A review by booksargram
Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted 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

4.0

tw: transphobia, bigotry, past off page suicide attempt, vomit, panic attack, cyber bullying

cool facts:  lgbt+ (trans, gay, nb, lesbian, ace!) lgbt+ author, BIPOC author, my first book by them, no steam (level 1), medium length chapters, cute illustrations, pop culture references, partly takes place in a bookstore,  fake dating trope, imposter syndrome, CONSENTTTTT 😍, this is the first book i’ve read where a character uses the e/em/eir pronouns, flawed but lovable characters, good writing. 

tldr summary: after moving to a new city, our main character, noah, who is trans, is called out for posting untrue meet cute stories on his tumblr blog about trans people meeting and falling in love. noah quickly meets a boy he’s attracted to and they stage a relationship specifically for the blog. 

vibes: tense, romantic, funny, cute, a little secondhand embarrassment, light with some darker themes, frustrating, millennial slander! “(they’re all 40 and married by now)” i will have noah know that i am only 32 and single tyvm (lol 😭), brotherly love 🥺🤗, my heart 🥰😭,  hea, squeal! ❤️❤️
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