This is the second book in the series and I enjoyed the push and pull of JP and Kelsey’s relationship. They were constantly trying to make the other one flustered and it made for some interesting moments. This book definitely had some spice and is a great addition to this series!

This enemies to lovers story was soooo good between JP and Kelsey. I liked Kelsey in A Not So Meet Cute so was really glad to read her story. She did struggle with lots of insecurities and JP was willing to let her know how much he was attracted to her. I do think the ”owning her” part was a little weird, but if you like spicy enemies to lovers, this is for you.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

JP and Kelsey know how to push each others buttons! So when they have to fly to
San Francisco and stay in the same penthouse for two weeks, you can imagine how annoyed they are. They try to get along since their siblings are marrying each other, but they just can’t!
Soon they realize how much chemistry they have, but Kelsey wants to settle down and she doesn’t see JP doing that anytime soon.

This book, this series, is laugh out loud hilarious!!! It’s spicy and the banter between these two is perfection!
You may even fall in love with pigeons after reading this, and that’s something I never thought I would say!
Meghan Quinn has perfected the enemies to lovers and forced proximity tropes!! Her rom-coms are the best of the best! I can’t wait to read what’s next from her!


📘: So Not Meant To Be
🗓️: December 5, 2023

Thank you to NetGalley, Meghan Quinn, and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for this ARC!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

*Reviewed on NetGalley and Goodreads.

Another amazing read by Megan Quinn. This book cracked me up, keep your work and love life separate, as these two were unable to.

I had a lot of good laughs while reading this book. But I wasn't totally sold on the story. I give this book a 3.5 Star rating. But because I had to give it a whole number, and because the many laughs tipped the scale up, I've rounded it up to 4 rather than down to 3 Stars.

Meghan Quinn is a new to me author. I've seen a lot of great reviews for this author, and saw this opportunity via NetGalley to read it. Although the general tropes were right down my alley: enemies to lovers, boss/employee, forced proximity.

I loved JP. He was fun, and easy to like. He was sensitive towards Kelsey, and generally was willing to give everything a chance, and kept forgiving Kelsey her multiple faux pas. He had his own demons to face, but he faced them without making Kelsey feel less than, Kelsey, on the other hand, I found a bit annoying. She has a podcast about Love, and yet she seems clueless about what being in love is really about. She continually pushes JP away and treats him like a piece of dog poop on the bottom of her shoe that she just wants to hose off. And yet at the same time, she gives him come hither signals. I get it that she's been burned and has trouble trusting. In my opinion, she could have approached her situation in a less degrading manner towards JP. All she had to do was communicate. If I had been JP, I would have given up on her; too high maintenance.

But, like I said, there were many scenes in the book where I laughed out loud, so I think you won't be totally disappointed if you pick up this book.

Thank you Meghan Quinn and Netgalley for this ebook. The above is my own and personal opinion.

This book made me feel really uncomfortable and grossed out in some parts. They way the couple of the first book constantly kept talking about their sex lives with their siblings is gross.

I’m all about sex positivity but there is a time and a place. I don’t like how the conflict in this book played out. She’s drunkenly throwing herself at him then assumes he doesn’t like her anymore because he doesn’t get hard when she’s sloppy drunk throwing herself at him.

Just weird book.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Bloom Books & NetGalley for an ARC of this book, in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was a long one, but it was sooo good. Normally books of this length feel too wordy, and have a very tedious plot; but this one was executed perfectly! A delicious enemies to lovers romance, that was full of spice and witty banter!

If you’ve read the first book in the series about Huxley and Lottie, this story is about Huxley’s brother JP, and Lottie’s sister Kelsey. (You can definitely read as a stand alone though).

When Kelsey’s small company begins working under the Cane Brothers enterprise JP is the one tasked with managing her. The problem is this woman is so infuriating, they don’t get along, and avoid each other at all costs. Until they’re sent to San Francisco for two weeks for work, where they’ll be staying in the same penthouse. What starts off with angst and annoyance, turns into a comfortable friendship, and they finally realize they may have real feelings for each other. But will this relationship work out between them when they leave their work vacation bubble and head back to LA?

This was such a fun read, and I think I actually liked JP & Kelsey’s story more than Huxley & Lottie. Now I can’t wait to read the third book about Breaker finding love!

So not meant to be...

Kelsey buys into some serious stereotypical tropes about JP.
There is the familiar jealousy situation that was meh. I wish the author took a more non-traditional route with that. JP was pretty cool, though. He knew who he wanted. Kelsey, not so much. She was hard to like, hard to get onboard with a lead. She was meant to be supporting cast. Never the lead.

I really wanted to love this one because Kelsey seems great in the first book. But I didn't in this one. She's a little mean and judgmental to JP.
It broke my heart want he saw her go to her date !

JP Cane is possibly my favourite of Meghan Quinn's book heroes - I just love everything about him.
This book has everything you could hope for in a romance - comedy, an easy storyline that has you hooked throughout, and plenty of steam! JP and Kelsey are absolute perfection.

This was not my favorite book of Megan Quinn’s. The first book was better of the Cane Brothers…but it was still frilly & funny & an easy read. While Kelsey is not the best, slightly annoying & grainy, JP is much easier to relate to.

🩵Enemies to Lovers
🩵Workplace
🩵Billionaire
🩵Forced Proximity

So Not Meant To Be is the second book of The Cane Brothers series of interconnected standalones. I’m not sure I’ve ever laughed so hard while reading a book. The banter between JP and Kelsey was so good and had me cackling like crazy…I even woke my husband from laughing so much. I loved the tension and the back and forth between these two. And the spice is off the charts! JP and his mouth…wow! That man is so swoony! I also loved getting more of Lottie and Huxley and can’t wait to read Breaker’s story. Overall, this was a funny, lighthearted read that I thoroughly enjoyed

Thank you NetGalley for the arc in return for an honest review.

I am parting ways with Meghan Quinn. This was way too long and way too boring. The title gives it away….theyre so not meant to be together 💀💀💀 I really did not enjoy this at all.

This is the second book in a series. I didn't know it was the second book in the series until I looked up the writer of the book. The book has been out for over a year already, the book is getting a new cover release not sure this warrants a publication on NetGalley but I don't know if there are rules for books that have already been published. So sadly I will not be reading this book until I've read the first book in the series to get acquainted with the world the book is set in.

NOTE this rating does not reflect the way I feel about this book, I need to add a rating before sending in this review.

"So Not Meant to Be" by Meghan Quinn is a delightful enemies-to-lovers romance that had me hooked from the first page.
Kelsey Gardner and JP Cane's dynamic is electric, with Kelsey determined to prove herself at work and find true love, while JP, the obnoxiously handsome guy is equally determined to win her over. The tension between them sizzles as they're forced to share a penthouse on a work trip, leading to a rollercoaster of emotions and unexpected desires.
The dual POV adds depth to the story, revealing Kelsey's initial resistance and JP's genuine affection, creating a perfect balance of humor, sweetness, and steam. Quinn weaves a narrative filled with witty banter, secret yearning, and undeniable chemistry, making the journey from adversaries to friends to lovers utterly engaging.
“So Not Meant to Be" is a heartwarming and entertaining romance that will leave you with a smile, proving that sometimes, love blossoms in the most unexpected places.

Very grateful to the publisher @ for my review copy through NetGalley, opinions are my own

[arc review]
Thank you to NetGalley and Bloom Books for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.
So Not Meant to Be re-releases December 5, 2023

<i>“JP Cane can believe what he wants, but if there’s one thing I know for sure in this romance desert that is my life, he and I are so not meant to be.”</I>

- dual pov
- billionaire mmc
- he falls first
- workplace environment
- forced proximity

JP had eyes for Kelsey from the get go when they met through their respective siblings, Huxley and Lottie, in <I>A Not So Meet Cute</I>, but Kelsey shut that down quick and made it apparent that she had no interest in exploring things with him, while he was adamant that he wouldn’t be able to be just friends.

As the host of a podcast that interviews couples about their meet-cutes, Kelsey is eager to find love of her own. She signs up for a dating app that sets up it’s users on blind dates, and lo and behold, gets paired with JP.
Soon after, they’re forced to take a work trip together and spend two weeks in a penthouse suite with no room to escape one another.

Kelsey was impossible to like. They were so hot and cold with each other and I couldn’t stand the mood swings or her insecurities.
First we get her constant jealously towards her sister when she’s put in a thirdwheel position to all of their sexual tension and PDA. Then we get these downright childish and embarrassing scenes where she clings onto JP’s leg and gets dragged on the floor, pantsing him nude, walking in on him masturbating and then childishly poking each others nipples.
She requests for JP to refrain from saying anything inappropriate to her at work, but the double standards are so high during this work trip, and she even straddles him to force him into having a conversation!

Something about the two sisters being close enough to talk about their sex lives in great detail and comparing their veiny cocks/ballsacks and how their bedroom traits run in the family when the two guys at the center of their conversation are brothers themselves, gives me the ICK.

I found that this book dragged for so long and a lot of the dialogues could have been cut down, especially during their blind date and at the gala between Genesis and Edwin as the transitions were so choppy.

Also — @ Bloom Books — why bother incorporating full-sized illustrations when they’re not even accurate??? Where’s JP’s tattoos???

A note on Asian depictions that really irked me:
Kelsey and JP go for dim sum in San Francisco's Chinatown at night — first of all, it would be more accurate set during the late morning/early lunch hours if you really knew what dim sum meant.
She’s advised by her sister not to order their tea because her mother gagged on it years ago. Gagging on tea? TEA.
Then, they order sautéed asparagus. I’m sorry, not once in my 26 years of life have I seen or ordered asparagus from a dim sum establishment, but sure, whatever.
AND THEN, after ordering literally the most generic things possible, they both say that their taste buds were tainted from the peculiar tastes of the chive dumplings... (just days ago, they were eating and raving about pickle chips but chives are peculiar?)
Apparently the food offended them so much, Kelsey had to go as far as asking if JP would be okay, and afterward they had to go to a bakery to “appease their stomachs after the unpleasant experience.”

“Our first bites were ravenous. Our second… quizzical. Our third… worried.”
“I should’ve taken a picture of us at Dim Sum Star.”
“A memory we don’t need reminding of.”
“We had a shit dinner because of you.”

The whole scene was egregiously off-putting, and making it out to be a bad experience was entirely not necessary to further the plot.

You’re probably thinking that’s such a petty thing to be offended by, but nonetheless, it’s worth mentioning.

This book had me swooning and kicking my feet at every page!!! The romance was incredibly sweet and very spicy. Meghan Quinn has a very appealing writing style that allows the story to flow easily while keeping you intrigued on what will happen to the characters next. The chemistry between the main characters also had me squealing and blushing hard. I highly recommend reading this series, not just for your next book boyfriend, but also for a romance that I guarantee will sweep you off your feet!

This book was a good read. Most of it, was enjoyable. But there were parts that felt like they didn’t fit well with the story. Maybe the execution lacked a little but one of the main conflicts in the book felt like it didn’t fit, and showed zero growth in the main character.

That was a let down for me. I liked the book much better before that.

An ARC was provided by NetGalley and Bloombooks in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book, the enemies to lovers trope was a good one. I laughed throughout the book, enjoyed how Kelsey and JPs relationship grew as the book progressed.

Thanks to Netgalley and Peguin for a review copy of So Not Meant to Be. Meghan Quinn has written many contemporary romance books and has explored many of its tropes. In this novel she takes a page from When Harry Met Sally and uses that interview structure to intersperse the story of JP, one of the brothers who owns a mega real estate company, and Kelsey, the head of her own environmental storage and solutions company that has JP’s company as her client. Since her sister is now engaged to his brother they are thrown into each others’ company more often that would be the usual for the two, but that proximity only makes Kelsey grow more and more irritated by JP. In what works out to be an enemies to lovers storyline, it’s JP who falls first and in no way finds her hateful, but somehow he can’t manage to be anything but hateful to her. It’s that point that I did find disappointing because I did find his actions and words very irritating at times and not really explainable. But eventually he finds his words and he becomes a sympathetic character and the story becomes as enjoyable as other of Quinn’s novels.