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A review by becca
Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
4.0
First reviewed with thanks to Harper360 on Pretty Little Memoirs.
Noah, our MC, has been under the impression that he’s a complete virtuoso in the art of romance, but spoiler alert, he isn’t. On his blog, “The Meet Cute Diary”, he details a collection of trans happy ever afters, stories that are supposed to be based on truth. But all of them are fake, and after a mishap where a troll exposes him, Noah’s faux world of happiness is in turmoil. He realises the only way to actually get some kind of rebound from this is and save the Diary is to somehow prove they are real.
When Drew walks into Noah’s life in a magnetic kind of way as though fate were playing it’s hand, Noah thinks everything is finally going to be okay. Drew says he will “fake date” Noah so that they can save the Diary together. But then, obviously due to their connection, Noah’s fake feelings become very real. But because Noah has only known the fake kind of love, reality suddenly feels very surreal – and panic sets in as he realizes that he has no idea how to be in love.
Overall, this book made me melt. It was the kind of read that was easy and kept me turning pages for two days, immersing me in a world so comfortable that time seemed to slow. Although at times I felt Noah was quite self-centered and had a few bad habits (like being judgemental) that made him feel slightly unlikeable, he definitely redeemed himself by the ending. The author has written something that feels like a love letter to the Trans community, and I know this book will be beloved by so, so many people. Meet Cute Diary is a beautiful four-star novel that’s perfect for summer reading and young love.
Noah, our MC, has been under the impression that he’s a complete virtuoso in the art of romance, but spoiler alert, he isn’t. On his blog, “The Meet Cute Diary”, he details a collection of trans happy ever afters, stories that are supposed to be based on truth. But all of them are fake, and after a mishap where a troll exposes him, Noah’s faux world of happiness is in turmoil. He realises the only way to actually get some kind of rebound from this is and save the Diary is to somehow prove they are real.
When Drew walks into Noah’s life in a magnetic kind of way as though fate were playing it’s hand, Noah thinks everything is finally going to be okay. Drew says he will “fake date” Noah so that they can save the Diary together. But then, obviously due to their connection, Noah’s fake feelings become very real. But because Noah has only known the fake kind of love, reality suddenly feels very surreal – and panic sets in as he realizes that he has no idea how to be in love.
Overall, this book made me melt. It was the kind of read that was easy and kept me turning pages for two days, immersing me in a world so comfortable that time seemed to slow. Although at times I felt Noah was quite self-centered and had a few bad habits (like being judgemental) that made him feel slightly unlikeable, he definitely redeemed himself by the ending. The author has written something that feels like a love letter to the Trans community, and I know this book will be beloved by so, so many people. Meet Cute Diary is a beautiful four-star novel that’s perfect for summer reading and young love.