I’m not sure how I feel about this one still. I liked it while I was reading it but I found it very forgettable. I did really like the characters and the story line.

This one was... a disappointment. I've read Meryl's other books and LOVED them, but this one just shows that craft requires practice and their books have gotten immensely better. I never felt the chemistry between the two characters. It just felt like two characters that worked together that the author smooshed together.

I’m a huge fan of romance so I loved this book ! I will have to get a copy to put in my shelf. I very needed a sapphic romance

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilson is a sapphic romance about a high powered showrunner named Jo and her assistant Emma. When a picture goes viral of Jo making Emma laugh on the red carpet, speculation flies and soon everyone assumes the two are dating. The two decide to neither confirm nor deny the rumors and soon they are the next big couple in Hollywood.
This is for perfect for fans of the fake dating trope and office romances.

A ridiculous rumor...a variety of assumptions and everyone thinks there is Something To Talk About- but is there really? Do people just draw their own conclusions? Are those conclusions accurate? Read Something To Talk About by Meryl Wilsner and find out for yourself.

A fantastic queer adult romance that was so beautiful and spicy but in the best way. This book has such a good romance plot, I loved it so much.

Loved this debut from Wilsner! A sharp, new voice in the romance world who I absolutely cannot wait to read more romance from in the future!

ARC acquired by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

This was a cute slow-burn rom-com featuring queer characters and miscommunication tropes. Jo, a Chinese American former child star, now works as a screenwriter and director. Emma is her Jewish assistant. There is a huge age gap between these two characters. If I’m remembering correctly, Jo is in her 40s and Emma is in her 20s. The story starts off with Jo asking Emma to accompany her to SAG awards to run divert questions away from Jo’s most ambitious project, breaking into action movies following her long career in a television series. Jo hasn’t brought a date to any red-carpet events in many years and rumors start flying when photos of Jo and Emma start circulating after the event. Jo has never commented on her sex life in the past and doesn’t plan to start now. The story goes back and forth between Jo and Emma’s POVs documenting their experiences with these rumors. As the two grow closer they begin to realize they actually might have feelings for one another and in comes the slow burn. This was a cute story that I read for Valentine’s Day and don’t regret it one bit. Jo and Emma’s character arcs were engaging and entertaining. My only gripe is the miscommunication that happens throughout the entire story. But other than that, I found this to a very wholesome f/f romance and will check out more from this author when I am in the mood for more cute romances.

Is this really Berkley's first F/F published romance? That alone gives us reason to give a good shot, and let me tell you...you'll need the perseverance. This is a SLOOW burn, tons of angst and a swift turn around in the HEA.

I’m all for slow burns, but this was too slooooooooow even for me. Turns out I need simmering intensity and budding intimacy/affection in a slow burn — this is more colleagues to friends to mutual pining to lovers, lingering heavily in the transition from colleagues to friends for a solid 80%. I’m not a big fan of boss-employee romances, either, which probably didn’t help things. Meryl Wilsner has a really engaging voice, so I'm forward to more by this author, but this particular book wasn’t quite what I was looking for in a romance.

EVERYONE IN THIS BOOK IS SO DUMB AND I LOVE THEM. Like I spent half the book wanting to shake them but they're still so good. A delight!

Was pleasantly surprised by this one! A wonderful debut of a slow burn between two leading ladies. Looking forward to what Wilsner writes next.

I really enjoyed this f/f romance, the first of what will hopefully be many from Berkley Romance! I loved the dynamic between the characters -- it was such a sweet page-turner!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I really enjoyed the slow burn. It just goes to show that you never know who someone really is unless they open up to you.

This book has EVERYTHING! After not reading anything for about a month and a half, I sat down with this book and read it in one sitting. Fantastic characters and a slow burn to die for.

This is a power imbalance romance done really well. For a time when power is used to force sexual encounters, this makes sure that there is never, ever a chance that this isn't something that both women want. They support each other, care about each other, and eventually realize that they absolutely love one another but do it in a way that takes the power out of it.

The only upsetting thing is that this was a slow burn and then it was over, which is very rude. I loved it!

This was a sweet one and I loved that it was set in the entertainment industry. It’s a slow burn but the payoff was worth it for me 🔥🔥🔥 Love that all the female characters were strong and independent too!

DNF at 10%. This didn't live up to it's hype in any way for me personally. Maybe I will give it another try at a later date but I couldn't relate to either main character

DNF at 30%

This book is set in Hollywood.
Jo is 40 something Chinese American writer/director. Emma, a 20 something Jewish woman is her assistant.
The story begins when Jo takes Emma for an award function (just so Emma could divert a few questions on the red carpet) and now there are rumors that they are dating. (Well what did you think was going to happen when you walk the red carpet with someone, hand in hand, after walking it alone for several years?) Apparently, Jo did not see it coming.

The writing is great. But the story is really really boring. Until 30%, I am not hooked to the story at all. Like I don't care about the plot. I don't care about the characters. Except for a few touches here and there, nothing exciting or romantic is happening. And if I put this book down, I don't feel like picking it up again.

I'm sorry but I just can't read it anymore.

One of my goals this year is to not only read more queer romances, but specifically read more sapphic romances. Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner has been on my TBR since it hit shelves because how could I resist an age gap romance between a Stern Brunch Dame lesbian Hollywood icon and her bisexual disaster assistant.

Jo is a Chinese American showrunner who built a career after being a child star and learned early to hide both her vulnerable side and her queerness from the media. When she invites Emma (her young Jewish assistant) to accompany her to an awards show, rumors start to fly as the public speculates on their relationship. The book explores how the rumors impact both of their careers, their views on each other, and what happens when rumors turn into reality.

This is a slow burn, but that also allows lots of time for getting to know both of these characters. I really liked Wilsner's exploration of the stages both of these women are at in their careers: Emma has big dreams for herself but is terrified to take those steps forward especially when she's so comfortable in her current job, while Jo has fought to protect her career and learns to take new chances and how to use the power she has to protect the women in her sphere.

Overall I found this to be a solid debut. I really enjoyed Wilsner's writing and was always looking forward to diving back into the world. I hear their next is going to be really steamy (described a raunch-com where a college senior has a one night stand with a woman who turns out to be her friend's mom -- what!) and they said it was "the opposite" of a slow burn, so 2022 can get here faster thanks!