Thank you for my earc of this book. Though I liked the premise, the pacing felt off for me and I didn’t get into the story so I DNF

It was an enjoyable book.The premise of the book kept me engaged and the chemistry between the characters was very good. I enjoyed how the relationship progressed throughout the story. All in all it was a fun book.

★★★★✩ A heartwarming romance that will make you laugh and cry. Rachel Runya Katz's Thank You for Sharing explores what it means to find yourself and open up to love again. This uplifting read touches on family, heritage, and new beginnings with a charming cast of characters. You'll root for the main couple's bumpy road to romance.

I really enjoyed this MF enemies-to-lovers story about two Jewish people of colour falling in love. It's pretty typical of the romance genre, but I particularly liked that both the main characters were navigating deep personal struggles while also trying to understand their feelings for each other. Also loved that the 'best friend' character was a non-binary person who wears a lot of colour (kinda sounds like me).

I did enjoy this book but it took me awhile to really get into it. I'm personally not the biggest for of dual POV books but it was still nice to see how the two main characters are sort figuring what they want their 20s to look like and how they fit together, I would have liked to see a bit more chemistry between the two characters but overall, its pretty okay read but not a book I would to re-read but that is due to my personal preferences and your experience might be different.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me an eARC of Thank You For Sharing in exchange for my honest review.

"Thank You For Sharing" by Rachel Runya Katz is a heartfelt exploration of human connections and the significance of sharing our stories. This book is a touching tribute to the power of vulnerability and empathy.

Daniel and Liyah knew each other from summer camp. They have not seen each other for years, so will they have a second chance now their work has put them together?

Liyah has dealt with racism her whole life, being black, Jewish and LGBTQI+, but she can finally see the job that she has always wanted on the horizon. A promotion to curator at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Only one thing stands in her way, her teenage nemesis, Daniel Rosenburg. Liyah must work with Daniel to increase the number of museum members in the 20-30 age bracket all while planning the museum installation of her dreams. However, this is only scratching the surface of challenges faced by Liyah on a daily basis but she is strong. So strong that when the cracks start to appear she has no idea how to cope.

It took Daniel Rosenburg a while to remember the face of the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen on his flight home to Chicago. When he does, he is mortified and ready to apologise about their shared past. But that interaction adds to a long list of regrets of Daniel's. When he gets his chance to make everything right, Daniel decides that it's his chance. He has never stopped thinking that Liyah is woman of his dreams and working together will be his chance.

This is the best contemporary romance I have read so far in 2023. I loved the diverse ethnic, religious and gender representation in this story. I could not love this book any more. It is the perfect balance of romance, friends, family, found family, trauma, slow burn, mistakes, forgiveness and secrets. The HEA was also wonderful. I felt the epilogue was very reflective of the characters that I had come to know and love. I am not sure if this is the author's sort of thing, but I would love to see, maybe, Kayla or Siobhan's story.

Big thanks to Netgalley and Rachel Runya Katz for this early release copy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Canelo for the advance reader copy.

This book was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I enjoyed the mix of characters and their different backgrounds; I feel like it wasn’t a forced part of the story.
I liked the ending and how most things turned out.

I find it hard to sometimes read grumpy/sunshine romance books; because the grumpy character can sometimes be generally rude.
I don’t think this should be classed as an enemies to lovers; more a second chance romance. Even though it was from their childhood days.

Overall a short book and once you get through the first couple of chapters it’s a good story.

DNF.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get more than a few pages into this - and it's down to the writing style. It was info-dump, right from the second paragraph. You're giving me a massive amount of exposition and we haven't even started. I so much prefer books with action. Show me her being late to the airport, show me the consequences - don't tell me when you've started the scene somewhere else completely! In rom-com books especially, this is a real problem. There's an amount I can take, but this really wasn't it. Not for me.

She's prickly. He's earnest. They have history. Can they get it together? Yes, the reader hopes so as they fit so well. Lots of good stuff here - the museum, their jobs, their friends, living in the city, religion, race, food. A wonderful thoughtful read, and so satisfying.

Thank you NetGalley and the author for the ARC.

This one was a bit of a mixed bag for me - I thought the premise of an old summer camp teenage romance coming full circle sounded so sweet, and I normally really enjoy an enemies-to-lovers, but this one didn't really excite me, and I never fully connected to Daniel and Aliyah, or particularly rooted for them to be together. I found Aliyah's 'snarkiness' to be outright rude most of the time, especially when Daniel had already apologised multiple times for what happened when they were younger (and it wasn't even really his fault!), and while I understand she clearly had a lot of trauma, her lack of communicating with him honestly grated me, and I don't think enough importance was placed on how Daniel's dad had died and yet he had much more healthy coping mechanisms.

This is the debut novel from this author but it definitely did not feel like it. It was written extremely well and right from the very beginning the story pulled me in and made me keep reading, so that i could find out what happens!

There were quite a few lovely characters in this book and maybe, just maybe there will be more books to come so that we can find out more about them too…..

I also really enjoyed learning all about the Jewish faith and found it very interesting to read about.

Thank you to Canelo and Rachel Runya Katz for letting me have an ARC copy of Thank You For Sharing! The hook for this book is brilliant – doesn’t everyone wonder who will be the person who will sit down next to them in the seat on an airplane? Imagine if it was that kid you hated at Camp because they did you wrong! A well-played hook that foreshadows a page-turning story.

I adored the vivid, dynamic characters within Thank You For Sharing. A lot of thought, love, and patience went into the creation of the two protagonists, Liyah and Daniel, and their cohort supporting characters. The detail put into secondary characters fleshed them out on the page, even if they got very little presence in the book their motives, flaws, and personality shone through.

I felt the characters in Thank You For Sharing were some of the most emotionally appealing characters I’d read in a long time. Daniel and Liyah's complicated relationship triggers a lot of different emotions and fears in them. Showing those aspects in the writing without telling a reader can be challenging, I felt their emotions from what I read from the good, bad, and ugly moments. A joyful rollercoaster of emotion is packed into this book.

I feel like I learned so much from this book with all the interesting cultural references and inclusions for Jewish culture. The book doesn’t go overboard with descriptions or forcing facts, each event and reference is strategically used to further the story or bring Daniel and Liyah together to help them grow closer. There are some comical elements here, I couldn’t help laughing along to it as I see it every day on my own like with ‘lapsed’ family and friends who only participate in religion at certain times of the year. There were poignant moments that squeezed my heart and built kinship, especially with Daniel.

Rachel Runya Katz has got some amazing skills as a writer. Not many authors can stagger a story plot over months of a year with neat pacing without some parts dragging. Thank You For Sharing smoothly courses over different seasons, without so much as a blip or feeling rushed. The pacing is elegant and adds to the depth of connection that grows between Daniel and Liyah as they grow from hate to love.

A contemporary romance which will touch a nerve with tired, hard working professionals trying to get through the day whilst still maintaining friendships and not wanting to give up on the idea of love. It also gives voice to a far more culturally diverse set of characters than we usually see in the genre. I look forward to the author's next book

One of my favourite romance books of the year.

Liyah and Daniel first met when they were just teenagers, kids really, at Jewish summer camp, sneaking away to kiss at night time.

Years and years later, and after a heavy grudge, Liyah is horrified to realize she has to sit next to him on a plane and even worse, work with him on the most important project of her professional life. Chaos ensures.

I really enjoyed this book. I didn't find myself dragged into the pages, racing to finish, but I feel it was even sweeter savoured over a few weeks reading and I shed a few tears along the way.

It was genuinely delightful to read realistic, messy but growing people try to be their best selves from both ends. I found myself rooting for each of them to love themselves more along with the other.

This felt like an enemies to lovers romance that kind of fell a little flat. I felt like the FMC and MMC didn't like each other enough to go to lovers as I couldn't really tell they had any chemistry or passion throughout the story. I found myself actually wanting to hear more about their friends than I did about them. That being said, there were a lot of fun scenes in it that I really enjoyed.

Also, there was a lot of representation in this book which was really refreshing to see!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

After two disappointing reads, this book was just what I needed! This was a fantastic enemies-friends-lovers romance, with a sort of second-chance romance twist. I loved both the main characters, their chemistry, and how they both supported and complemented each other. The main characters also have a weekly social support-style group with two of their friends which I thought was a really great way to discuss some of the themes of the book, as well as an opportunity to engage with the side characters (would be very keen to read a Siobhan/Jordan spin-off novel)! I also liked the representation in this book which allowed me to learn new things about other cultures, particularly Jewish traditions. The themes in this book were also discussed with great sensitivity and understanding. The only negative thing I can say about the book is that it did feel a bit too long, despite being of average length. I loved the story and the characters so I was still engaged, however, the middle of the book felt a little lacking in energy and forward momentum. A very minor criticism; overall, I loved it and would recommend people read it when it is published!

what a debut! this book was truly like a breath of fresh air, it’s not often contemporary romance handle the reality of modern love and the complexities in such a way that is not straying away from the fluttery romance feeling.
daniel and liyah are so insanely loveable and their relationship progressed in a way that felt sooo organic to life. i was reading about them and their lives and it happens to also be a love story.

Thank You for Sharing is an enemies to lovers romance between Liyah and Daniel who meet on a plane and are forced to work together having last spoken at a Summer camp when they were thirteen. The book also explores life in your twenties including developing friendships, maintaining family relationships and overcoming trauma.

I absolutely adored this book and devoured it in less than 24 hours! The chemistry between Liyah and Daniel was incredible. I particularly enjoyed the communication between them and I loved that consent was discussed so openly throughout the book. All the characters felt fleshed out and I thought that the friendships and banter between characters felt really realistic.

I thought that the third act breakup felt slightly forced however it was resolved quickly so didn't detract from the rest of the story too much.

Overall, I loved this book and will definitely be reading any other book Rachel Runya Katz writes!