Meet Cute

I liked Meet Cute, but I didn't love it. It expanded my definition of a meet cute, in that not all of these stories were actually cute. In some of the stories, there seemed to be a lot of unnecessary manufactured drama - as if one problem for the protagonist to solve wasn't enough. But instead of spending more time on the stories I didn't really care for, here are some of my favorite stories in the collection: Click, The Intern, The Way We Love Here, Oomph, Say Everything, and The Department of Dead Love. I wish they had all been like these stories - I was expecting a lot more feel-good moments than I feel like I actually got. This was cute, but I'm glad I didn't get it in hardback. A more detailed review of the individual stories is below:Siege Ettiquette - a solemn beginning. I guess I assumed all meet cutes were feel-good. This one had a lot of emotion, but the main female is a mean girl and there are several stereotypes thrown around. I guess that's not too far- fetched, since it is high school, but i found it hard to relate or root for the characters.Print Shop - a slightly more upbeat story. I liked all of the detail about the print shop, but i didn't feel like we got to know the main character (whose head we're in) very well. so caring about her feelings felt a bit odd. But again, i will say the writing was really good!Hourglass - also not a feel good story. There's some depth, but I guess I don't understand why there had to be drama between the two friends, why everything else in Cherish's life, all the upcoming change and questions couldnt be enough.Click - i LOVED this story! Set in the nearish future, two people meet for a blind date with a twist. It was lovely and sweet and fun to read!The Intern - This story? This story is so good! Sweet and stormy and fun and fierce. Full of loving and sadness and laughter and heart. This is what i wanted the entire collection to be!Somewhere That's Green - I'm afraid to say anything negative about this story, because i do like the diversity, and i think it will probably give a lot of people hope. But it all felt... forced? cliche? i hate that, word. I think if it had ended just after the hug, I'd be more on board with it.The Way We Love Here - This story is MAGIC. It's sweet and lovely and sad and extraordinary. I love the idea of soulmate tattoos, but also the idea of potentially thwarting them. This is the best of the bunch!OOmph - i adored this story. The uncertainty and authenticity. The nerdy jokes and nervousness. i want more stories like this!The Dictionary of You and Me - I liked this story and found it a quick and delightful read. I'm kept from loving it simply because the main character kept pointing out how what was happening would only ever happen in a movie. That broke my distended disbelief each time.The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love - This was cute. i enjoyed the format and most of the story. I liked the characters, too. I think I just, didn't like the handful of references to meet cutes within this meet cute.259 Million Miles - i didn't like this story. it was strange being in a guy's head and Blythe felt VERY manic pixie dreamgirl.Something Real - i liked this story, but i think i would have liked it more if the guy wasn't a complete jerk. The two main females were wonderful and it was fantastic that they wouldn't fight over the guy!Say Everything - I LOVE this one! sweet and a little melancholy and the awkwardness abounds. But so do the truths and the good advice. YOLO and all that, you know?The Department of Dead Love - What a wonderful story to end on! I love the idea of an organization devoted to understanding and researching love. A great note to end on!

For someone who doesn’t tend to like insta-love as a trope, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed most of these stories! Here’s my breakdown:“Siege Etiquette” by Katie Cotugno: 4★“Print Shop” by Nina LaCour: 4.5★“Hourglass” by Ibi Zoboi: 4★“Click” by Katharine McGee: 4★“The Intern” by Sara Shepard: 3.5★“Somewhere That’s Green” by Meredith Russo: 4★“The Way We Love Here” by Dhonielle Clayton: 3.5★“Oomph” by Emery Lord: 5★“The Dictionary of You and Me” by Jennifer L. Armentrout: 4★“The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love” by Jocelyn Davies: 5★“258 Million Miles” by Kass Morgan: 4★“Something Real” by Julie Murphy: 5★“Say Everything” by Huntley Fitzpatrick: 3★“The Department of Dead Love” by Nicola Yoon: 4.5★

Meet Cute is a book of short stories written by various authors telling the stories of meeting that potential someone. This is the first book of short stories that I’ve read. So I didn’t know what to expect. I saw that Jennifer L. Armentrout was a writer on this book and she is one of my favorite authors, so I decided, why not?I did enjoy some of the stories in this book, though it took me a while to finish reading, and that is usually not a good sign. The writing was great. Each writer shines individually and seeing their different styles is intriguing. This book ranges from the young adult to new adult genre. I liked a lot of little things about Meet Cute. I love that there is a story for everyone. Every race, gender, and sexual orientation has a story in this book and it is part of what makes it fantastic. I loved the different genres depicted as well. Whether it be young adult, new adult, dystopian, or fantasy, this book has it all. The variety is amazing and I believe that everyone will find a story in it that’s just for them.Even though I enjoyed those aspects, I couldn’t bring myself to wanting to read this book. I found that I needed a break from reading it just to read something else. it’s not that it was bad, I just couldn’t get into some of the stories. And the stories that I really did like, I wanted more of. Once the two main characters meet each other and interact for a page or two, that’s it. The story is over. And I hate the feeling of wanting more from a book. This doesn’t make the book bad at all. But it makes the reader wish that there was just….more.Would I recommend this book? Sure, why not. Like I said, there’s a story for everyone. Meet cute was not a bad book at all, I was just left with the feeling of reading something unfinished.

I think with this type of short story collection, where each one is by a different author, it's not unexpected that I would enjoy each one a different amount. There were some I really enjoyed and some that were just okay. I didn't dislike any of them though and overall it was an enjoyable read. I had thought these were all contemporary in nature but I was pleasantly surprised to find that some were science fiction.I also loved that there weren't just boy meets girl stories (there were girl meets girl, transgender girl meets girl, etc.). Plus, they weren't all white people.This is probably nitpicky but there was some geography issues in the first story: "Siege Etiquette" and it bothered me, mostly because it involved the area I'm from (Syracuse, NY is in Onondaga County).

"Whether or not you believe in fate, luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. Meet Cute is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of 'how they first met' from some of today's most popular YA authors."..RATINGS:_Siege Etiquette: 4/5_Print Shop: 3/5_Hourglass: 3.5/5_Click: 4.5/5_The Intern: 5/5_Somewhere that's green: 4/5_The Way We Love Here: 3.5/5_Oomph: 3.5/5_The dictionary of you and me: 5/5_The Unlikely Likehood of Falling in Love: 5/5_259 Million Miles: 3.5/5_Something Real: 3.5/5_Say Everything: 5/5_The Department of Dead Love:4/5Overall i really liked this collection of short stories, especially the stories by Jennifer Armentrout and Huntley Fitzpatrick, and i wish there was more i could read of these characters!

Cute stories! Fast to read with a lot of feelings

All the stories are clichés and are unfinished, leaving the finale to the reader. Many of them are ridiculously short and in most of them nothing really happens.

Muy buen libro. Por otra parte llegó en perfecto estado.

Cute book