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Book 59 - We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon

I’m a big Rachel Lynn Solomon fan, and will most likely read all her books. This one is my least favorite so far, but I still enjoyed it. I really like the writing and some of the dialogue. Quinn Berkowitz’s family all work together to plan weddings, and Quinn plays the harp. She’s just graduated high school, and it’s assumed she’ll get a business degree and then take on even more responsibility within the family business. But Quinn is suffocating under those expectations, doesn’t believe in love after watching her parents separate for six months, and has no idea what she wants to do with her life, other than not be a wedding planner. Tarek Mansour’s family does catering, and he loves baking. Quinn has a clinical diagnosis of OCD, and Tarek has his own mental health issues. They have danced around each other for years while working weddings. 

I enjoyed Quinn and Tarek’s dates. It was frustrating watching Quinn struggle with being honest about her thoughts and wants with those around her, and her insistence on not dating Tarek (while they were dating) was tedious at times. It’s tricky because it’s fitting with new adult struggles, but it felt immature to me. Maybe I’m just not the biggest fan of New Adult fiction. I liked the book but didn’t love it. (7.25)

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