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Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr

This book had me laughing from the first time Jude calls Molly “Mole”.
Enemies since childhood, Jude and Molly are thrown together by their elder siblings to help find a venue for an anniversary party celebrating their respective set of parents. While Molly is the type-A-get-it-done kind of gal, she get’s flustered when Jude’s lackadaisical attitude and childhood pranks pick up again. Jude seems to have things fall into his lap and that is just not part of Molly’s plan.

I enjoyed this read so much. You know when you just want a feel-good book? Something that makes you laugh, has realistic expectations/scenes but also gives you a solid list of restaurants to hit up the next time you’re in Manhattan? Yeah, that’s this. And so much more. I loved the tension between Molly and Jude from the get-go. I loved the drive Molly has for her career and how she navigates her money-hungry misogynistic boss. It is such a satisfying feeling to have a feminist undertone in a book without it overriding the plot.

I loved these characters, the settings, the banter and the ups and downs. It felt like I was a bug on the wall the entire story, rooting for the characters to find happiness. The storyline felt true, the characters reacting in ways that their personality would dictate which was very refreshing from the typical rom-com clichés.

I would recommend this book to any and all that love a good laugh, endearing characters, and a realistic love story with a few spicy scenes sprinkled in.

Thank you NetGalley for access to this wonderful read.

Smart, fun, and an interesting couple to root for with a great balance of romance and plot. I read this in one sitting!

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read this eARC.

I agree with other reviews that some moments felt juvenile and repetitive, but it's a romcom so I'll let it slide. I think this was a cute enemies to lovers story and I adored the pranks they pulled on each other, I felt the sparks between Molly and Jude big time. This is my first time reading anything by this author and I was pleasantly surprised.

After reading As Seen on TV, I was so excited for the opportunity to read another book by Meredith Schorr! Someone Just Like You was a really fun read that I didn't really want to end.

What I loved:
-Enemies to lovers, opposites, amazing banter, childhood friends
- NYC setting!
- The pranks and banter. I loved all the childish pranks Jude and Molly pulled and this made this read so much more fun for me!
- There were some really sweet moments in this book. I thought the pacing was appropriate, the tension between Molly and Jude was perfect, and I loved the addition of Yogi and Eli.

All in all, if you're looking for an enemies to lovers romance, give this one a try!

Thank you to NetGalley, Meredith Schorr, and Forever Publishing for the opportunity to read this ARC!

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da . . . what fun with another romcom from Meredith Schorr. Having read all her books, I would call it her best yet if I didn't love Blogger Girl so much. Someone Just Like You truly makes you wonder if you have a type. Meet Molly and Jude, the youngest of two families growing up together. But are they mortal enemies or meant to be? This story is well-developed and oh so satisfying up to the very end. Highly recommend.

This was a cute read, however the plot felt a little juvenile and repetitive. I wanted a bit more from this book.

This was a delightful read! The immature pranks between the love interests really feels rooted in their childhood relationship that they just can’t quite escape. Had a blast reading this and finished it in one day. The author did a great job with the push and pull and the ups and downs of the protagonist’s journey.

The super important plot device you must know about upfront is that there are TWO adorable goldendoodles in this story. No matter what you think of the characters, Yogi and Eli deserve all the pets.

Molly and Jude, or as their juvenile inner selves would call themselves, “Mole” and “Rude”, are stuck together again a decade after high school as they try to navigate organizing a joint anniversary party for their parents.

As you start reading, their rivalry seems adorable but increasingly aggravating. Yet, as Molly’s friend Esther says after hearing about past pranks, “Jude is a classic bully.” Even though he is Yogi’s dog dad, Jude seems to be trapped in eternal puberty.

These two bring out the worst in each other. Since this is Molly’s POV, we know she’s trying to be a better person, but still she’s realizing that she likes to torment Jude. At least one of long ago retaliations had serious consequences.

Both of them have room for personal growth since Molly, formerly a practicing attorney, has settled for a legal recruiting job with a boss who makes her queasy; and Jude, who lost a baseball scholarship, is a bartender with apparently no other known future plans.

Honestly, I haven’t read many “enemies to lovers” stories, and never one that seemed as merciless as what Molly/Jude did to each other in their teen years. If not for their parents being best friends and neighbors, these two should have parted company after graduation, moved to different coasts, and taken out mutual restraining orders for good measure. Yet as Molly starts to date Timothy, the other goldendoodle dog dad and Jude-lookalike she starts to reevaluate the grown-up Jude (as long as he sticks with adulting).

This is Meredith Schorr’s second trade paperback after the delightful “As Seen on TV” (in fact, Adina gets a mention) and her writing is funny, witty and sparkling. She makes it easy for you to invest in her main characters and you don’t want to stop reading until you know how it all turns out. 5 stars! Kudos also to Libby VanderPloeg who created the wonderful cover (as she did for “As Seen on TV”).

Thank you to Forever/Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review!

Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:
Green Eyes (only 2% of the real world, yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females): YES That would be smarmy Killian with the deceptively pretty sea green eyes.
Horticultural Faux Pas (plants out of season or growing zones, like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska): NO It was super sweet that the adult children had replicated their mothers’ wedding bouquets for the anniversary party.

Honestly, I was a little dissatisfied with the execution of this book after having such high expectations from the promising plot line. Enemies to lovers is my weakness, and I can read anything written in this trope. The idea of archenemies collaborating for their parents' sake also seemed like it would lead to an entertaining outcome. I had previously read As Seen On TV and enjoyed the author's heartwarming writing style. However, the pros of this book did not outweigh the cons.

I couldn't connect with the main characters, Molly and Jude. They acted like five-year-olds pretending to be adults. Their pranks were fruitless and not entertaining. Despite being enemies since grad school, they seemed to have not mentally aged for years, acting like immature, spoiled brats. Additionally, there wasn't enough character development for me to see any growth in them.

When rooting for the main characters becomes an impossible task, it also makes me skeptical about their blooming romance. However, the idea of archenemies confronting their feelings and growing up is interesting enough to give the book a chance. The cover is fantastic and attention-grabbing, but unfortunately, I didn't like the characters or the execution of the book.

Overall, I'm giving this book a solid three stars for being mediocre, sweet, and lighthearted. I still want to read more works by the author, but only if they are as heartwarming as As Seen On TV. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy this book as much as the author's previous one.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for providing me with a digital reviewer copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Molly and Jude have known each other since they have been diapers and are both the youngest of 3 siblings, Molly is very Type A and wants everything to be in place, while Jude just goes with the flow, When all the siblings get together, they want to throw a surprise anniversary party for both sets of parents,

Molly and Jude are tagged with the location and can't seem to agree on anything, even a time to meet,
We discover throughout the book each have been dating clones if each other for years,

I loved the slow burn romance between Jude and Molly. Molly is holding a secret in, and has for years. Once revealed, will Jude still feel the same about Molly?

I loved Molly's character, maybe because we have the same profession, but I am on the Corp side of things, We all have had bosses like Michael and I loved how Molly looked out for her candidates.

This was a fun beach read and sure to be a huge hit this summer.

2.5 stars.

I didn't hate it, and I didn't love it, which pretty much means I have no strong opinions regarding this story.

Maybe it’s my current mood, maybe it was my dislike for the characters, but I didn’t find this interesting in the end. I liked the dog feature, but well, that was about it.

Thank you to netgalley, the publisher, and the author for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The idea for this book was cute. Baby besties to enemies to lovers. Type A meets Type B love story.

I was so disappointed in this story. It felt rushed and thrown together. They went from hating each other to immediately in love. Even with their history and dating doppelgängers it was too much

Molly is incredibly immature. Parent trapping her parents at almost 30? *insert eye roll*

Molly actually almost killed Jude and he just forgives her almost immediately. She literally “changed the trajectory of his life” but it’s all good? Like what.?!

I just really wanted to like the story and I just really didn’t.

I received a copy of this in exchange for review. This was a cute and fast ready, but something is off where it wasn't necessarily my favorite.

I liked this book, but it didn’t really stand out to me much. The premise was really great, but I think the characters caused it to fall flat. I found that both of the main characters were moderately unlikeable, so I didn’t feel suuuuper invested in them; Jude was borderline rude (not the worst, could have been better), and Molly was kind of annoying (with her meddling and such). The plot also felt kind of nonexistent? Not a ton happened (that I can remember). Despite this, I did read it relatively quickly, and the pacing was pretty good. The banter was entertaining, and there were quite a few funny moments that I enjoyed. I can definitely see how other people would enjoy this book though! The tropes included were good (enemies to lovers, childhood frenemies, neighbours, etc), but overall I think this one just wasn’t for me.

This book was a fun twist on a soulmates trope and I thought the premise of them constantly dating people that looked like each other was super unique. Meredith's books really bring New York to life and utilize the setting so well. It makes the NJ native in me excited to see names and places I recognize.

I wish I could say I loved this book, but unfortunately I cannot. I enjoyed As Seen On TV because it was such a different take on a small town romance, and I was really looking forward to Meredith Schorr’s newest. I was left underwhelmed. I have a hard time believing Molly and Jude are late twentysomething adults because they read incredibly juvenile for most of the book. Their antagonizing of each other and the ‘pranks’ they played made it seem like they’d never progressed out of their early teen years. It made it difficult to really feel invested when their feelings changed, which also felt like it happened rather abruptly. The third act break up…the things they said to each other were almost too mean to come back from.

The things I did enjoy were their separate storylines, though without it being a dual POV we didn’t get a ton of Jude other than from Molly’s perspective. As for Molly, her struggles in her career satisfaction were relatable. I think most people can relate to having a hard time making a change and leaving a job that provides financial security, even though it lacks in creating personal happiness and satisfaction. I liked that her conflict was portrayed realistically. For Jude, I felt like he appeared genuinely satisfied with where he was at in life while still allowing himself to dream bigger. I believed that he didn’t feel like he was selling himself short to be content in the space he was in while still allowing the possibility for more.

There is also a cute dog, so points for that.

Overall, this book didn’t really do it for me. Maybe this was a casualty of me being a mood-reader and I wasn’t in the right mood to read Molly and Jude’s antagonistic natures as light-hearted comedy rather than immature. Others in the right mood for it will likely love this book.

Loved this enemys to lovers romance. I love this trope it is one of my favorites and this book had it all!! I loved every minute of this!
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Childhood rivals and former neighbors Molly Blum and Jude Stark are paired up by their siblings and asked to play nice in planning a Blum and Stark family co-wedding anniversary party. Because old habits don't always die hard, Molly and Jude slide right back into their old routine of pranks, fights, and a mutual animosity for each other. But what else is hiding beneath the surface? How paper thin is that line between love and hate?

For fans of enemies to lovers, opposites attract, and witty banter: buckle up. I looked forward to reading this book every day. I wish I could live in this book (or if that isn't possible: have my own childhood rival that I have delicious tension with.) There was the perfect amount of spice, the pacing didn't make it feel like any part of the book was dragging, and I wish there was more of this story so I would never have to leave these two.

This is my first book by author Meredith Schorr and don't mind as I run to get my hands on "As Seen on TV" and whatever else comes next.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for my digital advance copy of "Someone Just Like You" by Meredith Schorr in exchange for an honest review.

3.75 ⭐️/2🌶️
•childhood friends to enemies to lovers
•found family
•forced proximity
•opposites attract

I really enjoyed Molly & Jude’s characters, their families being great friend, Esther & Jude’s roommates! I was immediately intrigued with the storyline and thought the integration & details of the characters was done so nicely! childhood friends turned enemies forced to work together to plan their parents joint anniversary parties together! Throughout the book their pranks and one upping each other had me laughing out loud but it did come to a point that I thought the pranks were just happening to frequently & making the story drag out I found their stressors & various relationship topics brought up in the book to be relatable & loved the opposites attract theme. The tension & relationship development between them was done so well especially with enemies to lovers trope! after about 70% in the book it seemed like everything was just dragging out and I got bored with what was going on and think it could have been wrapped up a little more quickly! Overall I enjoyed this easy to read rom com & the pace/storyline of the book was good! I will definitely be reading more books from this author!
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!