Trigger warning: This book has a solid trigger before reading warning readers regarding depression and suicide.  Thought this was a solid romance though have to say that the initial crush/like that Ari has on Russ doesn’t really ring true. I wish that Solomon had explored more why Ari was so ready to open up to Russ but not to her former fiancée who complained about her wearing a false face about how happy she was. I never got the sense he didn’t love her or […]

Plot: Quinn and Tarek have been kind of friends for years. Their families have businesses that mean the two spend most weekend summers together (hers – wedding planning, his – catering). They have both also had kind of crushes on each other. The problem is that they are wildly incompatible. Quinn has grown beyond jaded after a lifetime watching weddings be planned and relationships unravel. Meanwhile, Tarek’s parents had a love story right out of a 90’s rom com, and he’s obsessed with having that […]

Man I like Rachel Lynn Solomon but I found this book lacked a bit of oomph for me. She has a niche, this is very true (are both leads Jewish residents of the Pacific Northwest? You are likely in a Solomon novel) and her writing is definitely engaging you. If I look at my rankings of Solomon novels, I still rank Today Tonight Tomorrow at the top, followed by We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This, with this book and The Ex Talk sort of tied (although I find the plot […]