Today Tonight Tomorrow is one of my favorite books by Rachel Lynn Solomon and I was so excited when she announced Past Present Future. Rowan and Neil’s adventure during their senior class game was just so much fun to read. So reading about them going off to college was something I wanted in my life.
So today I want to talk about Past Present Future, that released this week, and what I thought. So keep on reading to find out more. Also, a big thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Book for Young Readers for providing me with an eARC to read and review. This doesn’t influence my opinions at all.
They fell for each other in just twenty-four hours. Now Rowan and Neil embark on a long-distance relationship during their first year of college in this romantic, dual points of view sequel to Today Tonight Tomorrow .
When longtime rivals Rowan Roth and Neil McNair confessed their feelings on the last day of senior year, they knew they’d only have a couple months together before they left for college. Now summer is over, and they’re determined to make their relationship work as they begin school in different states.
In Boston, Rowan is eager to be among other aspiring novelists, learning from a creative writing professor she adores. She’s just not sure why she suddenly can’t seem to find her voice.
In New York, Neil embraces the chaos of the city, clicking with a new friend group more easily than he anticipated. But when his past refuses to leave him alone, he doesn’t know how to handle his rapidly changing mental health—or how to talk about it with the girl he loves.
Over a year of late-night phone calls, weekend visits, and East Coast adventures, Rowan and Neil fall for each other again and again as they grapple with the uncertainty of their new lives. They’ve spent so many years at odds with each other—now that they’re finally on the same team, what does the future hold for them?
Review
Today Tonight Tomorrow was a book that took me by surprise in such a pleasant way. I loved Rowan’s and Neil’s story and remember wishing we’d get more with these two characters. The author ended up answering my wishes with Past Present Future. I was so excited when I was approved for an eARC and it took me about a week to read, because I just didn’t want it to end.
We start off near the end of the summer right before Rowan and Neil head off to college. They’ve just been together a few months and will be starting a whole new part of their lives. This aspect of the story felt so realistic. Leaving home, meeting new people, starting classes that will hopefully help you towards the career you want. This can be overwhelming and complicated and the author didn’t try to make this prettier than it is. Of course, both of are characters enjoy some of the aspects of starting college, but there are some difficulties. We get a dual POV which was so nice, because we really experienced everything both of our main characters were going through. Neil also deals with some things from his childhood and struggles and I appreciated that the author didn’t make this magically go away. He really worked at it.
On top of starting school, Rowan and Neil are also dealing with a long distance relationship. Both of them are really missing each other, but really try and make it work. Phone calls, visits, texting are all things used to keep on communicating, but we also see that it’s hard. What I did love was that they communicated. I loved that both of them opened up to how they were feeling. This isn’t something we always see in romances in books, so it was a pleasant surprise. I do feel like this romance leans more to new adult than young adult, but I was definitely a fan!
I really could talk about this book all day! It’s definitely one that hit me in all the feels and the epilogue left a smile on my face. Rachel Lynn Solomon proved to me again why she’s one of my auto buy authors.
Rachel Lynn Solomon definitely proved to me again why she’s a favorite author of mine. Have you read anything by this author? Or do you want to? Let me know in the comments. I’d love to hear from you!
