You, Again
When Ari and Josh first meet, they hate each other. Things don't get much friendlier over their next couple of encounters, years apart. Until finally, they run into each other one more time and something clicks: friendship. As Ari struggles with the end of her marriage and Josh struggles with a failed dream, they find comfort and support in one another. Can they risk their friendship when they start feeling more?
This one had a slow start through the years of encounters and enmity, but it was faster moving once the friendship began. Your feelings about it may depend on your trope preferences; enemies to lovers isn't my favorite, but friends to lovers is. As characters, these two also weren't my favorite--Ari is abrasive and overdramatic, while Josh is a little dull. The chemistry came together in this, but overall it was uneven. The overall tone and struggles of the characters may resonate more with younger readers (Gen Z).
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Publisher’s Description
Can they stop hating each other long enough to fall in love?
When Ari and Josh first meet, the wrong kind of sparks fly. They hate each other. Instantly.
A free-spirited, struggling comedian who likes to keep things casual, Ari sublets, takes gigs, and she never sleeps over after hooking up. Born-and-bred Manhattanite Josh has ambitious plans: Take the culinary world by storm, find The One, and make her breakfast in his spotless kitchen. They have absolutely nothing in common . . . except that they happen to be sleeping with the same woman.
Ari and Josh never expect their paths to cross again. But years later, as they’re both reeling from ego-bruising breakups, a chance encounter leads to a surprising connection: friendship. Turns out, spending time with your former nemesis is fun when you’re too sad to hate each other–and too sad for hate sex.
As friends-without-benefits, they find comfort in late-night Netflix binges, swiping through each other’s online dating profiles, and bickering across boroughs. It’s better than romance. Until one night, the unspoken boundaries of their platonic relationship begin to blur. . . .
With sharp observations and sizzling chemistry, You, Again explores the dynamics of co-ed friendship in this sparkling romantic comedy of modern love in all its forms.