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Yesterday Is History by Kosoko Jackson
3.5
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

 I hate time travel books, but I really liked this novel.  Andre Cobb has just had a liver transplant due to cancer.  With this liver transplant comes the ability to time travel. His first trip he had no idea what was going on.  But with help from his donor family, he learns the ins and outs of time travels and why he has this ability.  This story is also a love triangle. You have Andre in modern times, Blake, his donor’s younger brother, and Michael, the boy who grew up in his house in the 1960’s and 70’s.  Andre is tethered to Michael at first.  Anytime he goes back in time he goes back to michel.  And the two fall in love.  But can the love last.  While at the same time, love for Blake is growing.  This would not really be a rom-com, but definity a romance.  One of my favorite parts is when Andre gets mad at Blake for pushing him to travel with no guidance.  One thing Andre, a young black man, has to remind Blake, a young white man, is that a black man should not just randomly pop up in time.  Things could go very wrong.  While I did like this book, I wish Andre could have experienced some of the historical events like the civil right marches, and Stonewall protests.  His love interest Michel was involved in various things as a journalist.  It would have been nice if he could have seen the world through his eyes.  I still hate time travel books, but this one was pretty good.