I might love Rachel Lynn Solomon's YA novels more than her adult ones, which is saying something because 1 - I never prefer YA, and 2 - I really, really love her adult novels. And that a time-loop book would make me come to this conclusion? Unprecedented!!!

Everything about this book was so delightful, so sincere - Barrett sounds 18 and acts 18 and thinks 18, and it never feels like an adult condescending to a teen audience. She and sweet Miles are such a wonderful pair, and even though I skipped the bits that tried to explain the science (it stresses me out), I had such a nice time reading this book. Solomon really excels at layering in representation that doesn't feel too hammer-y or like it's got something to prove because her characters never have something to prove: they're just themselves, flawed and complex and imperfect and beloved. The whole book feels tender and careful and joyful in the midst of a setup that should be (and is) so fraught.

The scene where Barrett and Miles help her mother's partner propose to her should go in a hall of fame of perfect scenes - a moment of total love and happiness after days and weeks and months of difficulties that was a stroke of genius.

Solomon continues to knock it out of the park. Incredible.

Thank you Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the ARC!