Two friends actually take a slow approach to finding true love with each other. The characters in this book were made for each other, The book has so many similarities to When Harry Met Sally. A really fun and easy read that you will not be able to put down.

When readers said that this had big "When Harry Met Sally" vibes, they weren't kidding. It had that whole progression trope of relationship moving slowly towards love. I really enjoyed it, and I in fact, did rewatch "When Harry Met Sally" after reading it.

I tried really hard to like this book but it just didn’t do it for me. Honestly it was choppy and hard to follow at time. The breaking up the of POV mid scenes was distracting. Josh and Ari weren’t amazing characters to begin with and I never found myself routing for them in any aspect of their lives. Some of the secondary characters were nice and the only reason to keep turning the pages.

DNF @25%. I can't clear this off my Netgalley list fast enough. I attempted to read this book last fall. It was immediately a huge turn off, but I tried to give it another chance and I just can't do it. I went in with high hopes seeing the buzz and hype, but I am clearly not the intended audience here and I did not enjoy it at all. When Harry Met Sally it is not. These characters suck. Ari is immature and annoying. Josh is bleak. I felt the author was trying too hard to be hip and modern and this may relate more to the Gen Z generation, but, unfortunately, this millennial wasn't having it. You have no idea the relief I have of getting this book off my "currently reading" list.

**Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me an advanced copy of this book and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion. I am posting this review to my Goodreads account immediately and will post it to my Amazon & Instagram accounts upon publication.

This book took me by surprise, I loved the cover and the premise of meeting over and over again throughout the years. I loved how real the characters felt, they were flawed and unpredictable. I found myself genuinely laughing with them, angry over their choices, and saddened by their circumstances. I really enjoyed the build up of their relationship from hating each other, to friendship, and finally love.

A hard one to rate for me. I really liked the book and my reading experience, but the main characters were a tad too prickly for my personal enjoyment. But overall, I really liked the writing style and was engaged throughout the whole book. Definitely an author I would read again.

I felt pretty neutral about this. It’s a modern take on when harry met sally but I didn’t feel like it had a lot of that charm. It was mostly just fine.

An angsty enemies-to-lovers romance where you wonder what the outcome of this one is going to be since the two characters despise each other SO much! A cute, carefree read.

This was one of my very favorite romance novels in 2023, a year when I read a LOT of romance novels. I love the way that these two protagonists are messy and sometimes even annoying, but they are absolutely perfect for each other in a way that feels visceral. You, Again captures the magic of When Harry Met Sally while at the same time being its own distinct novel.

I cannot wait to see what Kate Goldbeck writes next! I'll definitely be gobbling it up.

This is one of the funniest books I've ever read. Kate Goldbeck has such a gift for dialogue and flawed yet lovable characters. I loved every word of this.

This book is When Harry Met Sally but spicy. So it was better !!! This book had an NYC setting but in the fall/winter so that was perfection. I highlighted so many quotes from this book. Thank you to Penguin Random House for this ARC

-m/f contemporary romance
-frenemies to friends to lovers
- Depression friends (Friends because they are both depressed)
-banging the same girl
-banter
-bi and Jewish rep
-slow burrrrn
-When Harry Met Sally retelling
-opposites attract

All opinions are my own.

So, in all honesty, I DNF'd at just past a quarter of the way through, but I truly don't think it was the book's fault. I didn't feel connected to the characters, personally, but I think the disconnect was less the characters themselves and more me. And I've enjoyed a few really great moments. That scene at the NYE party when he left the voicemail for his girlfriend and got caught? I straight up cackled for like a full 10 minutes over that. For this reason, I've been recommending it to other people and hearing great things in return, because even though it wasn't my thing, I completely believe this is going to be a favorite for a lot of people. I'll probably pick it back up later when I'm in a different space and can maybe connect better. 4 stars for the laugh and the recs.

This new rom-com picks up the baton of the queen of the genre, “When Harry Met Sally” and launches the premise in today’s landscape—wrestling with queries of romance in the modern age when marriage statistics are hopeless, the definition of love is more fluid, and everyone is just as clueless but the context has changed. Wry, grounded, and full of heart, it honors its inspiration without minimizing its own voice. A refreshing addition to a genre that can feel repetitive and shallow on its bad days; reminding us that on its good days, it gets to the heart of the human condition.

This book was definitely not what its hyped up to be. Both of the main characters were so so so immature and did not grow at all during the story at all. I see the similarities between when harry met sally but the story didn't hold me and I couldnt get past the main characters being consistently terrible.

I’ve been hearing mixed things about this book ever since early reviews came out and I was very intrigued to gather my feelings on it. I’m not gonna lie, I actually DNFd this 36% in, I really wasn’t feeling it. However, I picked it back up because I was curious to see how everything came to a head. And I still wasn’t feeling it. I couldn’t connect to either Josh or Ari; I just found them to both be annoying, especially Josh who was mean to people for no good reason. I couldn’t connect with the romance either, because I could not (for the life of me) buy into why they were even interested in each other.

However, with all that being said, if this author does write more books I’d still be interested in checking them out. ‘Cause I’m thinking, You, Again, was not for me.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgally and Random House for the advanced copy.

This book captured me in a way I wasn’t expecting. As soon as I started reading I felt like I apart of their world and the orbit they had around each other. I loved that it followed them for like 10 years. You really got to see the growth they both went though. Both characters and specifically Ari felt really vulnerable and raw. As you read more you got to understand them and their problems more. I loved the aspects of New York City feeling like its own character in the story. It really felt like a powerful back drop to the story and to Ari and Josh’s relationship. I adored the ending and thought it was perfect ending to this love story. I loved this one!

Thank you @netgalley for the ARC of You, Again.
This is a nice romance story, Ari and Josh are two people who hate each other, and end up crossing paths due to haveing the same lover. They meet several times over the years, until finally understanding they can be friends, and eventually lovers.
The plot is quite simple, but it is entertaining. It's very emotional as well.
I wish Ari was more developed than she is. Her whole personality revolves around sex. While Josh grows a lot through the book, even going to therapy, Ari was just...smoking weed most of the time. She isn't a bad character, but she felt very shallow as a character.
These characters are mid 30s, but they're quite immature...Even in the way they talk. If these characters had a mature conversation like adults, their issues would've been solved much earlier.
Overall, it's a nice romance book with a cute relationship, but it could be better at some points.

TW:sexual content, drug use.

I had such a delightful time with this When Harry Met Sally retelling. It has all the charm and wit of the Nora Ephron classic, so much so that I watched the movie as soon as I finished this book.

If you’re familiar with the film, you know how this story goes. Ari and Josh first meet each other (incidentally because they’re sleeping with the same woman!) and they can’t stand each other. Then through the years and the emotional upheavals in their own lives, they become (reluctant) friends. And then… well. We know.

I loved that Ari was queer in this. It added so much to me that she was just so open about her sexuality and what she wanted. And Josh! The poor tortured soul with his restaurant! The dynamic between the two was so wonderful that whenever they fought, I groaned and giggled. A high compliment!

This book was so fun that I ran a 5k on New Year’s Eve this year, a thing deeply important to this book.

this book got the when harry met sally reimagining down right and that’s about it. I just couldnt find the rest of it bearable. this book was not for me. I just also despise 3rd pov.

I tried many times to like this; unfortunately it was a disappointment. The dialogue and plot felt awkward and boring. I had a hard time caring about either of the main characters.