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Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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s3vn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

It took me a while to not only think of Devi and Ben in Never Have I Ever, even though the pairings don’t have anything in common except for their academic rivalry. Once I got into the book I was surprisingly hooked. It’s sort of lovely and bittersweet.

I commend the author for the important discussions about feminism, female sexuality, antisemitism and consent. Sometimes the writing was a bit, hm.. on the nose and repetitive. And though the plot was predictable, the characters were lovable and the game of Howl was captivating enough that it didn’t matter.

This book and the nostalgia/“end of an era”-feeling left me unexpectedly sad haha.

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

CW: Anti-semitism, mention of parent in prison, mention of abuse, minor car accident (no injuries), bullying, sexual content (fade to black)

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joymia24's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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alylentz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

This was thoroughly enjoyable--a great choice in enemies to lovers for a teen audience. I thought the scavenger hunt element was so fun and kept the story moving forward in a way that felt natural without taking over. Really appreciated the discussions about antisemitism, privilege, and sex in here as well. Would recommend to teen readers looking for "will they, won't they" romance, books that process the high school to college transition, and appreciate a good competition element!

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book as I loved the Weather Girl and enjoyed the Ex-Talk. So obviously I wanted to read more of her work. God, as a 23-year-old, I shouldn’t be relating to Rowan as much as I did.

This book follows Rowan Roth. It's the last day of the senior year and Rowan and her enemy Neil McNair have been rivals for all of high school, clashing on test scores, student council elections, and even gym class pull-up contests. While Rowan, who secretly wants to write romance novels is anxious about the future, she’d love to beat Neil one last time. Tonight, she puts up with him. When Neil is named valedictorian over her, Rowan has only one chance at victory: Howl, a senior class game that takes them all over Seattle, a farewell tour of the city she loves. But after learning that a group of seniors are out to them, she and Neil reluctantly decide to team up until they’re the last players left – and then they’ll destroy each other. As Rowan spends more time with Neil, she realizes he’s much more than the awkward linguistics nerd she sparred with for the past four years. And, perhaps, this boy she claims to despise might actually be the boy of her dreams. And maybe by tomorrow she has fallen in love with him.

I love the trope of I'm bullying you because that’s the only way to talk to you trope. I love it I love it I love it. I liked the storyline of this and how it was done over one day rather than a few months. It kept the book very fast-paced. I love Rowan. The whole time I just wanted to give her the biggest hug and tell her that 23-year-olds still feel the same way. And that it is okay to be a dreamer. I also relate to her having to have the perfect day or routines for some things and then when they don’t go right or plans change it can unsettle her - I'm pretty much like that so from the get-go when she had that coffee incident on her dress, I was fuming for her.

I wasn’t massive in love with Neil, as I have been with other MCs, except for the tough subject of his dad being absent, there wasn’t much to him, and he felt very two dimensional. I get why it was done in one day, but I want another book about them in college with a more slow-paced adult book with them trying to navigate a long-distance relationship. Or maybe a book from Rowan’s friends POV in college.

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

~~I'll be posting a fuller review (including more content warnings) when I have more time, but for now it's enough to say that I really enjoyed this. (02/04/2023)~~

Bear with me on this one, it's been a little over a week since I read Today Tonight Tomorrow and it isn't entirely fresh in my mind. I'll be using notes I made shortly after I finished - as well as my own memories - to write this review.

First of all, let me just say straight off the bat that the Jewish representation in this novel is fantastic. I shouldn't have been surprised - I read Rachel Lynn Solomon's See You Yesterday before this one and the rep was similarly good there. Solomon shows us the subtle (and not-so-subtle) aspects of antisemitism that exist in society, as well as different levels of observation, which is great to see.

Aside from the Jewish rep, I felt that there was a diverse range of sexualities and ethnicities within the other characters throughout the novel, even if said characters were only mentioned by name.

I thought the main characters Neil and Rowan-

and their eventual romance

- were developed very, very well. I was a bit nervous going in, given the majority of the novel takes place within the span of a few days - and at the beginning, the characters have been academic rivals from grade school through to high school, and basically loathe one another. But I shouldn't have worried, the reasoning and explanations given in the book were done convincingly and thoroughly by Solomon.

The overall feel of the novel is pacy, with lots of witty, sparkling dialogue.

I did have some minor quibbles regarding the MCs' attitudes to academia -

they're basically vying for top student, or "valedictorian"

- and how they view those less academically gifted than they are. But it didn't bother me all that much.

Overall, this was a well-written book with lots to enjoy if you like a romantic comedy with depth. (10/04/2023)

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