Meet Me on Love Street

by Farah Heron

A teen tries to save her quickly gentrifying neighborhood—and make her cynical partner in festival-planning believe in love—in this opposites-attract romance perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Sandhya Menon.

Sana Merali is a certified hopeless romantic.

It’s inevitable when she literally lives on Love Street, a cute side-street full of mom-and-pop shops and cozy apartments. With her florist mother, her part-time job at a vintage shop, and her adorably curated wardrobe, Sana knows she’s what meet-cutes are made of—and it’s only a matter of time until her own HEA.

When the neighborhood is threatened by new developments, however, her plans for love get pushed to the backburner as she and her neighbors rally to host a festival that will finally put the neighborhood on everyone’s radar. Because what better way to get people to fall in love with Love Street?

Unfortunately, Miles Desai is also on the planning committee. Miles is contrary, judgmental, and…anti-romance. His hard stance on love inspires Sana with another goal for the to matchmake Miles and knock the cynicism right out of him.

But as her set-up for Miles starts to actually work, Sana realizes that happily-ever-afters, for herself and for her street, aren’t that easy to come by.

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary, India, Teen, Canada

352 pages, Hardcover

First published June 10, 2025

About the author

Farah Heron is a critically acclaimed author of romantic comedies for adults and young adults filled with huge South Asian families, delectable food, and most importantly, brown people falling stupidly in love. She lives in Toronto with her husband, two children, and a rabbit named Strawberry. She recently adopted two cats, who are now in charge.

Farah’s debut, The Chai Factor was named one of the summer’s best books by The Globe and Mail, and was praised in Book Riot, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Bustle and more. Her next release, Accidentally Engaged, was listed as a best book of 2021 in Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, NPR, CBC Books, Kobo, and more. Her young adult debut, Tahira in Bloom, was recently released, and was praised as one of the best rom-coms of the year by USA today.

Reviews

[Fizah(Books tales by me) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thanks to the Netgalley and Simon Teen for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review
I read the synopsis, saw two brown people in the title, and decided to read it. The synopsis made it sound like a cute and heartwarming story about saving a neighborhood and finding love, but the reality didn’t quite match up. It started interesting. Sana, our MC, who is a hopeless romantic, lives with her mother on Love Street. Her parents separated in her childhood. Her mother is a florist on Love Street, and the community is interconnected here. Recently, business has not been the same, so the community decided to make some changes to attract an audience. But “Miles,” the new stranger in the community, is too pragmatic for all of the ideas Sana and her group came up with.

It felt like the book was trying too hard to check all of the boxes for diversity’s sake, and I am not exaggerating by saying *too hard*. Sana is supposed to be a hopeless romantic, but her actions don’t reflect that, it was only the author who kept saying it again and again until the audience was convinced (I wasn’t). The book was supposed to be all about love but I never connected with all of the self-proclaimed hopeless romantic aspect. Even her romance with Miles felt flat. There were so many characters, but everyone was kind of flat. Only Miles stood out to me.

At times, I felt that the main theme of the story, the neighborhood’s gentrification, became secondary, and other things took focus instead. The fight to save Love Street was barely explored. I didn’t feel invested in the cause or the community or their struggles. The world-building was shallow, leaving me disconnected from the entire neighborhood struggle. Romance might attract a young audience, but it wasn’t for me.

[suonnahbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meet me on love street by Farah Heron
ARC from Simon and Schuster Canada
-Sana is so cute and a big hopeless romantic and she has divorced parents like me
-I love that this book is based in Toronto makes it feel even more real
-the descriptive writing put me right in the story with Sana
-I relate so much with her connection with her mom, i’m a mama’s girl at heart
-I love Sana and Miles back and forth from the begging they butting heads we love a romantic and anti romantic storyline
-this book had me giddy and giggling its so cute
-even tho Miles is a grumpy anti-romantic I love how Sana softens him and makes him open up, smile, he’s adorable and caring
-their connection was so well built, i loved them working on the love street project and the dates
-this was an adorable and fun read
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Heather~ Nature.books.and.coffee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick, cute YA with themes of family, romance, community and culture. I love the diversity and the plot. I enjoyed seeing the characters go from enemies to friends and then eventually lovers. An overall sweet story.

Thank you to the publisher for the gifted copy. All opinions are my own.

[Jenn (burlingtonbiblio) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Review
Meet Me on Love Street by Farah Heron

What Its Got
✅ YA/ New Adult Romance
✅ Canadian content, local places
✅ enemies to friends to dating
✅ grumpy vs sunshine
✅ divorced family
✅ community
✅ LGBTQIA2S+ relationships
✅ found family

Main Characters
Sana- energetic, positive, colourful, creative , loud extrovert, self professed hopeless romantic
Miles- shy, soft Spoken, introvert, detail oriented, loves history, believes romance is a scam

**a community full of close knit shop keepers, friends, and locals

Thoughts
Love the stories and songs behind the MC’s names
Loved to read about soo many places I recognized from Toronto- made the story more relatable
While YA/NA Romance is not really my thing this was a cute quick read
It wouldn’t be a Farah book without food- Craving cake, cookies and chai after reading this one ☺️

Overall
I think I prefer Farah’s Adult Contemporary romance books

Thanks to the author for my gifted ARC in return for an honest review
Opinions expressed are my own
Publishes June 2025 @simonandschuster

[Sophie (lambsbooks)]

First of all, thank you to Simon and Schuster Canada for this physical ARC! I was super surprised when it arrived.

Unfortunately, DNF @ at page 107.

I don’t really like exclamation points in books. I know thats weird, but it’s always over the top, even though I love them in real life. Every second sentence Sana said ended with an exclamation.

She was too happy and positive, to the point of toxic positivity, always smiling, being annoying, etc. I can’t read about people like that, it’s just so fake.

Sana also claimed to love love, like, every paragraph felt the need to tell us this, but it didn’t really show through. Her commentary was basically

“that girl is so cute”
“Oh my goodness, your sweater colour makes you glow” (why was this said so much?)
“Love is the best. It will never end, it makes everything better, etc etc,”

It’s also a really young YA which I’ve kinda moved away from, even though they’re all 17-18.

So yeah, no, sorry.

[Eden]

DNF @35%

I get it. I love a girl with a cause. But this story was so preachy that it took time away from characterization and the actual plot. I didn't enjoy how everything seemed dumbed down, either. Just because it's YA doesn't mean the voice of the author needs to change to "talk down" to the reader. Not a bad story, but not for me.

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an arc in exchange for my honest review.

[Haley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you Simon & Schuster Canada for the physical arc!!

Grumpy Sunshine✅
Friends to Lovers ✅
Miscommunication ✅
First Love✅
LGBTQ+ representation✅

Beyond those few tropes, this novel focuses on some real world problems. Sana lives on Love Street in Toronto, which has not been doing financially well recently. She decides along with other members on the street to throw a festival to bring some love (and money) back into the community to avoid the gentrification that has been affecting surrounding neighbourhoods.

Sana is a true romantic and is a very positive main character, who believes in true love even if it’s never worked out for her or her parents. Miles doesn’t believe in love since his ex-girlfriend cheated on him, and can’t seem to get find the bright side.

This novel deals with real-world issues like gentrification, divorce, and tough relationships with parents on top of its romantic plot. Set in Toronto, you can feel the city around you, with common streets and locations mentioned often.

[amarachireads · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute ya read that has so many real themes about family, culture and gentrification. I loved the female character, the way she loved romance, the way she loved her town/city and just the way she went about life. The fmc did things that were annoying at times but i understood where she was coming from regarding her family and the mmc. The romance was cute, its an opposites attracts where he isn't into romance because of his family while she is obsessed with it in spite of her family. They get close as they work on the love street festival together despite the fact that they both look at the world in different ways. I loved the planning aspect and the prom and just how sweet the story was. I also liked the realistic ways love and family was portrayed in the story. Overall a cute and diverse read. Thanks to Simon Teen for the arc.

[Bri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to Simon & Schuster CA for sending me an Arc copy of this book!

3.5⭐️ A cute, easy to read, diverse, coming-of-age, YA romance based in Toronto Canada!

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱:

╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ Writing style was single pov in first person (from the FMC) and it was easy to read and follow, which is great for a YA audience!

╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ Diversity, inclusivity, community, and a wide range of representation was very prevalent in this story which is always nice to see.

╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ The last third of the story was my favourite! I really ended up liking Sana and Miles! Miles is so sweet and caring, and I love how Sana balances and opens him up from his “anti-romance-ness”

╰┈➤ˎˊ˗ As a Canadian, I love reading stories based in areas close to me! That definitely made the read more appealing for me!

𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

I did feel like the first two third’s of the book was a little slow and slightly repetitive. The overall pacing of the storyline was okay, but did drag a bit. The miscommunication / misunderstandings almost got me, but I did push through. Somehow I wish there was more banter or tension in Sana and Miles’ dynamic through the beginning, as I feel it would have given more motivation and appeal to read on.

Overall, a decent read. I would more so recommend for younger readers (obv) and anyone who is looking for more diverse, inclusive, and/or desi romances.

—

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀:
Star: 3.5⭐️/5
Spice: 0.5🌶️/5
Emotion: 1💧/5

𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀
💗 YA Romance
🧡 Grumpy x Sunshine
💗 Found Family / Community
🧡 Dislike to Friends to Lovers
💗 Canadian Based
🧡 LGBTQ+ Rep.
💗 Miscommunication
🧡 Coming of Age

[Soni | soni.reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Synopsis:

Sana Merali is a certified hopeless romantic. With her florist mother, her part-time job at a vintage shop, and her adorably curated wardrobe, Sana knows she’s what meet-cutes are made of. When her neighborhood is threatened by new developments, she and her neighbors rally to host a festival that will finally put the neighborhood on everyone’s radar. Unfortunately, Miles Desai is also on the planning committee. Miles is contrary, judgmental, and…anti-romance. His hard stance on love inspires Sana with another goal for the to matchmake Miles and knock the cynicism right out of him. But as her set-up for Miles starts to actually work, Sana realizes that happily-ever-afters, for herself and for her street, aren’t that easy to come by.

Review:

I would like to start by saying that YA are usually hit or miss for me but I thoroughly enjoyed reading this sweet book. Farah's characters are usually complex but likeable and I felt that she did that well in a YA perspective as well. She always addresses the complexities of South Asian families and culture while pulling you into the lives and stories of the characters. I loved that this was set in Toronto because I could picture the spots they were visiting, and I loved finding the easter eggs that were scattered throughout the book! The love story between Miles and Sana was sweet, and I loved Sana's youthful optimism and ambition. This is a charming read and totally worth the journey to "Love Street" :)

Thank you to Farah for the ARC!

[katerina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley for the e-arc!

3.75 ⭐

This was perfect rom-com material, from the romance obsessed main character to the writing. However, I think it could have been executed better.

The characters were all so amazing and loveable, especially the main characters, though their dynamic could have been further developed. Not only that, but also the misunderstandings were so infuriating.

I feel like there could have been more snarkiness, banter and tension between them, and not just pointless pages.

It just got repetitive towards the end and hard to get through. But, the ending was really good.

[Natalie ☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you so much Simon Teen for the gifted e-ARC! 💘
This was just the cutest read! If you love romance books, this is for you. At its core, this is a beautiful story about love: not only romantic love, but all kinds of love. Meet Me On Love Street was so sweet and romantic in many different ways, but also funny! The balance between the main romantic relationship, other relationships, and the plot was so good and done perfectly. I loved both of our main characters, Miles and Sana, & their story.
Highly recommend this one!!

[Maddie Chyczij · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m going to review this as its genre, because this is a YA book. I don’t normally read them, or I try not to because I’m not a huge fan. But I accidentally took this out of the library not knowing that it a YA book. And I love Farrah Heron’s books,so I just thought “hey let’s give it a shot!” For a YA this was honestly great. Would I give the reading experience a full four stars? Not necessarily. But again it’s just not for me.

Thankfully, the ages of these characters were adult/approaching adult, depending on the time of the book. Therefore, we were allowed to get a little bit steamy, and actually develop some serious romance between the two. Sometimes when the characters are too young, I’m just like OK. I’m bored! Don’t get me wrong, I don’t need a lot of spice, but I do want some physical connection!

One thing I love about Farrah Heron’s work is that she sets all of her books in Toronto. I like being able to picture exactly where her characters are. I can really see all the festivals that Sana talks about in the book, because I’ve been to them! And I do really relate to the whole conflict of the book. The gentrification of the city is awful. We are going through a huge housing crisis, it’s true. And I also really relate to Sana with the idea of her not being able to trust anyone involved in development. The idea that everyone who wants to change the city wants to destroy the city is really something I struggle with as well.

I think this book touched on some really great topics. I liked the focus of city planning, as I mentioned. But I also really enjoyed the queerness of the book. I love how there was never a question of accepting Sana for who she was. I liked the diversity of course. Always very happy to see non white main characters and have them actually embrace different cultures, as opposed to tokenizing them. I liked the Coming-of-age portion of it. The fact that Sana really struggled with nobody trusting her because of her perceived naivety was something I really remember struggling with as a teen. Especially as a teen who knew she who she was and what she wanted out of life. When your parents and your friends don’t trust you enough to tell you things about their lives, it’s really betraying and feels really awful. I can relate to a lot of what Sana went through in this book. And that’s a big part of why I liked it. I think if I’d read this as a teen, it could’ve been one of my favourite books.

That being said, there was two instances of miscommunication tropes in this book. Which really knocked down a peg for me. I was so frustrated at Sana for not just communicating. And then when she realized what she had done, and said next time let’s just talk to each other, she still continued to do it. Just talk to each other!!!

That third act curveball with her parents was really interesting though. I loved when she confronted her father!!!! But idk about when they sat down and they just had a talk. It’s honestly pretty unrealistic, but it’s a fluffy romance so whatever. I just can’t imagine her parents actually changing that much so fast.

And as all romance books have to have, that final love moment was lovely.

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars (5.43)
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review. All opinions are my own.
Meet Me on Love Street is Farah Heron’s latest YA offering, and I unfortunately found it a bit of a mixed bag. I liked the concepts it presented, but in execution, I felt a lot was rather lacking.
Sana is a decent protagonist. I do like the concept of her unrepentant belief in love as a hopeless romantic, even though her parents split up when she was young. And exploring the complex dynamics of their blended family was fun, from her close relationship with her mom to her challenges with her dad and adjusting to his new family. I particularly liked seeing her begin to bond with her stepsiser, Sarina.
The romance is pretty cute. The attempt to beat the Pride and Prejudice comparisons into the ground was a bit annoying; they’re literally just another set of “just ok” enemies-to-lovers.” I did somewhat enjoy their evolving dynamic, with affection growing as they got to know each other, but I could do without the forced attempt to push that they’re literally like one of the most iconic romance couples.
I did like the aspects of community and banding together to fight gentrification as a goal to bring these two opposites together. However, while there was some great discussion about it early on in the book, I feel like this plot thread became weaker as the book went on. And pacing wise, the book definitely lagged, and my investment flagged, especially quite a bit in the second half.
While I found this rather underwhelming, there are others who obviously enjoyed it and didn’t have the same issues. Therefore, I’d recommend it to readers who are interested in a desi enemies-to-lovers romance that also touches on a variety of social issues, like gentrification, divorce, and difficult family relationships.

[Katie K. | purelykatiek · Rating 2 out of 5]

The target market audience for this book is young adult.
That being said this book would be geared toward the younger spectrum of readers as it read fairly juvenile.
Meet Me on Love Street is a story where 17 year old Sana is attempting to save her street from being purchased by developers.
She joins a planning committee that brews up the idea to have a street fair to revitalize the street and bring in new business. Miles the MMC is also on this committee but has reservations about the plan being feasible and these two butt heads as they try to plan the festival.
There are also a lot of side plots within this story and that was unfortunately this books hardest hurdle.
I felt like there was almost too many things happening from when Sana and Miles meet to the day of the festival and it made the moments feel rushed like we were speeding past their romance to get to the next scene.
-She's trying to set him up to find love
-Prom
-Committee planning
-Family Dynamic Issues
-Her having multiple jobs/projects

There is more plotlines I'd list but those would be spoilers. Overall the story lacked some depth due to the chaotic nature of the pacing. It felt a bit all over the place and Sana was very juvenile in her actions with Miles. Sana grows a lot but was like gritting my teeth to read through her hot/cold "i love him, i hate him" inner monologues. I think a teenager would resonate more with this though and I can acknowledge that I am not the target audience.

Thank you Simon and Schuster for this advanced reader copy, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Andrea (Butterfly Book Blog) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank-you so much to Simon & Schuster Canada for sending me an ARC of Meet Me on Love Street!

I would recommend Meet Me on Love Street to fans of YA authors like Lynn Painter, Jenny Han, Rachael Lippincott, and Sarah Dessen. I think that this book can be enjoyed by teen, YA, and adult readers alike, but it would be ideally suited to readers who are juniors/ seniors in high school or freshmen/ sophomores in post-secondary school as this age group would probably relate best to the main characters (who are also experiencing things like graduation and prom, transitioning into post-secondary school, living on their own for the first time, etc.).

I really enjoyed Sana’s positive and colourful personality; I especially loved that she often matched her vintage and thrifted outfits to her surroundings (e.g., wearing a cherry blossom dress to see the cherry blossoms and wearing a warm-coloured ombre cardigan when viewing the sunset). I think that fellow readers will love the concept of the “Love on Love Street” festival, with all of the themed attractions and vendors. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I appreciated how everything came together at the end and created almost a full circle moment. I also enjoyed all of the swoony grand gestures at the end of the book, and I think that fellow readers will too!

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to fellow YA readers – I am definitely adding some more of Farah Heron’s books to my TBR list!

[Jasmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review: 3 stars

Thank you, Simon & Schuster Canada, for the surprise physical copy.

Sana is in her final year of high school and serves as the chair of her prom committee. She is also a die-hard romantic optimist and stays on Love Street in Toronto. When the local businesses along her street are impacted, including her mum’s florist business, she and the members of her street committee decided to throw a festival to highlight the street and bring some revenue back to the community, preventing them from permanently closing. During this process, she meets Miles, a love cynic with whom she butt heads due to a difference in personality.

This story takes place in Toronto, and it is fun to see it being represented in this book. There were numerous side plots, and the book lost sight of its central theme. The themes featured throughout the book included complicated family dynamics (such as stepfamilies), social issues, divorce, love, and friendship dynamics. I find the characters okay, but nothing really stood out for me.

I find this one to be a cliché love story, read with some clunkiness and repetition. There was also some preachiness to it. I feel like Sana’s positivity gets over the top at times, and it drives me nuts. I love positivity, but her positivity reaches a point where she would brush off the truth or parts that she refuses to hear to maintain the norm. I also find her to be excessively stubborn, which leads to a falling out with her close friend and, ultimately, the unwarranted third-act break-up. The love story was overall sweet, especially in how Miles treats her.

Overall, it was a cute read, but it didn’t quite hit the mark for me.

[Levy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you so much Simon and schuster for this ARC! Also happy release day to the author! I finished right on time let’s goooo!!!

+: I’m a sucker for FMCs that know what they want. Add in their love for all things romantic and boom! I love them. Sana is this determined and romantic character who basically loves all things love and has a positive outlook on life. When her mother’s and a few other businesses on love street are at risk of going under, she works with miles, someone completely different from her, to save her community.

Miles, I’ll admit, I almost didn’t like him. After what happened with Sana, he didn’t exactly have the best first impression but over time, I could see how hard he tried and how good he just was in general. Everything he did for Sana? MY HEART.

I loved the diversity in this book and the little lessons about love too. Love can look like a lot of things but you have to CARE first.

-: man, I had to say “Sana, let it go” countless times. Like I understand why she felt that way, but you’ve already been given all the details, just let it go my love.

I don’t know, I had fun reading this so five stars!

[rianne ✧˖° rianne.reads.books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada for providing me with an ARC of this book.

This YA romance is a sugar-sweet love letter to community, hope, and teenage love.

What I loved:
1. Sana's Sunshine Energy - Our teen Cupid lights up every page, and I adored her from the start.
2. A Neighbourhood Worth Saving - Love Street feels alive. From the florist to the vintage shop, there were vibes that made me wish I could stroll its sidewalks.
3. Opposites Attract Done Right - Watching grumpy Miles thaw under Sana’s schemes brought on the giggles and the swoons.

What didn’t hit as hard:

The first few chapters are heavy on overexplaining entire histories or laying out Sana’s every stray thought. Those info-dumpy moments slowed the story and pulled me out just when I was getting into it.

_ _ _ _

If you’re after a diverse, feel-good romance filled with sweet optimism, neighbourhood festivals, and a textbook grumpy-meets-sunshine pairing, Meet Me on Love Street is a great pick. Well worth adding to your summer TBR.

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 🌟

I really enjoyed this book. I think Farah Heron writes a perfectly balance YA romance with realistic YA characters. It's a rom-com lovers dream. Sana is me, a true romantic who wants a meet-cute despite how unrealistic everyone tells me it is. Miles was a man in love from the start, it was the little things he did for Sana.

The book also deals with real life issues, it's diverse, it's full of heart and friendship. The "love" in this book is more than a romantic relationship, it's everything in between. It's a close-knit caring community, it's friends trying their best.

I absolutely loved the full circle moment at the end (re: fortune cookie & jacket). Everything came together at the end, there was no one perfect solution for everything but that's life. Sana learned and grew from the person she was at the beginning.


💕 LGBTQ+ representation
💕 Friends to Lovers
💕 Grumpy/Sunshine
💕 Found Family/Community


Thank you so much Simon and Schuster Canada for the ARC copy! All opinions are entirely my own.

[Sabrina | thebookishspot · Rating 4 out of 5]

✨ARC Review✨


4.25⭐ for Meet Me on Love Street by Farah Heron


Thank you to Simon and Schuster for the physical arc! All opinions are my own.


I loved this one! I read it in a day, just sat down and kept on reading until it was done. It's a YA romcom, but it deals with many serious subjects like difficult family relationships and gentrication, and the MCs are both BIPOC, adding a depth to the story I really enjoyed. Lots of LGBGQIA+ rep as well, which I loved! 


Sana and Miles go from a sort-of meet cute to rivals-ish to friends to lovers, and I loved the ups and downs of finding their relationship; the disastrous dates Sana finds for Miles were quite entertaining, and I found myself giggling a few times.


I wish the serious matters had been explored a touch more, though I still recommend this one to readers who enjoy YA. I thought Sana's hopeless romantic tendencies were cute, and I saw a lot of my 16 year old self in her!

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a cute and heartfelt YA romance set in a small Toronto neighborhood that had tons of Emma and Pride and Prejudice vibes and sees two South Asian Canadian teens getting off to a bad start but having to work together to plan a summer festival in an attempt to save the businesses on their beloved Love Street. Full of opposites attract, forced proximity goodness, matchmatching shenanigans, parental drama, lots of great found family and a cast of diverse, queer characters. I really loved all the nods to the different parts of Toronto, the spotlight on city planning and teen activism plus all the Canadian romance book Easter eggs (I saw that Accidentally engaged nod Farah!). Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digtial copy in exchange for my honest review! This is perfect for fans of authors like Jenny Han and Jackie Khalilieh.

[Fay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you Simon Teen for my #gifted copy of Meet Me on Love Street! #SimonTeenInfluencer #MeetMeonLoveStreet #SimonTeen #SimonTeenPartner

Title: Meet Me On Love Street
Author: Farah Heron
Pub Date: June 10, 2025 - Out Now!

Meet Me on Love Street was a cute opposites attract YA romance that dealt with real life issues and I really enjoyed how it wove those two elements together. It focuses on community and diversity and it can be thought-provoking, while at the same time incorporating the YA romance elements. I enjoyed the two main characters, Sana and Miles and thought the author Farah Heron did a great job with this book. My only complaint was that I found some parts to be a bit slow, but overall, I enjoyed the characters and the message.

🧡YA Romance
🧡Grumpy x Sunshine
🧡Community
🧡LGBTQ+ Rep
🧡Found Family
🧡Friends to Lovers

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a cute YA Romance !

Thank you so much Simon and Schuster Canada for the gifted copy for an honest review.

I loved the banter between the two main characters. Sana Merali is in love with love. She's optimistic, she believes in what she can do and she's a leader to her community.

Miles Desai doesn't believe in fate, he's factual and anti-Romance.

Their Opposite Attraction was really well written and so fun. Seeing them falling for each other and letting down their prejudices was amazing to read.

I found it a little bit slow by moments and the misunderstanding situations got to me. I wanted them to talk to each other badly.


Read this if you love :

✨ YA Romance ;
✨ Grumpy x Sunshine ;
✨ Opposite Attract;
✨ LGBTQ Rep ;
✨ Community.

[Tia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really need to learn how to DNF books.

This book started mediocre and stayed mediocre. Nothing about it stood out as remarkable. The prose was pretty weak, the narrative structuring made no sense, and none of the characters were likeable, let alone loveable.

Sana spends half the book whining about being seen as naive and immature by everyone in her life, and the other half acting naive and immature. Too often in YA romance, the author tries to create tension between the love interests and ends up making the protagonist seem irrational and stupid.

I knew from the beginning that the prose in this book would be average at best but I was hoping the romance would make it worth reading, unfortunately this was not the case.

[Lara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sana is exhaustingly perky and optimistic, and her adoration of fluffy hearts and flowers romantic love made me roll my eyes a few times. She's a teenager, though, she's fully allowed to dream of Twoo Wuv and all the grand gestures and meet-cutes her little heart desires. Especially given her parents' divorce (and sweetie, the third time you insisted in the text that you were totally over that, I knew it would be a factor) and her awareness that the world is not perfect. But she tries, and exults in the trying, and I love that for her.

When Miles admitted he was named for this really oooooooooold song his parents loved called "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", I had to set the book down so I could blow away in a puff of withered dust.

[Tracy D · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quirky, funny and sweet YA romance set in Toronto. Sana loves love which is convenient because she lives on Love street, in an apartment above her mom’s flower shop. When there is the threat of her mom not being able to afford the mortgage on her shop and apartment Sana gets the idea to throw a love festive. Unfortunately the new bookshop employees, Miles decides to join the planning committee and shoot down every idea she has. He decidedly doesn’t love love so Sana is determined to set him up to help him discover love.

The characters are so loveable and the plot is fun. This is the perfect summer read!

Thanks to author for the copy of the book which I won in a giveaway!

[Chelsea Moss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute, so fun, welcome to love street where everything maybe falling apart but is it really, can things be changed around to help the people and business on love street oh and who knows will sana find love? From beginning to end this book had me smiling, going oh no, but then right back to yes we’ve got this. It was such a fun read and super easy and fast to get through there were a few added words on a few pages through out the book. But the book as a whole was amazing and I cannot wait to get the book on my physical shelf as a trophy will be looking for more books by this author to enjoy later on!!!

[Iaunna · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5! Thank you @netgalley and @farahheronauthor for this ARC in trade for my honest review!!

This book follows Sana as her favorite place in the world is going through struggles and trying to stay afloat. Sana then meets Miles at the local café and they don’t exactly hit it off. But more unfolds as the story continues!

For this book, I really felt I had to push through the beginning but the ending was amazing!! Miles is the perfect, hot, book boyfriend I was waiting to read about! Sana kind of made me get a little bit of 2nd hand embarrassment, but I love how she was a consistent character and always stayed true to her personality! Overall this was a good read on vacation!!

[Chris G. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Positive, romantic Sana and her mom have an apartment over mom’s flower shop on Love Street in Toronto in the kind of neighborhood realtors love to describe as “up and coming.” Sana works at the thrift store across the street and basks in the support and friendship of the other merchants and neighbors. Pragmatic Miles is studying urban planning and volunteering with the community groups that is trying to delay or shape Love Street’s gentrification. The enemies to lovers story is propelled by Sana’s complex, spunky character; Jane Austen lovers will feel right at home. Hindu and Muslim representation; all types of love are celebrated. EARC from Edelweiss