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A review by _basicbookworm
We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon
5.0
Quinn is a teenage Jewish harpist who doesn’t believe in love and isn’t sure she wants to join her family’s wedding planning business after college. Tarek is a Muslim hopeless romantic, a big fan of grand gestures, and while he helps with his parents’ catering company, he really dreams of baking cakes. Quinn and Tarek have known and worked together forever, but after Quinn professed her love for Tarek in an email and he didn’t respond, this summer is going to be awkward. But when they see each other again, the feelings are still there, but what is really stopping Quinn is her fear of falling in love.
Anything Rachel Lynn Solomon writes is magic. First, I need to say, the conversations about mental health were incredible and something we need more of. The main characters had diagnoses of OCD and depression and the real and honest way they communicated about what those mental health diagnoses meant for them, how they presented themselves, and how as a couple, they could work together to better understand each other. And they openly discussed medication and therapy!
Also, Quinn’s journey was beautiful. That time between high school and college is such a confusing time for many teenagers, especially in cases like this where family expectations don’t necessarily meet the teen’s passions. This experience was described and handled beautifully in this book and I loved seeing Quinn really come into herself and seeing her family accept her choices was incredible.
There are so many other incredible things about this book as well: sex positivity, amazing Jewish representation, and I loved Quinn’s family. Reading about the different weddings while being in the midst of planning my own wedding was also so fun! This is a must read!
Thank you to Simon and Schuster and Edelweiss+ for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Anything Rachel Lynn Solomon writes is magic. First, I need to say, the conversations about mental health were incredible and something we need more of. The main characters had diagnoses of OCD and depression and the real and honest way they communicated about what those mental health diagnoses meant for them, how they presented themselves, and how as a couple, they could work together to better understand each other. And they openly discussed medication and therapy!
Also, Quinn’s journey was beautiful. That time between high school and college is such a confusing time for many teenagers, especially in cases like this where family expectations don’t necessarily meet the teen’s passions. This experience was described and handled beautifully in this book and I loved seeing Quinn really come into herself and seeing her family accept her choices was incredible.
There are so many other incredible things about this book as well: sex positivity, amazing Jewish representation, and I loved Quinn’s family. Reading about the different weddings while being in the midst of planning my own wedding was also so fun! This is a must read!
Thank you to Simon and Schuster and Edelweiss+ for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.