2.5 stars.

I didn't hate it, and I didn't love it, which pretty much means I have no strong opinions regarding this story.

Maybe it’s my current mood, maybe it was my dislike for the characters, but I didn’t find this interesting in the end. I liked the dog feature, but well, that was about it.

Thank you to netgalley, the publisher, and the author for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The idea for this book was cute. Baby besties to enemies to lovers. Type A meets Type B love story.

I was so disappointed in this story. It felt rushed and thrown together. They went from hating each other to immediately in love. Even with their history and dating doppelgängers it was too much

Molly is incredibly immature. Parent trapping her parents at almost 30? *insert eye roll*

Molly actually almost killed Jude and he just forgives her almost immediately. She literally “changed the trajectory of his life” but it’s all good? Like what.?!

I just really wanted to like the story and I just really didn’t.

I received a copy of this in exchange for review. This was a cute and fast ready, but something is off where it wasn't necessarily my favorite.

I liked this book, but it didn’t really stand out to me much. The premise was really great, but I think the characters caused it to fall flat. I found that both of the main characters were moderately unlikeable, so I didn’t feel suuuuper invested in them; Jude was borderline rude (not the worst, could have been better), and Molly was kind of annoying (with her meddling and such). The plot also felt kind of nonexistent? Not a ton happened (that I can remember). Despite this, I did read it relatively quickly, and the pacing was pretty good. The banter was entertaining, and there were quite a few funny moments that I enjoyed. I can definitely see how other people would enjoy this book though! The tropes included were good (enemies to lovers, childhood frenemies, neighbours, etc), but overall I think this one just wasn’t for me.

This book was a fun twist on a soulmates trope and I thought the premise of them constantly dating people that looked like each other was super unique. Meredith's books really bring New York to life and utilize the setting so well. It makes the NJ native in me excited to see names and places I recognize.

I wish I could say I loved this book, but unfortunately I cannot. I enjoyed As Seen On TV because it was such a different take on a small town romance, and I was really looking forward to Meredith Schorr’s newest. I was left underwhelmed. I have a hard time believing Molly and Jude are late twentysomething adults because they read incredibly juvenile for most of the book. Their antagonizing of each other and the ‘pranks’ they played made it seem like they’d never progressed out of their early teen years. It made it difficult to really feel invested when their feelings changed, which also felt like it happened rather abruptly. The third act break up…the things they said to each other were almost too mean to come back from.

The things I did enjoy were their separate storylines, though without it being a dual POV we didn’t get a ton of Jude other than from Molly’s perspective. As for Molly, her struggles in her career satisfaction were relatable. I think most people can relate to having a hard time making a change and leaving a job that provides financial security, even though it lacks in creating personal happiness and satisfaction. I liked that her conflict was portrayed realistically. For Jude, I felt like he appeared genuinely satisfied with where he was at in life while still allowing himself to dream bigger. I believed that he didn’t feel like he was selling himself short to be content in the space he was in while still allowing the possibility for more.

There is also a cute dog, so points for that.

Overall, this book didn’t really do it for me. Maybe this was a casualty of me being a mood-reader and I wasn’t in the right mood to read Molly and Jude’s antagonistic natures as light-hearted comedy rather than immature. Others in the right mood for it will likely love this book.

Loved this enemys to lovers romance. I love this trope it is one of my favorites and this book had it all!! I loved every minute of this!
I just reviewed Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr. #SomeoneJustLikeYou #NetGalley
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Childhood rivals and former neighbors Molly Blum and Jude Stark are paired up by their siblings and asked to play nice in planning a Blum and Stark family co-wedding anniversary party. Because old habits don't always die hard, Molly and Jude slide right back into their old routine of pranks, fights, and a mutual animosity for each other. But what else is hiding beneath the surface? How paper thin is that line between love and hate?

For fans of enemies to lovers, opposites attract, and witty banter: buckle up. I looked forward to reading this book every day. I wish I could live in this book (or if that isn't possible: have my own childhood rival that I have delicious tension with.) There was the perfect amount of spice, the pacing didn't make it feel like any part of the book was dragging, and I wish there was more of this story so I would never have to leave these two.

This is my first book by author Meredith Schorr and don't mind as I run to get my hands on "As Seen on TV" and whatever else comes next.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for my digital advance copy of "Someone Just Like You" by Meredith Schorr in exchange for an honest review.

3.75 ⭐️/2🌶️
•childhood friends to enemies to lovers
•found family
•forced proximity
•opposites attract

I really enjoyed Molly & Jude’s characters, their families being great friend, Esther & Jude’s roommates! I was immediately intrigued with the storyline and thought the integration & details of the characters was done so nicely! childhood friends turned enemies forced to work together to plan their parents joint anniversary parties together! Throughout the book their pranks and one upping each other had me laughing out loud but it did come to a point that I thought the pranks were just happening to frequently & making the story drag out I found their stressors & various relationship topics brought up in the book to be relatable & loved the opposites attract theme. The tension & relationship development between them was done so well especially with enemies to lovers trope! after about 70% in the book it seemed like everything was just dragging out and I got bored with what was going on and think it could have been wrapped up a little more quickly! Overall I enjoyed this easy to read rom com & the pace/storyline of the book was good! I will definitely be reading more books from this author!
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

this was some childhood pals that grew up and had a realization. This was a good read and like this book a lot. i liked the other book and this was another hit. I will read more of her books.

I just reviewed Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr. #SomeoneJustLikeYou #NetGalley

The premise and cover are adorable. Two childhood frenemies, Molly and Jude, discover what their families have known for years - Molly keeps dating men who resemble Jude physically and have similar professions and Jude keeps dating women who look like Molly and have similar personalities. Will this discovery lead them to question their current status as enemies for life?!

This has some cute moments but I didn’t feel the click between Molly and Jude, unfortunately. Jude seemed irredeemably mean at the start and I’m not sure his nice behavior in the present made up for all of his earlier misdeeds. In general, the characters seem less mature than what we might expect from people in their late 20s. One other note - at one point we are told two characters exchange witty banter all evening but I would have loved to witness the witty banter firsthand. I think people who enjoy childhood crush plots and flirting disguised as pranks may enjoy this. 2.5 stars.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy.

Molly and Jude were childhood friends, the youngest siblings of sets of three who grew up next door to each other and were inseparable...until they became sworn enemies. Fast forward through twenty years of rivalry, pranks, and hating each other, and they are thrust together as the two families plan a party. Over the years, they've each dated carbon copies of the other, unwittingly, which humors their siblings. The story comes together at the party, with a scene you can't help but picture in your head, and then they have to go through their ups and downs on their journey from friends to enemies to finally lovers.

Thank you Netgally and Forever Publishing for the arc! Someone Just Like You follows childhood rivals Molly and Jude who are forced to work with each other to help plan a joint wedding anniversary party for their parents who have been neighbors and friends for years. I really enjoyed the dynamic between Molly and Jude and learning about their long history. The banter in the beginning was some of my favorite and really funny. Although Molly and Jude couldn’t be more different, throughout the book they kept dating people who were like the other. Slowly realizing there might be something there they actually like. My one complaint would be the 3rd act, the conflict felt a little forced but I understood why it had to happen. Overall, I flew through this one and found it so funny and enjoyable. Highly recommend!! Thanks again to Netgally and Forever Publishing

Someone Just Like You is a cute childhood friends-to-enemies-to-lovers, a trope I love. I loved the sibling dynamic between the two families and how that was always in the background and influencing the MCs. What I disliked and what made this a 3 star read for me was the amount of backstory/telling in the first 20% of the book. SO MUCH TELLING. Everything had an explanation, an aside. It took me out of the story; it could have been woven in better. Not sure I’d recommend this, but thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr is my second read from this author, and while I was initially drawn to the cute cover and the promise of a sweet rom com, I found that I was left slightly underwhelmed.

Molly and Jude grew up as neighbours and somewhere along the line moved from being friends to enemies. So when a plan hatched by their siblings to host a joint anniversary party for their parents reunites them in their twenties, the old rivalry flares up, and childish antics ensue until the two realize that, in fact, they might just be the perfect match,

I flew through this one and while it will certainly appeal to those who are seeking out standard rom com fare, I just could not empathize nor relate to either of these protagonists, and became quite frustrated throughout by their juvenile pranks. Sadly, this was a swing and a miss for me, though I do believe it will be quite successful with a younger audience. 3.5 stars

Many thanks to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for an ARC.

3.5 stars*

Thank you to NetGalley, Forever (Grand Central Publishing), and Meredith Schorr for the opportunity to read and give my own honest review this ARC of Someone Just Like You.

I was initially attracted to this book because of the cover, it is so well done and the imagery is great!

Now on to the review, I struggled with this one because although I enjoyed the storyline it felt like it jumped around a lot - and it felt slightly unrealistic. I thought that the intent and idea of this book was really really great, just some of the plot dragged on a bit. HOWEVER, this was a very quick and easy read for me which I really enjoyed and appreciated.

I will definitely recommend this to others, and will be checking out more from this author in the future

This was a cute read but I feel like the pranks were just too childish at times and they let their "hate" fester for too long but then the getting together and falling for each other was way to quick. Which means that the last quarter of the book dragged a lot and the conflicts were a bit too contrived so they were resolved very quickly. It just lacked tension in the end unfortunately.

An enemies-to-lovers, pining for 20+ years, childhood friend, forced proximity classic. Jude & Molly were so much fun to read, and I really enjoyed the overlapping storylines of their families and friends/roommates. I do think that Molly’s work storyline muddied the plot a bit, but overall this was such a sweet story. Someone Just Like You will be available July 25th!

Thank you to Netgalley and Forever for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Honestly, this book did NOT do it for me. It very hard to pin point exactly why but I can tell you it read very young, immature, repetitive and the physical parts were just so boring and, if I'm being honest, so cringe (although not every love story has to be smutty, I just did not feel ANY of the connection during these parts!)

The book has a cute background with 6 siblings from 2 families that lived across the street from each other. The siblings (now grown up and living out of their parents homes) get together to plan and throw the parents a joint anniversary surprise party. I would have liked to have seen the story get to the point much faster. I found myself checking the progress of this book and being so bored and not wanting to continue.
I almost felt like there were two different plots.
First, of course was the love story unfolding between the two main characters, Jude and Molly. I was truly bored with the back and forth reminiscing of the old pranks pulled between Jude and Molly from years past while growing up. Also repeated throughout the book multiple times was the similarities in Jude exes and current girlfriend to Molly. Between the looks, height, job, etc. everyone reminded Molly how similar Jude's type was to her. And vice versa. Molly always dating baseball players or her current boyfriend and Jude having the exact same dog named after you guessed it, baseball players. It got old so quickly, like we have already discussed this, let's move on.

Secondly, Molly's parents enter the surprise party thinking they're going to dinner with just their three daughters and are completely blindsided by the party. Which would be fun and exciting under general surprise party terms, but the parents had actually separated and wanted to talk to their children face to face about it. As many children of loving families, this separation causes some heartbreak. I thought the level of upset was not needed. Molly doing small things like locking her parents in the basement at Thanksgiving to try and get them back together felt so childish to me and nd not productive at all. Not that anyone experiencing their parents going through a divorce should just get over it, but I couldn't understand why it was something brought up so often in this book.

I don't know, maybe I'm being too harsh but truly this just did not hit the spot for me.