We Can't Keep Meeting Like This
Quinn Berkowitz plays harp at the weddings her family plans in Seattle, though she has stopped believing in love. Tarek Mansour, son of the family's favourite caterers, is a hopeless romantic, and he never answered the rambling email in which Quinn confessed her crush before he left for college. Now they are working wedding after wedding together all summer. Kirkus notes that Quinn is also wrestling with whether she even wants to join the family business.
About This Book
We Can't Keep Meeting Like This is a young adult romance novel by Rachel Lynn Solomon, first published in 2022 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. It runs 352 pages. Readers can expect opposites attract.
At a glance
- Genre
- Young Adult
- Trope
- Opposites Attract
- Length
- 352 pages
- Format
- Trade Paperback
Where to read or listen
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Why You May Love This Book
You may love this if…
- Forced to work together throughout a wedding season, two young adults grapple with their conflicting views on love and a past confession left unaddressed.
- Young Adult readers
- Fans of workplace/proximity romances
- Reflective
- Features Opposites Attract
This may not be ideal if…
- Potential for clichéd conflict if the lack of communication isn't handled with nuance
The Romance
Tropes, dynamics, and the chemistry that drives this story.
Tropes
Relationship Dynamics
Details
Type: Young Adult Romance
Pairing: unknown
Power balance: Equal footing as colleagues working on the same events.
How It Feels
The emotional landscape you'll move through while reading.
Moderate tension, moderate angst.
Heat Level
Based on available metadata and editorial review.
Who Is This Book For?
Best for
Reading mood
Recommended audience: Young Adult
The Story
Spoiler-Free Synopsis
Quinn Berkowitz plays the harp for the weddings her family coordinates in Seattle. While she works within the industry of love, she herself has become cynical about it. Complicating her summer is Tarek Mansour, the son of the family's preferred caterers, with whom she shares a history involving an unrequited email confession sent before he left for college. As they navigate a busy wedding schedule, Quinn must also manage the pressure of deciding whether she wants to continue in her family's business.
Central Conflict
Quinn and Tarek must navigate their forced proximity during a wedding season while resolving the awkwardness of a past confession and conflicting outlooks on love.
Setting
Seattle, Washington, during a wedding season.
Strengths
- Relatable career-path anxiety
- Clear, established tension source
Consider before reading
- Potential for clichéd conflict if the lack of communication isn't handled with nuance
Discussion Guide
Questions to deepen your reading experience or spark a book club conversation.
- 1
How does the central conflict shape the relationship between the main characters?
- 2
How does the setting influence the characters' decisions and their relationship?
- 3
How do the relationship dynamics evolve throughout the story?
- 4
Who would you most want to recommend this book to?
- 5
How did the pacing affect your reading experience?
- 6
Which aspect of the story did you find most compelling?
How This Profile Was Created
Eikna uses book metadata and AI-assisted analysis to create structured romance profiles. Public profiles are reviewed and approved by an editor before publication.
- Editor reviewed:
- Yes
- Last reviewed:
- October 13, 2026
- Confidence:
- Moderate confidence
- Profile version:
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About the Author
Rachel Lynn Solomon
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Publication Details
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Length
- 352 pages
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9781534440289
We Can't Keep Meeting Like This: quick answers
- Who wrote We Can't Keep Meeting Like This?
- We Can't Keep Meeting Like This was written by Rachel Lynn Solomon.
- When was We Can't Keep Meeting Like This published?
- We Can't Keep Meeting Like This was first published in 2022 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
- What genre is We Can't Keep Meeting Like This?
- We Can't Keep Meeting Like This is a young adult romance novel, with opposites attract.
- How many pages is We Can't Keep Meeting Like This?
- We Can't Keep Meeting Like This is 352 pages long (Trade Paperback).
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