“Crush”ing It

Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon checks another 2024 high school Nutmeg nominee off my read list.

This is an enemies to lovers romance story. Rowan has spent her entire high school career competing with Neil. Now it’s their last day of senior year and he beats her again by getting valedictorian over her.

The final senior event is a scavenger hunt called Howl, it is organized by the junior class. There is a cash prize at the end. Rowan is determined to take this last victory over Neil. However, they begin working together which forces Rowan to see Neil as more than an enemy. They share information about their families, their feelings about being Jewish and their desires for their futures. Could one day overturn four years of animosity?