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Meet Cute by Meredith Russo, Dhonielle Clayton, Julie Murphy, Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi, Katie Cotugno, Jocelyn Davies, Kass Morgan, Katharine McGee, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Nina LaCour, Emery Lord, Sara Shepard
3.0

Siege Etiquette by Katie Cotugno ⭐️
Not my fave at all and was not a good start to this anthology. I don’t think a meet cute should ever start with cheating.

Print Shop by Nina LaCour ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I liked the format of this one a lot. Evie and Lauren are adorable, even if they really only interact for like a second.

Hourglass by Ibi Zoboi ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I loved the MC but I felt the meet cute could have been more.

Click by Katharine McGee ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Alexa and Raden meet on a date where they’ve been perfectly matched. This had some unexpected twists that were fun and probably the longest page time for the pairing so far in the anthology.

The Intern by Sara Shepard ⭐️⭐️
I honestly done remember this story at all, nothing about it really stood out to me.

Somewhere That’s Green by Meredith Russo
Meredith Russo is a problematic person and I will not be reviewing their work.

The Way We Love Here by Dhonielle Clayton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I could have spent so much more time in this world. The concept of something telling you who your true love is is so compelling to me and it was really interesting seeing it tackled.

Oomph by Emery Lord ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was super cute and I could definitely read a full length novel.

The Dictionary of You and Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Unlikely Likelihood Falling In Love by Jocelyn Davies ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was one of the best stories in the collection! I enjoyed the formatting, the characters, and the story overall.

259 Million Miles by Kass Morgan ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I thought the concept was fun but the character interactions left some to be desired and the ending was good.

Something Real by Julie Murphy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Julie Murphy is an auto buy for me and this story affirms that I will read anything she writes because she nails it every time. 1000% would read a full length novel of this one.

Say Everything by Huntley Fitzpatrick ⭐️
This story was not great at all. Weird, awkward.

The Department of Dead Love by Nicola Yoon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The concept of this story!!! Another great candidate for a full length novel. Best quote of the book too:
“Some people you want to get to know and some people you want to know you. I think that's the difference.”