Lynnie 
young adult, science fiction
See You Yesterday is a cute book. It's
"Groundhog Day" for the YA set including several mentions of the movie
from which is took its plot cues; at least Rachel Lynn Solomon took time
to address that elephant in the room.
The adorably named Barrett Bloom finds herself repeating her first day of college classes. Obviously confused, Barrett is astonished to learn she is not the only captive of September 21. Fellow freshman Miles - a physics nerd - is also stuck in this time loop, but he has been stuck for months and is thrilled to finally have company. Barrett goes through all the emotions you would expect someone to go through when discovering they are trapped in time and space, and then through the emotions you would expect two teenagers to go through when they learn they are trapped in time and space together and their actions don't seem to have any consequences. It's all quite predictable, but Barrett, and particularly Miles, are delightful.
Sure, there are plenty of times I rolled my eyes so hard I could see my own brain, but you just have to go with it if you're going to enjoy the story. Solomon tries to tackle lots of subjects here- bullying, substance abuse, accepting yourself, slut-shaming... that last one is the one I understood the least. Solomon really never lets Barrett move past it. Oddly, the one thing that made me laugh each time was these 18-year-olds renting cars. I kept thinking no rental car company would ever rent to them, and then remembered it was a book about time loops, so reality didn't really matter- ha!
Anyway, it's a cute, fast read and a fun take on the Groundhog Day theme. I suspect it will make a great Netflix movie one day.
The adorably named Barrett Bloom finds herself repeating her first day of college classes. Obviously confused, Barrett is astonished to learn she is not the only captive of September 21. Fellow freshman Miles - a physics nerd - is also stuck in this time loop, but he has been stuck for months and is thrilled to finally have company. Barrett goes through all the emotions you would expect someone to go through when discovering they are trapped in time and space, and then through the emotions you would expect two teenagers to go through when they learn they are trapped in time and space together and their actions don't seem to have any consequences. It's all quite predictable, but Barrett, and particularly Miles, are delightful.
Sure, there are plenty of times I rolled my eyes so hard I could see my own brain, but you just have to go with it if you're going to enjoy the story. Solomon tries to tackle lots of subjects here- bullying, substance abuse, accepting yourself, slut-shaming... that last one is the one I understood the least. Solomon really never lets Barrett move past it. Oddly, the one thing that made me laugh each time was these 18-year-olds renting cars. I kept thinking no rental car company would ever rent to them, and then remembered it was a book about time loops, so reality didn't really matter- ha!
Anyway, it's a cute, fast read and a fun take on the Groundhog Day theme. I suspect it will make a great Netflix movie one day.
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