thank you, netgalley and forever (grand central publishing), for the electronic advanced reader's copy! i believe the e-arc for the book was available for 24 hours, so i was curious and wanted to read this book. all opinions and thoughts from the review are my own! 💝🥰

3.5 ⭐, but will round to 3 ⭐!

i really like a classic romance book and once i found out that it was an enemies/childhood rivals to lovers trope, i was sold! basically, the premise of the book is two families who have a set of three children (all of them are good family friends) who are now grown up are planning a 35/40 year anniversary party for their parents. we meet molly and jude (the youngest of both families), which i basically describe their relationship as frenemies. they have a history back then to when they were children and teenagers and it went along to the present time. to give my honest opinion, they are in their late 20s and their pranks were so childish. they were acting like they were 7, instead of acting like grown adults. the first half of the book was so promising, but the other half i was like "oh 😀." molly and jude were so horrible to each other when they were teenagers that i did not find their connection to be real or have that shock factor whenever i read an enemies to lovers trope. other times, i would say that there were good moments in jude and molly's relationship. jude is totally a better person than me for being such a forgiving person because i would hold a grudge. molly, in the other hand, i wanted to like her but she was so pushy, kind of annoying, and selfish. she acted like a teenager and not a twenty-seven-year-old. i liked her, only because she liked taylor swift. there was one part where she was talking in an annoying manner where i understood her intentions, but i understood jude's side as well. i think the main theme is focusing on your own happiness and to just go with the flow. 🗽🚕🌭🐀

the epilogue had a happy ending, but it was just "eh?" i don't want to give too much, but just know i facepalmed and shook my head. now i would definitely see a sequel book of molly's best friend, esther. i think her story is interesting and could make a good book that is set in the same universe. overall, this could have had the potential for it being a 4-⭐ read, but it just fell a bit short with the characters and their connection. although, i think this is a fun read for summer! and i thought the cover for the book is genius because there is a reason why the cover makes sense, so kudos to the cover artist and schorr! this book was giving taylor swift's '1989' album. 🌆🤩🎞️🍎

once again, thank you netgalley and forever (grand central publishing), for the electronic advanced reader copy! i will read more of schorr's work as i heard she has another book before she published this! 🙏🌹🍃🙌✨

this book is set to release on july 25th, 2023! 📖☕️🧺

Growing up neighbors and frenemies Molly and Jude were always doing their best to get under each other’s skin. Now years later they are forced to work together to help plan a joint anniversary party for their parents. At first things start off with the usual shenanigans but the more time they spend together the more Molly and Jude can’t fight their developing feelings, especially when they end up dating each other’s doppelgängers. But can they establish a romantic relationship with a big secret Molly has kept from Jude since high school? Not to mention navigating their familial and professional expectations.

I really appreciated how Molly’s struggle with her career and personal happiness is highlighted, as I know many of us have to choose between passion and consistent paycheck.

The New York setting and all the different restaurants and locations mentioned had me singing “Welcome to New York” and I am already wanting to visit again! What a great story!

Such a cute story!!!
Thank you to Netgalley for this book.
In this book we follow Jude and Molly whose families have been friends for years. Both sets of children want to throw a joint anniversary celebration so Jude and Molly are chosen to find a venue. While trying to find a venue they play jokes until they find the perfect venue. Jude and Molly figure out they have secretly had feelings for each other when they see how much their new partners look like the other. Then they finally recognize their feelings and start going out. The anniversary party isn’t met with the enthusiasm they thought, at least in the case of Molly’s family. Molly’s parents are separated and Molly instantly tries to get them back together when they don’t want to. Molly and Jude fight after Molly confesses to being responsible for an accident Jude had in high school. They get back together and Molly and Jude both find new jobs that they are actually passionate about. Years later they are happily married with a five year old son. I loved this book and thought it was perfect with this type of weather. Highly recommend

Enemies-to-lovers romances are my absolute favorite. The book was definitely an easy read and fun. For that reason I would recommend this book.

Though I do have to say at the start I was a bit underwhelmed. When it comes to the characters, it was hard to connect with them. Jude and Molly have had a rivalry since they were kids, and now in their late 20s, they still act as such. It was a bit hard to get into with the characters pulling pranks and speaking with one another in ways that were immature. However, at the end there was definitely redemption. They both picked themselves up and started behaving more their age. There were also parts at the end where I audibly gasped and cried. These are the emotions I love to have from books.

Overall, I would recommend this book as a quick and fun read.

There's so much to enjoy about the childhood friends/enemies to lovers trope and Meredith Schorr does it well with "Someone Like You." Molly and Jude are both engaging in their own right and some of their rivalry dynamic is genuinely amusing. The story felt a bit uneven towards the latter third of the book and it lost a little momentum and there were some plot points that were either unresolved or unnecessary (re: Esther's issue with her ex). The characters are likeable enough and you're rooting for them, but it's frustratingly evident that they're each their own (and their relationship) worst enemy.

Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy, opinion is my own.

The author created a story that was fun filled, yet emotional, but not overly cliched. She has you rooting for Jude and Molly and appreciative of their growth throughout the story. Jude was a little bit hard to get behind at the beginning. His pranks felt more malicious rather than playful, so it was an uphill battle for me to enjoy him, but I eventually got there because his growth and journey was well written.

Overall this was a good read. There were parts I really enjoyed like the sibling dynamic and some of the pranks, but it was a bit of a slow start for me and the earlier pranks felt more harmful than fun. I wanted a bit more fire in this story and at times I couldn’t fully feel Jude and Mollys chemistry. But what this author did well is write a story with growth and well rounded characters.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever Pub for this ARC

Siblings from two different families decideto throw an anniversary party for both sets of parents. The two youngest siblings from each family, Molly and Jude, have been battling and pranking each other since they were little. They have been tasked to work together to find a venue. They also have resumed their previous war. Along the way, they start to get along. Could this lead to something more?

I could not put this book down! Prank wars! Doppelganger dates! Adorables dogs! I loved Molly’s journey with her career. There was so much character growth for her, and not just with that. She came a long way with handling family issues and even her relationship with Jude.

I was SO annoyed with Jude at the beginning. I know his earlier pranks were there to create the conflict, but I figured he argue with her or tease her more to stir the pot than be so immature. He definitely redeems himself later as a supporter for Molly anytime she needs one.

Thanks to NetGalley and Forever Publishing for this ARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Based on the cover and title I wanted to LOVE this book.
It started of kind of bland and boring for my taste. There was a lot of work related talk for the first quarter of the book.

However, I really began to enjoy it once Jude and Molly’s romance began.

I wasn’t a huge fan of their rivalry since I felt like a lot of it was pretty harsh. Like how Jude had a recording of Molly intoxicated. Not cool!

I also didn’t enjoy how there was an element of that playground belief that when a boy is mean to you it means that he likes you. Which glorifies a boys abusive behavior towards a girl.

Once the playground rivalry was put to the side and the mature Jude and Molly came out to play I was all for it. The Chemistry between the two was so pure and I was so rooting for them ❤️

Someone Just Like You is an adorable enemies to lovers book that at its heart is about cultivating relationships. Molly and Jude grew up next door to each other and their families were very close. The hated each other and subjected each other to endless pranks. As adults, they had little interaction. Until the families joined forces to throw a joint anniversary party for their parents.

Their shenanigans returned but this time led to so much more. Molly and Jude finally opened their eyes after twenty years of hate and realized there might be more.

I highly recommend this book.

I can’t stand adults pranking each other because they actually dislike each other.

I couldn’t feel any chemistry between Jude and Molly. They started dating abruptly and then when the big revelation happened…I felt like it was random, unnecessary, and really wasn't great.

I couldn't forgive if It happened to me.

2nd Meredith Schorr book and they're both not a hit in my opinion

Childhood enemies, Jude & Molly, are forced to work together to help plan a surprise party for both sets of parents. As their pranks from earlier years begin to resurface, they can no longer fight the developing tension. Cherry on top? They've been dating look a likes of each other their entire lives.

OKAY. I was way into this during the early stages. I was having fun reading their pranks and guessing what was going to happen. Unfortunately I soon came to realize that those alone were not going to be able to hold this one together. And because I was having fun in the beginning, the let down was that much bigger. I found both MC to be unrelatable. There was nearly three-four separate books worth of plot lines going on and none of them felt complete. I'll refrain from mentioning some other let downs due to spoilers. BUT one last one is the phrasing of "bone/boning", "bang/banging", and "wood" being used. When you throw in some minor spice and then add wording like that, I feel like I'm reading about teenagers and I just can't... lol

I really wanted to like this one :(
Hopefully others do!

Molly and Jude grew up as neighbors, and started a fierce rivalry in high school that continues to this day, when they’re both in their 20s and living in NYC. Their parents are still best friends, so Molly and Jude have to help with planning a surprise co-wedding anniversary celebration for their parents. Unfortunately, they childishly approach the planning with mean-spirited pranks and fights, making fools of themselves as they are forced to work together. In a weird plot twist, they both date each other’s doppelgangers before wondering if they ought to be dating each other. Although it’s a fun twist on enemies to lovers, I found myself really annoyed by Molly and Jude’s antics, which felt more like that of teenagers than adults. It was a fun and light read, but I just didn’t love the main characters the way I wanted to.

Someone Just Like You is a childhood enemies to lovers novel about Molly and Jude. Molly and Jude grew up across the street from each other, their families were best friends. As they spent more time together as kids, they started doing pranks and jokes to each other. They are reunited to plan a co-anniversary party for both sets of parents. What happens next is a series of pranks, and some realizations about the people they have been dating over the years. A reluctant friendship develops, that leads to more and suddenly both are wondering if the other is as horrible as they originally thought.

These two really hated each other. Some of their "pranks" were downright mean. I thought that in their late 20s they would have matured a bit and found them repetitive at times. Once they stopped pranking though I really enjoyed the story. I liked the exploration of Molly's desire to plan and make everything perfect and what that stems from, as well as how two people like Molly and Jude, so much opposites, could possibly work together.

I did appreciate the Jewish representation, as this is not something that is often shown in books. I also liked the two sibling sets and how they related to each other. I also liked both Molly and Jude (aside form the pranking). They are both struggling with wanting more with their lives, but also being weary of what that more is. It was interesting to see where Molly's need to compulsively plan came from and I thought it was a great way to explain it.

Overall, this was a fantastic archenemies to lovers story with great family dynamics and self discovery. Thank you to NetGalley and Forever publishing for a copy of this book. All opinions are 100% mine.

CONTENT WARNING: stalking, parental separation, mention of death of a loved one, mention of grief

I’ve been waiting for a second book to come from Meredith Schorr, since I loved her first book so much. Naturally, when I saw that this one was on the horizon, I was thrilled to get approved for it. Plus, with a cover that adorable, the story has to be great, right?

I liked Molly’s character. She’s got a plan for her life, but she struggles a lot when anything throws her off the path she’s laid out for herself. If anything, she’s a bit too strictly wound—but there’s an explanation for this that’s revealed in flashbacks to her past, and it’s reinforced further by an issue when she’s a little older. Once I understood where she was coming from, her need to compulsively plan and stick to a plan for everything in her life was easier to empathize with. However, despite her intentions not to let Jude get to her, she continuously indulges with his juvenile pranks.

The pranks were one of my least favorite aspects of the story. It made the characters feel immature and unable to carry out simple tasks even when they are important to a bunch of people in their lives. It started to frustrate me more and more.

But overall, the story was fantastic, and I loved the sweet and fluffy friends to enemies to lovers romance. It’s got a couple of different types of Jewish representation in it, which I found really cool since everyone practices their particular brand of Judaism differently. And there’s definitely some humorous parts to the story, but I especially loved the way that the siblings interacted. This is very different from Schorr’s last book, but I still enjoyed it all the same.

Thanks to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.
2.5 stars
I usually enjoy a hate-to-love trope but not in this case. I didn't feel any chemistry between Molly and Jude. The pranks got so out of hand, it was annoying and distracted me from the narrative. You would think they were still children the way they acted, not both in their late twenties. It came across as bullying. Yogi the dog and Molly's best friend Esther were my favorites. I would not recommend this one.

Pet peeve: the children of your uncle are not your nieces, they are your cousins. I hope the final editing corrects this, which was mentioned several times throughout the book.

Advanced Book Review! Thank you @readforeverpub and @netgalley for sending me this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
I was so excited to get a hard copy of Someone Just Like You directly from Forever Publisher, which was my first hard copy ARC and I received as a Jewish reviewer priority. This is also why I love bookstagram because it’s here that I discovered Meredith Schorr and I also recently read and liked her previous book, As Seen on TV, which I received as a contest prize. I love the Jewish representation in these two books.
I really enjoyed Someone Just Like You. At first Molly and Jude’s fighting and pranks seemed pretty juvenile, and Molly even observes, “it was as if we stopped trying to outsmart each other, and instead lowered our emotional age by about fifteen years.” However, as the story went on, I started to get more invested in their relationship and ultimately found myself unable to put the book down and staying up late to finish it.
I’ve mentioned before that I really enjoy getting insights into different careers of characters in books and I loved reading about Molly’s career as a recruiter. It’s really interesting that the whole book is written from Molly’s perspective, which makes more sense as you keep reading because Molly is the one hiding a big secret from Jude.
I was amused by the references to some of my favourite TV shows and movies, which I won’t spoil. It makes me feel like I live in the same world as these characters. I also always enjoy when a book is set in New York City.
I definitely look forward to reading Meredith Schorr’s next book.
Favourite quote: “Most people regret what they DON’T do more than what they do.”

There are many aspects of this book I really enjoyed - the charming characters, snarky swordplay. the NYC setting, Jewish MCs - but unfortunately, the execution didn’t come together for me. Molly and Jude’s history of pranking was entertaining, but as they approached their 30s, it felt juvenile. I appreciated how Molly and Jude attempted to connect on common ground rather than making petty jabs, but they too quickly reverted to their old ways.

My main issue was how the story centered around the notion that if someone picks on or is mean to you, then they like, potentially love, you… this is a hard pass for me personally. I don’t like that this makes mean spirited behavior permissible.

Overall, I really liked the cast of characters and the setting, but Molly and Jude’s hot to cold insta-love wasn’t for me.

This was a pretty easy-to-read book but I think that it was not good as the author's previous work which was a book that had captured my attention enough to make me want to read this one. I think that the friends to enemies to lovers trope is an interesting one but maybe something got lost in translation because I just was not as fond of this one was I was the first.

This childhood enemies to lovers romance just didn't land for me. The characters were meant to be in their late twenties, but they seemed stuck in a teenage phase of development. Good supporting cast of characters, but the leads just gave me the ick so bad that I couldn't enjoy this one very much.

I was really looking forward to reading this one, but unfortunately, I was disappointed. Someone Just Like You features a friends-to-enemies-to-lovers and an opposites-attract romance trope. Molly and Jude grew up together, as their families lived right near each other and did almost everything together. Like turned to loathing along the way, prompted by a lot of pranks, some funny and some nasty, and one with dire consequences. Molly and Jude are 27 but they both act much younger (teens?) with all the practical jokes and sniping. I just couldn’t get into them at all.

I appreciated the general Jewish representation, and all the local New York City color, but I briefly considered DNF’ing this one partway through. I’m glad I stuck with it because it definitely got better once the two of them stopped all the pranking nonsense.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for the opportunity to read an advance readers copy of this book. All opinions are my own.