Reviews with content warning for Panic attacks/disorders - Meet Cute Diary

This is such a heartwarming and adorable story!!! I just!! The discussions of neo-pronouns and all that Drew went through. The way Noah learned who he was through the Meet Cute Diary and through Drew and his brother and his friends and just!!! This was so heartwarming. Honestly I am so glad I read it.

The character development is excellent!

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.0

Pretty adorable! I loved the pronoun fluidity and search for finding the right ones.

Rep: Triracial (white, Japanese, Afro-Caribbean) bisexual trans male MC, questioning genderqueer androphile asexual love interest with anxiety, lesbian side character.

CWs: Alcohol consumption (including underage), drug use, dysphoria, gaslighting, mental illness (anxiety), panic attacks/disorders, toxic relationship, transphobia/transmisia, mentions of past coming out, discussion of past suicidal thoughts and attempt, mentions of past bullying, arophobia/aromisia.

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Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was, as the name says, cute! Noah did annoy me for a good chunk of the book and whilst he felt like an authentic 16 y/o in that regard, it was a little grating at times. I also felt like his character development hadn't really.. sunk in? in the final chapter or so. He was still making day one mistakes, but at least he handled it better than before.

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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leocancer's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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n_asyikin_'s review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

A coming-of-age story featuring a cast of characters with diverse gender identities. Noah has always had a clear idea(l) of how one came to fall in love & be in love. Over the course of a summer break, he faced the possibility of playing those idea out in real life for the sake of a popular blog he managed.

Reading Meet Cute Diary was rather nostalgic for me (i.e. people my age, late 20s) exploring themes of fear of changes, navigating romantic relationship & friendship, the need to be accepted. It also highlighted adolescents' innocence & obstinance; Noah's stubborn tendency was layered, ranging from self-assuredness to selfishness. He'd leave you feeling frustrated many times, but you'd find yourself cheering for him at his growth towards the end.

I also liked how the book depicted the ways in which parasocial interactions came to be/were significant in our lives. It highlighted the tendency for our intent to be lost in or/and shaped by the sea of opinions; how nuances tend to be erased in the virtual world. But more so, how one might prioritized the "likes" or "followers count" over being mindful of people in real-life: the overarching point being, choosing between quantity over quality.

Meet Cute Diary was an enjoyable, light summer read with a warm and, aptly, cute ending.

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adventurous emotional informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Noah é extremamente mimado, e autocentrado, obviamente não fui muito com ele. Quando ele começou a choramingar por cartão de crédito eu juro que quase abandonei o livro! Durante o verão inteiro parece que nem sequer um prato ele lavou mas passa o livro inteiro reclamando do tamanho do quarto na casa do irmão, sério.

Pra uma pessoa que depende tanto de relacionamento romântico ele é extremamente não romântico. Ele não moveu um dedo praticamente pra fazer nada especial! Mesmo no primeiro romance que a gente tem que aguentar no livro, ele passa só reclamando dos encontros que a pessoa planeja pra eles, e eu sei qual foi o ponto aqui mas pelo amor! E quando a gente finalmente se livra, tem o outro romance que é uma fofura mas de novo ele não se move e sinceramente recebe muito mais que merece! Eu tentei entender a lógica do blog mas não funcionou pra mim, pior ainda quando Noah dá o discurso que odeia pessoas mentirosas! Foi hilário, levando em conta toda história!! Então tudo acaba se tornando uma bagunça, sobre isso sabe.

Devin é perfeite! Eu adorei demais esse personagem, queria tanto ler alguma narração que elu fosse ê narradore sabe, seria maravilhoso! Ou que pelo menos tivesse acontecido mais cedo :(

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