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I really enjoyed this one! It was such a cute, sworn worthy collection of stories and each one was unique!! 4 stars only because of the amount of vomit mentioned in “something real”

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belleslibraryco's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

redsilva95's review

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4.0

"Some people make you want to be known."

This is a very good anthology! The short stories were mostly well-written, and have diversity in genders, sexuality, ethnicity and skin color. Here's my individual ratings for each story:

"Siege Etiquette" by Katie Cotugno - 4 stars
"Print Shop" by Nina Lacour - 2 stars
"Hourglass" by Ibi Zoboi - 3 stars
"Click" by Katharine McGee - 4 stars
"The Intern" by Sara Shepard - 2 stars
"Somewhere That's Green" by Meredith Russo - 3.5 stars
"The Way We Love Here" by Dhonielle Clayton - 4.5 stars
"Oomph" by Emery Lord - 5 stars
"The Dictionary of You and Me" by Jennifer L. Armentrout - 4 stars
"The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love" by Jocelyn Davis - 3 stars
"259 Million Miles" by Kass Morgan - 4 stars
"Something Real" by Julie Murphy - 4 stars
"Say Everything" by Huntley Fitzpatrick - 1 star
"The Department of Dead Love" by Nicola Yoon - 4 stars

Overall, I really enjoyed the stories. The average of these individual ratings is 3.43 but I'm rounding up to 4 stars because of my enjoyment. Some felt flat to me, others were exactly what I was expecting them to be, there were cute, adorable and swoony moments, some heartbreaking ones. I want full novels of some of these stories (like the ones written by Lord, Clayton, Morgan, Murphy and Yoon) and expected more from others (maybe I don't click with Lacour's writing style? The meet-cute aspect of her story felt like an afterthought to me). But they made me want to read more from these authors, which is always an amazing thing.

annemanderijn's review

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3.0

The 14 short stories ranked

1. The unlikely likelihood of falling in love - 5/5
2. Oomph - 5/5
3. Click - 5/5
4. Something real - 4.75/5
5. The Way We Love Here - 4.5/5
6. The Dictionary of you and me - 4.5/5
7. Siege Etiquette - 3.75/5
8. The Itern - 3.5/5
9. The Print Shop - 3.5/5
10. The Department of Dead Love 3.5/5
11. Somewhere That's Green 3/5
12. Hourglass - 2.75/5
13. Say Everything - 2.5/5
14. 259 Million Miles - 2.5/5

migimon2002's review

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2.0

This book is an anthology of contemporary love stories, by some of today's hippest YA authors. It was okay but, no matter how hard I try, I just can't engage with short stories in the same way I can with a full-length novel. So, I admit there were a few stories in Meet Cute I read very quickly (as in, skimmed). And - as an extra aside - I must mention that a few of the stories written in second person kind of threw me off; it was a strange perspective to write from & made it difficult to connect with the characters (although I guess I have to give those authors compliments for trying).

When all was said and done, there were only two stand outs for me that I actually enjoyed...loved, even! These two stories were The Dictionary of You and Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout and The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love by Joselyn Davies.

lovelife1008's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

brontejansen's review

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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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