We Met Like This by Kasie West is a spicy romance. The story follows Margot Hart who dreams of the perfect meet-cute leading to the perfect man. Instead, she’s stuck with disappointing dating app meet-ups and an affair with her boss. Years ago, she matched with Oliver, a guy she had undeniable chemistry with, but their one and only date was a disaster. Still, he keeps reappearing on the same app over the years, popping up again just as Margot quits her job and decides to finally pursue her dream of becoming a literary agent.

As her job situation continues to evolve, Oliver remains a steady presence in her life, and proves more support than she can believe. Their banter is sharp and full of chemistry, making them both incredibly likable characters. They were easy to root for in this heartfelt second-chance romance.

I really enjoyed this story which is filled with witty exchanges, delightfully chaotic meet-cutes, and a moving journey through love, ambition, and finding second chances.

Thank you NetGalley and Saturday Books for the advanced reader copy. This is my honest review.

I know this book has gotten kind of mixed reviews, but I enjoyed the crap out of it. It was funny, sexy, well paced, and so engaging. I hadn’t read the author’s YA novels, but I will happily read her adult books in the future. Thanks to St. Martin’s/Saturday Books for the ARC.

kasie west was one of my favorite authors during her YA books when i was a teen so it is only fitting that I fell in love with her adult debut in my 20s

of course it was fire, of course there was a slow-burn, of course I predicted the ending but that did not affect my enjoyment!! it's all a part of the kasie west charm ladies and gentlemen!!

Kasie West's debut adult romance was a cute and quick read. I enjoyed it, but I didn't obsess over it. It was a solid, middle-of-the-road book for me. I'd recommend it if you are a big fan of the romance genre and read a lot, but if you're someone who only selects a handful of books to read, I wouldn't necessarily go with this one.

Kasie West’s adult debut was such a delight to read. I’ve been reading her books for years and this one is definitely a new favorite. Margot is a relatable main character, a little too relatable for me haha. I adored this book and I can’t wait for more!

his was a super quick, fun read. The yearning and the amount of times I wanted to scream “get yourself together girl” made it all amazing. It delivered everything the synopsis was selling.

Dnf @ 20% I really wanted to like this one because I enjoy Kasie West's other books, but I really couldn't get past the main character's uncomfortable relationship with her boss.

I liked it, I didn’t love it. It felt a little too…lusty for me. And even though the main character acknowledged she had chemistry with Oliver, I felt like she was so obtuse about the fact that they were a good match. Just because they didn’t have a good “meet cute”? I don’t know, I feel if you like someone enough that doesn’t really matter. I really like Kasie West’s YA rom coms but this one wasn’t anything super special for me.

I could tell this book was great from the beginning! It was an easy read with fun characters. It was a modern love story with dating apps. Also, I love a book about people who love books! Thanks @NetGalley, @StMartinspress @cassiewest for the early release copy!

✨A swipe right can indeed turn into being swept away✨

This book hooked me from the start. The way that Margot left Oliver after their first date had my jaw in the floor because damn.. she did THAT.

Following Margot’s work life was a ride. Her boss Rob was the worst, she had self-doubt, hope, disappointment. You went through a range of emotions watching her find her footing and fighting for herself.

NOW THE BANTER. My goodness. This book had me blushing, laughing out loud, you name it. Margot pulled out the best parts of Oliver and I think he did the same for her as well.

I loved following Margot through her troubles in her love life, work, and family issues. I also really liked how you get some background on Oliver and some depth to his character. They both seemed well thought out.

We Met Like This was fun and such a quick read. I got sucked in immediately, and was here for the chemistry and banter between Margot and Oliver. The ending however was meh lol

Fun book and storyline! I enjoyed Margot and Oliver’s characters. I was not a big fan of the conflict later in the book but it resolved fine enough.
This was a big change up for Kasie West and I was 100% for it.

let me start this off by saying I love Kasie West. I've read all of her books, I adore her clean YA romances. they're always soft and cute and the perfect palate cleanser between reads.

this though . . . . . this was not . . . . as great as it could have been. and it hurts my heart to admit that. especially since this is my most anticipated book of the year.

i will say, this was just as addictive and sweet as her YA novels. Kasie West writing voice is so fun and unserious and i absolutely adore getting lost inside of it.

when you first open this book, it has so much potential to turn into liquid gold. the first chapter is witty and cute and definitely steamy. it perfectly sets up the second chance romance aspect of the book and makes you want to keep reading!

but then you do. and all that potential and all that magical stardust you felt in chapter 1 kind of gets thrown out the window.

-things i liked-

• how realistic this seemed to be at depicting the lifestyles of people in their late twenties.
• that the romance was actually quite sweet. i loved how engaged the love interest was and the banter between the two was fabulous. had the conflict not relied on miscommunication, i probably would've liked it a lot more. (also, i enjoyed the smut but Kasie, you are the clean queen! i get that this probably would've read a lot more trivial if it had been clean but still, i wish it went without at least some of the sexual stuff)
• i love seeing characters with a passion for books. our MC is a wannabe literary agent and i found the tidbits surrounding that interesting.
• the quick wit and humor made this an easy breezy beautiful read.

but between the unnecessary boss/assistant dynamic, the weird kind of incestual (but omg not in that way!!!!) part of this otherwise fine romance that is unveiled 75% of the way through, and the immaturity of these 25-30 year old characters, i just think that this wasn't the best option for Kasie's debut adult book.

i will still champion the hell out of this and will for sure read her second adult book which comes out very shortly after this. but sadly, this won't be making it onto my shelf of all-time favorite kasie reads.

This is Kasie West's Adult Rom Com debut.

Let me repeat for you: It is an <b>ADULT Romance</b> book.

This book is a 3.5-leans-4, but when I read so many reviews complaining about an ADULT Romance book being open door when the author has built a career out of YA, which tends to be clean/no sex, it's like, <i>I get it</i>, I do, but the different age ranges allow for different things, even within the same Romance genre. Authors are allowed to jump genres and age ranges and change their writing to match that without creating a new pen name. (Especially when trad pub simply will not give YA Romance its well earned flowers.) I understand why this would upset some readers, so for a third time: this is an ADULT Romance book that has open door makeout and sex scenes. The end of the blurb even says so.

On the note of it being Adult Romance, what an ugly cover they chose for it. It says Adult, but it does not say Romance to me. I mean, it's about meeting again on multiple dating apps and you chose a setting from the minor character's horror book??

The prologue is yet again unnecessary and the only reason it's included is because it's a hot makeout session to set the stage for her YA reader fan base to know exactly what they're getting into, and no one will be able to convince me otherwise. But, then again, based on some of the popular reviews right now, they weren't wrong to do that since it's turned so many readers off.

I lowkey hate the blurb (and thinks it's mildly inaccurate after reading the book), and I only requested this to preview Kasie West's jump from YA to Adult because her YA books were often a little underwhelming for me, and I was hoping for the best. I haven't read her entire catalog, but of the ones I have, this is the best. Solid 3.5-leans-4 star book.

There is excellent banter and chemistry, fun side characters, a crazy twist, and enjoyable writing and author voice. The flirting hinders on a lot of sexual-like jokes that might border on being OTT. I loved the opposites-attract aspect to Margot and Oliver, but it's really not an enemies-to-lovers like the blurb made it seem. It's more like acquaintances-to-friends-to-lovers.

I like Margot's character and her speaks-her-mind attitude. She's a little internally judgey, and that ebbs and flows with her feeling bad about it or not, and I do wish someone had kind of called her out on it. Her sister would've been good to, but her sister had her own judgmental problems that were also only partially addressed in resolution. Overall, I wish there had been a little more obvious growth with Margot, and that's what stops this from being a solid 4 star read. (What stops it from being a 5 star is some of their friends-to-lovers-like dynamics that were frustrating to read.)

Even in the climax (which was GREAT btw but will be a huge deal breaker for a lot of readers, and unfortunately, you'll be 80% done with the book at that point.), Margot needs to take time and think. Cool. Understandable. No big deal. But then Oliver is still the one who comes back first and approaches her. He's respectful; he leaves her alone. And then she's still so stuck on her (I'm sorry) juvenile idea that they need a Meet Cute, that she doesn't text him, doesn't call him, just says "Oh, I'll swipe right on him again and go from there. But if I can't find him again to swipe right, then that's fate saying we shouldn't be together." And it takes her like a week and hundreds of swipes to find him again, so idk girl, Fate might be telling you something, and it might be: be a big girl.

And instead of reaching out to him after he doesn't swipe back, she just resigns herself to having messed up. Even though <i>he</i> was the one who lied, big time, to her. If she was ready to hear him out, she should've just... heard him out.

His attempt at the resolution was so cute. It really was. Swoony. Heart eyes. All the things. It just was frustrating that HE was the one to initiate it when it should've been her. It should've been her for plot reasons, but also because she still needed to show that last little bit of growth.

Is Margot different at the end of the book than the beginning? Well. She's no longer sleeping with her boss. She's running her own agency. And she's in love with Oliver. But other than that? Not really. Her relationship with her sister sure isn't really much different that we can see, which is weird since that was a huge secondary plot. And usually the resolution of the book really highlights that growth, so it was a disappointing note to end on. The whole ending felt rushed and left me wanting more in a unsatisfied way rather than hungry-for-more way.

I hated how her ex-boss/lover didn't have comeuppance in the end. I know that's real life and all, but I don't read Rom Coms to read about real life. Nail him to the wall. It was such an interesting storyline to explore, and it was developed to an extent, but it also kind of felt like it a was spring board for other aspects of the story. Don't go into it thinking it's going to be an in-depth expose on sleeping with your boss or anything deep or psychological. Which is also fine for a Rom Com.

I hated how she claimed to be close to her sister, despite the story showing the opposite, and then that circle was never fully closed with satisfying resolution, but again, that speaks to the ending feeling rushed.

All in all, it's a fun read that you can put down and pick up rather than need to devour immediately, and I liked it! It was an enjoyable read. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book. I'm still really interested to see what the Adult side of Romance brings Ms. West's career!!

I enjoyed the writing and storyline was entertaining and engaging. I found both main characters very likable (and the sister not so much, IYKYK). The conflict of the story (no spoilers) came too close to the end and more rushed than I would have liked it. Nonetheless, it was a modern contemporary romance that was fun and witty and very enjoyable. A add-to-you-list-and-preorder-now-book.

This was a fun read and I was cheering for Margot and Oliver for most of the novel. They had great banter and lots of chemistry. The professional plot in which Margot is trying to get her overdue promotion was also compelling. However, once the plot twist arrived (I was expecting it but hoping I was wrong!) it made it much more difficult for me to root for Margot and Oliver to be together (I think there were other ways to add tension/throw an obstacle their way that would have been less off-putting). 3.5 stars.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.

The title “We Met Like This” immediately evokes HIMYM for me, which I think was deliberate. Margot and Oliver keep bumping into each other (mostly online) for years, dating other people before they decide to be friends and then more.

This is sunniest, fluffiest book I’ve read in a long time. It’s just fun! The stories within the story of the manuscripts Margot’s reading are great fun too.

This was a great fun little romance book. It is filled with great banter and tension. I would highly recommend this book.

Wow, a Kasie West book opens with a spicy scenes, not what I expected. I'm a huge fan of Kasie West YA novels, so a was very excited to read her adult debut. I loved the banter between Margot and Oliver. Sloane, I wish we got to know a little more, she was almost unrememberable. And Audrey, I disliked her so much. I love the fun little tropes thrown in there, but the twist and 3rd act break up not my favorite. I would still, however, read more adult Kasie West if there is more to come. Good or bad she will always be my auto buy author.

3.75 stars

It can be a tricky balance of making a main character flawed and still likeable and Kasie West managed it, much to my delight. I really enjoyed rooting for this couple to finally get together and the main character's own growth in her career and family. A fun story and read.