We Can't Keep Meeting Like This
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- Author：Rachel Lynn Solomon
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Summary
A wedding harpist disillusioned with love and a hopeless romantic cater-waiter flirt and fight their way through a summer of weddings in this effervescent romantic comedy from the acclaimed author of Today Tonight Tomorrow。
Quinn Berkowitz and Tarek Mansour's families have been in business together for years: Quinn's parents are wedding planners， and Tarek's own a catering company。 At the end of last summer， Quinn confessed her crush on him in the form of a rambling email--and then he left for college without a response。
Quinn has been dreading seeing him again almost as much as she dreads another summer playing the harp for her parents' weddings。 When he shows up at the first wedding of the summer， looking cuter than ever after a year apart， they clash immediately。 Tarek's always loved the grand gestures in weddings--the flashier， the better--while Quinn can't see them as anything but fake。 Even as they can't seem to have one civil conversation， Quinn's thrown together with Tarek wedding after wedding， from performing a daring cake rescue to filling in for a missing bridesmaid and groomsman。
Quinn can't deny her feelings for him are still there， especially after she learns the truth about his silence， opens up about her own fears， and begins learning the art of harp-making from an enigmatic teacher。
Maybe love isn't the enemy after all--and maybe allowing herself to fall is the most honest thing Quinn's ever done。
Quinn Berkowitz and Tarek Mansour's families have been in business together for years: Quinn's parents are wedding planners， and Tarek's own a catering company。 At the end of last summer， Quinn confessed her crush on him in the form of a rambling email--and then he left for college without a response。
Quinn has been dreading seeing him again almost as much as she dreads another summer playing the harp for her parents' weddings。 When he shows up at the first wedding of the summer， looking cuter than ever after a year apart， they clash immediately。 Tarek's always loved the grand gestures in weddings--the flashier， the better--while Quinn can't see them as anything but fake。 Even as they can't seem to have one civil conversation， Quinn's thrown together with Tarek wedding after wedding， from performing a daring cake rescue to filling in for a missing bridesmaid and groomsman。
Quinn can't deny her feelings for him are still there， especially after she learns the truth about his silence， opens up about her own fears， and begins learning the art of harp-making from an enigmatic teacher。
Maybe love isn't the enemy after all--and maybe allowing herself to fall is the most honest thing Quinn's ever done。
Reviews
Veronica
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Poor Muslim representation。
Sonder
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i have mixed feelings。 I loved Tarek and the wedding planning thing。 But it was very long and it felt like the same problems were playing on a loop， Quinn was always thinking the same things over and over again， it was very annoying。 i do absolutely relate with her fears and i'm happy this book adressed this subject。 it was deeper than i expected considering the cover， that's probably why i didn't enjoy it that much， i really needed something light。i also read a review pointing some not very oka i have mixed feelings。 I loved Tarek and the wedding planning thing。 But it was very long and it felt like the same problems were playing on a loop， Quinn was always thinking the same things over and over again， it was very annoying。 i do absolutely relate with her fears and i'm happy this book adressed this subject。 it was deeper than i expected considering the cover， that's probably why i didn't enjoy it that much， i really needed something light。i also read a review pointing some not very okay stuff about the muslim rep in this book。 。。。more
Kelsey
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REAL CUTE。 I do think that I liked Today Tonight Tomorrow better， but this was delightful。
Sam Kwon
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4。5
Prithvi
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I loved The Ex Talk and Today， tonight， tomorrow but the plot of this book was just stagnant。 The protagonists had ZERO CHEMISTRY。 What was supposed to be a cute bestfriends to lovers turned out to be a total snoozefest
Izzy K
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…okay…I’m Jewish…sooooooo…look-this book had a good premise！ I enjoyed reading reading the book at first， but I’m a really religious Jew （more religious than Quinn’s sister getting married）， and I just couldn’t relate to Quinn and her observance at all。 To be fair， I expected it。 The actual story was fine， but the amount of times her and （what was his name？？） that guy fought was so many times and I get it: depression and OCD-issues？？？ Anyways， it was fine。
Jill Jemmett
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Quinn Berkowitz’s family has a wedding planning company。 They often work with Tarek Mansour’s family’s catering company。 At the end of last summer， before Tarek went to college， Quinn sent him an email telling him that she liked him。 But they haven’t spoken since。 Now， he’s returned for the summer， which is Quinn’s last summer before she starts college。 She’s nervous about seeing Tarek again after sending her email。 Quinn has trouble believing in love when she’s seen her parents struggle in thei Quinn Berkowitz’s family has a wedding planning company。 They often work with Tarek Mansour’s family’s catering company。 At the end of last summer， before Tarek went to college， Quinn sent him an email telling him that she liked him。 But they haven’t spoken since。 Now， he’s returned for the summer， which is Quinn’s last summer before she starts college。 She’s nervous about seeing Tarek again after sending her email。 Quinn has trouble believing in love when she’s seen her parents struggle in their marriage and seeing marriages fall apart after the weddings。 She doesn’t want to follow her parents’ dream for her to work at the family business， but she’s scared to admit that to them。 Since her family is also busy planning her sister’s wedding， Quinn gets more involved in weddings， which also pushes her to spend more time with Tarek。 Being so surrounded by love and romance， Quinn has to figure out if she’s finally falling in love。I loved Quinn’s character development throughout the story。 She had a valid reason for being suspicious about love。 She had experienced the marriage problems her parents had when she was a kid， and she knew that not all of the weddings they planned ended in forever marriages。 Quinn also had to figure out what she wanted to do in life。 She knew she didn’t want to do the same work as her family， but she didn’t know what would make her happy。 This is a relatable theme for an older young adult book。One aspect of this story I really appreciated was the discussions about mental health。 Quinn had OCD and anxiety， and Tarek had clinical depression。 Their mental health was discussed openly and honestly， but it wasn’t a big deal。 They both sought treatment in therapy and medication， but it was just a small aspect of their characters。 I liked that this was a casual part of the story。 Quinn and Tarek didn’t make a big deal about their mental health because it didn’t take over their lives。 I appreciate this kind of representation because it shows that you can struggle with your mental health， but with proper treatment， it can be properly managed。We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This is a fun summer young adult romance！Thank you Simon and Schuster Canada for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Brooke Ury
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5/10。 This book was just a cute rom-com。 I liked the setting of a family in the wedding business and a daughter that did not believe in romantic gestures。 However， the characters were not very complex， and many of their actions and thoughts were contradictory。
Jessica Boris
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3。5
Addison Morgan
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cheeseyyyyy
Maddie
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v cute （less on the fluffy side bc it deals with more serious stuff so cw for anxiety， depression） but let me just say that as a current college student， the whole "what is your passion" / "what do you want to do for the rest of your LIFE" struggle was portrayed v accurately ; overall i liked both characters and i'm happy for them to move forward and be together <3 v cute （less on the fluffy side bc it deals with more serious stuff so cw for anxiety， depression） but let me just say that as a current college student， the whole "what is your passion" / "what do you want to do for the rest of your LIFE" struggle was portrayed v accurately ; overall i liked both characters and i'm happy for them to move forward and be together <3 。。。more
Stephanie
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Audiobook: 4。5 - this was such a cute book！！ I felt that it teetered the line between YA and adult so if you are thinking it’s strictly YA， I’d give it a chance。 I kept wanting to shake Quinn out of her stubbornness and as she put it “self sabotaging” herself。 Very enjoyable and a quick listen。
Maeve Littooij
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I am very disappointed in this book。 When I read the description I thought， this is something I need in my life right now。 A cute， original， romantic book。 I thought after reading the description that this would be a different novel than all the others。 Well with some cliché elements， but this was so different than I thought it would be。 This is a book I will soon forget。 As mean as that sounds， it wasn't really a memorable book。 The beginning was okay， but I was mostly annoyed with the main cha I am very disappointed in this book。 When I read the description I thought， this is something I need in my life right now。 A cute， original， romantic book。 I thought after reading the description that this would be a different novel than all the others。 Well with some cliché elements， but this was so different than I thought it would be。 This is a book I will soon forget。 As mean as that sounds， it wasn't really a memorable book。 The beginning was okay， but I was mostly annoyed with the main character named Quinn。 I did like that there was some open communication about OCD in the book， which Quinn herself suffers from。 It's just that she's not sympathetic at all。 One moment she sounded like a small child， the next moment I thought she could have been a lot older。 I also really didn't like the way Quinn treated Tarek。 And after literally telling him that she never wants to try to make it work between them， she has the nerve to ask him to stay with her。 I knew she had to be the one to make a romantic gesture at the end， but this was a moment where I really thought， seriously？！ Her 'big' reveal at the end was just too late and too sudden。 Her 'big' reveal was also so bad and the speech was so inappropriate。 You don't give a speech like that at someone else's wedding。 I'm also not convinced that she has really changed her mind about relationships。 My biggest irritations were with Quinn and how she kept waving away important conversations。 "I want to be in the moment。""I like it too much to think about it right now。" "I figured I'd deal with it later。" She just didn't want to deal with it， while that is so important in a relationship。It feels like the writer wanted to be very inclusive， maybe a little too inclusive。 This may sound a little weird， but I felt like it wasn't always realistic。 I think Canette's review explains this very well。I am glad that they soon started sharing personal things with each other， in some books people lie to each other to be perfect。 Also， in most books， you often have to wait a long time for this and it wasn't that bad。 Besides， I had never read a book where eczema was discussed openly。 。。。more
Kim Bongiorno
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Another solid teen/YA read by Solomon。This one does a great job of showing healthy communication （and unhealthy） between young adults who are interested in consensual sexual activity。It also is an interesting story about feeling stuck in a family business out of obligation and fear， and how it can prevent a young person from finding out who they really are and can be。My one "warning" of sorts is that it does a good job of putting us deep in the head of an 18yo with OCD and anxiety， so if the rea Another solid teen/YA read by Solomon。This one does a great job of showing healthy communication （and unhealthy） between young adults who are interested in consensual sexual activity。It also is an interesting story about feeling stuck in a family business out of obligation and fear， and how it can prevent a young person from finding out who they really are and can be。My one "warning" of sorts is that it does a good job of putting us deep in the head of an 18yo with OCD and anxiety， so if the reader is in a bad place right now so shouldn't allow themselves to feel those feelings， maybe wait this one out until they're in a better place。 。。。more
Karoline Tyne
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3。5 stars
Carrie Miller
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That was awful。 I am in a rut！！ Need to find something else！！
Jordan Nussear
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Quinn was the queen of one step forward， three steps back and while I understand her hesitation toward Tarek， it got incredibly annoying。 Overall， it wasn’t bad but I wished it was about 2 hours shorter。
Saanvi
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Raw and beautiful。 First of all， I saw this book on Pinterest， plus the cover always attracts me。 Now， I am not disappointed。 It was sweet， topics like OCD and depression laid out in a very intricate way。 I loved the way Tarek And Quinn have huge differences between them， the first being confident about the future and the latter being confused。 It's all about the Jewish Harpist and the Muslim Baker isn't it？ No。Not just that。 It's about how Rachel Lynn Solomonn represented the mental health issu Raw and beautiful。 First of all， I saw this book on Pinterest， plus the cover always attracts me。 Now， I am not disappointed。 It was sweet， topics like OCD and depression laid out in a very intricate way。 I loved the way Tarek And Quinn have huge differences between them， the first being confident about the future and the latter being confused。 It's all about the Jewish Harpist and the Muslim Baker isn't it？ No。Not just that。 It's about how Rachel Lynn Solomonn represented the mental health issues， the fact of loving your parents so much you do literally everything to keep them close， the intimate scenes ， all of them。 So basically， I loved this book。 ❤🤗 。。。more
Emylie
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This wasn't Bad， the writing was good， but there were just enough things that I just brought my enjoyment down。 1。 Muslim readers pointed it out that the Muslim rep re: Tarek is extremely incorrect so that's not great。 2。 Quinn。 I wanted to like her， and there's nothing wrong with characters who are unlikable but she doesn't really have any redeeming qualities。 I feel like the character development wasn't really developed， more just that a flip switched and suddenly she was Remorseful。 3。 The co This wasn't Bad， the writing was good， but there were just enough things that I just brought my enjoyment down。 1。 Muslim readers pointed it out that the Muslim rep re: Tarek is extremely incorrect so that's not great。 2。 Quinn。 I wanted to like her， and there's nothing wrong with characters who are unlikable but she doesn't really have any redeeming qualities。 I feel like the character development wasn't really developed， more just that a flip switched and suddenly she was Remorseful。 3。 The communication。 Like， I get it's a trope in romance stories to have next-to-zero communication but this felt ridiculous。 I get Quinn's anxiety—I have been there—but I feel like there wasn't even an attempt and that just really put me off。 Like， she brought all this pain on herself。 This whole book was just :/ 。。。more
Kristin
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Sweet fluffy fun。 This is one of those turn your brain off and just enjoy it reads。 Try not to think too hard about the logical inconsistencies。 Yes Quinn can be hard to relate to for some people。 I loved how cinnamon roll Tarek was and this reminded me of a Sarah Dessen novel （probably due to the wedding theme） in the best way。 I love Rachel’s sense of humor and I laughed out loud multiple times。 A few nitpicks: -unrealistic portrayal of an allergy which could easily turn deadly and was treated Sweet fluffy fun。 This is one of those turn your brain off and just enjoy it reads。 Try not to think too hard about the logical inconsistencies。 Yes Quinn can be hard to relate to for some people。 I loved how cinnamon roll Tarek was and this reminded me of a Sarah Dessen novel （probably due to the wedding theme） in the best way。 I love Rachel’s sense of humor and I laughed out loud multiple times。 A few nitpicks: -unrealistic portrayal of an allergy which could easily turn deadly and was treated like no big deal -Egyptians dating outside their culture/religion？ Never known one to do that -today’s teens being all sentimental about an old movie like Sleepless in Seattle。 I think an old romantic movie to them would more likely be The NotebookI received a free e-arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Raechel Cain
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I really enjoyed it。
Avery （BabeOfBooks）
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4。5 stars， so cute！
Samantha Case
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Sweet ReadI didn't realize that this was a teen centric book until after I'd picked it up， but by then I couldn't put it down。 Read it throughout a single day， if that tells you anything！ I discovered the author by accident on the online library platform through The Ex Talk。 I loved it。 And I immediately searched for the next available titled and。。。 Here we are。 A lovely coming of age story about a girl dealing with relatable issues。 Issues that I'm sure most of us experienced right before going Sweet ReadI didn't realize that this was a teen centric book until after I'd picked it up， but by then I couldn't put it down。 Read it throughout a single day， if that tells you anything！ I discovered the author by accident on the online library platform through The Ex Talk。 I loved it。 And I immediately searched for the next available titled and。。。 Here we are。 A lovely coming of age story about a girl dealing with relatable issues。 Issues that I'm sure most of us experienced right before going off to college （or during that time frame）。 And issues we've experienced as adults。 A sweet and interesting read with the author's relatable snark and humor that I really enjoy。 。。。more
Heather C
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I liked this book a lot。 The writing was good， the characters and their flaws felt very real （not overblown and stereotypical）。 The family dynamics were a nice touch too。 Sweet coming of age book。
Mia
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i enjoyed Today Tonight Tomorrow infinitely morethe best part was the scene with Rowan and Neil 🙌🏻
Carrie
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I always forget that these are teenagers that I'm reading about when I read Solomon's books。 Instead of quirky YA stories， she digs into real familial and mental health issues that real teenagers deal with and you don't often read about。 It's always a nice break to read one of her books。 And I fully snort-laughed a few times， having a Jewish office mate and understanding some of the winks thrown in。 I always forget that these are teenagers that I'm reading about when I read Solomon's books。 Instead of quirky YA stories， she digs into real familial and mental health issues that real teenagers deal with and you don't often read about。 It's always a nice break to read one of her books。 And I fully snort-laughed a few times， having a Jewish office mate and understanding some of the winks thrown in。 。。。more
Kiana
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I'm not sure I'd say there's anything wrong with We Can't Keep Meeting Like This， but it all felt very familiar and is easily the most forgettable of Rachel Lynn Solomon's four YA publications to date。 It doesn't have much that separates it from other YA rom-coms with very similar premises， and it's decidedly longer than it needs to be。 And perhaps it's just me， but the way in which conflicts were stretched out or created by the self-sabotaging protagonist felt really tedious， even though I'm al I'm not sure I'd say there's anything wrong with We Can't Keep Meeting Like This， but it all felt very familiar and is easily the most forgettable of Rachel Lynn Solomon's four YA publications to date。 It doesn't have much that separates it from other YA rom-coms with very similar premises， and it's decidedly longer than it needs to be。 And perhaps it's just me， but the way in which conflicts were stretched out or created by the self-sabotaging protagonist felt really tedious， even though I'm all for struggling main characters。 However， I will say that I liked the mental health representation in this book quite a bit。 The characters' struggles with mental illness aren't something that drive the plot or that they have to confront as the primary conflict （although they of course contribute to it）， but just there， a part of their everyday lives that they live with。 Which is how it is。 Overall， not without its merits， but generally rather muddled and frustrating， especially for a book that promises itself as a romantic delight。 3 stars。 。。。more
Siân
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Now I’m not usually a violent person， but the amount of times I wanted to slap some sense into Quinn was ridiculous
Alice
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i think the book was good for the most part but what bothered me was the bad Muslim representation。does every Muslim in books have to sin？i also thought it was paced kind of weirdly some parts of it were to slow and some where too quick。But i really liked the cross over with Rachel Lynn Solomon other book。Overall not that bad。
aly
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