a fabulous job of making the most ordinary things so romantic—like watching someone engage the parking brake—and let’s be honest, we’ve all been there and she just makes it so RELATABLE. There’s a good amount of spice that doesn’t detract from the character’s journeys. If you’re looking for a quick smutty read—this isn’t it—but my favorite types of romances are always ones where the plot and emotional connection is developed first, with spicy moments being included as an important (and fun to read 😜) secondary focus.

As with everything she writes, I love the representation RLS included in this book. Both the main and the side characters are diverse and have a variety of backgrounds, which is so refreshing to read. This may be my favorite RLS book yet. It’s seriously that good!