This was a fun "friends to enemies to lovers" story that I read in one sitting. Molly and Jude grew up as childhood neighbors and friends then somewhere along the line, they became enemies and the pranking ensued. When they were paired up to find a venue for their parents' anniversary party, they decided to call a truce. In doing so, they were forced to examine the series of events that caused a breakdown in their friendship and...well, their relationship took a turn.

I enjoyed seeing how Molly and Jude interacted with each other as well as with their individual families. The sense of community this author created, felt authentic and the side characters added much charm to the plot.

Overall, the perfect book to cozy up with, during these cooler months.

Molly and Jude grew up together, next door to each other in fact. They are the youngest of the siblings and became enemies through a series of pranks and bullying, really if we’re being honest. 20 years later, they hate each other but are occasionally are brought together for family occasions. This occasion is their respective parents anniversaries that they are roped into finding the venue for.
Jude is a bartender and knows the service industry and Molly is a former lawyer turned recruiter and they both are unsure about their career paths.
The initial banter/chapter is funny but I found the pranks annoying and childish – they are 27 now! I cannot imagine holding a grudge for that long and keeping myself in the middle of it. This is a pet peeve of mine so maybe enemies to lovers isn’t for me, but these 2 were unbearable and I couldn’t push through. I love the Jewish rep and NYC setting, I usually love family dynamics but the constant pranking was too much.

This was unfortunately a DNF at 25% for me. I think the premise sounds fun, and I'm generally a big fan of the enemies to lovers trope, but I couldn't stand the characters. Hoping this works better for other readers.

This was a super cute rom com. I love the friends turned frienemies turned lovers trope, and this did not disappoint. I also LOVE relatable female MCs, meaning they are awkward, ramble, and have a biting wit. Molly and Jude have a long history and are thrown back together when their siblings come together to plan a joint anniversary party for their respective sets of parents (awkward but ok). Molly thinks Jude doesn't take anything seriously, Jude thinks Molly is stuffy and too tight laced. There's clear tension and attraction both of them try to ignore, and Molly is actually harboring a years old secret that impacted Jude's life trajectory.

I found some of the family background story awkward, but overall the story was cute, pretty predictable, and I found it a perfect fall read.

This one just did not do it for me and ultimately I did not finish. I found the entire premise very immature. It didn’t help that I recently listened to this narrator as a clumsy adhd teen (a role she did wonderfully) but as a woman who allegedly went to law school and passed the bar she was not it for me. Additionally being single pov, her voice as Jude sounded like a weasel man. I did not get “attractive man vibes” at all.

Inspired by an episode of Friends where Ross and Rachel are dating one another’s dopplegangers while antagonizing one another, Someone Just Like You features two childhood rivals tasked with putting aside their differences and competitive pranking to plan a joint anniversary party for their parents. Their forced proximity results in bonding, juvenile practical jokes, and being out and out mean to one another–until they call a cease fire and begin to work together to find a venue.

I don’t dislike frenemies to lovers, but prefer stories where the falling out is over misunderstanding and doesn’t escalate to being mean on purpose. Molly and Jude are outright mean–but not so mean their siblings don’t see through it. Her guilt over ending his baseball career adds a level of depth; her confession is too long in coming. The humor in each dating a look-alike and even their parents doing a double take was amusing, and the banter, chemistry, and Beatles references sustained the story. Judaism is not front and center, but this is a story about Jewish characters, and I appreciate the representation, even if the opportunity to bring in themes of teshuva were missed. The most challenging element for me was the epilogue.

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They allow their child to be treated meanly–they think it’s cute and bodes well for a future romance–by a neighbor’s child, perpetuating the abusive acceptance of a he’s mean because he likes you” narrative that is harmful to girls and women. We can, and must, do better.

I received a free, advance reader’s review copy of #SomeoneJustLikeYou from #NetGalley, and a complimentary copy in a Jewish romance prize pack.

Fun enemies to lovers trope - loved the family dynamics and sharp dialog
Quick fun read and very relatable

Meredith Schorr did it again. A sweet, sexy romance with Jewish phrases and culture mixed in? Sign me up. I loved seeing the relatable culture sprinkled trough out the book. I loved Molly & Jude's habits of dating copies of each other... I loved the character development. Overall, a sweet, fun read!

This book was so much fun! The prank war was a fun twist on an enemies to lovers romance. Molly and Jude’s chemistry leapt off the page. I really enjoyed Molly’s individual growth throughout the book as well.

romcom for you. Romcoms and thrillers are my go-to reads for reading slumps.

Someone Just Like You is a cute childhood best friends to enemies to lovers novel that is sure to make you smile. Not only is this novel fun and steamy it also has a bit of self-discovery and coming of age vibes to it.

Molly and Jude were childhood best friends until they weren’t. That’s when the pranks started. The banter between these two is top notch! The immature pranks these two play on each other is reminiscent of their childhood pranks which makes it even funnier. If you love dogs, you might just fall in love with the goldendoodles in this book.

Thank you #netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the eARC in exchange for my honest review. Pub date: July 25, 2023

Sometimes you just want to read a book that is uncomplicated, funny, and lighthearted and Meredith Schorr’s Someone Just Like You is the rainbow on a cloudy day. This book dealt with real life topics without being too serious, had more than one scene I snickered at, and a full cast of characters (and dogs) that kept me fully entertained.
As long time family childhood “friends” (well more like rivals), Molly and Jude know how to push each others buttons and prank one another to within an inch of their patience. Tasked by their families to plan a surprise dual wedding anniversary for their parents, Molly and Jude have to work together to make this big event go off without a hitch. It’s no surprise to everyone but them that their rivalry masks feelings that maybe they’ve been ignoring for far too long—they even seem to date doppelgängers for themselves (which is pretty funny throughout). In a lot of ways Molly and Jude could not be more opposite. She is a planner and he goes with the flow, but each of them are having second thoughts with career outcomes and how satisfied they are with their lives. When things don’t go quite as planned with the surprise party, it makes Molly and Jude look at their relationships with dating and maybe with each other.
I loved the overall feel of this book. It’s is so “New York” without name dropping locations. The siblings and parents make for great intervening fodder, especially as they all repeat surprise when Molly and Jude finally get together. I especially loved Jude’s roommates and Esther. Everyone needs and Esther in their lives to balance them out. There are so many little thoughtful moments and sweet scenarios sprinkled throughout and I didn’t mind that we only got a few open door scenes with Molly and Jude (although I will say that baseball players are my kryptonite so Meredith, I would’ve loved more!! 😅). I’ve noticed a few reviewers disliking the pranks and opening of the book, but honestly the juvenile nature fit the maturity of Jude and Molly at the start of the book. I think they both grew up as the novel progressed and the pranks stopped as their emotional stability increased. I would recommend this to just about anyone—it’s so easy to pick up and was just a ray of sunshine in my reading TBR. Thank you to Forever (Grand Central) and NetGalley for my advanced copy. All review opinions are my own.

CWs for divorce, some alcohol use

A delightful childhood-rivals-to-lovers romance with a fun, fresh premise: two people who claim they can't stand each other, but seek out all the same traits in their romantic partners. Schorr perfectly captures the playful, antagonistic dynamic of two now-adults whose opinions of each other are stuck in the past. Molly and Jude have never stopped to consider that they could actually be friends—let alone anything more. I also really enjoyed the Manhattan setting. If you're looking for a light-hearted romp with pranks, cute dogs, and Jewish rep, then this is the book for you!

Childhood best friends and neighbors Jude and Molly became rivals full of pranks after a disagreement in first grade and the pranking just became their thing, each trying to one up the other. Under a prank gone wrong in high school when they stopped speaking to each other. When they're forced together again years later to plan an anniversary party for their respective parents, the rivalry begins again. There's just something about each other they love to hate... but now there's also a spark of attraction. And why do their dates look so similar to the one person they each thought they hated?
This was a cute story where it's so obvious to anyone on the outside where their rivalry was headed. The prank war was hilarious and fun. I wish there'd been less details about Molly's career counseling job which frankly bored me to tears. I skipped most of those parts to enjoy the actual story.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I did not finish this one, it was not for me, I couldn't relate to the characters, and just did not care for the story.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to receive this book for an honest review.

I honestly thought this book was a cute RomCom. It had a lot of twists and turns and kept me guessing until the end.
Be prepared when reading this one that you will not want to put it down.
Get comfortable and go for it.

Honestly these two were really immature and I couldn't root for them to grow up and figure out their story.

3.5/5

While the concept behind this book is intriguing and genuinely brilliant, I felt the execution was quite poor in comparison.

Judy and Molly had an interesting dynamic from the beginning, which I'll admit was engrossing. I enjoyed their history and background, cleverly crafted by Schorr.

Where the plot falls short however, was over halfway in with the unrealistic transition from friends to something more. Ok, enemies to friends was a gradual and believable shift, but this one had me thinking I skipped a couple chapters in between. The MCs were unrecognisable in how their chemistry just changed and so did their motivations.

I did love over half of the story, so my rating isn't that bad... I'd recommend you to read this, just don't expect it to be among your top books.

Molly and Jude are the enemies to lovers couple that has dug in on a feud dating back to childhood — with endless pranking and name calling, not to mention trying to one up the other- how could they possibly fall in love?

Meredith Schorr takes you on a journey with these two, which includes lots of banter, long buried secrets, and family interference along the way. Fun, light, and with two protagonists that I really liked, this was a quick read. Pick it up if you find yourself constantly dating people that look (or act) like that one person you’ve had a crush on forever. Thanks to NetGalley for an early review copy, all opinions are my own.

I loved this boom! Molly and Jude were both great and I can’t help but think most people had a neighbor/childhood friend with a similar relationship (maybe on a smaller scale). It was slightly easy to predict but an overall light read that I breezed through and enjoyed very much!

You know an author has done something really right when you find yourself simultaneously amused, frustrated (in a good way) and filled with anticipation for what's to come. Meredith Schorr strikes that balance perfectly in her sophomore romance novel.

Jude and Molly’s families have always been close. So close that the two of them were pretty much raised like siblings and even now as adults, they still manage to get under each other’s skin like only a sibling can. When they’re pulled into planning an anniversary party for both their sets of parents, their incessant teasing and juvenile pranks can only lead to one place…trouble.

The banter in this novel is top-notch as is the tension between Molly and Jude. They’re both navigating real adult problems and that made them both so much more relatable as they also continued to torment each other in a true enemies to lovers fashion. The secondary characters add so much depth to the story. The siblings, the friends, the parents, the dogs…I loved them all.

My thanks to Forever and Grand Central Publishing for the advance reading copy.