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A review by analenegrace
Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you to Simon Teen for a finished copy of this book.
Rachel Lynn Solomon, you are simply the best!
Today Tonight Tomorrow is my favorite romance of all time, and so I was honestly so anxious when this book was announced because my expectations for a sequel were so high. And yet, Solomon reached them all and went beyond.
I always think about the future of characters in a YA novel, especially ones like these, where they go to different schools for college. Solomon captures all the emotions of growing up and finding yourself in your first year of college while also capturing how much love these characters have for each other. Neil and Rowan are deeply in love and emotionally finding themselves in new cities with new friends and experiences.
The choices Rowan and Neil have to make for themselves are so well-written that I can't even imagine another future for them now. Neil especially has a really important emotional journey in this book, and getting his POV for the first time was fantastic. His voice has always been one I've been desperate for, and Solomon slayed it, making him distinct from Rowan and also distinctly unique in the ways I loved him in the first book.
I related to Neil's experience of college so much: making friends and finding your place is hard. Rowan's journey of developing a better sense of her worth outside of academia was also brilliant because that can be incredibly difficult, especially in the arts.
Solomon's way of making me love a city and a place from her writing is so unique. I grew to love Seattle before I ever went from her books and now I love Boston and NYC, both places I've never been, because she makes her characters love the places they are.
Please never stop writing, Rachel, because I'll never stop reading!
Rachel Lynn Solomon, you are simply the best!
Today Tonight Tomorrow is my favorite romance of all time, and so I was honestly so anxious when this book was announced because my expectations for a sequel were so high. And yet, Solomon reached them all and went beyond.
I always think about the future of characters in a YA novel, especially ones like these, where they go to different schools for college. Solomon captures all the emotions of growing up and finding yourself in your first year of college while also capturing how much love these characters have for each other. Neil and Rowan are deeply in love and emotionally finding themselves in new cities with new friends and experiences.
The choices Rowan and Neil have to make for themselves are so well-written that I can't even imagine another future for them now. Neil especially has a really important emotional journey in this book, and getting his POV for the first time was fantastic. His voice has always been one I've been desperate for, and Solomon slayed it, making him distinct from Rowan and also distinctly unique in the ways I loved him in the first book.
I related to Neil's experience of college so much: making friends and finding your place is hard. Rowan's journey of developing a better sense of her worth outside of academia was also brilliant because that can be incredibly difficult, especially in the arts.
Solomon's way of making me love a city and a place from her writing is so unique. I grew to love Seattle before I ever went from her books and now I love Boston and NYC, both places I've never been, because she makes her characters love the places they are.
Please never stop writing, Rachel, because I'll never stop reading!