What first drew me to "Thank You for Sharing" was definitely the title. After reading the summary, I was intrigued. I couldn’t have expected the whirlwind of emotions that would follow as I was immersed in this beautiful story.
First off, the tropes! Second chance, enemies to lovers, misunderstandings, forced proximity, LGBTQIA+, slow burn, and one bed.
This book was a rollercoaster that had me laughing and crying from laughter! The chemistry and banter between Daniel and Liyah are top-notch. The relationship between them is very relatable to how people find each other these days, but they work marvelously together. Liyah is undeniably relatable, speaking to every woman's thoughts about love. I found myself relating to her struggle to understand why people enjoy her company. Every heavy topic was written in a way that didn't make me feel weighed down. Though I only have vague knowledge of Judaism, I really enjoyed the inclusion of holidays and explanations of why they celebrate them. I loved Neem and their unwavering support for Liyah. The supporting characters were interesting and made me want to learn more about them! I really enjoyed the read and the ride this took me on. Maybe there will be a nice sequel to see more of these two lovebirds.

I rooted for Daniel and Liyah the whole book! Love the characters- especially Daniel. Their love is a slow burn and when the realization happens, it is very satisfying (I said, 'Come on, girl) about ten times by the time the book ended. The first half meanders through their daily lives while the second half is very stomach-in-knots emotional. The multiculturalism woven through the book is well done and I loved that I got to see the world through their eyes. Overall, it was a great read! Highly recommend.

I really enjoyed this book and tore through it in a day. Loved the Jewish rep and especially the exploration of biracial Jews and their experiences as Jews of Color in predominantly white Jewish settings. Loved the Jewish sleep away camp references.

A cute enemies to lovers, with BIPOC Jewish characters. I loved the museum setting, but it almost seemed too slow of a ploy to keep my interest.

This was such a thoughtful and layered read, with a dual POV deftly employed to tell the story of two twenty-somethings sorting out life as young Chicago adults while falling love. Daniel has loved Liyah since they were at summer camp as thirteen-year-olds. Liyah has been holding a grudge against Daniel for just as long. When the two are partnered up on a months-long work project, defences come down, they turn to each other for much needed support, and they begin a friends-with-benefits relationship that's a slim disguise for love. While the romance is center stage, Katz also weaves in nuanced subplots about the lingering impacts of grief and assault, and how those life experiences shape who we become and how we relate to others. I loved the Chicago setting after so many years of calling the city home, especially the use of the Field Museum, where I did one of my most memorable freelance projects. I also appreciated that while there's plenty of lust in the book, the relationship goes well beyond physical attraction, diving deeper into the ways each main character grows with the support, encouragement, and sometimes even simple presence of the other. The friendships are also fabulous, balancing out the central cast of characters with the kinds of people we all need by our sides, the ones who challenge us to be better when we make mistakes, but who never stop wanting the best for us. The title is perfect, the dialogue sharp, the romance a fantastic blend of swoony, steamy, and sweet. I really enjoyed this one, and I look forward to seeing what Katz follows up with in years to come.

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I always love to see Jewish romances! Thank you to Rachel Runya Katz for sharing (haha) this one. I definitely appreciated having dual POV for this book, as I felt like I got to know both characters very well. Oftentimes, I’ll finish a romance book and find I know next to nothing about the love interest, so I’m glad that didn’t happen here. I generally liked both Liyah and Daniel as characters, and I also thought they clearly had good chemistry. I also thought they had a good introduction scene (even if the secondhand embarrassment was real) and I liked the plot reason for why they had to keep seeing one another. There were a couple aspects of the book that were things I personally didn’t enjoy. I would have liked MORE of a plot, as sometimes I felt a bit bored with the storyline. I also thought that Liyah’s character development was slow for a while and then seemed to happen very quickly. The pacing just felt a bit off to me. I was also surprised that some reviewers called this a slow burn, when it didn’t seem like one to me. I will say it takes a while for the main characters to properly get together, but they did at least get involved with each relatively early on in the book. I will say that the love confession was good. It got a gasp out of me! I’d say that overall the book is a solid 3.5 stars, but I admit that some of my reasons for taking it below 4 stars are because of personal preference. I hope I get to read future books from Rachel Runya Katz!

Absolutely loved this debut! As a twenty-something myself, I felt like Rachel wrote a novel true to people of the age and penned an incredibly realistic tale of what it looks like to fall in love nowadays. The banter and quips were unreal and there was a beautiful balance to the softness and sharpness of Daniel and Liyah's relationship. The side characters shone and I am just so pleased that I got to spend so much time with these characters.

Note: I received an Advanced Reader’s Copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

By far the most refreshing part of this book is the realism put into these characters, their maturity (and occasional lack of), and their emotional depths. As someone who fits into some of the target demographics (mid 20’s Jew here :)), I very much enjoyed the callbacks to Jewish sleep away camps, from Maccabiah to sneaking out at night.

The one part of this story that I disliked was how the passing of time was often ambiguous and hard to follow, aside from when SPOILER chapters included meeting notes END SPOILER or holidays occurred. While I believe this may have been intentional by the author, it is not a choice I personally like which is why I give this book a 4.5.

I would recommend this book to those in their mid-20’s who want a romance story of childhood lovers to enemies to friends to lovers. While there is a dollop of angst along the way, this is ultimately a story of two beautiful souls finding each other again.

Such a good read - I really enjoyed this book. I'm so glad that I got the chance to read it early and will definitely be recommending it to multiple people who enjoy these types of novels. I enjoyed the characters and especially enjoyed the writing by this author. I'm excited to see what the author comes out with next as I'll definitely be reading it! Thank you to the publisher for my early copy of this book!

This book had stellar representation. I was roped into the plot. The characters had great chemistry. I had a good time.

5 stars
I can already tell this will end up as one of my favorite romances of the year. Two biracial Jewish characters straddle various cultural divides when they meet as adults for the first time since their decade-prior summer camp breakup, thrown together on a project for the Chicago Field Museum. They are in some ways as different as night and day: Daniel a Korean-American finance bro, a simp for public transit and still mourning the recent death of his father, and Liyah a Black bisexual anthropologist devoted to her museum work and too scarred by past experiences to believe in love. Despite Liyah initially hating Daniel’s guts over their childhood romance gone sour, the two over time develop a believable and compelling friendship, that morphs into a friends-with-benefits situation masking all-out love.
The romance between Liyah and Daniel, and their diverse friendships and family relationships, are moving and feel true-to-life. I saw my own friends and relationships reflected in these characters and in Katz’s Chicago, and applaud the author for writing a diverse cast that really felt like unique individuals and not a collection of one-note stereotypes. I will be keeping an eye on Rachel Runya Katz, and snapping up her next book the minute it hits the shelves. I’ve already pre-ordered this one for friends I know will love it.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING was a fun, fast read with a diverse cluster of characters I couldn't help but root for and just enough millennial humor to keep me laughing. I loved the biracial Jewish representation in both Liyah and Daniel, as well as the exploration of both their Jewishness and their non-Jewish culture, and how seamlessly that representation was woven into the narrative. Their friend group was fun, funny, and distinct -- all the side characters had spectacular voice and I was rooting for them and their individual goals almost as much as our main couple's.

I loved that so much of this book revolved around the workplace and Liyah's desire for upward mobility at work (I do love a good enemies to lovers forced proximity in the workplace romcom!) and though this might have been my first book with a museum curator MC, I definitely don't think it'll be my last -- I even wish we could have gotten a bit more about the day-to-day goings on of her job and building the exhibit she was pitching, because I thought it was fascinating!

The Jewish rep in this book is so incredibly done, but even without that, I'd be singing its praises. Oh my god, the swooning. Being stuck together. It's just all the comfort read tropes together. Adored!

*thank you to NetGalley for the eARC*

4.5 stars!!!!

Y'ALL! THE WAY THIS BOOK MADE ME KICK MY FEET LIKE A SCHOOLGIRL! This is genuinely one of the most compelling romances I've read in recent times, perfect for all my Emily Henry besties out there. Daniel and Liyah are such a well-matched pair and the chemistry in the writing and the story were stellar. Along with a wonderful cast of diverse supporting characters, as well as a thoughtful and honest depiction of real issues, Thank You for Sharing is one of my favourite romances... ever.

Absolutely loved the backdrop of the museum, as someone who grew up going I really loved seeing it as a setting! I enjoyed the nuances of both protagonists' relationships with their own emotions and how we got to see them working on themselves as well as working *with* each other. A fun read with some hard hitting truths about grief, trust, and friendship.

Wow! This book just got better and better. A truly remarkable and expertly written debut!

According to her author bio, Rachel Runya Katz's books centre queer Jews of colour and their layered lives of joy, sadness, and love and honestly, that sums up this book beautifully.

Second chances/friends-to-lovers is not usually my jam (although I'm into the enemies component this book also included) but everything about this worked for me. My only regret is that I was in a reading-too-many-books-at-once moment and didn't sit and read this in a more focused way. I will definitely be re-reading a final copy when it comes out in September.

I am not sure how to summarize my feelings about this book but honestly, I can't think of anything that I would change - it was so well done. The characters were relatable in many ways, the Jewish representation was exceptional and there were so many little delicious moments of connection, camaraderie and tension between the characters - not just the romantic leads but the depth of connection in the friendships was great too. There is some very delicate handling of grief, sexual trauma and memories of past slut-shaming (consider those content warnings.) Also lots of little epistolary (and epistolary-adjacent) moments, which I love and served a useful purpose with pacing and as well as with the romantic climax of the book.

Every character - main and secondary - was compelling to me. Daniel is my favourite type of cinnamon roll, Liyah is a great balance of smart, competent, fun, hot but flawed and I really hope the author was sequel bating me with literally any of the secondary characters because I will read any of their stories.

I strongly recommend you pick up this book when it comes out in September and I'll try to come back and say it then too!

Thank You For Sharing delivers a sexy and sassy romance without disregarding how trauma and life shapes how one approaches relationships.

Liyah & Daniel met as teenagers at summer camp and experienced first love & heartbreak together, but they grew up apart and lived whole adult lives before they meet again. Their history allows them a sort of shorthand in communicating but the beauty is how they learn eachother's now.

I muchly enjoyed how they processed their shared hurts differently and both engaged in healthy and not so healthy coping strategies. Healing isn't a universal process. And even when you may have found The One, theres still work and choices to make about love and trust and self. But together you can share in wins and losses and almosts.

My only critical note is a lack of seeing the characters actually work together on their forced proximity career making project. Events mostly were planned off the page and then suddenly time elapses and things happen. The bulk of their 'sharing' happened off the clock and not in the work collaboration as the synopsis may have hinted.

Overall, highly recommended as a romance that doesn't shy away from letting the main characters live messy lives.

Thank you Netgalley & St. Martins Press for this advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

This had the makings of a good book but to me it just wasn't. It was pretentious and trying so hard to be politically correct that it distracted from the plot. Liyah felt like an incredibly annoying character and it was hard to root for her.

Cute book! I really liked the characters! I love second chance romance so I was super excited for this book. I would definitely recommend!

Thank you to the author for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. It follows two people that met years ago at a summer camp before reconnecting as adults and coworkers.

There is a great romance filled with tension and pining in addition to deep discussions on race, religion, and social expectations of men versus women. There is also incredible cast diversity and thoughtful discussions of heavy topics.

This is the perfect book for someone looking for depth with a side of romance.