Cait’s Review of “See You Yesterday” by Rachel Lynn Solomon

By: Cait Marie

Blurb

Barrett Bloom is hoping college will be a fresh start after a messy high school experience. But when school begins on September 21st, everything goes wrong. She’s humiliated by the know-it-all in her physics class, she botches her interview for the college paper, and at a party that night, she accidentally sets a frat on fire. She panics and flees, and when she realizes her roommate locked her out of their dorm, she falls asleep in the common room.

The next morning, Barrett’s perplexed to find herself back in her dorm room bed, no longer smelling of ashes and crushed dreams. It’s September 21st. Again. And after a confrontation with Miles, the guy from Physics 101, she learns she’s not alone—he’s been trapped for months.

When her attempts to fix her timeline fail, she agrees to work with Miles to find a way out. Soon they’re exploring the mysterious underbelly of the university and going on wild, romantic adventures. As they start falling for each other, they face the universe’s biggest unanswered question yet: what happens to their relationship if they finally make it to tomorrow?

Review

I really, really loved this book. It was so fun! I loved the concept and the characters, their adventures were great, and Solomon’s style of writing is exactly what I want when reading romance.

That being said, I felt like it fell a little flat toward the end. There was a lot of build up, and it was truly enjoyable, but the ending seemed rushed and underdeveloped. Now, that’s not to say it was bad. It was still a wonderful book (I gave it 4.5 stars and highly recommend it), but I wanted a little more in the conclusion. It’s hard to explain without spoiling things.

Barrett and Miles were fantastic. I enjoyed how they handled being stuck together in this loop, and it was fun seeing them progress into more ridiculous shenanigans as time passed. Or rather, didn’t pass.

It kept me interested the entire book, wanting to know what was going on and if/how they would make it out. This is one I would definitely read again, not only because it was cute and enjoyable but to see what I might have missed the first time, especially in regards to all the science behind what happened.