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karinakawana's review
4.0
This book was SO CUTE!!!! I really loved most of the short stories. Especially Click, The Intern, The Dictionary of You and Me, The Unlikelihood of Falling In Love, and The Department of Dead Love. All those were so CUTE AND CREATIVE and I wish there was more to them! I usually don’t like short stories because I want more and those 5 are no exception. But I loved them so much and will definitely go back to experience them again!
scoutabout's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
emmanovella's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not sure how to rate this (or review it!). 3.5 stars, I think. My first anthology. Interesting and reminded me that I do still enjoy contemporary! Overall I liked most of the stories in here - Print Shop by Nina LaCour and The Unlikelihood of Falling in Love by Jocelyn Davies were probably my favourites - and I think there were maybe only one or two that I wasn't that keen on though they were by no means bad. This is an incredibly diverse collection with LGBTQ+ rep (including a transgender character) but we only have one story solely from a male POV (and no male authors). I didn't particularly feel the need to go out and read from an author I discovered through the book though it did reaffirm my dislike for one, which is unfortunate but that's just how it goes. My full review can be found on my blog: https://www.emmanovella.co.uk/blog/review-meet-cute-an-anthology
drgnlis's review
The meet cutes were not cute.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia
oddlygeneric's review against another edition
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
It’s a cute read! There were two queer stories and I found myself wanting more of those meet cutes. Overall, a fun little read.
mielybooks's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 por promedio
Advertencia yo no soy de libros de romance ok?
Es una recopilación de historias de varios autores sobre como se conocieron y amor a ver cómo nos va ya que vengo de una lectura desagradable. Cómo ya saben en las recopilación no doy spoilers pero las califico individualmente y la promedio y hago algunos comentarios o frases
estas son:
●Etiqueta De Sitio por Katie Cotugno :
Advertencia yo no soy de libros de romance ok?
Es una recopilación de historias de varios autores sobre como se conocieron y amor a ver cómo nos va ya que vengo de una lectura desagradable. Cómo ya saben en las recopilación no doy spoilers pero las califico individualmente y la promedio y hago algunos comentarios o frases
estas son:
●Etiqueta De Sitio por Katie Cotugno :
kaitburesh's review
3.0
3.2 stars. My rating is based on the average of my rating of each of the stories, which is detailed below.
• Siege Etiquette - 1 stars (2nd person narration, completely forgettable. Rough choice starting the anthology with this one because I was skeptical to continue on as a result)
• Print Shop - 4 stars
• Hourglass - 4 stars
• Click – 4 stars
• Intern – 2 stars (just meh. Nothing that kept me wanting to read more about the characters)
• Somewhere That’s Green – 3.5 stars
• The Way We Love Here -3 stars
• Oomph – 3 stars
• The Dictionary of You and Me – 5 stars (Sooo stinkin’ cute!)
• The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love – 5 stars (I would read a full-length novel by this person – off to look into that)
• 259 Million Miles – 3.75 stars
• Something Real – 4 stars
• Say Everything – 2 stars (2nd person narration again and no connection to the story or characters for me)
• The Department of Dead Love – 4.5 stars (lost half a star because this premise is SO COOL! But I want more buildup, which I realize isn’t possible in a short story but it’s my ratings and I do what I want!)
• Siege Etiquette - 1 stars (2nd person narration, completely forgettable. Rough choice starting the anthology with this one because I was skeptical to continue on as a result)
• Print Shop - 4 stars
• Hourglass - 4 stars
• Click – 4 stars
• Intern – 2 stars (just meh. Nothing that kept me wanting to read more about the characters)
• Somewhere That’s Green – 3.5 stars
• The Way We Love Here -3 stars
• Oomph – 3 stars
• The Dictionary of You and Me – 5 stars (Sooo stinkin’ cute!)
• The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love – 5 stars (I would read a full-length novel by this person – off to look into that)
• 259 Million Miles – 3.75 stars
• Something Real – 4 stars
• Say Everything – 2 stars (2nd person narration again and no connection to the story or characters for me)
• The Department of Dead Love – 4.5 stars (lost half a star because this premise is SO COOL! But I want more buildup, which I realize isn’t possible in a short story but it’s my ratings and I do what I want!)
theamyleblanc's review
DNF @ 25%
I couldn't keep reading these stories. I always find second person PoV to be a weird choice; it prevents me from immersing myself in the story. And I knew that these would be more geared towards young adults but it was the kind of young adult writing that turns me off. Finally, the stories I did read were pretty transparent. It was very easy to see where it was going and I felt cheated. What's the point of continuing to read if you know what's going to happen?
I couldn't keep reading these stories. I always find second person PoV to be a weird choice; it prevents me from immersing myself in the story. And I knew that these would be more geared towards young adults but it was the kind of young adult writing that turns me off. Finally, the stories I did read were pretty transparent. It was very easy to see where it was going and I felt cheated. What's the point of continuing to read if you know what's going to happen?