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**4.5 starsThis book was such a bundle of joy to read. I felt like each of the characters were so easy to relate to and the story sort of jumped off the pages. I can always count on Rachel Lynn Solomon to deliver incredible stories! Overall, I really enjoyed this book, though some parts felt repetitive. But then again, that sense of repetitiveness made the story feel real, so I think it is allowed in this case. I found myself really wanting the main characters to get together, which made me not
Rachel Lynn Solomon has done it again! For the hopeless romantics, and for the ones who wish they could be, We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This will keep you well fed. The sort of book that leaves you feeling better about the world than you did before you began, you’ll want to pick this one up for the lovable characters, Solomon’s trademark tender focus on family, and the heartfelt exploration of what it means to be truly vulnerable.
DNF’ed at 57%We Can't Meet Meeting Like This is Rachel Lynn Solomon's latest YA Contemporary/coming-of-age release featuring Jewish heroine Quinn Berkowitz. This new release primarily focuses on weddings, Jewish culture and Quinn figuring out what she wants to do with her life at 18 and connecting with people whom she thought had cut ties with her. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for permitting my access to an ARC! The pleasure is mine. To begin with, the premise of the story sounds
I love Ms. Solomon’s brilliant works so much! She nails both of adult and young adult genres and creates sweet, sensible characters you easily connect and writes remarkable stories of them. However this new book is a little different from her previous works. I loved her choice to approach sensitive subjects like mental diseases including OCD, depression and diversity issues including race, religion and LGTBQ. Those parts of the book and centering the story around two families work on wedding p...
no cos like WHY is this author so good at providing me with the messy romantic escapism i’m always craving
“Sometimes the world is terrible, and love stories . . . they make it feel less heavy.” ★★★★☆I received an early copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my ownWe Can’t Keep Meeting Like This is the most recent novel by Rachel Lynn Solomon, which deals heavily with mental health representation, majorly anxiety, but also depression.It follows Quinn, who deals with generalised anxiety on a daily basis. She has a crush on a boy (whose
In this cute YA contemporary romance, Quinn is the daughter of wedding planners and deals with anxiety and OCD. She is excited about starting college in the fall but doesn’t know how to tell her parents she doesn’t want to join the family wedding planning business like they’ve always wanted her to. Some absolutely hilarious wedding planning scenes. Tarek, the son of the bakers her parents often use for weddings, is one of her friends, who went off to college the year before, and her not so secre...
It's all about Cakes, Music and Love.All three things I absolutely adore and when bought together would do wonders in a romance novel.Both the characters as an individual are a great development, but the chemistry between the two was totally missing. I would have loved to see some more deeper connection between Quinn and Tarek.
I wanted to like this. I really did. I've read two other books by this author, and I really enjoyed both, but We Can't Keep Meeting Like This was not nearly as good. Some chapters were just straight up boring and the Muslim rep was so wishy washy, there wasn't much to it. It all came off as performative, written for diversity points and not much more than that. While I have always loved how effortlessly Solomon adds in diversity into her books, she really dropped the ball with this one.Additiona...
"My parents aren't nearly as religious as their parents were," he says. "But some things have just sort of stuck? Like we work with a halal butcher, but not everything we eat or serve is halal. My mom drinks, but my dad doesn't, and, well, you saw me do it at the beach. And I've had sex before marriage."???????What? The author is non muslim writing shitty muslim rep like this ? If you are islamophobic maybe dont write a muslim character in your book stop writing us the way you (westerns) want us...
"Sometimes the world is terrible, and love stories... they make it feel less heavy." After the incredible love for Today Tonight Tomorrow, I couldn't wait to see Rachel Lynn Solomon deliver another sex positive, Jewish centered contemporary novel, but this time with a flood of eager readers who have finally discovered her pure talent. Being an OG fan of an author means seeing them reach new readers is as joyful for you as it is for them. Although this is too heavy to be a romcom, the trademar
Would "woke" non-Muslim Americans just stop fucking praising the Muslim representation in this book? Because as a Muslim I think it's trash. Thank you. "My parents aren't nearly as religious as their parents were," he says. "But some things have just sort of stuck? Like we work with a halal butcher, but not everything we eat or serve is halal. My mom drinks, but my dad doesn't, and, well, you saw me do it at the beach. And I've had sex before marriage." Why is it that every time there's Musli...
We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This is many things; it’s funny, it’s charming, it’s a love letter to rom coms and wedding season and Seattle, but what truly makes it shine — and what has cemented it on my favorites list — is its exploration of breaking away from predetermined paths, standing up for yourself, and its honest mental health representation. full review here
Okay, so I liked a lot about this book originally—the Jewish representation and how the main character had OCD—but as the book went on, I started finding things that made me not enjoy the books as much.First off, the pacing was just kinda wonky at some times. It was hard to push through a lot of the parts.My biggest issue though was the questionable Muslim representation. (I was to preface this by saying I am NOT Muslim, therefore I can’t say what is and isn’t good representation. But I know the...
4.5 stars!Incredibly poignant and heart-wrenching, Rachel Lynn Solomon delivers a young adult contemporary unlike any other. To start off, the book wasn’t predictable at all, which is quite rare for me in terms of YA romance. Furthermore, the initial plot of We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This had me thinking this would just be a romantic comedy, and boy was I wrong! This was such a rich novel, whose characters laid bare on the page.Speaking of characters, despite not throwing in a gazillion referen...
**4.5-stars rounded up**Yet again you've succeeded in sweeping me off of my feet, Rachel Lynn Solomon. I see you and it's like you see me too.Quinn Berkowitz is the harpist for her parent's thriving wedding planning business. Tarek Monsour is a cater-waiter, and aspiring baker, whose family's catering business is frequently hired on by the Berkowitzs for events.Over the years, the two have worked a lot of weddings together. Somewhere along the way, Quinn became a skeptic of the whole love thing,...
The newest YA rom-com by Rachel Lynn Solomon, We Can't Keep Meeting Like This is a funny, sweet, and emotional look at love, friendship, family, romance, and trying to find your way.Quinn can’t escape weddings—her family runs a successful wedding planning business and her parents have already planned her future, which includes her course of study in college and eventually joining the company full-time. How does Quinn tell them this isn’t what she wants without destroying her family? And how
Still feeling extremely lucky to have read this book prior to its release. It pushes so many of my happy buttons: honest depictions of teens struggling with personal issues, sex positivity, friendship, finding yourself, glorious descriptions of dessert, the urge to yell "I SHIP IT!!" from the very beginning that carries you through the whole story. Very few Rachel Lynn Solomon fans will be surprised that she has Delivered (TM) yet again. But even knowing I'd enjoy it, it was a freaking delight t...
3.5 Stars rounded up to 4!CW: (view spoiler)[OCD, anxiety, depression,sexual content (hide spoiler)]Well that was adorable and I really liked the relatable characters!I liked that the story had a bit of depth to it without feeling too laboured, if you know what I mean. Both Quinn and Tarek are trying to work out what their futures looked like away from the pressures of working in their family businesses. I was relieved there wasn't too much of the miscommunication trope as that can get wearisome...
I discovered We Can't Keep Meeting Like This thru Inah @ Fueled by Chapters and the premise caught my attention. The story is lighthearted, sweet and angst-y. It's been a long time I found a great young adult novel that transitioned to new adult. I'll say this one is a gem.Quinn works on their family's wedding planning business and she's a harpist. Her family works with Tarek's family wherein they have a catering business. Tarek is a baker and she has a crush on him whenever he bakes those beaut...