A review by analenegrace
Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

emotional funny hopeful 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

 This was my favorite read of 2021, and I had listened to it as an audiobook so when I finally bought a physical copy I was excited to reread it and see if I still loved it as much. Rachel Lynn Solomon has become one of my favorite authors this year and I’ve read/purchased everything she’s written. 
 
I was a little worried I wouldn’t love it as much on a second read, but I absolutely devoured it while on vacation. It was fun, the characters were engaging, and the romance felt so realistic and joyful while being true to the characters Solomon created. 
 
Rowan and Neil’s romance is so genuine to me, that it makes me hopeful for their future when usually when I read YAs, I tend to not think the couple is going to last forever. Rowan realizing the mistakes she made throughout her high school experience including with her friends and her passions, and Neil, made her a lovable character who did not seem perfect in the way some YA romance FMCs can be. Neil was also written realistically in a way that made him seem like an actual nerdy teenage boy, something else YAs often get wrong. 
 
As someone whose never been to Seattle, Solomon builds her words so carefully that it makes Seattle seem so wonderful and fleshed out, I know in her author's note she talks about learning to love the place she’s from and that is truly visible in her descriptive writing. I know she now lives in The Netherlands and I am super excited for when she sets a book there because of her writing style. 
 
Basically, I love this book, I love Rachel Lynn Solomon, and I think everyone should read this and everything else she’s ever written! 
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