Title: Past Present Future
Series: Rowan & Neil #2
Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon
Published: Simon & Schuster, June 4, 2024
Pages: 384
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
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 POV 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 places.
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?
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 places.
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?
Phew. I didn't see any trigger warnings at the beginning of this book, but I'll put some here. Trigger warning for depression and complicated parental relationships.
Rowan Roth is back to being an uptight perfectionist. I really do like Rowan, but she also feels like a self-insert of my own consciousness into a book. It's kind of startling really to read your insecurities so perfectly described in a work of fiction. I am not so narcissistic to believe that no one else experiences perfectionism related anxiety, but this character does still make me uncomfortable.
It's also a little hard not to resent her on Neil's behalf. Which is crazy because I think that Neil would be really offended by that. This could be some of that anxiety peaking through though. But Neil McNair really goes through it in this book. He's dealing with his long distance relationship and moving across the country and being depressed and figuring out how to cut your father out of your life. I mean. He really got the short end of the stick in this book.
I do love that it all came back to scavenger hunts. Whenever they began to feel unmoored in their relationship they planned a cute little mini-Howl to recapture those feelings of the night they fell in love. And that was some solid A-Plus romance, my friends.
Ratings
Stars: 4/5
Spice: 1/5
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