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A review by lmrivas54
Meet Cute by Helena Hunting
5.0
One of my favorite books this year so far! This is a different style for this author; I was expecting another crazy romp but this one is a serious, emotional, rational, and fantastic read. It has some humorous moments, but it was mostly just a wonderful love story with some angsty tones and wonderful characters.
Daxton Hughes was a child actor, wildly popular for his participation in a TV series, It’s My Life. Kailyn was a huge fan during her teen years, so when she ran into him on her first year of law school, she went total fangirl over him. This was a hugely comical scene, typical Helena Hunting. Then she reverted to her usual serious, studious and responsible persona. They were friendly rivals during their law studies, vying for the first position in their graduating class, until he tricked her from the coveted position.
Years later his parents die in an accident and he’s appointed guardian of his thirteen year old sister, Emme. There are issues with his guardianship and his aunt, who is not happy with the situation, and he seeks help with Kailyn who prepared Emme’s trust fund. Even though they were once rivals and she’s not happy with Dax, she liked Emme and feels for the young orphaned teenager. Since Kailyn lost her parents when she was in college, she understands the feelings Emme is going through. They connect and Emme finds a refuge in Kailyn.
I love how this author writes! Her books have a straightforward pace, she develops her characters and we get to know them and love them without excess prose and description. We fall in love with all three characters and we live them as they slowly turn into a family. We also hurt for young Emme as she deals with her pain, misses her mother, sasses her brother, and feels uncertain about her future. Dax has a hard time dealing with a young girl, with their grief and loss, with running a household and raising a teenager. He relies on Kailyn and she’s generous and kind and thoughtful as she helps the bereaved family. I just loved how the plot goes, felt suspense as the aunt’s schemes are unveiled, and Kailyn hides a secret. It was intriguing and riveting and fun. This is definitely one of the books you like to re-read and enjoy again, because it was just so cute and engaging and heartfelt. Loved it!
Daxton Hughes was a child actor, wildly popular for his participation in a TV series, It’s My Life. Kailyn was a huge fan during her teen years, so when she ran into him on her first year of law school, she went total fangirl over him. This was a hugely comical scene, typical Helena Hunting. Then she reverted to her usual serious, studious and responsible persona. They were friendly rivals during their law studies, vying for the first position in their graduating class, until he tricked her from the coveted position.
Years later his parents die in an accident and he’s appointed guardian of his thirteen year old sister, Emme. There are issues with his guardianship and his aunt, who is not happy with the situation, and he seeks help with Kailyn who prepared Emme’s trust fund. Even though they were once rivals and she’s not happy with Dax, she liked Emme and feels for the young orphaned teenager. Since Kailyn lost her parents when she was in college, she understands the feelings Emme is going through. They connect and Emme finds a refuge in Kailyn.
I love how this author writes! Her books have a straightforward pace, she develops her characters and we get to know them and love them without excess prose and description. We fall in love with all three characters and we live them as they slowly turn into a family. We also hurt for young Emme as she deals with her pain, misses her mother, sasses her brother, and feels uncertain about her future. Dax has a hard time dealing with a young girl, with their grief and loss, with running a household and raising a teenager. He relies on Kailyn and she’s generous and kind and thoughtful as she helps the bereaved family. I just loved how the plot goes, felt suspense as the aunt’s schemes are unveiled, and Kailyn hides a secret. It was intriguing and riveting and fun. This is definitely one of the books you like to re-read and enjoy again, because it was just so cute and engaging and heartfelt. Loved it!