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Remember Me Tomorrow
A missing student. A singular investigation. A new romance. Every bit of it is a mystery in a delightful novel of cosmic twists by the author of How to Win a Breakup.
East House is the oldest and least desirable dorm on campus, but it has a draw for lonely university freshman Aleeza Kassam: Jay Hoque, the hot and broody student who vanished from East House five months ago without a trace. It’s irresistible to an aspiring investigative journalist like Aleeza.
But when she starts receiving texts from Jay, the mystery takes an unexpected turn. To put it mildly. His messages are coming not only from Aleeza’s own dorm room but from the past—only weeks before he disappeared. Sharing space, if not time, Aleeza and Jay are living the impossible, and they start working together to prevent his inevitable disappearance. Causing a temporal paradox that could blow up the universe is a risk they’re going to have to take.
Aleeza digs through Jay’s suspicious friends, enemies, and exes, determined to find out what happened to him. Or what will happen to him. But it’s becoming more than a mystery. Aleeza is catching feelings for her charming new roommate. Wherever, and whenever, he may be.
East House is the oldest and least desirable dorm on campus, but it has a draw for lonely university freshman Aleeza Kassam: Jay Hoque, the hot and broody student who vanished from East House five months ago without a trace. It’s irresistible to an aspiring investigative journalist like Aleeza.
But when she starts receiving texts from Jay, the mystery takes an unexpected turn. To put it mildly. His messages are coming not only from Aleeza’s own dorm room but from the past—only weeks before he disappeared. Sharing space, if not time, Aleeza and Jay are living the impossible, and they start working together to prevent his inevitable disappearance. Causing a temporal paradox that could blow up the universe is a risk they’re going to have to take.
Aleeza digs through Jay’s suspicious friends, enemies, and exes, determined to find out what happened to him. Or what will happen to him. But it’s becoming more than a mystery. Aleeza is catching feelings for her charming new roommate. Wherever, and whenever, he may be.
299 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2024
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Farah Heron
13 books1,041 followersFarah Heron is a critically acclaimed author of romantic comedies for adults and young adults filled with huge South Asian families, delectable food, and most importantly, brown people falling stupidly in love. She lives in Toronto with her husband, two children, and a rabbit named Strawberry. She recently adopted two cats, who are now in charge.
Farah’s debut, The Chai Factor was named one of the summer’s best books by The Globe and Mail, and was praised in Book Riot, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Bustle and more. Her next release, Accidentally Engaged, was listed as a best book of 2021 in Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, NPR, CBC Books, Kobo, and more. Her young adult debut, Tahira in Bloom, was recently released, and was praised as one of the best rom-coms of the year by USA today.
Farah’s debut, The Chai Factor was named one of the summer’s best books by The Globe and Mail, and was praised in Book Riot, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Bustle and more. Her next release, Accidentally Engaged, was listed as a best book of 2021 in Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, NPR, CBC Books, Kobo, and more. Her young adult debut, Tahira in Bloom, was recently released, and was praised as one of the best rom-coms of the year by USA today.
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September 30, 2024
DNF @5% - .
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I just got this last night as a Prime First Reads book - was super excited to jump into it because the premise sounds fantastic and right up my alley.
I've heard a couple of bad things, but I'll reserve judgement until I crack open my kindle tonight. They were correct.
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I've heard a couple of bad things, but I'll reserve judgement until I crack open my kindle tonight.
November 5, 2024
An inviting and intriguing premise for both a mystery and a romance!
After a falling out with her childhood best friend/college roommate halfway through the semester, Freshman Aleeza Kassam is forced to change not only rooms, but campus dormitories.
Unbeknownst to her, her new digs in Room 225 of East Hall, was formerly occupied by Sophomore Jay Hoque, a student who has been missing for the past 5 months, last seen in the very building Aleeza now lives in.
If that wasn’t disconcerting enough, Aleeza opens the campus resident app – ResConnect – only to find a message from Jay demanding to know what she’s doing in his room. At first Aleeza thinks it’s a prank, a joke, a technical glitch – but the more they chat, Aleeza soon realises she’s talking to Jay several weeks before he went missing, and that he has no idea he’s in danger. They need work together to get to the truth of what happened to Jay that fateful night, and prevent it from happening, before Jay disappears again.
Remember Me Tomorrow was a heartfelt, poignant, emotional roller coaster, time-crossed romance, mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, and magical realism in an academia setting with themes of independence, identity, friendship and toxic friendship, race, prejudice and discrimination, class, privilege, and secrets. The slow burn romantic plot was everything I could’ve wished for – every message exchanged between Aleeza and Jay was either sweet, sexy, fun, amusing, natural, profound, or a mix – I felt their chemistry, and understood why they were drawn to each other from the get-go and the bond between them that strengthened over time was lovely. The time-shift and mystery subplots contained twists aplenty, a myriad of clues, and subtle use of foreshadowing. It was also uniquely clever having Jay the victim able to assist (and hopefully alter) present-day Aleeza’s investigation in the past, and it definitely added another layer of tension, perplexity, and urgency to the novel. I’ve marked this as magical realism, but I liked how both Aleeza and Jay were initially skeptical regarding the magical elements, that they both sought to uncover rational explanations, and halfway through the book Aleeza still had her doubts.
Every character was relevant, with distinctive traits and personalities, and age-appropriate behaviours and actions. I warmed to sole narrator Aleeza within the first paragraph, and to Jay from his first introduction, as well as the side characters. Since the character’s were college-aged I would subcategorise this novel as New Adult, but to be honest given the tame nature of the story overall it read more like YA, therefore I feel it would be fine for teenagers. My only trigger warning would be for swearing, but bad language is a part of pretty much every YA book these days. The setting, particularly the architecture of East Hall, a building steeped in history, was atmospheric and ominous.
I urge you to sqeeze Remember Me Tomorrow into your busy reading schedule, as it is a must read. Farah Heron is a new-to-me author that I’m thrilled to have discovered.
After a falling out with her childhood best friend/college roommate halfway through the semester, Freshman Aleeza Kassam is forced to change not only rooms, but campus dormitories.
Unbeknownst to her, her new digs in Room 225 of East Hall, was formerly occupied by Sophomore Jay Hoque, a student who has been missing for the past 5 months, last seen in the very building Aleeza now lives in.
If that wasn’t disconcerting enough, Aleeza opens the campus resident app – ResConnect – only to find a message from Jay demanding to know what she’s doing in his room. At first Aleeza thinks it’s a prank, a joke, a technical glitch – but the more they chat, Aleeza soon realises she’s talking to Jay several weeks before he went missing, and that he has no idea he’s in danger. They need work together to get to the truth of what happened to Jay that fateful night, and prevent it from happening, before Jay disappears again.
Remember Me Tomorrow was a heartfelt, poignant, emotional roller coaster, time-crossed romance, mystery, fantasy, sci-fi, and magical realism in an academia setting with themes of independence, identity, friendship and toxic friendship, race, prejudice and discrimination, class, privilege, and secrets. The slow burn romantic plot was everything I could’ve wished for – every message exchanged between Aleeza and Jay was either sweet, sexy, fun, amusing, natural, profound, or a mix – I felt their chemistry, and understood why they were drawn to each other from the get-go and the bond between them that strengthened over time was lovely. The time-shift and mystery subplots contained twists aplenty, a myriad of clues, and subtle use of foreshadowing. It was also uniquely clever having Jay the victim able to assist (and hopefully alter) present-day Aleeza’s investigation in the past, and it definitely added another layer of tension, perplexity, and urgency to the novel. I’ve marked this as magical realism, but I liked how both Aleeza and Jay were initially skeptical regarding the magical elements, that they both sought to uncover rational explanations, and halfway through the book Aleeza still had her doubts.
Every character was relevant, with distinctive traits and personalities, and age-appropriate behaviours and actions. I warmed to sole narrator Aleeza within the first paragraph, and to Jay from his first introduction, as well as the side characters. Since the character’s were college-aged I would subcategorise this novel as New Adult, but to be honest given the tame nature of the story overall it read more like YA, therefore I feel it would be fine for teenagers. My only trigger warning would be for swearing, but bad language is a part of pretty much every YA book these days. The setting, particularly the architecture of East Hall, a building steeped in history, was atmospheric and ominous.
I urge you to sqeeze Remember Me Tomorrow into your busy reading schedule, as it is a must read. Farah Heron is a new-to-me author that I’m thrilled to have discovered.
October 3, 2024
I had written a long review of this that I ended up deleting due to some hate mail… all I will say is that I did not like this book. The main character was whiny and had the biggest victim mentality. I don’t like people like that in real life and I def don’t want to read about them.
Thanks to Amazon First Reads for the free copy (or maybe not so thankful, Amazon get better books 😂)
Thanks to Amazon First Reads for the free copy (or maybe not so thankful, Amazon get better books 😂)
September 18, 2024
This might be my favorite Farah Heron book yet? Ignore all the racist reviews from white readers and pick this up! I’d rate this around 4 or 4.25 stars. I need to read the rest of her YA works!
September 8, 2024
In a general sense, the concept for this book was well executed. There were a lot of moving parts to keep up with, between both the mystery and the unfolding timeline, but I was able to keep up with it all easily. All ducks were properly in a row, which is important for a book whose premise is as bendy as this one is.
Unfortunately, the wonky timeline stuff was not always very well executed. I'm willing to accept an "it just is" situation, and I was more than willing to do that for the time traveling dorm room. For most of the book, this works just fine. However, at the 80% mark, we are tossed a completely random and entirely separate time travel mechanic that almost ruined the whole thing for me. Maybe it's silly to get annoyed at something so small, but the whole plot hinged on this second paradox that was also never explained, was never expanded upon, and was used entirely as a plot convenience. It felt cheap. We should've either stuck with one paradox or included a lot. One is an anomaly, two is a plot device, and three is a fantasy reality.
While I overall enjoyed the story and found it endearing, I was constantly pulled out of the story by the weak writing. Everything just felt so juvenile. If you told me that the author had only experienced school as part of a 2010s DCOM, I think I'd believe you. There was way too much emphasis on the "popular kids" (never directly called that, but definitely had that vibe) and people trying to social climb into that group, which seems very silly for college. Maybe Canada is different than Texas, but I googled to see if the college is real or not (it's not), and the school that I think it was named after has 48,000 students. I just don't believe that many people would care about being friends with the cool kids or if the cute guy in the library would associate with some small town nobody. Like, it's college. No one cares. Or I guess they do in Canada, I don't know. But it felt like the musings of a teenager who was guessing was college was like. I understand that the book is YA, but I've read plenty of YA mystery books that didn't feel as childish as this.
If you want the book to feel more relatable for high schoolers, then set it in high school. Most of the plot would've worked just as well, but it felt like the author couldn't decide between writing a cute YA mystery or a dramatic NA mystery. Topics like drugs and sex and murder (duh) felt cheapened as it was funneled through a main character who could've been either 14 or 24 depending on the needs of the chapter. In particular, the word "bullying" keeps being used, and it's not that adults can't be bullied, but what was actually happening was harassment to the point where there needed to be legal intervention. But Aleeza and co refer to it as "bullying" for the entire book, as if someone's being taunted in the hallway. I just couldn't get past how ridiculous it made the whole book feel.
Aleeza was also just not a compelling main character. From the first chapter she is chronically Not Like Other Girls (again, very 2010s DCOM) in a way that made her self pity annoying. I've been in her position before, so I'm not unsympathetic to her plight. But it seemed like she spent the entire book telling me how she's just a shy nobody who would never be liked by Cool Boys. I wanted her to have more going on other than self esteem issues, as it ultimately just came across as whiny.
She also waffled on everything the entire time. I understand that mystery books will often give you evidence that is interpreted incorrectly by the main character in order to have a twist of sorts later down the line when they learn the error of their ways, but Aleeza always seemed to take a long time to come around to information was that obviously more correct. Characters would be super upfront with her and she would doubt them. When Jay is flirting with her (that's not a spoiler, it's marketed partly as a mystery), he is pretty blunt about his exact feelings and she is still out here trying to tell me "we're obviously just friends, he could never like a girl like me." I understand that it's a mystery, but I don't like feeling so much more sure about obvious things than the main detective is.
Perhaps I'm being too harsh. I did give the book 3 stars, so I obviously didn't hate it. It was cute, and I was genuinely interested in the way it was playing out. I liked reading it. But I was always more interested in the rewrites happening in my brain than I was in the text on the page. It was trying too hard to be cute that it just came across as corny. And I will not be forgiving the lazy writing at the end. Everything else was so well planned and set up, but that was just random.
As far as Amazon First Reads options go, this one wasn't horrible. But it's not one that I'll be coming back to.
Unfortunately, the wonky timeline stuff was not always very well executed. I'm willing to accept an "it just is" situation, and I was more than willing to do that for the time traveling dorm room. For most of the book, this works just fine. However, at the 80% mark, we are tossed a completely random and entirely separate time travel mechanic that almost ruined the whole thing for me. Maybe it's silly to get annoyed at something so small, but the whole plot hinged on this second paradox that was also never explained, was never expanded upon, and was used entirely as a plot convenience. It felt cheap. We should've either stuck with one paradox or included a lot. One is an anomaly, two is a plot device, and three is a fantasy reality.
While I overall enjoyed the story and found it endearing, I was constantly pulled out of the story by the weak writing. Everything just felt so juvenile. If you told me that the author had only experienced school as part of a 2010s DCOM, I think I'd believe you. There was way too much emphasis on the "popular kids" (never directly called that, but definitely had that vibe) and people trying to social climb into that group, which seems very silly for college. Maybe Canada is different than Texas, but I googled to see if the college is real or not (it's not), and the school that I think it was named after has 48,000 students. I just don't believe that many people would care about being friends with the cool kids or if the cute guy in the library would associate with some small town nobody. Like, it's college. No one cares. Or I guess they do in Canada, I don't know. But it felt like the musings of a teenager who was guessing was college was like. I understand that the book is YA, but I've read plenty of YA mystery books that didn't feel as childish as this.
If you want the book to feel more relatable for high schoolers, then set it in high school. Most of the plot would've worked just as well, but it felt like the author couldn't decide between writing a cute YA mystery or a dramatic NA mystery. Topics like drugs and sex and murder (duh) felt cheapened as it was funneled through a main character who could've been either 14 or 24 depending on the needs of the chapter. In particular, the word "bullying" keeps being used, and it's not that adults can't be bullied, but what was actually happening was harassment to the point where there needed to be legal intervention. But Aleeza and co refer to it as "bullying" for the entire book, as if someone's being taunted in the hallway. I just couldn't get past how ridiculous it made the whole book feel.
Aleeza was also just not a compelling main character. From the first chapter she is chronically Not Like Other Girls (again, very 2010s DCOM) in a way that made her self pity annoying. I've been in her position before, so I'm not unsympathetic to her plight. But it seemed like she spent the entire book telling me how she's just a shy nobody who would never be liked by Cool Boys. I wanted her to have more going on other than self esteem issues, as it ultimately just came across as whiny.
She also waffled on everything the entire time. I understand that mystery books will often give you evidence that is interpreted incorrectly by the main character in order to have a twist of sorts later down the line when they learn the error of their ways, but Aleeza always seemed to take a long time to come around to information was that obviously more correct. Characters would be super upfront with her and she would doubt them. When Jay is flirting with her (that's not a spoiler, it's marketed partly as a mystery), he is pretty blunt about his exact feelings and she is still out here trying to tell me "we're obviously just friends, he could never like a girl like me." I understand that it's a mystery, but I don't like feeling so much more sure about obvious things than the main detective is.
Perhaps I'm being too harsh. I did give the book 3 stars, so I obviously didn't hate it. It was cute, and I was genuinely interested in the way it was playing out. I liked reading it. But I was always more interested in the rewrites happening in my brain than I was in the text on the page. It was trying too hard to be cute that it just came across as corny. And I will not be forgiving the lazy writing at the end. Everything else was so well planned and set up, but that was just random.
As far as Amazon First Reads options go, this one wasn't horrible. But it's not one that I'll be coming back to.
August 29, 2024
Remember Me Tomorrow by Farah Heron is a romance with lots of mystery. The story follows Aleeza, an investigative student. She moves into a dorm room that happens to be a room belonging to a student who has been missing for months. She soon realizes something is not right when she starts to receive messages from this missing student.
This was such a beautifully written story. It was definitely a page turner for me. The timeline approach was super unique and fun. The story flowed so well, and I could not wait to read what the ending was like. It had so many secrets and twists. It felt like a whodunit type of read.
The fmc was definitely one of those that you couldn't help rooting for. You wanted her to just have a win. It had the "suspicious rich kids" energy, doing what they wanted. New friendships and friend breakups. And the most beautiful love story! I highly recommend this one!
This was such a beautifully written story. It was definitely a page turner for me. The timeline approach was super unique and fun. The story flowed so well, and I could not wait to read what the ending was like. It had so many secrets and twists. It felt like a whodunit type of read.
The fmc was definitely one of those that you couldn't help rooting for. You wanted her to just have a win. It had the "suspicious rich kids" energy, doing what they wanted. New friendships and friend breakups. And the most beautiful love story! I highly recommend this one!
June 28, 2025
Remember Me Tomorrow is quite an appealing Amazon First Reads book! When Aleeza gets a new dorm room in college, after a falling out with the person she thought was her BFF, she ends up in the only room available ... in the oldest building, with rather crappy rooms. Then Aleeza realizes she can text the boy who had the room before her, but only if she's in the dorm room. And this is the boy who has been missing for months! This then turns into a topsy-turvy book that does NOT adhere to the rules of time and space. I don't usually read romance, but I enjoyed this one!
I saw a review that said it was a racist book against white people but I didn't get that impression at all! I mean these are teenagers we're talking about! I can remember wanting to hang out with the people that were most like me. It was my clique and I never paid any attention to what nationality anyone was. It did seem as though the author put too much emphasis on who was white, brown, or black - but not to where she made one race better or worse than another. This racist stuff baffles me.
Anyway, I absolutely loved Aleeza and Jay. I cracked up when Aleeza decided she needed to solve her room's mystery like Sherlock Holmes, Veronica Mars, or the Scooby Gang would!! Some of the characters who seemed shady at first turned out to be amazing and visa-versa.
Remember Me Tomorrow is a charming young adult book and I recommend it!
I saw a review that said it was a racist book against white people but I didn't get that impression at all! I mean these are teenagers we're talking about! I can remember wanting to hang out with the people that were most like me. It was my clique and I never paid any attention to what nationality anyone was. It did seem as though the author put too much emphasis on who was white, brown, or black - but not to where she made one race better or worse than another. This racist stuff baffles me.
Anyway, I absolutely loved Aleeza and Jay. I cracked up when Aleeza decided she needed to solve her room's mystery like Sherlock Holmes, Veronica Mars, or the Scooby Gang would!! Some of the characters who seemed shady at first turned out to be amazing and visa-versa.
Remember Me Tomorrow is a charming young adult book and I recommend it!
September 22, 2024
Race is a topic in this book as others have said, but it’s from the POV of someone who is a minority in the story. I didn’t see anything wrong with that. I felt like it represented real issues that are true in life. Every detail was thought out and easy to keep up with. It was definitely a page turner.
September 16, 2024
loved!!! the perfect mix of sci-fi, mystery, and ya romance - it was twisty and cute and the perfect light mystery read
October 8, 2024
I am OBSESSED with Farah Herons writing!! This is the third book of hers I have read and it was another 5 star.
What a story!! I couldn't get enough of the unique timeline and flew through this in one sitting. I had to know the final outcome. Very cleverly written and what a page turner!!
I definitely got those Lake House vibes and loved every minute! My thanks to MBC BOOKS and Amazon Publishing for this gifted copy.
What a story!! I couldn't get enough of the unique timeline and flew through this in one sitting. I had to know the final outcome. Very cleverly written and what a page turner!!
I definitely got those Lake House vibes and loved every minute! My thanks to MBC BOOKS and Amazon Publishing for this gifted copy.
September 20, 2024
I wished I DNF it.
I pushed through this book hoping I would connect with the main character but I couldn’t. She was so whiny and plays the victim. It was predictable. I hate I used my First Read on the book. I think this is a great story line if it had a different writer and different characters.
I pushed through this book hoping I would connect with the main character but I couldn’t. She was so whiny and plays the victim. It was predictable. I hate I used my First Read on the book. I think this is a great story line if it had a different writer and different characters.
October 12, 2024
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Remember Me Tomorrow
Farah Heron
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📖 Remember Me Tomorrow follows Aleeza, a quirky, octopus-loving college freshman who has a falling out with her long-time best friend and roommate. After being reassigned to a new room, Aleeza starts receiving texts on the dorm messaging system from her new roommate... the only problem is, Aleeza doesn't have a roommate, and Jay, the guy texting her, is missing, and is texting her from the past! With the help of some new friends, Aleeza is determined to solve the mystery of Jay's disappearance before it's too late!
💭 Remember Me Tomorrow is an angsty, well-paced, young adult mystery with magic, romance, and "The Lake House" vibes. While there's a mystery at the center, it's also about friendship and family, Brown kids and white kids, the haves and the have-nots, and a magical connection that transcends time and space. While things became a tad predictable toward the end, I appreciate the high-stakes mystery, the diverse cast of characters, and the swoony, magical love story. There's also some great commentary on friendship and being true to oneself that I think will really resonate with young adult readers. All in all, a well-rounded story that I enjoyed spending time with. 🩷
🎧 I read this in all the ways - alternating between my ebook, paperback and audiobook. I enjoyed all three formats equally. The audiobook narrator, Soneela Nankani, was a great choice here! She has a youthful quality to her voice that vibes with the story, its characters, and its intended audience.
📌 Available now!
🩷 Available on Kindle Unlimited as an ebook & audiobook
Remember Me Tomorrow
Farah Heron
Available now
📖 Remember Me Tomorrow follows Aleeza, a quirky, octopus-loving college freshman who has a falling out with her long-time best friend and roommate. After being reassigned to a new room, Aleeza starts receiving texts on the dorm messaging system from her new roommate... the only problem is, Aleeza doesn't have a roommate, and Jay, the guy texting her, is missing, and is texting her from the past! With the help of some new friends, Aleeza is determined to solve the mystery of Jay's disappearance before it's too late!
💭 Remember Me Tomorrow is an angsty, well-paced, young adult mystery with magic, romance, and "The Lake House" vibes. While there's a mystery at the center, it's also about friendship and family, Brown kids and white kids, the haves and the have-nots, and a magical connection that transcends time and space. While things became a tad predictable toward the end, I appreciate the high-stakes mystery, the diverse cast of characters, and the swoony, magical love story. There's also some great commentary on friendship and being true to oneself that I think will really resonate with young adult readers. All in all, a well-rounded story that I enjoyed spending time with. 🩷
🎧 I read this in all the ways - alternating between my ebook, paperback and audiobook. I enjoyed all three formats equally. The audiobook narrator, Soneela Nankani, was a great choice here! She has a youthful quality to her voice that vibes with the story, its characters, and its intended audience.
📌 Available now!
🩷 Available on Kindle Unlimited as an ebook & audiobook
September 20, 2024
I almost didn’t pick this as my first reads for a couple of reasons. One - I’m not a big fan of paranormal stuff and it felt like it could be that. Two - there were a lot of reviews I read about it being racist. I’ll say none of those things are true after reading this. It’s not paranormal vibes at all - it’s a really cool storyline and felt more science fiction to me than anything. It’s also not racist, but I can see how privileged white people might feel uncomfortable reading about how a person of color can feel living in this world. If you can set that aside, I think it’s a great read. I will say sometimes the book felt a little too YA for me, but overall it was great and I loved the ending outcome.
September 3, 2024
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!
the absolute perfect combination of the weird science time jump thriller AND cute but complicated love story. UGH might be the best book I have read this year (not counting throne of glass series obviously)
the absolute perfect combination of the weird science time jump thriller AND cute but complicated love story. UGH might be the best book I have read this year (not counting throne of glass series obviously)
February 21, 2025
Re-read February 2025
Still lovely.
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4.5 stars
This was amazing. I love these kind of time anomaly stories.
Still lovely.
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4.5 stars
This was amazing. I love these kind of time anomaly stories.
October 11, 2024
Really cool concept. A guy at her college goes missing and she moves into his old dorm room. She is able to text with him on ResConnect, a roommate only app. They discover that she is texting with Jay from five months earlier. They become closer and then try to use this time to solve his missing person mystery. Can she save Jay in his timeline? How will that impact Jay in her timeline?
it’s like a Nicholas Sparks magic/time travel romance, with a little mystery/thriller thrown in.
it’s like a Nicholas Sparks magic/time travel romance, with a little mystery/thriller thrown in.
September 11, 2024
Unfortunate
What is a kooky but fun premise that I quickly got into, was eclipsed by rampant racism that clouded the entire story. Two stars for originality in story line but that’s it. Ugh
What is a kooky but fun premise that I quickly got into, was eclipsed by rampant racism that clouded the entire story. Two stars for originality in story line but that’s it. Ugh
October 8, 2024
I'm a time travel book nerd. So when I read the blurb for this one, I thought - there's no way to do this - but Ms. Heron did. She made the time slip believable. So much that when the technology that allowed her to talk to a guy in the past was fixed, I felt bad for the main character. Add on a fun the rich-are-different plot line and some great time paradox almost meets - and I was all in. Not sure what I'm talking about? It's okay, it's just a great story.
September 4, 2024
Downloaded this from first reads and read this all in one day. I couldn’t put it down, I just HAD to know how it ended! And the romance was absolutely adorable. 🥰
September 26, 2024
DNF. Even though I only made it to 12%, this book is awful. The main character is so whiny and unlikable and the story poorly written and so not intriguing that I’m sadly giving up on this one….
February 9, 2025
Nearly marked this one DNF a dozen times in the first 10%, but I hate to do that and the storyline kept me hoping it would get better. I'm a sucker for weird mysteries, and this one's definitely weird. Aleeza moves out of her dorm room at college after realizing her bff from home isn't a good friend after all (they were roommates). She happens to get the room of a guy who went missing several months before. But weirdly enough, they're able to talk via an app that connects roommates - the him from 5 months earlier and the her from 5 months later.
I frown... "None of this makes sense."
Grinning, he shakes his head. "Not a lick of sense. But here we are."
So, did it get better? Well, I'll give it 2 stars (okay) instead of 1 (didn't like). The main character is extremely annoying - super whiny and juvenile. But it's not really what I'd consider YA - a lot of talk of hook-up sex and drugs. And the mystery comes to a head by some very contrived events that earned a lot of eye-rolls, which kind of spoiled a clever-enough idea. The writing isn't particularly good either (if I had to read "which, fair" or a similar derivation one more time I was going to scream), and it felt like the author has a beef with "rich white people." I probably should have gone with my gut and marked it DNF and moved on.
I frown... "None of this makes sense."
Grinning, he shakes his head. "Not a lick of sense. But here we are."
So, did it get better? Well, I'll give it 2 stars (okay) instead of 1 (didn't like). The main character is extremely annoying - super whiny and juvenile. But it's not really what I'd consider YA - a lot of talk of hook-up sex and drugs. And the mystery comes to a head by some very contrived events that earned a lot of eye-rolls, which kind of spoiled a clever-enough idea. The writing isn't particularly good either (if I had to read "which, fair" or a similar derivation one more time I was going to scream), and it felt like the author has a beef with "rich white people." I probably should have gone with my gut and marked it DNF and moved on.
September 4, 2024
When Aleeza gets a new dorm room in college she realizes she’s able to text the boy who had the room before her…only he’s been missing for months. And for him it’s months in the past.
The romance is amazing (think the lake house meets the time travelers wife), the mystery and suspense are top notch. This is one of the best, most original romance that I’ve read in a long time. It reawakened my love for sci-fy and time travel/time loop type entertainment. Definitely one of my top books this year.
I have seen a lot of reviews saying that the author seems to have animosity toward white people. I completely disagree. I think this book actually brings light to the very much still present issue of racism in society. As a white woman this perspective was so welcomed because it’s not something I’ve personally had to live with and navigate so it’s not something I could truly understand no matter how much I want to empathize. I really appreciated seeing some of these issues from the perspective of those most affected.
The romance is amazing (think the lake house meets the time travelers wife), the mystery and suspense are top notch. This is one of the best, most original romance that I’ve read in a long time. It reawakened my love for sci-fy and time travel/time loop type entertainment. Definitely one of my top books this year.
I have seen a lot of reviews saying that the author seems to have animosity toward white people. I completely disagree. I think this book actually brings light to the very much still present issue of racism in society. As a white woman this perspective was so welcomed because it’s not something I’ve personally had to live with and navigate so it’s not something I could truly understand no matter how much I want to empathize. I really appreciated seeing some of these issues from the perspective of those most affected.
November 22, 2024
Aleeza has trouble with her college roommate and switches to the only room still available. It’s vacant because the former occupant, Jay, is missing. Once Aleeza is in her new room she receives messages from Jay on the app for roommates. WHAT? Even stranger, he’s messaging from six months prior!
Yes, yes, and yes! I LOVE anything involving time and this was everything I could want! In this case, a time skip similar to “that movie with Keanu Reeves”, 'The Lake House', which to my delight is referenced in the book. So many time movie references and humor regarding the unbelievable situation Aleeza and Jay find themselves in. You have to suspend disbelief and accept the possibility of communication across time; once you do, it’s so much fun!
This felt like an old school ‘Nancy Drew’ mystery as Aleeza and Jay work together to solve his disappearance. There’s some incredibly sweet romance, albeit a bit tragic. After all, falling in love with someone you haven’t met and who is already gone, is bound to be problematic.
If you enjoy magical realism, investigative journalism and characters you can root for, don’t miss this one. REMEMBER ME TOMORROW is an absolute joy, full of humor, heart and an intriguing mystery!
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Thank you MBC Books & Amazon Publishing for the gifted copies. All opinions are mine.
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Potential spoiler content warnings below.
⚠️Content Warnings: language, drug use, Mention of: cyberbullying
Yes, yes, and yes! I LOVE anything involving time and this was everything I could want! In this case, a time skip similar to “that movie with Keanu Reeves”, 'The Lake House', which to my delight is referenced in the book. So many time movie references and humor regarding the unbelievable situation Aleeza and Jay find themselves in. You have to suspend disbelief and accept the possibility of communication across time; once you do, it’s so much fun!
This felt like an old school ‘Nancy Drew’ mystery as Aleeza and Jay work together to solve his disappearance. There’s some incredibly sweet romance, albeit a bit tragic. After all, falling in love with someone you haven’t met and who is already gone, is bound to be problematic.
If you enjoy magical realism, investigative journalism and characters you can root for, don’t miss this one. REMEMBER ME TOMORROW is an absolute joy, full of humor, heart and an intriguing mystery!
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Thank you MBC Books & Amazon Publishing for the gifted copies. All opinions are mine.
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Potential spoiler content warnings below.
⚠️Content Warnings: language, drug use, Mention of: cyberbullying
November 14, 2024
I have not been so intrigued by a story in so long. This is the kind of romantic mystery that grabs at your heartstrings along with your attention. The definition of unputdownable. I finished this in one night, and there wasn’t a single second when I wasn’t entirely hooked!
The bond between the main characters, Aleeza and Jay, was written beautifully. The connection they shared was unique and incredibly sweet, making me root for them from beginning to end.
A plot twist I didn’t see coming, the perfect blend of mystery and heartfelt romance. I devoured this book.
↻ 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀/𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀
Friends to lovers
Mystery
Time travel
Slow burn
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮!
The bond between the main characters, Aleeza and Jay, was written beautifully. The connection they shared was unique and incredibly sweet, making me root for them from beginning to end.
A plot twist I didn’t see coming, the perfect blend of mystery and heartfelt romance. I devoured this book.
↻ 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀/𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀
Friends to lovers
Mystery
Time travel
Slow burn
𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮!
December 25, 2024
Loved this book. The time-line paradox took me a while to get into, but I was quickly drawn to the mystery and romance. I loved the South Asian representation and YA appeal. A definite purchase for the high school library! 📚❤️
March 31, 2025
To quote the author directly… “This book is a little bonkers.” And I ate that ish up!
A who dun it? Sort of a meet cute. Magical realism. Lake House references (I loved that movie btw). All my favorite things in a mystery and I was so invested til the very end.
My soapbox comment: I read a lot of racially charged negative reviews for this book. As a POC, the “making note and observing who is racially around us” is so accurate periodttttt. I’m also always hyper aware like this and if that’s offensive then those DNFers are missing out on a gem and I’m not even mad about.
A who dun it? Sort of a meet cute. Magical realism. Lake House references (I loved that movie btw). All my favorite things in a mystery and I was so invested til the very end.
My soapbox comment: I read a lot of racially charged negative reviews for this book. As a POC, the “making note and observing who is racially around us” is so accurate periodttttt. I’m also always hyper aware like this and if that’s offensive then those DNFers are missing out on a gem and I’m not even mad about.
February 12, 2025
Remember me tomorrow follows Aleeza, a freshman journalism student, as she investigates the disappearance of a fellow student Jay. This story has an intriguing premise, Aleeza has a falling out with her roommate and takes the only free room on campus; a room that used to belong to Jay. Jay has been missing for 5 months yet somehow when she is assigned his room she can contact him through the university app, he claims he still lives in this room albeit it being vacant..
This book is a clever blend of mystery, romance and sci-fi with strong themes of racism and classism. I enjoyed the fact that this book leaned more heavily into the mystery and sci-fi elements and left the romance on the back-burner. The slow burn relationship between Aleeza and Jay is sweet and endearing; their conversations were heartfelt and showed such emotional depth and vulnerability.
My only slight gripe with the story is the second sci-fi mechanic with Jack that seems to come out of nowhere and isn't really explained at all. It was quite disappointing and nearly threw me out of the story as I feel like the other elements were done well.
Overall a very enjoyable read. It is marketed as YA and the writing style does reflect this. However, I never felt like the author was talking down to the reader like is often the case with YA novels. If you enjoy mysteries, especially ones with a sci-fi twist then I would definitely recommend picking this up.
Thank you to NetGalley and Skyscape for providing a copy for review. All opinions are my own.
I'm quite baffled by the reviews claiming that this book has some sort of reverse racism agenda. This is a book about POC characters written by a POC author. Even as a white woman I can 100% believe that the themes and events are loosely based on the author's own experiences.
This book is a clever blend of mystery, romance and sci-fi with strong themes of racism and classism. I enjoyed the fact that this book leaned more heavily into the mystery and sci-fi elements and left the romance on the back-burner. The slow burn relationship between Aleeza and Jay is sweet and endearing; their conversations were heartfelt and showed such emotional depth and vulnerability.
My only slight gripe with the story is the second sci-fi mechanic with Jack that seems to come out of nowhere and isn't really explained at all. It was quite disappointing and nearly threw me out of the story as I feel like the other elements were done well.
Overall a very enjoyable read. It is marketed as YA and the writing style does reflect this. However, I never felt like the author was talking down to the reader like is often the case with YA novels. If you enjoy mysteries, especially ones with a sci-fi twist then I would definitely recommend picking this up.
Thank you to NetGalley and Skyscape for providing a copy for review. All opinions are my own.
I'm quite baffled by the reviews claiming that this book has some sort of reverse racism agenda. This is a book about POC characters written by a POC author. Even as a white woman I can 100% believe that the themes and events are loosely based on the author's own experiences.
October 1, 2024
I absolutely LOVED this book. It kept me hooked from the very beginning, and I kept thinking about it even while I wasn't reading it! I loved trying to figure out this mystery, keeping up with all the characters in my head. I feel like I was sleuthing right along with them! So fun, so cute, and definitely one of the best I've read all year!
P.S.: I hate that it's getting poor ratings just because some white people can't stand reading about the emotions of people of color. They missed out on the fun I had because of their bias!
P.S.: I hate that it's getting poor ratings just because some white people can't stand reading about the emotions of people of color. They missed out on the fun I had because of their bias!
October 20, 2024
This was a delight! Almost five stars, but I wish a few things had been a little more fleshed out. Otherwise, damn near perfection! I love a good epistolary and I love timey wimey stuff (and apparently I have never seen The Lakehouse????). These two are adorable and I love Farah Heron’s writing.
ETA: you know what? I’m gonna make it five stars just to piss off the racists who don’t think they’re racist.
ETA: you know what? I’m gonna make it five stars just to piss off the racists who don’t think they’re racist.
September 28, 2024
Great concept, but it feels like it was written by someone in high school who has a grudge against whites and rich people. There were a lot of moments where race and monetary status were consistently mentioned that didn't add anything to the storyline and cheapened the concept, in my opinion.
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