I found it very hard to connect with this story and the characters. Unfortunately this all seemed very anticlimactic. I know this should have been an emotional ride, but it just left me feeling little to nothing.

I'm not sure why it took me longer to finish this; the story was great but, I'm not gonna lie, there's just a little something that I'm looking for. The first few chapters were a bit meh for me but, I so love the the climax up until the ending; I love how it was (kind of?) open ended.

Rating: 3.5 Stars

Emily and Jason were high school sweethearts. Emily and Jason committed suicide together. For seven years, their families had been seeking more answers as to why this tragedy occurred, and crumbling under their own buried grief.

One day, Daphne, Emily's younger sister, finds a "top ten" list of places Emily and Jason hoped to visit. Since they never got to complete the list, Daphne thought she and Oliver, Jason's younger brother, should.

Both Daphne and Oliver were deeply affected by their siblings' deaths. It fueled Daphne's drive to succeed academically, because she saw that as an escape from the pain and darkness that loomed over her parents. Oliver was determined to not form any "real" attachments, because he saw what it did to his brother, and his main objective was to NOT be anything like his brother. It saddened me that these two were suffering alone for so long, and concealing their grief behind all these other things. I was very relieved, when Daphne and Oliver started opening up to each other, because they could understand each other pain in a way that other's couldn't

I thought the list was a brilliant way to bring these two together and jump start their healing. My favorite parts of the book, where when they were "visiting" one of the places on this list. The list was difficult to complete as-is, because many of those places were way out of reach. Therefore, Oliver and Daphne came up with ways to experience the list without ever leaving California. I absolutely adored the way they substituted sites for those on the list, and each one of those excursions was a very important and meaningful part of their healing journey.

I will admit, it took me a long time to warm up to Oliver. Honestly, he was kind of jerk, but the more I got to know him, the more I understood, that his behaviors were part of his armor to protect himself from caring too much about anyone again.

I was quite pleased with the ending. It was obvious how much progress Oliver and Daphne had made emotionally with respect to the suicides, but I was impressed with the ways their parents were actually taking some action to promote their own healing. I would have loved an epilogue, just because of where the characters were in their relationship at the end of the book. I actually think an epilogue would have pushed this to 4-stars for me. Nonetheless, I was still happy with the ending.

Overall: A solid debut exploring two people's journey through their grief and back to their lives.

Daphne and Olive have never officially met. Daphne's sister Emily was high school sweethearts with Oliver's brother Jason, until they committed suicide together seven years ago. Daphne and Oliver have spent those seven years desperately trying to be different from their siblings. When Daphne finds Emily and Jason's bucket list, she seeks out Oliver to share the list with him. What develops is nothing like they expected.

So Glad to Meet You was romantic and predictable, but will appeal to fans of realistic fiction and romance. Probably more of a girl read, despite Oliver's perspective.

I won't be publishing a review on my blog because although I honestly enjoyed certain aspects of this book and appreciate it, I have nothing much to say about it other than the below.
I found the concept intriguing and I wanted to see how mental illness and suicide affects loved ones. How it'd affect the two siblings of a couple who committed suicide. And though Daphne's and Oliver's relationship was cute and had it's hardships along the way, I found it a bit unrealistic and just lacking *something*. I appreciated and liked how certain things in this book was handled and the quips and sarcasm between the two was always on point. But I just found it a little too predictable to be satisfied with their story.

*** Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC! ***

Daphne is ten years old when she and her parents arrive home from dinner to find Emily, her older sister, and Emily's boyfriend, Jason, had committed suicide together. Seven years later both Daphne and Jason's brother, Oliver, are still trying to find their way out of the shadow their siblings joint suicide left on both families. Daphne is a diligent student, while Oliver is doing his best to be the complete opposite of everything his brother was. A bucket list hidden away by the their siblings will bring the two together for a journey neither would ever expect.  

I was very skeptical going into this book. At first glance Daphne annoyed me and Oliver made no sense. The more I read though, the more I started adoring them both. They both have different damage left from their siblings suicides and both have dealt with it in different ways. For Daphne, she has a dry wit and just wants to make it to her eighteenth birthday and to college. Oliver avoids any type of relationship and tries to be the opposite of everything Jason was. Jason had a girlfriend, so he could not. Jason went to public school, so Oliver goes to a private school. Jason had a job, so Oliver does not. 

I'm extremely surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. The romance in it felt very real and raw. I absolutely loved how they went about doing their sibling's bucket list. Every book I've read with a bucket list has had their characters abandon logic and drop everything to complete the lists. With So Glad to Meet You, it was much more realistic. Daphne and Oliver had to find unconventional ways of completing each item on the lists.

The few things I didn't like were pretty basic. I felt like we got to know how Emily was through Daphne's flashbacks, but Jason was a little underdeveloped as a character. All that we really know about him was that he was Emily's boyfriend and was obviously depressed. I also didn't super love Janine, though she did grow on me by the end. I felt like Penny was an unnecessary character. One of the biggest flaws was how difficult it was to follow some of Daphne and Oliver's conversations. I sometimes had difficulty figuring out who said what.

I definietly recommend this book to people who enjoy (somewhat) dark contemporary YA.

DNF @ about 50%

I was provided a free copy in exchange for an honest review by Netgalley.

I really wanted to like this book. I tried really, really hard. Honestly, I would have given up after their first excursion if I wasn't trying. But this book is predictable. Two people bond over the suicide of their older siblings; the girl has a difficult, impoverished life and wants an escape from it all. The boy also has a difficult life because his parents care too much about the perfect older son who died than him.
I live for cliches, guys. I love them. Teenage romances are all cliches. But this book takes almost all of the overly done story lines and tries to fit it into one book. Death of an immediate family member, a list of tasks to complete, opposites attract, rich & poor fall in love. It's endless.

I think what pushed it over the edge was the writing style. It wasn't always clear who the narrator was following at the time. I'd be confused on if Daphne was kissing someone or Oliver until I had to find a name or landmark to clear it all up. It was very decorative. Lots of metaphors and similes, lots of colorful descriptors. In my opinion, it was too much. That style isn't for me. (Don't get me wrong, some people can love that and that's perfectly fine, I just don't - not for this kind of story)

Like I said, I wanted to like this book a lot and I couldn't.

This was such a cute contemporary romance!!!!! Which was surprising considering the DARK subject matter,,,teenage suicide. But I never felt swallowed by intense emotion.
The boy lead was a perfect mixture of emotionally detached but somehow lovable, and the girl lead was relatable.
The prose did feel rushed? It never really went organically in my mind. The dialogue was also dry sometimes. But overall I would recommend this as a nice summer read (even based on the premise alone.) Also a SLOW BURN ROMANCE!!!! That's always something to treasure and protect as a reader.

This book was really captivating. It starts off with two teenage lovers Jason and Emily committing suicide together .Now while that seems like it should be the end of the story it is in fact the beginning. The two deceased left a list which the sister, Daphnie, found. This list leads Daphnie, to Oliver who just happens
to be Jason's younger brother. That is when Daphnie and Oliver decided to throw caution to the wind and complete the list that their siblings left behind. I had high expectations for this book because its the typical, teen romance vibe that I usually love however I found the relationship between Daphnie and Oliver to be a little one dimensional. I liked how they were both dealing with pain that only the other could understand, but I didn't get much complexity from them. This was a cute simple read and it was something that I've never seen written about. Even though I've never been in any situations like this I found the characters very easy to relate to. Check out this book you won't be disappointed.

I had no expectation with this but was really surprised! The characters (mainly Daphne!) were super cool and I loved them so much! The story was very unique and beautiful and I really enjoyed how Daphne and Oliver tried to finish the list, even though I couldn't understand Oliver sometimes. Sometimes I had the feeling that the plot was rushed on some parts but maybe that's just me. But the end! I even cried some tears, even though I'm normally not that sentimental with books!
Overall I really really enjoyed this!

Daphne’s sister Emily and Oliver’s brother Jason committed suicide together seven years ago.. Now she finds a bucket list they made and wants to complete the list with Oliver.

This book was...fine. A fast read, cute story, but filled with forgettable characters and not one of my favorites. It had such a promising premise, but unfortunately it was a let down.

While reading this book, I found myself very invested in the characters, and could relate to them personally. Losing a loved one is always heart breaking, and throughout the book we follow Daphne and Oliver, who are brought together by a shared tragedy. Oliver's brother and Daphne's sister dated for some time, and eventually committed suicide together. The book takes place a few years later, and when Daphne finds a bucket list left behind by them, she seeks out Oliver to check off items from the list. All in all, I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to my fellow readers.

This book was just okay to me. I wanted to really like it and have it be like books I read with similar plot lines, but I just wasn't as connected to the story as I had hoped. I would have liked some more information or backstory regarding Jason and Emily too. The romance between Oliver and Daphne was cute, but other than that there wasn't much I was interested in regarding this book. I still think there could be an audience for this book, I just may not have been it.

This book is about two teens whose siblings took their life together and started to meet up and do the list their siblings left in the world.

The writing is choppy, it's obvious that this is a debut author but after a while the writing slowly becomes better. (This is the arc so it might get better with the published copy)

For the characters,
Daphne is the quiet, nerd who dreams of going to Berkley and Stanford. She's quirky, intelligent, have lots of comebacks and is definitely anxiety ridden. Her mother is preoccupied with work 24/7 and her father became an alcoholic after her sister's death

Oliver is the popular, outgoing guy who's scared of commitments. He's kind of a womanizer and he's pretty emotionally detached but I really liked him. His parents are on the richer side but they're in a constant state of denial of his brother's death.

The subject matter is death and it's very heavy. Which makes me really question about the motive of this book. Like this is a very heavy subject but with how the author wrote this book, it seemed like it was just a cute contemporary novel with the whole grief thing as just an accesory.

Overall the book finished in an unresolved manner and it left me feeling very... unsatisfied.
So it's definitely a 3 star for me.

I really liked the book. The story line was very original. Two teenage lovers commit suicide together and leave a list which a sister finds and connects with the others brother to complete said list. The characters were very likable and i did not want this book to end! I also like the double point of views.

I really like this book. I thought Daphne was the such a witty clever girl. Oliver was annoying at times but I liked his attitude.

I adored this book. So so much. I knew when I read the summary that I would. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. Daphne is a high school senior whose older sister committed suicide 7 years early with her boyfriend. Together. Daphne's family life fell apart after her sister died and she has had a really rough time. She is a very unique teenager (who keeps to herself and has one best friend) and I LOVE her strength, character, sense of humor, intelligence and confidence. She finds a list hidden in her floor, a bucket list of 9 things that her sister wrote out with her boyfriend before they killed themselves. Daphne is not sure what to do with the list, but then she remembers that Jason (the boyfriend) has a younger brother who is the same age as her--Oliver. She decides, at the very least, she could give him a copy of the list. She finds him and together they decide to do the things on the list as a kind of closure since they didnt really have any. Olive is the opposite of Daphne, outgoing, friendly, popular, handsome with girls lining up to be with him. He refuses to have a girlfriend because of what happened with his brother. The more time Daphne and Oliver spend together, the closer they get, bonding over the list (which they improvise very well) and their lost siblings and the hurt in both of their families. I don't want to spoil the story but it is obvious that they have really come to care about each other and they both have to make changes in their lives so the other one will fit. This is an beautiful story of two teenagers who have each suffered a great loss, and how they come together and help each other heal. Beautiful writing, amazingly real characters and a difficult journey make this a fabulous novel! I highly recommend it! The only thing tht would have made me love this book more is if it had been written in first person, with Oliver and Daphne telling their stories through their own eyes rather than in the third person. It definitely works the way it is but I think it could be better with that one small change.... I will definitely look for Lisa Super's next novel! Absolutely loved this book!!!!

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of SO GLAD TO MEET YOU by Lisa Super in exchange for my honest review.***

Daphne’s sister Emily and Oliver’s brother Jason committed suicide together seven years ago, when they were eleven. Now she finds a bucket list they made. She wants to complete the list with Oliver. Can two opposites with s tragic connection work together?

I never connected to SO GLAD TO MEET YOU, possibly because Jason and Emily’s story seemed more interested than their younger siblings. Daphne and Oliver were okay characters, sometimes cute together, but the story and their actions were too predictable. If someone had asked me to guess the story after reading the blurb and before reading GO GLAD TO MEET YOU, I’d have come up with an identical story.

The beginning of SO GLAD TO MEET YOU was filled with purple prose. I was glad when the writing settled down mid way through the book. Lisa Super wrote some clever lines that made me sit back and say I wish I thought of that.

Oliver and Daphne felt less mature than seniors in high school, so I think younger teens enjoy SO GLAD TO MEET YOU more than older ones.