Adorable first debut. I loved the main characters. The dual POVs, the Jewish rep, the pace of the love story.

"Thank You For Sharing" by Rachel Runya Katz delivers a beautiful and heartfelt modern love story that explores the journey from childhood friends to enemies and ultimately to lovers. 🌟

Daniel and Liyah, our vibrant protagonists, are complex characters who share the profound experience of being Jewsr. The story brilliantly emphasizes the importance of this aspect of their identity, adding layers of depth to their relationship.

The slow-burn romance in this book is undeniably captivating, and every moment shared between Daniel and Liyah feels authentic and meaningful. Their connection is magnetic, and as their feelings grow, you can't help but be drawn into their world.

Katz's storytelling is a work of art, and she crafts a narrative that not only centers on the evolving romance but also explores the intricacies of grief and trauma with a delicate touch. This makes for a compelling and emotionally resonant read.

The cast of characters in this story is delightful, and the dynamics among them are engaging. Their interactions add a layer of warmth and authenticity to the narrative.

"Thank You For Sharing" is a true gem of a romance novel. The relationship between Daniel and Liyah evolves authentically, and it's impossible not to root for them. This book is a captivating page-turner that offers a beautiful portrayal of love, identity, and the importance of understanding one's roots.

It took me a while to warm up to the characters in this book. But once I did, I was rooting for Daniel and Liyah. I enjoyed their Friday night club meetings! I laughed out loud several times with their dialogue. The characters were complex and felt very real. I got more and more invested in the characters as the book progressed. I loved how their relationship progressed through the book. I received an advance copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Thank You for Sharing is exactly the kind of contemporary romance that I love most: It’s a fun and quick read with likable, nuanced characters, but it also offers extra depth in terms of identity, grief, and trauma. It’s full of feeling and will make you laugh along the way, always striking just the right balance between the two.

Both Liyah and Daniel are Jewish people of color; Liyah is half-Black and Daniel is half-Korean, and both are used to the confusion others have about their racial and religious identities. In fact, a misconstrued comment by Daniel is what reignites Liyah’s anger at him, 14 years after last seeing him at a summer camp, making their subsequent unexpected working conditions that much more difficult.

Their personalities are so distinct. Liyah is opinionated and grumpy, issues only exacerbated whenever she’s hungry, but we love her anyway. Daniel is a gentle sweetheart with a cat named Sweet Potato—I mean, come on! That’s too cute. They’re total opposites (according to the author’s social media posts, Liyah is an Aries and Daniel is a Pisces; enough said), but I love how they complement each other. Daniel is great at calming Liyah down or just being there for support whenever she gets overwhelmed.

In addition to exploring the intersection of Jewish faith and being BIPOC, Thank You for Sharing also examines grief and trauma. Daniel’s dad passed away a year ago, and it’s affected him in ways he can’t yet articulate. Liyah had a traumatic experience in college that has impacted her romantic relationships (or lack thereof) and sexual relations since. Despite how light the book generally is, these issues bring a vital infusion of added depth.

While both Liyah and Daniel do pursue therapy during the novel, one of my very favorite aspects of Thank You for Sharing is the Speakeasy Survival Club (SSC) that they form with their friends/coworkers, Siobhan and Jordan, respectively. The four meet every week to discuss work, love, and general adult life issues; they even take the minutes! I loved seeing the friendships and conversations that come out of this. I also am 100% hoping for HEAs for all of the friends who show up here—more books please! My fingers are crossed for a Jordan and Siobhan love story, but Neen also needs a romance of their own, too!

Thank You for Sharing is a sweet romance about identity, friendship, and learning to trust your own worth and the love others have for you. I adored both Liyah and Daniel and hope their friends will get their own love stories, too. Rachel Runya Katz has written a marvelous debut and I can’t wait to read more from her.

In the end I did enjoy this book but the beginning was so slow. I don't really think that her reason for disliking Daniel was that serious but it is what it is. I love a good character who doesn't believe in love and doesn't think they can be loved and this book gave me another one. Liyah is such an interesting character and I really liked her development. Her resistance to fall in love with Daniel was cute considering everyone else knew they were in love.

I received an arc through netgalley.

This was a journey!! And I mean that in the best way possible. You really get to the depth of these characters and really care for them together by the end. But let’s be real, two seconds after their (re-)meet disaster I was in love with the MMC Daniel. The FMC Liyah is an intimidating character and it makes sense that the story took the pace that it did. I admired her strength and yes I bordered on frustrated with her tough facade but I think it’s interesting to read those kinds of characters at times. This story also has pretty fleshed out side characters that help soften Liyah. She’s not going to be everyone’s friend but the ones she does have are ride or dies. This has a little bit of found family sprinkled in it that I absolutely loved and some of the footnotes from their meetings brought a lot of levity to the book.

This is definitely a slow burn. I also read this at a slower pace than my typical romance. But having just finished and feeling all the things I feel for these two it all unfolded the way that it should have and I appreciate all the time I feel like I spent with them. This is a whole world built in their city, the museum, etc. This is not a tropey story (we got room in the romance genre for it all). Btw it is open door though thank you very much.

The BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and Jewish rep can not go unnoticed. I loved reading every bit of these characters expressing and just simply living their identities. I appreciate the time taken to share those aspects.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martins Press for this ARC! All opinions are my own.

Daniel Rosenberg and Liyah Cohen knew each other a lifetime ago at summer camp. Once friends, they parted as quasi enemies due to teenage miscommunication. Fate intervenes when the two are believably and briefly reunited as seat mates on a plane.

But Daniel and Liyah’s lives intersect again when Daniel’s marketing company is contracted by the museum where Liyah works. Forced to mingle both professionally and socially, their thwarted relationship is ultimately addressed-a truce called soon after. But the more they open up to one another, the more they realize there may be even more of their lives each is willing to share.

Thank You For Sharing is a debut romance by author, Rachel Runya Katz. While misunderstanding fuels their initial reunion, it did feel like a bit of a misdirect. As the story progresses, the commonality of being Jews of color sparks them to realize they are more alike than different. I wanted to gel with these characters, but their romantic reboot, along with their oddly placed happy hour outings, left me leaving a little less inclined to share this story with others.

Read if you like:
🙄 Childhood Friends to Enemies
😡 Enemies to Lovers
💼 Workplace Romances
✡️ Jewish Rep
🖤 Biracial & BIPOC Rep
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA+ Rep
🔥 Slow Burn Romances
🧠 Mental Health and Therapy Rep

This book has so many of the things that I really enjoy in a romance with slow burn, enemies to lovers, workplace romances, forced proximity and so much more!

I also really love the time the author took to curate characters that felt so real in their struggles with being bipoc, biracial, and including the aspects of Jewish culture to the mix for the characters as well as other diversity with a side character, Neen who is apart of the lgbtqia+ community and how thoughtful this characters addition was to the story and how they were such a great friend to Aliyah.

This book is most definitely a slow-burn romance, and I mean it when I say that, so if that isn’t your thing, well, it should be because it was so well done with this book!

Overall, Aliyah was pretty unlikable most of the book but Daniel truly was such a great fit and helped to soften her character, which she really needed with her perspectives on the world and others and how she too was quick to judge others despite this being something she strongly disliked when done to her.

All in all, this was such a fun romance and excited to read more from this author! Thanks so much to the punisher for my ARC!

*I received a free ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

There is so much about this book that is wonderful, so hopefully I can sum it up without spoilers:
- It has fantastic representation (BIPOC Jewish characters, queerness, mental health rep)
- It is a love letter to all of us who are ambitious 20/30 somethings but are so, SO tired
- It has strong friendships and complex family dynamics
- It portrays love in a realistic yet oh-so-tender way
- The characters are unapologetic about their flaws, and the people in their lives love them for it not despite it

I really feel like this is a book every romance reader should read. It hits all of the marks for a fantastic romance, and the genre needs more books like this.

This book was so sweet, it's joining the category of books that I read really quickly because I just couldn't wait to see what happened with the main characters (I'm impatient).

Years after Liyah and Daniel had a teenage falling out that ended their summer camp romance, they are thrown together by... fate? work? the wonderful way these things just happen in romance books? Their work situation leads to the creation of a friend group (and then more).

I loved the characters in this book so much. Not only were the main characters so cool and adorable together but the side characters made the book so much fun. They added a lot of depth to Daniel and Liyah's relationship through friendship and support. I also really appreciated that this book did not shy away from difficult topics. Both main characters lean on therapy and one another to work through some really tough things and I enjoyed how important it was for them to use healthy coping mechanisms and how we got to see them work on these issues together. It made the relationship seem that much more realistic to me.

A Good Solid book! Bi-racial main characters, Jewish rep, bi rep, and pro therapy! I liked the overall story but what it was a bit slow for my liking. I loved the enemies to lovers to friends to lovers tropes.

The third act conflict made me bring the rating down. I feel like it Liyahs reactions annoyed me to the point where I didn’t want to read from her point of view anymore. She would repeat and repeat the same things and be really stubborn. Ultimately I give it 3 ⭐️. It is a good debut!

Thank you to st.martins press for an eARC if this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I absolutely LOVED this book. It is incredibly mature and modern, with such a diverse and lovable cast of characters. The connection between our protagonists Daniel and Liyah felt very authentic and well-developed (and the slow burn! can we talk about it for a second!), and I loved that the author centered the story around two Jewish people of color (one of whom is also queer) without bringing those identities into any of the novel's major conflicts. There were some discussions of microaggressions, but the characters were able to just exist in and embrace their identities (which I found very refreshing).

Certain aspects of the plot in this story were overtaken a bit by the romance, but at the same time, the growth of Daniel and Liyah's relationship led to so much character development that I wasn't bothered by it at all. Watching them become closer while also working to heal the darker parts of themselves and their past was therapeutic, almost cathartic, and definitely made me emotional at times. The side characters were also super fun and I loved every scene they were in. Overall, I think this is a fantastically strong debut, and I cannot wait to read future publications by this author! I can't recommend this enough.

Content Warnings: grief, death of a parent (off page), mentions of sexual assault (off page), discussions of racial microaggressions

This was a good romance, that also had realistic portrayal of what its like to balance work, dreams, frusrations in your 20s, and especially I thought captured the challenges of folks of color, in this case also Jews of color.

This was such a heartfelt, layered debut full of emotional depth!! Maybe my new favorite trope, this book sees childhood friends, Daniel and Liyah, turn enemies, reunite years later when forced together for work and eventually becoming friends again and later lovers.

With a unique shared experience being Jews of color, Korean American Daniel and African American Liyah, bonded at summer camp, only to have Daniel blow things up after their first kiss. Still bitter, Liyah holds a grudge from the past and resents having to work with Daniel on a campaign to help promote the Chicago museum where she works.

I really enjoyed that this was a slow burn where we really see the relationship between Daniel and Liyah grow organically. They each have emotional baggage to work though, Liyah, especially is still trying to get over sexual trauma (rape) from her time in college and Daniel recently lost his father. The therapy rep and found family in this book was top notch!!

Great on audio narrated by Raymond Lee and Tyla Collier, this marks a new author to watch for me. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for access to early digital and audio copies in exchange for my honest review!

A chemistry-filled childhood friends to enemies to lovers debut romance about two people forced to confront their pasts to save both their relationship and careers.

Daniel Rosenberg and Liyah Cohen-Jackson’s last conversation—fourteen years ago at summer camp—ended their friendship. Until they find themselves seated next to each other on a plane, and bitterly pick up right where they left off. At least they can go their separate ways again after landing...

That is, until Daniel's marketing firm gets hired by the Chicago museum where Liyah works as a junior curator, and they’re forced to collaborate with potential career changing promotions on the line.

With every meeting and post-work social gathering with colleagues, the tension (and chemistry) between Daniel and Liyah builds until they’re forced to confront why they broke apart years ago at camp. But as they find comfort in their shared experiences as Jews of color and fumble towards friendship, can they ignore their growing feelings for each other?

With sexy charm and undeniable wit, Rachel Runya Katz's sparkling debut, Thank You For Sharing, proves that if you're open to love, anything is possible.

Loved it. Will recommend to others.

a heartfelt and thought-provoking read that combines romance, self-discovery, and cultural identity in a compelling way. The characters are well-developed, with their flaws and vulnerabilities adding depth to the narrative. This is an engaging novel that is perfect for fans of friends-to-lovers stories seeking a deep emotional connection and a satisfying journey towards forgiveness and love.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy. These opinions are my own.

Is it a second chance romance when the first chance was as 13 year old kids at summer camp?

This book caught me from the very first line. It was an amazing way to share Aliyah's identity and personality. And then it quickly shifted to Daniel's perspective to establish him as well. I was hooked from the start.

Aliyah and Daniel attended summer camp together but fell out. Now they are forced back together through their jobs. That takes enemies-to-lovers and adds delightful bits of forbidden and workplace romance. And these two absolutely seem fated to be together. Both Liyah and Daniel are biracial and Jewish and can connect over that. There's also great queer rep, as she is bisexual.

The dialogue, the banter and teasing, the amazing descriptions of everything from food to settings to characters. Who knew I would laugh so much about dinosaur bones? And the steamy scenes are somehow so sexy and romantic simultaneously.

This was a stunning debut and one of the smartest books I have ever read. I can't wait to read more from this author.

Thank You for Sharing is a classic love story about people in their twenties in crisis, and I found it incredibly charming. There were some spicy parts, too, that were integral to the story's plot. This is a good choice if you need the spice to have a purpose (besides fun).

If you've ever wondered what happened to your summer camp crush, you should check out this book. While it did feel a bit repetitive in the middle, overall, it was a great read. It's exciting to see new work from Rachel Runya Katz, a talented new author with a unique perspective.

Also, I hope Neem's book is next! They were one of my favorite characters.

Liyah Cohen-Jackson and Daniel Rosenberg were close friends when they were kids and went to a Jewish summer camp together. In those final days of camp, their final interaction ended their friendship. Fast forward 14 years and Liyah and Daniel are back in one another's orbit, which neither are thrilled about, and they think it will be short lived until they find out that Daniel's marketing firm has been hired by the Field Museum where Liyah works. There is no question they are going to have to work together and Liyah's potential promotion hinges on the work they do together.

Not only are Liyah and Daniel spending time together at work, they end up spending time together away from work as they form a friend group with a friend of his and a co-worker of hers, so the togetherness abounds. Will this mean that the prickly Liyah and the ever supportive Daniel end up going from enemies to lovers?

There are so many wonderful things about this book. The representation abounds, which is so important. I also appreciated that both main characters were in therapy and it was seen on the page throughout the book. That is something that doesn't always happen. It is mentioned, but you don't always "see" it, so I feel like this was important as well. Also the idea of found family is important as well. So many these days are part of a found family, so that representation is important as well. Overall I really enjoyed this book and all that it offered!

**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**

Daniel and Liyah haven’t seen each other since summer camp as young teenagers. They’re thrown together again years later to advance their jobs. The big question is can they forgive each other from the past and move on? With other coworkers, they form the Speakeasy Survival Club and that is one of the main ways we keep up to date on what’s happening in their jobs. I thought this was a fun, entertaining book. While I can’t relate to every aspect of the characters, I did empathize with some of the challenges they had to face. This was overall a mostly lighthearted book, but it did hit on some heavier topics such as racism, sexual assault, and death of a parent (not an inclusive list). I think this was a fantastic debut book and I’m excited to see what the author does next! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC.