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kimu23's review
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Hngggh this is a bit hard. The writing style is not for me and I don't care for the romance at all. The love interest didn't even have a lot of screentime. The only good thing I like is the sisters relationship, but even then it's not really that great either.
queerbooklover03's review against another edition
5.0
A very honest and true to life story full of complicated people and miscommunications. I just wish that the main relationship had been more developed by the end, and
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I was a bit disappointed that after all that build-up to the wedding, it wasn't even shown.esme586's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
erinmilmmil's review against another edition
3.0
Eh. An ok, cute YA romance. The premise would have worked better in an adult romance I think.
jilljemmett's review against another edition
4.0
Mia needs to find a date to her sister’s wedding so that she isn’t paired with her future brother-in-law’s younger brother for the wedding party. Mia already has a lot to deal with, including math team, swim team, AP classes, and volunteering at the community garden, so she doesn’t have time to look for her own date. Her friends decide to each try to create a meet-cute moment for Mia, so she can “spontaneously” meet the perfect guy for her. It seems like a simple solution, until something goes wrong with each meeting, making Mia wonder if she will ever get her meet-cute moment.
This was a light, fun romance. Mia had to deal with typical high school things, like homework and teams, but she also had to deal with her bridezilla sister who insisted that Mia find a date for her wedding. I don’t really think it was that necessary for Mia to have a date to the wedding when she didn’t already have a partner, but it made for some funny moments.
I liked that though Mia is Black, it wasn’t the entire part of her personality or the story. It is definitely important to have stories about race, but it doesn’t have to be the main focus of every story. Mia didn’t have to deal with racism or racial issues. She was just a teenage girl who was trying to find a date.
This was a fun young adult romance!
Thank you Simon and Schuster Canada for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was a light, fun romance. Mia had to deal with typical high school things, like homework and teams, but she also had to deal with her bridezilla sister who insisted that Mia find a date for her wedding. I don’t really think it was that necessary for Mia to have a date to the wedding when she didn’t already have a partner, but it made for some funny moments.
I liked that though Mia is Black, it wasn’t the entire part of her personality or the story. It is definitely important to have stories about race, but it doesn’t have to be the main focus of every story. Mia didn’t have to deal with racism or racial issues. She was just a teenage girl who was trying to find a date.
This was a fun young adult romance!
Thank you Simon and Schuster Canada for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
mswocreader's review against another edition
3.0
The Meet Cute Project follows the very relatable Mia who is tasked with finding a date for her sister's wedding. Her best friends come up with the idea of creating meet cutes in an attempt to find the perfect guy for her.
One of the things that was refreshing was that this felt like it was written for tweens and teens. And it wasn't trying to promote activism or current events. While those books are important we also need books about Black teens just being Black teens navigating high school. Mia is apart of her school's swim team, she has a close knit group of friends, and she's starting to think about what colleges she wants to apply to.
Mia has a much older sister named Sam who is being a bit of a bridezilla while planning her wedding. It was interesting seeing their relationship because of their age difference and being at two different points in their lives. Sam often takes it upon herself to be a parental figure to Mia because she believes their parents are slacking with her compared to when she was her age.
It starts off a little slow but picks up as we get further into the story. Mia has a close knit group of friends and they attempt to stage meet cutes at stores, parties, and even the dog park. I had a hard time picturing what her potential love interests looked like though because there was little description of what they looked like. But I appreciated that they weren't the cookie cutter YA love interests. No dark haired goofy bad boys in sight.
I liked that the ups and downs of friendships also played a big part in this book as Mia navigates close friendships as well as team friendships and branching outside of her bubble.
Overall this was a cute book with realistic friendships, family relationships, and first romance. Teens who like slow burn romance will enjoy this.
I want to thank Simon & Schuster for granting me an early copy of this book in exchange for review. I really wasn't sure what to expect from this one. It was compared to To All the Boys I've Loved Before but nothing about it from the tone to the storyline was reminiscent of that book. Which isn't a bad thing. We need more stories that don't feel like the buzzed about book of the moment.
Originally posted at
https://womenofcolorreadtoo.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-meet-cute-project-by-rhiannon.html
One of the things that was refreshing was that this felt like it was written for tweens and teens. And it wasn't trying to promote activism or current events. While those books are important we also need books about Black teens just being Black teens navigating high school. Mia is apart of her school's swim team, she has a close knit group of friends, and she's starting to think about what colleges she wants to apply to.
Mia has a much older sister named Sam who is being a bit of a bridezilla while planning her wedding. It was interesting seeing their relationship because of their age difference and being at two different points in their lives. Sam often takes it upon herself to be a parental figure to Mia because she believes their parents are slacking with her compared to when she was her age.
It starts off a little slow but picks up as we get further into the story. Mia has a close knit group of friends and they attempt to stage meet cutes at stores, parties, and even the dog park. I had a hard time picturing what her potential love interests looked like though because there was little description of what they looked like. But I appreciated that they weren't the cookie cutter YA love interests. No dark haired goofy bad boys in sight.
I liked that the ups and downs of friendships also played a big part in this book as Mia navigates close friendships as well as team friendships and branching outside of her bubble.
Overall this was a cute book with realistic friendships, family relationships, and first romance. Teens who like slow burn romance will enjoy this.
I want to thank Simon & Schuster for granting me an early copy of this book in exchange for review. I really wasn't sure what to expect from this one. It was compared to To All the Boys I've Loved Before but nothing about it from the tone to the storyline was reminiscent of that book. Which isn't a bad thing. We need more stories that don't feel like the buzzed about book of the moment.
Originally posted at
https://womenofcolorreadtoo.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-meet-cute-project-by-rhiannon.html
tavernwench's review against another edition
3.0
Related to Mia and her relationship with her sister and I was pleased with how that storyline unfolded, but found it hard to invest in any of Mia's relationships and found the story predictable at parts.
scribbledpizza's review against another edition
3.0
The Meet-Cute project by Rhiannon Richardson was a little bit nothing to me, but it was good. The strongest aspect was by far the sister subplot and the characters within Mia's family in my opinion, but it's resolution was a little tiny bit off for me. Like yes, you should recognize that when the people you love are lashing out, they might be feeling overwhelmed and you can do something to help them. Fair. But what bothered me was that it felt like Mia and Geoffrey were the only people apologizing, and Sam was just completely of the hook for "testing them" as Mia put it, like that was just the way she always was and was always going to be and by loving her they were always supposed to be her completely understanding punching bags. Maybe I'm projecting, honestly. Maybe it was meant to be implicit, but I'd have liked a verbal indication from Sam that she was also sorry and in the wrong. The romance itself was kind of cute, but it felt like the ultimate pairing didn't get a whole lot of scenes together. Basically, this was cute. I had a good time.
kbeddes's review against another edition
3.0
HS junior Mia-awkward rambler, true-crime loving, swimmer, mathlete-is tasked with finding a date to her sister’s winter wonderland wedding. Only, she doesn’t know how to talk to boys, so her friends help plan a series of “meet cutes” to find the perfect date.
A cute rom-com for high school students with a BIPOC cast of characters. Initially it reminded me a lot of THE ROSIE PROJECT by Graeme Simsion but eventually it grew into its own story. I felt like the relationships between sisters and teenage friends were super real and authentic even though her older sister bugged me from time to time. It made me appreciate my little sister a little more.
Tags: bipoc, rom com reads, high school boy drama, bridezilla,
A cute rom-com for high school students with a BIPOC cast of characters. Initially it reminded me a lot of THE ROSIE PROJECT by Graeme Simsion but eventually it grew into its own story. I felt like the relationships between sisters and teenage friends were super real and authentic even though her older sister bugged me from time to time. It made me appreciate my little sister a little more.
Tags: bipoc, rom com reads, high school boy drama, bridezilla,