See You At The Summit

Simone Whitaker is tired of hiding her bisexuality and when she finally comes out (in a very public way) she's eager to embrace her life as a bisexual woman. But her plans to openly date women are postponed when she falls hard for Ryan, a plaid-wearing, ornery straight guy she meets on the first day of her new job at the Rainbow Museum in Toronto

For me, the strength of this book isn't in the romance - which felt rushed with forced chemistry, more tell than show and a disappointing third act break-up. Instead, it was much more about Simone's journey to know herself and where she fits in as a bisexual woman. She's chaotic, unsure, and a bit annoying, but her journey, though messy, was quite poignant and the vulnerability she shows as she challenges her own insecurities and the expectations and labels put upon the bisexual community won me over. 

I believe this is the first book I've read that focuses on bisexuality and it opened my eyes to the complicated experiences of some bisexuals - judgement and being misunderstood. In particular, the feeling like they're between worlds - of feeling not 'queer enough' for the queer community and not 'straight enough' for the straight community and all the shame and complicated feelings that go with it. 

Overall, I enjoyed this LGBTQIA2S+ story which has some sweet (and spicy) bits, but whose strength is in its exploration of one woman's journey to self-acceptance, identity and finding strength in herself and within her community.  

Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to the publisher for the complimentary digital advanced copy which was given to me in exchange for my honest review.

My Rating: 3.5 stars

Author: Jordyn Taylor

Genre: Romance, LGBTQIA2S+, 

Type and Source: ebook from publisher via NetGalley

Publisher: St Martin’s Press

First Published: January 27, 2026

Read: Dec 26-30, 2025

Book Description from GoodReads: Girl comes out as bi. Girl falls for a straight guy.

Simone Whittaker has spent the first three decades of her life pretending to be straight. But when the girl she never dared call her girlfriend walks away, she decides she’s done living in fear. Her uptight parents don’t take the news well, but a viral coming-out post and a new job at Toronto’s Rainbow Museum offer a fresh start—and a crash course in queer adulthood.

That is, until her first day of work, when Simone ruins a project designed by Ryan Foley—the museum’s gruff and annoyingly hot carpenter—earning her the top spot on his enemies list. When they’re forced to take a work trip to the Whistler Pride and Ski Festival together, Simone vows not to let a grumpy straight guy ruin her first Pride. But Ryan keeps surprising her—thoughtful, vulnerable, and impossible to ignore. As sparks fly on chairlifts and by crackling fires, one snowstorm—and one bed—changes everything.

Back in Toronto, however, reality sets in. Dating a guy—and being mistaken for straight—weren’t exactly part of Simone’s coming-out plan. As the pressure builds between the identity she’s just beginning to explore and the relationship that wasn’t supposed to happen, she starts to wonder: What if claiming one part of herself means erasing the other?