Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

3 reviews

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

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

lindsayerin's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction

Moderate: Car accident and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual violence