“Maybe that’s the definition of nostalgia: getting sappy about things that are supposed to be insignificant.”
― Rachel Lynn Solomon, Today Tonight Tomorrow
Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been rivals for all of high school. They competed on tests, elections, anything and everything. With only one day left of their senior year, they have a limited number of competitions left. Rowan would love to beat Neil, conquer high school, and set herself up for college with the prize money.
After they learn who is valedictorian, Rowan and Neil have one more chance to compete against each other. They have Howl, a senior class scavenger hunt that takes them all over Seattle looking for clues. Rowan is going to decimate Neil and win! When she learns that there are a group of seniors who want to take down both of them during Howl, Rowan and Neil decide to team up to survive, at least until it’s just the two of them left.
Even though Rowan and Neil have been competing all high school, they have never really talked. Their forced proximity during Howl means they spend more time together and learn new things about each other. Rowan learns that Neil is way more than the linguistics awkward person she thought. She also shares her love of romance novels and that she wants to write them as a career (well she already is writing one…). As Rowan and Neil run around Seattle, Rowan realizes that Neil isn’t as bad as she thinks. In fact, he could be the person of her dreams, not the rival of her life. One day could change their lives forever.
This title is also available in CD audiobook.