Reviews tagging 'Blood'

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

16 reviews

morningblue's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

I don’t know why I thought at the beginning that I wouldn’t give this book 5 stars 
I expected a cute funny little romance story buuut it had so much more depth and I loved that. I was giggling, kicking my feet, holding back tears and the last few pages ripped. my. heart. out. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Car accident, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

ankiaisreading's review against another edition

adventurous 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Addiction, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Body shaming, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Death

rosapalskov's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.25

It was easy to get into, and very feel-good. It didn’t feel too repetitive even though they went through the same day for a month, and I liked that

you could see the characters develop while things around them stayed the same. It was interesting to see how many different outcomes were possible by changing just one small thing, and I liked that you got to see how many things happen throughout a day, that we don’t get to see, because we are focused on something else. I am so confused about the librarian being stuck in the loop as well, and wish we had learned more about her. It was also a bit too easy that Miles only forgot about her for a day and a half.

I found myself skipping a lot of the time, because it was discribing unimportant information, and I feel like many sentences could have been shortened. All in all, a good read, but it didn’t stick out to me, so I will likely not remember most of it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Blood, and Car accident

cluckieduck's review

emotional funny mysterious slow-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

5.0

I WANT THIS MADE INTO A TV SERIES RIGHT NOW!!

What an absolutely delightful read! This book was not even on my radar, but when I had to fill a reading challenge slot with "time looping," this one came highly recommended, and with good reason. 

College-aged characters are becoming more grating to my cranky, ageing sensibilities 🤣, but both Barrett & Miles were endearing in their ways, separately and together as their relationship grew, and they were oh-so relatable. Their insecurities and idiosyncrasies were realistic and I was rooting for both of them as they stumbled around trying to redefine their identities against their high-school selves all while trying to break free from the time-loop situation. 

Cute, fun, and lovely. What more can I say!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Body shaming, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Violence, and Addiction

mpbookreviews's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Bullying, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

emily_mh's review

adventurous 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? No

4.0

I really liked the romance here between Barrett and Miles. Miles was sweet and dorky and respectful and I’m learning that I can only do allocishet romances when the guy is like that. I thought him and Barrett had lovely chemistry and their banter wasn’t obnoxious or annoying but felt kind of natural and loving. 

I loved that character development was a huge part of the novel for both Barrett and Miles. Barrett is realising her self-worth and processing some trauma related to bullying, while Miles is learning to engage in life without fear. I think it’s super important to me personally to see romances where the people involved have their own things going on outside of the relationship. It makes the overall story much fuller, and the characters involved so much more dynamic. 

The time loop underpinning the whole plot was essential to my enjoyment of this book. It is honestly one of my favourite sci-fi tropes. I just love seeing how the same day can produce totally different results, and the characters involved get to take risks and be playfully chaotic. I thought Solomon did a pretty good job with the trope here; it definitely gave the story the direction it needed. I do think certain parts could have been cut out or pruned, because the middle did start to sag with repetitiveness. 

Finally, I loved the college setting! Solomon captured the campus vibe really well, especially how that first day of college feels. Reading this has really urged me to seek out more new adult stuff. 

So this book was sitting around a 4.25/4.5 stars, but then the ending happened. Without spoiling anything, I believe a large part of it wasn’t necessary, but if Solomon really wanted to include it, it could have been done in a much better way. So I dropped my rating to a four. I did consider dropping it lower but this book is genuinely good and my reasons for disliking the ending in particular are probably down to personal taste. 

Rep: Jewish MC, Jewish Japanese-American LI, sapphic Jewish SC, questioning SC 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Bullying

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Misogyny, Alcohol, Racism, Ableism, Medical content, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: fainting

annikaa's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol

luv4eilish's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Sexual harassment

Minor: Car accident and Blood

chrisljm's review

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.0

barrett made so many jokes but none of them were funny. i tried to feel something for the romance/characters/storyline, but i was apathetic for the most part.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Body shaming, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Fatphobia, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

lonely_tardigrade's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cursing, Body shaming, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Death, Alcohol, and Drug abuse