When Katie Met Cassidy

by Camille Perri

'Sexy, entertaining and subversive' Curtis Sittenfeld - Best Books of the Summer 2018 (The Guardian)

'The lesbian romance novel we've been waiting for' Buzzfeed

When it comes to Cassidy, Katie can't think straight.

Katie Daniels, a twenty-eight-year-old Kentucky transplant with a strong set of traditional values, has just been dumped by her fiance when she finds herself seated across a negotiating table from native New Yorker Cassidy Price, a sexy, self-assured woman wearing a man's suit. At first neither of them knows what to make of the other, but soon their undeniable connection will bring into question everything each of them thought they knew about sex and love.

When Katie Met Cassidy is a romantic comedy about gender and sexuality, and the importance of figuring out who we are in order to go after what we truly want. It's also a portrait of a high-drama subculture where bar rooms may as well be bedrooms, and loyal friends fill in the spaces absent families leave behind. Katie's glimpse into this wild yet fiercely tight-knit community begins to alter not only how she sees the larger world, but also where exactly she fits in.

'My favourite romantic book of recent memory' Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of Modern Lovers

'A tender tale of finding yourself and trusting unexpected impulses' Cosmopolitan

'As timeless, warm and funny as When Harry Met Sally . . . will inspire you to go after what you want and hold onto what you already have with both hands' Elisabeth Egan, Glamour

'The delightful, sexy, queer rom-com of the summer . . . all the makings of a Nora Ephron classic' Vogue

'Not only is Perri's book super sexy - it's also a welcome subversion of the (so far) overwhelmingly straight rom-com genre' Refinery29

'A smart, sexy read for your beach bag that will leave you looking at sex and love in a completely different way' PopSugar

'Tender, sexy as hell and laugh out loud funny' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, bestselling author of The Nest

'A moving story about love and what it means to truly connect with someone, even if it's the last person you expect' Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places

'Snarky but tender, charming but never saccharine, When Katie Met Cassidy is a romantic comedy for a new breed of women who can deliver valentines and a mean left hook' Courtney Maum, bestselling author of I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You

'A delicious, fast-paced love story about two women who, at first glance, make an unlikely pair but are destined to make sparks fly. Camille Perri's novel is fun, funny, and super charming. I inhaled this romance!' Jennifer Mathieu, author of Moxie

'An important commentary on the taboos of women owning their sexuality' HelloGiggles, A Most Anticipated Book of 2018

'[A] funny and tender romantic comedy' Bustle

'A film-ready rom-com about finding love when you least expect it (as deliciously fun as her last novel) Elle

• ISBN10: 0735212813
• ISBN13: 9780735212817
• Publish Date: 21 June 2018 (first published 19 June 2018)
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Prentice Hall Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

[kaliwinn]

What you need to know: #romance #quickread #queerlit

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This book was so so cute! I loved the story between Katie and Cassidy. What I really loved was how easy the story was to follow and honestly, how predictably it ended! It was so fun to read and a wonderful break from all the difficult things in the world. 

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Katie, a Kentucky transplant in NYC, has recently been dumped by her fiancee when she meets Cassidy. They are both lawyers working on the opposite sides of a corporate law case. Things happen, and they fall in love!

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[lindsey]

I struggled with how to rate this one. On one hand, it was a fast, enjoyable read that I didn't want to put down. On the other, it was filled with stereotypes and cliches, and it was lacking character development. The plot was interesting, but the characters needed to be fleshed out a bit more.

Katie has recently broken up with her fiancé after discovering he's been cheating on her with a mutual friend. The story opens with her dealing with the aftermath of that, and she meets Cassidy pretty early in the book. Things progress quickly and Katie is suddenly questioning her sexuality after finding herself surprisingly interested in Cassidy.

Things move fast, though that's to be expected from a standalone book. I do feel like things that should have been explored a little more were glossed over at times, to the detriment of how realistic the book felt. As a straight woman suddenly finding herself in a relationship with a woman, I feel like Katie would have wanted to talk about it a little more with Cassidy, but the issue is never really brought up.

I was a little surprised that bisexuality wasn't mentioned at all, given that Katie had only dated men in the past and was recently engaged to be married to one, yet suddenly was interested in a romantic relationship with a woman. It would have made sense for her to question it a little more than just "Am I a lesbian?" and then leaving it at that.

All in all, I would recommend this is you're looking for something light featuring an f/f romance.

[Linda]

*I received an ARC of this book from the publisher*

When Katie Met Cassidy is a different romance, with a different ‘finding yourself’ angle completely. I loved how Katie defended herself to Cassidy’s friends by saying there was no label she felt comfortable with - she didn’t know if she liked girls, but she knew she liked Cassidy.

Full review to come