I did not finish this one, it was not for me, I couldn't relate to the characters, and just did not care for the story.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to receive this book for an honest review.

I honestly thought this book was a cute RomCom. It had a lot of twists and turns and kept me guessing until the end.
Be prepared when reading this one that you will not want to put it down.
Get comfortable and go for it.

Honestly these two were really immature and I couldn't root for them to grow up and figure out their story.

3.5/5

While the concept behind this book is intriguing and genuinely brilliant, I felt the execution was quite poor in comparison.

Judy and Molly had an interesting dynamic from the beginning, which I'll admit was engrossing. I enjoyed their history and background, cleverly crafted by Schorr.

Where the plot falls short however, was over halfway in with the unrealistic transition from friends to something more. Ok, enemies to friends was a gradual and believable shift, but this one had me thinking I skipped a couple chapters in between. The MCs were unrecognisable in how their chemistry just changed and so did their motivations.

I did love over half of the story, so my rating isn't that bad... I'd recommend you to read this, just don't expect it to be among your top books.

Molly and Jude are the enemies to lovers couple that has dug in on a feud dating back to childhood — with endless pranking and name calling, not to mention trying to one up the other- how could they possibly fall in love?

Meredith Schorr takes you on a journey with these two, which includes lots of banter, long buried secrets, and family interference along the way. Fun, light, and with two protagonists that I really liked, this was a quick read. Pick it up if you find yourself constantly dating people that look (or act) like that one person you’ve had a crush on forever. Thanks to NetGalley for an early review copy, all opinions are my own.

I loved this boom! Molly and Jude were both great and I can’t help but think most people had a neighbor/childhood friend with a similar relationship (maybe on a smaller scale). It was slightly easy to predict but an overall light read that I breezed through and enjoyed very much!

You know an author has done something really right when you find yourself simultaneously amused, frustrated (in a good way) and filled with anticipation for what's to come. Meredith Schorr strikes that balance perfectly in her sophomore romance novel.

Jude and Molly’s families have always been close. So close that the two of them were pretty much raised like siblings and even now as adults, they still manage to get under each other’s skin like only a sibling can. When they’re pulled into planning an anniversary party for both their sets of parents, their incessant teasing and juvenile pranks can only lead to one place…trouble.

The banter in this novel is top-notch as is the tension between Molly and Jude. They’re both navigating real adult problems and that made them both so much more relatable as they also continued to torment each other in a true enemies to lovers fashion. The secondary characters add so much depth to the story. The siblings, the friends, the parents, the dogs…I loved them all.

My thanks to Forever and Grand Central Publishing for the advance reading copy.

Meredith Schorr's "Someone Just Like You" is a delightful four-star read that skillfully explores the complexities of modern relationships and self-discovery. Schorr's writing is engaging and relatable, drawing readers into the lives of her well-drawn characters who grapple with the ups and downs of friendship and romance. The story's humor and wit add a refreshing layer to the narrative, making it an enjoyable page-turner. While the plot may follow some familiar romantic comedy tropes, Schorr infuses it with authenticity and depth, allowing the characters to grow and evolve throughout the story. "Someone Just Like You" is a charming and entertaining read, perfect for those looking for a fun and insightful exploration of love, friendship, and personal growth.

Thank you to Forever Publishing and Meredith Schorr for the advanced reader copy of Someone Just Like You.

This was my first Meredith Schorr novel and I was very excited to read her work. Molly and Jude were very well developed main characters. They felt well-rounded and felt easy to understand their motives and choices.

While the character development was strong through the progression of the novel, I have found that I do not like the bully/prank trope. I think this novel explores the Bully trope with a mix of enemies to lovers, but the first half of the novel I struggled to enjoy the story for how mean they were to each other.

Overall, it just wasn't my type of romance that I enjoy, but it was a quick, fast-paced read.

📕 Someone Just Like You
✍️ By Meredith Schorr
📄 352 pages
🎙️Narrated by Justis Bolding
🎧 9 hours, 54 minutes
Published on July 25, 2023

Someone Just Like You is a solid enemies to lovers novel! Childhood rivals, Jude Stark and Molly Bloom are forced to collaborate to plan a double surprise anniversary party for their parents. The pair have been in a rivalry for approximately twenty years. Can they set aside their arguing and one upping to help their families or are they doomed to be lifelong rivals?

Read if you like
🥊Enemies to Lovers
😘Romcoms
👯‍♀️Doppelgängers
🐾Goldendoodles
➡️⬅️ Forced Proximity
⛈️Grumpy Sunshine
🎵The Beatles

Thank you GetRedPRBooks, Forever Pub, and the author for for review.

Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr was a cute read. I loved the enemies to lovers, and the close knit families. The chemistry between Molly and Jude was so sweet. I loved the pranks they played in each other. Overall, a fun read and will continue to read more from this author.

I really liked As Seen on TV, but man, I loved Someone Just Like You. Meredith Schorr is for sure an auto-buy author for me. I loved the enemies to lovers, and the close knit families. With the focus on Molly's career too, this one was a winner for me.

I do love a good enemies to lovers book. While a bit immature at times, the characters had me laughing and the writing was charming. I’ve heard good things about this writer’s other books, so I will read more of them.

Molly Blum and Jude Stark are childhood rivals, turned friends, turned more in this delightful enemies to lovers story. Tasked by their older siblings with working together to plan a joint anniversary party for both sets of parents, Molly and Jude pick up the pranks where they left off, until they find something more developing under the hijinks. Despite being complete and total opposites, they grow closer and unravel their feelings amidst the growing realization that they have each historically dated imitations of the other. But will one long held secret derail it all?

This was a fun and quick read that overall just felt very relatable. Perhaps it’s because I am also in my late 20s, but I found the characters to be very real, even when that meant I found them immature and unlikeable at times. Watching Molly and Jude work through the ups and downs of a new relationship with someone they’ve known all their life pulled at my heartstrings in ways I didn’t expect.

Thank you to Meredith Schorr, Forever (Grand Central Publishing), and NetGalley for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review. This book is out now!

𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 3.75⭐️
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: Contemporary romance📚

𝙼𝚢 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
A sweet lighted hearted enemies to lovers. I enjoyed it be the characters were too immature

𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
Enemies to lovers
Pranks
Opposites attract
NYC setting
Great banter

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚍:
Jewish rep

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛:
They acted so immature at times
I wanted more character development

Gave me the same vibes as The Hating Game, but sub a working nemesis with a family friend! Just a little too much bickering for grown adults at times. The level of oblivian about the obvious similarities could sometimes be bothersome. I loved all the mixed-in Yiddish, which I just happened to know the meanings of thanks to The Nanny! One odd thing I found was how often Molly “touched her lips", like I was waiting for some explanation, but I guess not? I wish it hadn't taken her so long to be honest with Jude, but then we wouldn't have our third-act trope. Overall, it was a cute story, but just a few too many things going on trope-wise.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an advanced copy of Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr.

I am a super-fan of rivals-to-lovers, and Molly Blum and Jude Stark do it all. Extensive history dating back to childhood, an array of nicknames ranging from cruel to silly, and two families who watch the antics and wait for the two to finally see the light. This book very much reminded me of Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe with golden doodles. It was a very fun read and I can't wait for Meredith's next book.

Disclosures: I am online mutuals with the author

CW: On-page discussions of parental divorce, descriptions of toxic workplace environment including sexist behavior

I wanted to first thank Meredith Schorr and the publishers for the chance to read this and give my own review! I love enemies to lovers and childhood friend romances - but this one was somewhat hard to get through at times. I didn’t love all the pranks Jude and Molly played on each other, and they felt just very immature the whole time. I liked the concept of them both dating people similar to each other and thought it was a nice little add in! I just had a hard time convincing myself Jude and Molly had a real enough connection to work unfortunately.

On a completely other note, I loved Esther and would love a friend like her 🤗 I would love to see a book about her and her dating life up until where the epilogue in this book is!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book so much that I ended up getting a physical copy of it!

Cute enemies to lovers but not executed perfectly. Moly and Jude were diaper buddies, growing up together. But like turned to loathe and prank wars began. I wanted to find the pranks entertaining but I started to get annoyed? I just didnt buy that these people were in their late 20s acting like this? I appreciated the jewish representation and NYC setting but I didnt think the payoff was worth it in the end.