Reviews with content warning for Fatphobia - A Merry Little Meet Cute

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A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone

155 reviews

denisejochems's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I had 0 expectations when I started this book, but I absolutely loved it! A great storyline with funny surprises and even some life lessons throughout the entire book 🤍 I recommend this to anyone who loves a cheesy romance 🫶🏼🫶🏼

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jrosebartoli415's review

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

This would have been a 4 star read for me - it was entertaining and a unique enough plot, and I liked both main characters which is kind of rare for me - if the book had ended before the last 2 hours of the book.

The end dragged on for quite a while, and it wasn't incredibly fulfilling because of that. The plot I guess needed that final conflict, climax (no pun intended), and resolution (though I really thought the book was over when there were 2 hours left and was content with that), but it could have been done a bit faster and smoother. The epilogue was kind of weird too with their different career activities - I just felt like we didn't need that. And the ending about how the public responded to the movie and the two costars, acknowledging their fatphobia and slut-shaming, was so outrageous because I live in the real world lol. I know it's a book but it was too far out of the realm of possibility that it just made me roll my eyes.

I did love seeing diversity in both leads, especially a queer male lead, which I've personally never seen in a straight romance before. I also felt like the fatphobic content was handled pretty well, and while there was still a lot of making being plus size a main character trait of Bee, it didn't feel too much to take away from the story for me personally. She seemed a rich enough character outside of that.

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kbairbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was cute, quirky, and a bit cringe at times lol. I love what Bea did for work, and how that was incorporated into this book. I also loved the scene where they played into her ✨ personal thoughts ✨ while in her bedroom. I though Luca was funny, and Teddy was odd. Pearl was funny and outrageous, and Gretchen was more empathetic than we realized at first. But I will say that there are certain elements to this book that I didn’t love as much as I was hoping to? Overall I enjoyed it and thought it was funny and cute.

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linzozil's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

We love a plus size leading lady getting her goods

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thinkinabtbooks's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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? Yes

3.75

This wasn’t something I was expecting, and at times i found myself questioning why I was reading it, but honestly I enjoyed it. It was beautifully done and something that kept me entertained.

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