Rating: 5/5

Summary: 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

Review: This is exactly the type of book a person needs when they need a FEEL good HEA book that will put you back in love with everything. The quick banter between Daniel and Liyah had be laughing out loud and made everything that much better to read between the two. Truly loved this book.

“The universe must be conspiring against him. There’s no other explanation. Accidentally making a beautiful girl hate you once is one thing, but twice a decade and a half apart? He’s cursed.”

Thank you, Netgalley, for the ARC!

First off, summer camp. Second, biracial protagonists. Third, two narrators for dual POVs.

I eat those up so, so badly.

I didn’t not like this book, but it was kind of boring. Albeit, I don’t know if I’ve read a book with POV switches in the same chapter, but they’re woven so well. In terms of second chance romances, the build-up felt so natural. Nothing felt forced within this dynamic of one-sided enemies-to-lovers/second chance. It did lose my by the third act cause of the classic third act drama. We need to retire that trope asap.

Also, there’s some Jewish representation which I know is a big yes for some readers. I can’t attest as to whether it’s good rep or not, but I didn’t see any issues with it.

I loved this so much and I can’t wait to read more by this author. It was fully captivating from the first page.

This book is wonderful for representation. I loved the story, the banter and the spice. This is up there with other romances that I love.

This was a sweet friends to enemies then to lovers romance by a new author. In this debut story, Daniel and Liyah are forced to face their past after ending their friendship fourteen years ago. Liyah works at the Chicago Museum as a curator and Daniel's firm gets hired by the museum to work on a project and Daniel and Liyah have to team up to make the project a success. Despite the anger and resentment between them, they decide to put aside their differences for the sake of their careers. With all the time they spend together, they begin to become friends again and it doesn't take long for that friendship to start to develop into something more.
Although an entertaining second chance love story with interesting characters and some humor, there are a couple of sensitive topics included such as sexual assault and grieving death, just to keep in mind.
I received a complimentary copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Delightful contemporary romance. Liyah works as a junior curator at a Chicago museum. She hasn't thought about her childhood friend/crush Daniel in years. They haven't spoken since a summer camp debacle ended the friendship. Daniel now works for a marketing firm, and, as if by fate, ends up paired with Liyah to create a campaign to bolster sales at the museum. As they work together, a friendship forms. And you know where that leads... But Liyah doesn't believe in love. Just maybe the sweet Daniel can change her mind, though.

This novel is full of wit and emotion. I laughed and cried at times. The romance is a slow burn, enemies to friends to lovers. Liyah has past trauma to overcome. She's working on it, but like everyone, it's a work in progress. Daniel is so understanding and kind.. and hot. (Honestly I think all the characters are described as being extremely attractive.) I loved their banter. Tons of great representation. Would recommend.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

very average but very good, i had a decent time reading this and i can’t wait to see more from the author.

This is such a good book. The story was unique. The characters were so likable. I thought the rep was very well done. I am a big fan of Rachel's, and I can't wait to read more of her stories.

I thought this was a great debut, but I will be honest the beginning took me a little long to get through, but the 2nd half was stellar. I loved the representation in this book. There are some heavy topics and I loved the pro therapy message, but kindly please check tws. It was a pretty hard read. If you love a second chance and hate to love story, this may be the book for you.

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for this arc.

Absolutely beautiful!

From beginning to end, these two characters were meant to be and the road to get there was fantastic. The inclusion of the religion and their identities are so well done.

This book starts out as an enemies to lovers trope that eventually turns into friends to lovers. Liyah and Daniel crushed on each other at summer camp when they were 12 and re-met on a plane back to Chicago.

They have further interaction when they start working together on a project where Liyah is a museum curator. As they hang out more by themselves and with their friends, their renewed attraction evolves.

I loved how Liyah and Daniel, as Jewish POC, were written and had their traditions. I also liked the queer representation of this book. This was a slow burn - I thought the book was getting a little tedious at the 75% mark and I just wanted the MCs to get together already!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this eARC. Thank You For Sharing is out now.

I couldn't connect with main characters, Liyah and Daniel, but I still found this novel heartwarming, sexy, and fun (even though it covered some heavy topics).

I would read another book by Rachel Runya Katz.
Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for eARC of this book.

What did I love about this book? The representation. Loved how it was a Jewish story. But I didn’t like the main character and I ended up DNF at 30%. Liyah was so rude to Daniel that I wasn’t rooting for them to begin with, and I knew it just wasn’t going to be for me if I felt that way in the beginning. I did like the speakeasy Friday night meetings and the side characters a lot. And I also understood a lot of Daniel’s confusion about why Liyah was so angry with him. But I’d definitely try this author again in the future.

Thank You For Sharing was a nice read that followed two childhood friends who abruptly ended their friendship just to reconnect years later due to a work project. Daniel is a marketing specialist who was assigned to work with museum curator Liyah. While the main conflicts in this story seem to stem from miscommunication or lack of communication all together, I can totally understand each characters issues with the other.
This book has a good cast of diverse characters who all bring something to the plot in a valuable way. I really enjoyed getting to see Daniel and Liyah grow together both as professionals and people after their time apart. This is a great book for anyone looking for a dual POV romance with diverse characters and a big emphasis on a found family.

What a great debut story. I really enjoyed reading this story. the characters were great easy to like and i loved all the interactions they had , especially the Friday night meet ups. The story mainly revolves around two characters Liyah and Daniel. She is trying to work her way up in her career and Daniel is a tech specialist. The two are put together unexpectedly to work on a project and realize they knew each other growing up. The memories from childhood are very different for each of of them. From her the story moves forward exploring the past , present and possible future for them.
This story is heartwarming and the banter between characters is very well done. I had a hard time putting it down.
The story explores Jewish POC , trauma , grief and sexual assault but was handled in a very respectful way.

I would recommend this book to family , friends and my book clubs

There are redeeming qualities, but overall this was a tough one for me to get invested in and stay engaged. The FMC Liyah is a grouch and has a pretty unlikeable personality. She’s ambitious and passionate about her career as a museum curator, which is great! But at times she was so serious about it and negative toward others who don’t share the same passion for museums & artifacts that it was a little off putting. But this is also a case where Liyah’s trauma history, and history of experienced racism and sexism have clearly made her the person she is. Maybe I would be a grouch too if I had a similar trauma history.

Now when it comes to Liyah and Daniel, I didn’t really feel the chemistry. I’m not sure I would call this enemies to lovers because it was more like one-sided animosity from Liyah. I didn’t really see examples of all the amazing qualities Daniel sees in her, but I also don’t know if I missed it because I zoned out while reading. Again, I struggled to stay engaged because I was bored for most of it.

Redeeming qualities that kept this from being a 2 star review:
🔹The friend group’s weekly survival club meetings
🔹The fact that minutes were taken at these meetings and they were amusing
🔹Learning about experiences relating to the intersectionality of being Black and Jewish (in Liyah’s case) and Korean American and Jewish (Daniel’s case)
🔹Daniel has a cat named Sweet Potato

Years after a misunderstanding drove them apart as kids, Liyah Cohen-Jackson and Daniel Rosenberg find themselves sitting together on a plane. It's not a good encounter for Liya, but Daniel can't help thinking about the girl who got away and how beautiful she's grown up to be. Luckyly for him, they get teamed up when the museum where Liyah works hires the agency Daniel works for to get more young adults interested. As they're forced to work closely on this project and forge a friendship through a support group with their friends, Liyah and Daniel will have to face things from their past and how that affects the present if they're going to find the happiness they deserve.
I wasn't sure about Liyah because her willful misunderstandings make up most of the unnecessary drama in this romance, but reading about the things that have led to her being the way she is gives so much depth to the character. And it proves the brilliance of how RRK paced the story because it shows that the things that happened and were said earlier had very legit reasoning behind them. It makes a simple rom-com into an exploration of trauma and healing.
Also, props for being so unapologetically Jewish and showing the elements of the faith as the simple, everyday things they are.

Happy thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Griffin for the fun read!

I adored this book! It's such a beautiful emotional journey that had great banter and characters that you root for. When an opportunity presents itself at work, Liyah, a museum curator, is forced to work with Daniel, someone she hasn't seen since she was a teenager. Determined to put their complicated feelings about their past aside, Liyah and Daniel work to bring in more patrons for the museum. As they juggle their weekly "survival drinking club", they become friends and the spark that existed between them as teenagers returns.

There is so much I love about this book, The first being how diverse it is. Both main characters are Jewish POC and one of them is also queer. I can honestly say I've never seen this type of representation before and I loved it! I also think the author took a lot of care in discussing difficult topics. The emotional journey in this book was so earned and was just beautiful. The slow burn between Liyah and Daniel is one of the best I've read recently.

I highly recommend!

CW: sexual assault (not on page, just discussion about a past event) and grief.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

A cute story about two people who went to summer camp together and then get reconnected in their 20s. Each of their story discusses being biracial and in the Judaism faith. Each of them has their own personal struggles but will be they able to come together?

I adored this book! It had the perfect balance of funny, sweet, and emotional. Liyah and Daniel were so well fleshed out and the progression of their relationship felt very authentic to me. The transition from childhood friends to enemies to friends to lovers was done seamlessly. I also think the author does a great job of writing about trauma and grief and how these things affect your relationship with yourself and with others, and how people can be there to help you overcome these issues. Overall just such a great story and I will definitely read future releases from this author!