The Weekend We Met: A Sweet NYC Romantic Comedy

by Natalie Keller Reinert

On the surface, Maeve's just like every other young woman in Manhattan — loves her friends, works hard, has big dreams. But Maeve knows she's different from the people around her, even her close friends. Maeve has a memory problem. And although she manages it using a careful system of journals, she knows it's impossible to have a normal, fully open friendship...and a relationship is out of the question. But when she meets Dane, caution flies out the window. He's nice, employed, and really seems to like her! Dane's a catch in every way, except for one pressing problem. They've already met, and Maeve has no idea when or where that happened. Fans of NYC romantic comedy will love this heartfelt, fun-loving novella about a woman with a secret, the friends who love her, and the man who won't give up on her.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

187 pages, Paperback

Published July 24, 2023

About the author

Natalie Keller Reinert is the award-winning author of more than twenty books, including the Eventing series and Briar Hill Farm series. Drawing on her professional experience in three-day eventing, working with Thoroughbred racehorses and mounted patrol horses, therapeutic riding, and many other equine pursuits, Natalie brings her love of equestrian life into each of her titles. She also cohosts the award-winning equestrian humor podcast Adulting With Horses.

Natalie lives in north Florida with her family, horses, and cat.

Reviews

[✧.*Emma✧.* · Rating 3 out of 5]

~ 3.5 stars
Cute read but found the relationship sometimes a bit confusing!

[Sereniti · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like this had so much potential! Unfortunately, it read super choppy and the plot line didn't feel fully developed.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Storyline: 8/10
Boy: 8/10
Girl: 6/10
Lovestory: 7/10
Comments: Maeve is a gardener living in New York, but she has one problem: due to an accident in her childhood does she not remember a lot of things. While being young no a lot of friends turned their backs on her. Thus, she tries to hide her condition and writes everything she needs to know in her notebook. Then she meets Dane who acts like they know each other, but she doesn’t remember from where. They begin dating which is very cute. But throughout their meetings do they often meet guys who Maeve does not remember (all of them are just friendly acquaintances) or she does not remember that she wanted to teach Dane the guitar. They have a fight because Dane thinks that Maeve has lots of flings and he is scared that at some point she won’t remember him. She runs away and leaves her notebook there. He gives it back, but she thinks he read it and therefore knows everything, what he didn’t do. She finally tells her friend group about it and they are all very supportive. They all help Dane to create the first night Maeve met him, which was actually also the day where she first meet up with the group.
Very cute, easy, short romance story with a nice plot

[W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unforgetable you... sorta...

This story was very intriguing. The main character has short-term memory deficits from a childhood traumatic brain injury, and a lack of faith that her peers can accept her if they know the truth. Her path to trust her close friends circle is really an interesting journey of courage through anxiety and frustration, to attraction, to finally opening up to being honest and accepting their help. The events Maeve experiences are very relatable. You'll have to giggle at Dane's black Lab, Bashful (yes, named after the Disney dwarf) taking them for an energetic walk in Central Park.

Some of the strategies for Maeve to reclaim memories are remarkable and amazingly effective. In a lot of ways, this book really made me think about how I react to members of my own family members who also experienced brain trauma. I think I will be far more compassionate and patient with them. My thanks to Ms.Reinert for sharing this thought provoking romcom.

I received an ARC copy of this story from the author via BookFunnel and voluntarily chose to share my review.

[Luisi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fue muy lindo todo y aunque algunas frases puntuales me tocaron bastante o me hicieron sonreír mucho, en la generalidad no sentí nada. Es un libro que está bueno y es entretenido, pero que al mismo tiempo no me generaba esas ganas de agarrarlo y ponerme a leer. Si bien lo disfruté, creo que va a pasar a la posteridad sin penas ni glorias. Igual la historia es linda, así que para salir de un apuro está bueno, aunque, en mi opinión personal, hay opciones mejores.

[Elise · Rating 5 out of 5]

I knew Natalie Keller Reinert was a really great author, I love her horse stories but wasn't sure about a romance without horses. I'm now happy I tried because I loved this book ! It's a nice romance story, Maeve learns to trust her friends, to live with her condition without having to hide it from people who care about her and she finds love with a nice man.

[Bridgette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm amazed at how much was packed in this quick read. I feel like I read a book twice it's size.
Maeve's memory issues feel fully developed, I know her friends enough to be attached, AND we get a full dating montage to show how her and Dane fall in love... All that with space to spare for the conflict.
It's in my "reread" pile for sure

[Ariana Feldberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great read! A sweet romance with a twist. Very relatable characters that make you feel like you are part of their friendship circle. Maeve is easy to empathize with, maybe because I have had memory issues myself…. All in all, I loved it and can’t wait to read the next books in the series!

[Lara ☆☽ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ for me!
Super sweet, short romcom on 150 pages, so a cozy and enjoyable 2 hour read for me.
All of the characters were super relatable and I really liked Maeve and was able to understand her struggles with her condition. I'm already looking forward for the next part in this series!

[Izzy Newton · Rating 3 out of 5]

i really enjoyed this book, i loved the way maeves friends all stayed with her and supported her with her disorder and at the end when they recreated meeting dane for their anniversary was just adorable !!

also maeve i want you job, i would love to spend all day planting flowers

[Atlanta Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh

Story line was cute and creative, but I thought the author could have done so much more with it. I didn't really connect with the characters or have a vested interest in what happened to them. Everything just felt a bit flat.

[Catarina Monteiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review coming soon

[Ashley Thiesen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, quick read. Light hearted love story with a unique twist. Set in NYC.

[Calli · Rating 2 out of 5]

I should have put it down instead of finishing it. It is a ridiculous premise, and the main character is incredibly frustrating and immature.

[Leane Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐️

[Tanvi · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book had so much potential. The plot is different and I liked the characters, however the book needs a lot of build up, it felt quite choppy and rushed.

[Lesley · Rating 2 out of 5]

2/5 ⭐️

This had so much potential but I got lost so many times that it fell short. There were so many gaps and plot holes that it was just hard to follow along.

[kt]

dnf at 47% 💔

the narrator (our mc) was rly annoying,,, not my cup of tea sorry

[Becky Hankins · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had a hard time reading this, it was kinda cheesy