Genre 📚: YA Contemporary Fantasy, Coming-of-age, Romance
Tropes 💁♀️: Time travel, Secret pen pals, Opposites attract, Reverse harem
Rep ✔️: Biracial Japanese American main character
CW ⚠️: Messy divorce, emotionally distant parents
Rating ⭐️: 4.5/5
After witnessing her parents’ emotional divorce, FMC Emma struggles with the idea of love. She wants to believe in it, so much so that she wishes for proof that love can last forever. And she gets her answer in the form of a letter — by someone claiming to be her true love from the future. The claims seem to ring true, since he somehow knows her deepest secrets. But he won’t reveal his identity or any details of their future. As they exchange letters, and eventually emails, Emma tries to figure out who the mystery writer is.
There are three likely suspects. Theo, the childhood best friend. Ezra, the fellow music prodigy. Or Colin, the charming rich kid. And let me tell you… I was just as disoriented as Emma, as she found herself catching feelings for all three guys. All of ‘em. One minute, she thought the letter writer was one guy, the next, she thought it was a different guy. She got so caught up in trying to figure it out, you could feel her desperation to pick the “right” person. After all, what’s the point in pursuing someone if they aren’t The One? Right…?
Initially, all the back-and-forth from boy to boy was giving me whiplash. But once we settled into the main loveline, things really took off for me. The romance itself was perfectly sweet in a giggle-and-kick-my-feet sort of way, but it was Emma’s growth that really shone through. She had to learn to go after what she wanted, even if there was no guarantee, which god knows is incredibly scary. I was happy with where we left her… and then my mind was blown with that epilogue! 😱 It’s still a satisfying, bittersweet ending, but I am curious of what may happen next. I’ve seen that Emiko Jean has already planned a sequel, and I definitely plan on reading it.
**Much thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Love Me Tomorrow will be released on February 3, 2026.
Sara Bechtol 