Whenever Youre Ready, Rachel Runya Katz
Whenever Youre Ready, Rachel Runya Katz
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Whenever You're Ready

Author: Rachel Runya Katz

Narrator: Dawn Rocker

Unabridged: 8 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/18/2025

Categories: Fiction, Lgbtq+, Romance


Synopsis

Nia and Jade had been inseparable ever since their best friend, Michal, introduced them at her tenth birthday party. But now it's been three years since Michal died of cancer—since the brutal fight Nia and Jade had—and they're barely on speaking terms.

Until Nia reads a letter Michal wrote for her twenty-ninth birthday, asking her and Jade to go on the southern Jewish history road trip they'd planned before she died. To add to the complications, Michal's then-boyfriend and Jade's twin brother, Jonah, joins the trip. Despite the years apart and Jade and Jonah's strained relationship, any awkwardness quickly disappears as it becomes clear how much Nia and Jade have missed each other.

Nia has been in love with Jade since they were teenagers, and Jade has been so committed to their friendship that she never let herself consider something more. As the stops pass, tensions mount, until Nia and Jade are forced to confront what happened, their feelings for one another, and even their respective relationships with Jonah.

Rachel Runya Katz's Whenever You're Ready is about family, friendship, and the kind of first love that could last a lifetime—if only you are willing to take a chance.

About Rachel Runya Katz

RACHEL RUNYA KATZ is a contemporary romance writer living in Seattle with her partner, her cat, and far too many houseplants. She has a PhD in biomedical engineering, which is minimally helpful for this endeavor. Her books center queer Jews of color and their layered lives of joy, sadness, and love. She is the author of Thank You for Sharing.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on August 30, 2024

4.5 stars rounded up. THIS BOOK! I AM SO EXCITED I CAN FINALLY REVIEW IT. okay so this is such a sad, funny, lovely sapphic romance. it's a friends-to-??????-to-lovers--that ?????? in the middle is the fade after something that no one knows how to talk about, that no one is ready to deal with, that i......more

Goodreads review by Anniek on November 12, 2024

Having enjoyed Rachel Runya Katz's first book, I was really curious about this one as well. I ended up reading this in one sitting, and my eyes were glued to the page the entire time. This is a little bit of an unconventional romance book, in that the story deals a lot with grief, and there's a huge......more

Goodreads review by DesanaRose on May 27, 2024

I absolutely loved "Whenever You’re Ready" by Rachel Runya Katz! This book dives deep into the friendship between Jade and Nia, who reconnect after losing their close friend Michal. It handles heavy topics like grief, antisemitism, and racism in America while weaving in a slow-burn sapphic romance.......more

Goodreads review by Sterling Sapphic Reads on September 07, 2024

Whenever You’re Ready by Rachel Runya Katz is an emotional road trip of reconnection, healing, and self-discovery. The story follows childhood best friends Nia and Jade, who have been estranged for three years after the death of their mutual best friend, Michal. With Michal’s twin brother Jonah alon......more

Goodreads review by guiltless pleasures on September 24, 2024

4.5 stars lol, some other reviewer called this a romcom. It is not a romcom. It has its light and amusing moments, but it deals with some heavy themes, including (primarily) grief, loneliness, antisemitism and slavery. HOWEVER. Don’t let that put you off. I devoured this book in a day. Jade and Nia a......more