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mandkips's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Grief, Death, and Racism
Minor: Car accident and Alcoholism
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
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Trigger & Content Warnings:
Homomisia
Racism discussed
Familial estrangement
Alcohol consumption
Physical injury
Hospitalisation
Organ transplants & surgery mentioned
Terminal cancer
I stumbled on the summary of this book after falling down a hole on GoodReads. Honestly, one of my favorite things is looking at books for a few hours and seeing where I end up. Typically I end up with a ton of books added to my TBR and a good feeling about all of them. So after having this on my TBR for a few months and then running across it on the Libby app I knew it was time.
Going into this book I thought it would be a sweet lighthearted YA rom-com with the added twist of time travel, which it was, but it was also so much more. We have the discussion of class, wealth, race, and sexuality. Andre is a young queer black man that just received a life-changing liver transplant, life-changing in more ways than one.
Imagine six months after a liver transplant you’re all of a sudden transported into the past. I’ve always been deeply fascinated by the idea of time travel but, as a WOC, also scared of it. There are tons of places in America, currently, where it’s not safe to walk around while being brown, or queer, so the idea of being transported back in time is scary.
From the start that was sweet, cute, and full of random horror movie references [which I love!] to the middle and end that were deeper and full of more emotion I loved this entire story. We get a beautiful story of love, time travel, and finding where you fit, and though we are always aware of the trauma a young queer black man may face, we’re able to see and share in his joy and happiness without scenes of discrimination or hate.
I am so happy that I stumbled upon the summary of this book and look forward to buying myself a copy to re-read, annotate, and use to convince more people to read this beautiful story.Â
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Car accident
imstephtacular's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Chronic illness
Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, Medical content, and Homophobia
Minor: Cursing and Racism
foreverinastory's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
After a liver transplant, Andre Cobb finds out he can time travel. After returning from his surprise trip to 1969, Andre is contacted by the donor family. They take him in and explain about time traveling, and they've tasked their youngest son, Blake, to teach him about his new gift. Andre is torn between past and present, between Michael and Blake and he has no idea what he's doing.
I enjoyed this book. It was such a fun time romp. Andre was an easy character to love. He's been through a lot and had low expectations of things working out for him. Then this liver transplant changes his whole life. Now he can plan a future and he's finding that the future he wants is not the dream his parents have coached him on. I loved seeing Andre get to grow and live. His adventures show him just some of the experiences he can continue to have.
I wasn't super invested in either of the romance candidates. Michael was from 1969 so like that would never work? But then I never really felt the connection with Blake until super late in the book. Regardless, I did really enjoy this book and Andre's character.
Rep: Black gay male who has liver cancer (in remission), two gay white male love interests.
CWs: Grief, homophobia (someone is kicked out of their parents house for being gay), alcohol consumption (underage) , alcoholism, drug use/abuse, cancer (MC had liver cancer, in remission, book opens with liver transplant), medical content, death/death of child (love interest's brother), car accident (cause of death), grief, racism, outing.Â
I enjoyed this book. It was such a fun time romp. Andre was an easy character to love. He's been through a lot and had low expectations of things working out for him. Then this liver transplant changes his whole life. Now he can plan a future and he's finding that the future he wants is not the dream his parents have coached him on. I loved seeing Andre get to grow and live. His adventures show him just some of the experiences he can continue to have.
I wasn't super invested in either of the romance candidates. Michael was from 1969 so like that would never work? But then I never really felt the connection with Blake until super late in the book. Regardless, I did really enjoy this book and Andre's character.
Rep: Black gay male who has liver cancer (in remission), two gay white male love interests.
CWs: Grief, homophobia (someone is kicked out of their parents house for being gay), alcohol consumption (underage) , alcoholism, drug use/abuse, cancer (MC had liver cancer, in remission, book opens with liver transplant), medical content, death/death of child (love interest's brother), car accident (cause of death), grief, racism, outing.Â
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, and Racism
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Outing
angelicathebookworm's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Medical content
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The concept behind this is so unique! A boy who gets a liver transplant suddenly gets the ability to travel in time. And falls in love with someone in the past. And in the present. I actually really enjoyed this book. I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was really engaging. The story was emotional and pulled me in from the beginning. This is actually something that I might read again!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Grief, Homophobia, and Racism
Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Drug abuse
thedanielhurst's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, and Terminal illness
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Homophobia, and Racism
thepassivebookworm's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Terminal illness, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Alcoholism
violet_pages's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Racism
Minor: Car accident, Drug abuse, and Homophobia
rorikae's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
'Yesterday Is History' by Kosoko Jackson is a sweet story that explores first love, familial expectations, and more with time travel.Â
The story follows Andre Cobb, who is recovering from a liver transplant. Andre is just trying to get back to his life, finish off his last classes, and head off to school to be a doctor like his parents have always expected. But suddenly, Andre is pulled back in time to 1969, where he meets Michael, the boy that lives in his childhood home. Andre feels a spark with Michael, but then he is whisked back to his time period and he starts to unravel what happened and what it means for his future.Â
This story has so much heart. Jackson has created lovable characters that are dealing with difficult situations and often stumbling on their way. Andre is still trying to get his head around his future and whether he wants to follow in what his parents expect for him or what he truly feels called to do. The time travel element works great as a way to demonstrate how Andre is split between his past and the possibilities for his future. I do think that one of the downsides to this story is that it doesn't feel completely fleshed out and at times feels a little rushed. There are moments I wish were given more time and others that are merely mentioned that I think would have been helpful to have seen. There is some reconciliation that happens off the page that I think should have been a full scene and some elements that I think could have been delved further into. Even so, it's a really sweet story and the ending tugged at my heart. I'm interested to see what Jackson writes next as I think this novel shows a lot of promise.Â
The story follows Andre Cobb, who is recovering from a liver transplant. Andre is just trying to get back to his life, finish off his last classes, and head off to school to be a doctor like his parents have always expected. But suddenly, Andre is pulled back in time to 1969, where he meets Michael, the boy that lives in his childhood home. Andre feels a spark with Michael, but then he is whisked back to his time period and he starts to unravel what happened and what it means for his future.Â
This story has so much heart. Jackson has created lovable characters that are dealing with difficult situations and often stumbling on their way. Andre is still trying to get his head around his future and whether he wants to follow in what his parents expect for him or what he truly feels called to do. The time travel element works great as a way to demonstrate how Andre is split between his past and the possibilities for his future. I do think that one of the downsides to this story is that it doesn't feel completely fleshed out and at times feels a little rushed. There are moments I wish were given more time and others that are merely mentioned that I think would have been helpful to have seen. There is some reconciliation that happens off the page that I think should have been a full scene and some elements that I think could have been delved further into. Even so, it's a really sweet story and the ending tugged at my heart. I'm interested to see what Jackson writes next as I think this novel shows a lot of promise.Â
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Medical content, and Cancer