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A review by wynplus1
Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I really wanted to like this story because the premise is really cute, but it was just... not for me. I disliked more things than I liked.
Noah was a very difficult protagonist to follow and root for, because he's just so... insufferable. Entitled. Mean. There are a ton of words to describe him, none of them good. And like, in a way it's realistic - it's not like he's badly written necessarily, he's just an annoying Tumblr kid. I've met them - I've been them. Teenagers suck, and Noah is an example of that.
As for the romance plots... none of it really hit. Everything felt too rushed, too messy. I liked Devin, but as the reader, you don't really KNOW Devin. Noah hardly knows Devin. It's hard to care deeply about their relationship when Devin isn't really even introduced until like... half-way I think?
Something I DID appreciate though was the book's focus on like... terminally online culture and how Noah learns how to navigate his relationships in a real way versus what social media has led him to believe it should be.
Noah was a very difficult protagonist to follow and root for, because he's just so... insufferable. Entitled. Mean. There are a ton of words to describe him, none of them good. And like, in a way it's realistic - it's not like he's badly written necessarily, he's just an annoying Tumblr kid. I've met them - I've been them. Teenagers suck, and Noah is an example of that.
Something I DID appreciate though was the book's focus on like... terminally online culture and how Noah learns how to navigate his relationships in a real way versus what social media has led him to believe it should be.