E-Audio, 09:15:04
Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
Release Date: July 28, 2020
Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio
Read from: September 21-26, 2020
Stand-alone
Source: Library (Overdrive)
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For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Enemies to Lovers, Sex in YA, YAThe Hating Game meets Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose relationship completely transforms over the course of twenty-four hours.
Today, she hates him.
It’s the last day of senior year. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter rivals for all of high school, clashing on test scores, student council elections, and even gym class pull-up contests. While Rowan, who secretly wants to write romance novels, is anxious about the future, she’d love to beat her infuriating nemesis one last time.
Tonight, she puts up with him.
When Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan has only one chance at victory: Howl, a senior class game that takes them all over Seattle, a farewell tour of the city she loves. But after learning a group of seniors is out to get them, she and Neil reluctantly decide to team up until they’re the last players left—and then they’ll destroy each other.
As Rowan spends more time with Neil, she realizes he’s much more than the awkward linguistics nerd she’s sparred with for the past four years. And, perhaps, this boy she claims to despise might actually be the boy of her dreams.
Tomorrow…maybe she’s already fallen for him.
*MY THOUGHTS*
As a fan of Solomon, I knew I wanted to read this as soon as I heard she had another book coming out. And then I put off reading it for some reason. And now I can’t stop thinking about Rowan and Neil.
Rowan and Neil have been at odds with each other for all of high school. Now they’ve just about made it to their high school graduation after fighting over everything, from student council president, to valedictorian, to just everything. But when Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan knows she only has one last chance to beat him, the senior game, Howl. It takes Rowan and Neil all over Seattle, where they learn more about each other than they ever thought was possible.
The best thing I liked about this was the romance. And I’m not normally an enemies to lovers kind of person. But with this one, their rivalry was cute. It wasn’t anything that was particularly mean. Those are the ones I can’t stand. I just don’t see how you end up in love after calling each other names or saying the rude things that sometimes show up in these books. This one was different, which might be why I had a different reaction to it.
I’m also not usually a fan of books told in one day. It normally seems like they’re told too quickly. But this one didn’t feel like that. I didn’t even realize it was told in one day until I was 17% in and they kept mentioning what time all these things were happening. Which to me means it flows nicely. I did like all the adventures they went on and all the things they saw. And I felt like I got to know a little more about Seattle as well. (Also, that Mr. Cooper clue, I totes saw something like that on Unsolved Mysteries lol) It was a fun game.
The one thing I didn’t like was the ending. I don’t like how they were already dropping love-bombs. I get it, they had crushes, but really, they love each other? And also I don’t mind sex in YA, but I kind of felt weird that it was tacked on at the end. Like was it supposed to solidify that they were in love? It just seemed weird to me. I would have preferred something else happen afterwards instead of just ending so abruptly.
Overall this book should’ve been something I wasn’t too fond of, but as it turns out, having an author whom you love and trust can definitely help you get rid of this preconceived ideas and trust that you might actually like those things. Because that’s exactly what happened to me with this book by Rachel Lynn Solomon. I can’t wait until she writes more books.
Overall, I give this
