If I See You Again Tomorrow

By: Robbie Couch

Narrated by: Kurt Kanazawa

A New York Times bestseller!

From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a speculative young adult romance about a teen stuck in a time loop that’s endlessly monotonous until he meets the boy of his dreams.

For some reason, Clark has woken up and relived the same monotonous Monday 309 times. Until Day 310 turns out to be…different. Suddenly, his usual torturous math class is interrupted by an anomaly—a boy he’s never seen before in all his previous Mondays.

When shy, reserved Clark decides to throw caution to the wind and join effusive and effervescent Beau on a series of “errands” across the Windy City, he never imagines that anything will really change, because nothing has in such a long time. And he definitely doesn’t expect to fall this hard or this fast for someone in just one day.

There’s just one problem: how do you build a future with someone if you can never get to tomorrow?

Critic reviews

"Narrator Kurt Kanazawa is appealing and believable as Clark, a teenager trapped in a time loop and reliving the same 16 hours over and over again. After more than 300 days, Clark is struggling — and then, on day 310, he meets Beau, who disrupts Clark’s math class and changes everything. Throughout the story, Kanazawa convincingly conveys Clark’s loneliness and his attempts to relieve it with the help of his therapist’s advice: Make a new friend, help someone, be vulnerable. Kanazawa ups the sense of urgency as Clark tries to connect with Beau again — and to find a way to escape from the time loop. The novel is billed as a romance, but ultimately it's Clark’s personal journey that is most credible and compelling."

The strange nature of the universe

Clark has been stuck in time for 310 days. He wakes up at 7:15 every day. Every night at 11:16 begins a new day when he wakes up at 7:15 in the morning. He doesn’t know why. But, it turns out, he’s not alone and 310 was the best day of his life.

The thing is that Clark and Beau have very different beliefs regarding the reasons why they’re stuck in time. Was either of them right? Hard to say and we’ll never know.

About Clark. He’s kind of an introvert. His parents just got divorced and his best friend suddenly moved from Chicago to Austin, Texas. He placed all of the blame for the divorce on his mother.

Beau is an extrovert. Spontaneity is what he lives for. His father died not that long ago (relevant to the story) and he had a dead beat mother. He ended up living with his grandparents and they weren’t kind to him.

I said they had different ideas about what would free them from living the day repeatedly and each pursued that path in the own way. Extrovert Beau ends up shying away from this things that gave his repeated day meaning whereas Clark did things he’d never thought possible and came out of his shell.

One theory, with evidence, was that no one stuck in the “loop” survived beyond one year and these two met 310 days in. Clark did everything possible to make sure they survived (not spoiling it) and then it came to the final few minutes of their existence. They did finally get together but was it too late? I have to say I don’t know the answer right up until the very end. Regardless of the outcome we got two people who struggled through life in their own way and found happiness.

Great premise

Great premise and unfolding of the story. Fun and kept me guessing. Now I wonder how many people are in a time loop.

Great Story That Happens to Have Gay Characters

What a fantastically written book! I love time travel/time loop stories. This one is all about the mystery and twist and turns. Great narrator as well who acts with a subtleties and depth. The character voices are distinctive but not distracting. 10/10 all the way.

Loved it!

There is nothing like a story that sweeps you away and leaves you breathless. I love these characters. Clark is a narrator I could adventure with indefinitely, and Emory… I love that boy! 10/10 would recommend.

An Awesome story

I had a fantastic time listening to this book. I absoulte love Clark, Beau, and all the supporting characters in this story. I will definitely read/listen to more books from this author. Great Performance from the narrator as well.