Isnt It Obvious?, Rachel Runya Katz
Isnt It Obvious?, Rachel Runya Katz
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Isn't It Obvious?

Author: Rachel Runya Katz

Narrator: Tamika Katon-Donegal, Leon Nixon

Unabridged: 9 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/18/2025

Synopsis

After a meet–disaster, a podcaster and her producer fall in love over email without realizing they know (and hate) each other in real life.When high school librarian Yael’s secret podcast starts to take off, she decides to hire Kevin, a remote freelance editor/producer so she can manage juggling her mental health, day job, and the queer teen book club she’s been hosting at school after hours. To maintain her anonymity, they communicate strictly via email and Kevin only knows her by her podcast persona, Elle.Little does Yael know that Kevin, who in real life goes by his middle name, Ravi, is the same man she tore apart for climbing out of her bedroom window after a one night stand with her roommate, Charlie. And she certainly never expects him to show up to volunteer at her book club.In person, Yael and Ravi clash until their sparks turn into something more. Over email, Elle and Kevin are starting to fall hard when they decide to keep things strictly professional. But when Ravi discovers the truth, will keeping it a secret mean the end of everything he’s built with Yael/Elle? And what happens when she finds out? Will they fall twice as hard, or cut ties in more ways than one?Rachel Runya Katz’s Isn’t It Obvious? is a sharp, funny romance about loving the whole person and finally taking a chance on love.

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 Robin on June 09, 2025

romance me over email while we hate each other at queer book club ravi signing off an emotional email with “best wishes” he’s just like me fr I needed a book that was proudly pro library in these trying times and Isn't It Obvious answered the call, while asking the question, what if we romanced each o......more

Goodreads review by Mai ༊*·˚ on November 13, 2025

3.5 ★ — A podcast host unknowingly falls for her editor, a man she’s only ever talked to through email, not realizing he’s the same guy she dislikes after he ran out on her roommate and who turns out to be a thorn in her side at the book club she hosts. That plot immediately pulled me in and made......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on June 10, 2025

Stunningly intimate and effortlessly wise — this is a book that burrows deep. ISN'T IT OBVIOUS? offers a truly unique take on enemies offline/anonymously falling in love online, with every sentence made to savor. I'm obsessed with everything Rachel Runya Katz writes.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on July 23, 2025

Isn’t It Obvious? by Rachel Runya Katz is a tender, funny, and quietly powerful romance that surprised me in the best way. I’ve never been a big fan of the hidden identity trope, mostly because it tends to feel contrived. But here, the premise works—partly because the characters are so emotionally g......more

Goodreads review by Millie on October 14, 2025

The only thing that would make this book more millennial coded would be a prolonged pause. The characters were so fun. The banter was top notch. Some of the things Ravi and Yael were saying had me laughing out loud and then I would have to patiently explain to people around me that I was laughing at......more

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