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See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

15 reviews

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

thetinysnail's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Fatphobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse and Alcohol

rupanjali's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Addiction

Minor: Alcohol and Drug abuse

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

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

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

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

Stayed up too late finishing the second half of this last night because I just wanted to see how it ended! I loved the evolving relationship between Barrett and Miles, all the adventures they go on when they're stuck in the time loop. They get to know each other, and in true Rachel Lynn Solomon fashion, the romantic relationship will probably melt your heart.

Also yay for Jewish rep! Barrett and Miles have some great conversations about this as well, and I am here for it. Let's continue pushing for more books like these.

I think my only complaint is that it felt a little long? I understood, for the most part, why we needed the extra time, but I think some of the adventures could have been cut down in the middle. But, that's just my opinion! Still a lovely, wonderful romance I highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol and Drug abuse

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

samone2's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident, Addiction, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Body shaming