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We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon
3.0
“When you’re in love, whether that love is platonic or romantic, you get to be the fullest version of yourself, uncertainties and mistakes and all.”
Quinn is a Jewish, wedding harpist who doesn’t believe in love. Tarek is a Muslim, cater waiter who’s also a hopeless romantic. They were close friends until last summer happened. Quinn hurt his feelings and then confessed her feelings for Tarek in a long email, but then he left for college without a word. After a year, he’s finally back, and they have to navigate what’s left of their old friendship. Tarek loves grand gestures - the bigger the better while Quinn thinks they’re fake. As the summer progresses, she can’t deny she still has feelings for him especially after she learns the truth behind his sudden silence after last summer.
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I thought this was such a cute story about discovering yourself, finding your passion, navigating family expectations, and love. I liked that this book had a majority of POC characters and the representation in the book was very important. I’m not an expert on either religion, so I can’t speak to the accuracy of their culture in the book. It was just refreshing to read a story about different backgrounds than mine. The characters also dealt with OCD & depression. I think the author did a great job of breaking down how those challenges started and the steps they’re taking to get better. I’m not a big fan of miscommunication tropes at all, and this book had a lot of miscommunication lol. I had to keep constantly reminding myself of their age and maturity level so that I wouldn’t get too frustrated. Overall, I enjoyed the book and thought it was a cute story.
Quinn is a Jewish, wedding harpist who doesn’t believe in love. Tarek is a Muslim, cater waiter who’s also a hopeless romantic. They were close friends until last summer happened. Quinn hurt his feelings and then confessed her feelings for Tarek in a long email, but then he left for college without a word. After a year, he’s finally back, and they have to navigate what’s left of their old friendship. Tarek loves grand gestures - the bigger the better while Quinn thinks they’re fake. As the summer progresses, she can’t deny she still has feelings for him especially after she learns the truth behind his sudden silence after last summer.
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I thought this was such a cute story about discovering yourself, finding your passion, navigating family expectations, and love. I liked that this book had a majority of POC characters and the representation in the book was very important. I’m not an expert on either religion, so I can’t speak to the accuracy of their culture in the book. It was just refreshing to read a story about different backgrounds than mine. The characters also dealt with OCD & depression. I think the author did a great job of breaking down how those challenges started and the steps they’re taking to get better. I’m not a big fan of miscommunication tropes at all, and this book had a lot of miscommunication lol. I had to keep constantly reminding myself of their age and maturity level so that I wouldn’t get too frustrated. Overall, I enjoyed the book and thought it was a cute story.