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Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

10 reviews

thatbookishwriter23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

"Theoretically, I want to share my work. I want to fully own this thing I want to spend my life doing. I want to not care when people call it a guilty pleasure, or have the courage to convince them why they’re wrong. Or even better, the confidence not to care what they think." -Rowan, pg 120

Rivals Rowan and Neil Mcnair have always been at each other throats trying to best one another. Yet with graduation around the corner, that battle nearly over. Rowan and Neil have only one more chance to beat each other in the annual competition, Howl.

Pros

+Jewish rep. You a lot times especially in movies, the only Jewish representation I come across was a cheater mentioning their Jewish and don't celebrate Christmas. That it. Like an afterthought. But I appreciate TdTnTm for actually showing the audience Judaism and how it impacts the characters live. It isn't just an afterthought in this book, it's actually representation.

+it was really nice seeing a slow burn romance. Their romantic feelings grew at the perfect speed. I felt like their chemistry was realistic.

+Conversations about romance novel and female empowerment. There are more than several of conversations about the importance of romance novels and how they're not trashy and can actually add to the feminist movement. I LOVED reading about Rowan's love for romance novels and her relatable feelings about admitting she wants to be a writer.

+Parents and Rowan. I loved Rowan and with her parents and that they were parents were so trusting and there. Usually, YA novels try to write the parents out, so it's a nice change for once.

+I love reading the note, texts and emails in between chapters. It was cute and creative.

+The idea of Howl and the safety zones are awesome and so creative especially the clues.

+I loved how soft and sweet Neil was. Even when Rowan lashes out at him, he didn't go for a low blow, he went for the truth.

+I also like the conversations and Rowan struggle with graduating and what the future holds. It was very realistic and made me think back on my high school years.

Cons

-I felt like the conflict with her friends was solved pretty quickly. They never really talked about it. One moment they were mad at each other, the next they were cool. I don't know I just felt like something was missing. I would have liked to see more of them.

Besides the one above, I genuinely can't find any more things I didn't like about the book. The Jewish rep and conversations romance novels really blew me away and I really appreciate. I would definitely like to read more YA books with Jewish rep in them. Other that I definitely recommend this book, especially for graduating high school students and anybody who is Jewish.

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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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annikaa's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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kalzeb's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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4.0

I am in YA romcom era. I am also a whore for 1. a character missing an important event (a-la prom) and another charcter throwing them a replacement prom, 2. a campus wide gamem (a-la assassin).

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lucy33's review against another edition

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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? No

4.75

one word: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. also i would do anything for rowan. okay so that's more than one word but this book is so sickly adorable and perfect and everything that i wanted it to be when i started reading. yep, screaming into a pillow.

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