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The Meet Cute Method

The Meet Cute Method

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  • Author：Portia MacIntosh
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Summary

The brand new laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from the bestselling author of Life's A Beach and Stuck On You。

Do movie romances ever happen in real life。。。？

Frankie doesn't believe in true love。 As relationships expert at popular magazine Stylife， she has learnt that dating disasters are far more common than happy ever afters。

So when she is tasked to find out if meet cutes can work in real life she is up for the challenge - but whether it's being a damsel in distress with a flat tyre， or spilling coffee over a stranger， she isn't convinced this can really lead to love。

But little does Frankie know that the ultimate meet cute opportunity is just around the corner。 As she is whisked off her feet （all in the name of her work project of course。。。） perhaps true love isn't just for the movies after all。。。？

Join bestseller Portia MacIntosh for a laugh-out-loud， feel-good summer read， guaranteed to whisk you away and put a smile on your face。

Praise for Portia MacIntosh:

'A hilarious， roaringly fun， feel good， sexy read。 I LOVED it！' Holly Martin

'This is a heartwarming fun story， perfect for several hours of pure escapism。' Jessica Redland

'Super-romantic and full of festive spirit。 I loved it！' Mandy Baggot

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Reviews

Jess ，

Ah i don't know really， overall it was a nice story。 Started strong then kind of lost it's plot there was no real tension or build up for the main love interest it was no they won't to okay yes？ But to no this a very lukewarm epilogue。Thanks Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a review。 Ah i don't know really， overall it was a nice story。 Started strong then kind of lost it's plot there was no real tension or build up for the main love interest it was no they won't to okay yes？ But to no this a very lukewarm epilogue。Thanks Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a review。 。。。more

Rachel Gilbey ，

Have I mentioned recently how much I absolutely love Portia MacIntosh's books？ Oh only every time I review one， I can hear you say。。。 。。 well that is because it's true and Portia has hit it out of the park， a complete home run of brilliance with this latest book。 It's like an ode to rom-com films， with Frankie trying to set up various movie-esque meet cutes。 However she doesn't have much luck in any romantic sense， but instead makes me laugh with each attempt。 And then there is the man who she m Have I mentioned recently how much I absolutely love Portia MacIntosh's books？ Oh only every time I review one， I can hear you say。。。 。。 well that is because it's true and Portia has hit it out of the park， a complete home run of brilliance with this latest book。 It's like an ode to rom-com films， with Frankie trying to set up various movie-esque meet cutes。 However she doesn't have much luck in any romantic sense， but instead makes me laugh with each attempt。 And then there is the man who she meets in the lift at work， who she is actually attracted too。 However her editor reckons office romance isn't interesting enough for the article Frankie is writing。 Well up until the point where she gets an interesting offer from him and from there the book catapults itself from the great light hearted fun it was - - into more of the same but ramped up to new levels， with a new location， a world that is unfamiliar to Frankie and leads to some rather interesting situations！ It's just fabulous all over！And kudos to the cover designer for such a gorgeous cover， and having now read the book one that really does fit to story so well too！ It's just all so so good， and so entertaining and had me smiling and generally feeling happy throughout。 Another utterly fabulous rom-com from the extremely talented Portia MacIntosh。 Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily。 。。。more

Tales and Lattes ，

3。5⭐️ *NetGalley ARC for an Honest Review* If you are looking for a fun， rom-com movie-style book where everything that happens is so bizarre and crazy， you just say to yourself， "Yeah， this will never happen in real life"。 Because， god， the moments made me laugh out crazy， made my jaw drop A LOT and made me wish stuff like this did happen in real life。 Like， wouldn't YOU want your office crush to just randomly offer you an all-paid luxury trip to Hawaii？ Did I mention he was also extremely good 3。5⭐️ *NetGalley ARC for an Honest Review* If you are looking for a fun， rom-com movie-style book where everything that happens is so bizarre and crazy， you just say to yourself， "Yeah， this will never happen in real life"。 Because， god， the moments made me laugh out crazy， made my jaw drop A LOT and made me wish stuff like this did happen in real life。 Like， wouldn't YOU want your office crush to just randomly offer you an all-paid luxury trip to Hawaii？ Did I mention he was also extremely good-looking？ Yeah， stuff like this never happens in real life。 So， I guess， the book is what it says on the cover， the meet-cute between the two characters with a relatively relatable main FMC。 There were also more than a few cringe-worthy moments which meant this would be a one-time read for me as it annoyed me more than just giving me second-hand embarrassment which I can still handle if the book is well written。 However， I guess， because personally， I wasn't able to connect with the characters or the writing style meant while I enjoyed the book， I didn't LOVE it。 。。。more

Danelle ，

I think this book was okay， but I did not like it as much as I hoped I would。 The idea of having meet-cutes was a fun concept， but I think that it fell flat because of the way Frankie， the main character， went about it。 I was expecting this to be a light， cute rom-com and while it was both light and cute， especially when they go to Hawaii because who doesn't love a tropical vacation story， there was not much romance。 I think that the characters are not fully developed， which leads to a romantic I think this book was okay， but I did not like it as much as I hoped I would。 The idea of having meet-cutes was a fun concept， but I think that it fell flat because of the way Frankie， the main character， went about it。 I was expecting this to be a light， cute rom-com and while it was both light and cute， especially when they go to Hawaii because who doesn't love a tropical vacation story， there was not much romance。 I think that the characters are not fully developed， which leads to a romantic plot that I could not get invested in。 I wanted to love Frankie and Max， but we just get them at surface level and it makes it difficult to root for them。 I don't think their connection was strong and their romance felt rushed， which led me to not care whether they worked through things and ended up together。 Since the characters and the romantic connection weren't well developed， I found myself losing interest towards the end of the book。 This book was a quick， light read that I could see as perfect for a summer beach day， but because I found the romance and characters lacking it just wasn't for me。 Overall I'd say it's a 2。5/5。 Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC。 。。。more

Stephanie ，

Hilarious， witty and charming。 A proper belly laugh experience。 Frankie George doesn’t believe in love yet she is tasked with trialling and writing about the old fashioned meet cute method。 From stolen dogs and books to being ignored by the side of the road Frankie couldn’t be further from her meet cute if she tried… until she’s whisked off to Hawaii for a complimentary holiday with her new friend Max。 Frankie is torn between not being fired and her actual meet cute。 I absolutely adore Frankie。 Hilarious， witty and charming。 A proper belly laugh experience。 Frankie George doesn’t believe in love yet she is tasked with trialling and writing about the old fashioned meet cute method。 From stolen dogs and books to being ignored by the side of the road Frankie couldn’t be further from her meet cute if she tried… until she’s whisked off to Hawaii for a complimentary holiday with her new friend Max。 Frankie is torn between not being fired and her actual meet cute。 I absolutely adore Frankie。 She is one of the most relatable characters I’ve met in some time。 She’s the kind of person I’d love to have cocktails with。 I love how the story plays out in Hawaii。 Max is sweet and charming but also somehow relatable and easy going too。 You absolutely must read this book with a large cocktail in hand preferably on a beach。 。。。more

Linda ，

🏖Light， whimsical: if at first she doesn't succeed。。。？💘4-4。5🌟 starsYes， this story floats way past the bounds of reality in a Cinderella fashion， but I enjoyed it， particularly heroine Frankie's fantastic fails in her meet cute assignment for a terrifying new boss。 It's got plenty of good， amusing flops as she tries to research an article for her love and dating section of a British women's magazine and gets into scrape after scrape， including acquiring a dog that should have only existed in her 🏖Light， whimsical: if at first she doesn't succeed。。。？💘4-4。5🌟 starsYes， this story floats way past the bounds of reality in a Cinderella fashion， but I enjoyed it， particularly heroine Frankie's fantastic fails in her meet cute assignment for a terrifying new boss。 It's got plenty of good， amusing flops as she tries to research an article for her love and dating section of a British women's magazine and gets into scrape after scrape， including acquiring a dog that should have only existed in her imagination and being publicly outed for hitting on a guy （very much attached， thank you very much） at his son's birthday party。 The action is split between London and Maui， with a smidgen of Los Angeles thrown in。The romance that comes at Frankie from left field is， if she just focused on its development， what tropes are made of， big-time！ The guy is perfect for her but is she really looking for or ready for love after making a study of self sabotaging her potential love life？This was an easy read with situational dilemmas but minimal angst and would be great as a beach read， right down to the lovely， cozy ending。 Thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 。。。more

Amanda ，

Reading The Meet Cute Method by Portia MacIntosh reminded me of drinking several Mai Tai’s in a row—it seems like a great idea until the sugar and liquor catches up to you and， instead of cheerfully tipsy， you find yourself vaguely sick。 MacIntosh’s story is a laid back romance that nourishes readers who want to escape but whose main character （and sadly the sole first person POV） continuously gave me the dreaded ick。So what is this story about？ Thirty-four year old Frankie George is feeling the Reading The Meet Cute Method by Portia MacIntosh reminded me of drinking several Mai Tai’s in a row—it seems like a great idea until the sugar and liquor catches up to you and， instead of cheerfully tipsy， you find yourself vaguely sick。 MacIntosh’s story is a laid back romance that nourishes readers who want to escape but whose main character （and sadly the sole first person POV） continuously gave me the dreaded ick。So what is this story about？ Thirty-four year old Frankie George is feeling the pressure as the sole Love & Dating writer at Stylife， a women’s magazine based in London。 A new editor is brought in to clean house， and desperate to keep her job， Frankie pitches using meet cutes straight out of the movies to find love instead of swiping endlessly on Matcher。 While she attempts different meet cutes， Frankie meets Max Ray， a tech reviewer who works in the same building as her。 Their friendship grows， and during a lunch conversation about how overworked she feels， Max offers her a free trip to Hawaii。 It sounds too good to be true—and it is。 Frankie arrives in Maui to find that Max， who she met only a week ago， has told his family that she’s his fiancee。 Told in not so many words by her boss to focus her article on this wild twist or be fired， Frankie must decide whether to let her practical need for her job outweigh the growing desire she has to turn their fake engagement into a real relationship with Max。From the bat， the thing I noticed most about The Meet Cute Method is that its characters are flat and cliche。 Frankie， who should be the most dynamic and compelling of the cast， reads as whiny， listless， and suffering from the worst case of Not-Like-Other-Girls Syndrome。 Having unhappily worked at Stylife for a decade in the same position， the reasons Frankie gives for wanting to stay seem more like excuses to not try。 （view spoiler）[（Somehow， mystically， in the last 20-30% of the book， Frankie is admitting suddenly how her dream job is a copy editor。 Her ambitions come out only after she starts coming up with ways to not write the article for Addison。） （hide spoiler）] Max， the rich boy with a sad history and messed up family dynamics， is equally boring and cliche。 He fits perfectly in with bland Nice Guy book boyfriends， but his actions are so unrealistic that he’d fit in better as a Ken doll。 He acts only to react， with even his worst moments being so perfectly understandable that Frankie forgives him fast。 Side characters， from Frankie’s boss Addison and work bestie Cora to Max’s entire close family and playboy uncle serve only as a means to an end without any personality to share between the lot of them。 In a twist I did not see coming， it is Frankie’s meet cutes themselves that ended up proving the most realistic component of the story。 Frankie goes through numerous meet cutes of varying degrees， though all sort of stem under damsel-in-distress。 Her car breaks down and she needs auto help。 She “loses” a book with her phone number in it on the bus。 Her keyboard gets drenched。 She’s left without her wallet at the hotel bar。 And， my favorite of the batch， Frankie is “struggling” in four foot deep water and needs the life guard to save her。 Unluckily for her article， each meet cute is thwarted by reality— a group of women stop to help her instead of men; her fellow commuter just keeps the book; tech support is too busy for her flirting; drinks are complimentary; she just needs to stand up。 Luckily for me， these delightful failures are so authentic as to what would likely happen if a reader tried to replicate them that I found myself smiling at each new plan。 There are meet cutes I think Frankie missed out on that would work without being damsel in distress （same coffee order as a stranger and going for the same cup， as an example） but overall they were my favorite part of the book。After their third-act breakup， readers and Frankie alike are led to realize that while she has been engineering romance tropes at every turn， it is with Max that they occur naturally。 This realization is a complete shock to Frankie and is the catalyst she needs to quit her job at Stylife， but any romance fan would see the signs in glowing neon。 I mean， they literally meet in a stuck elevator the first time and the second is when she spills a drink on him！ Those situations are classics yet could not save this book。 Perhaps Frankie’s rampant cynicism rubbed off on me from the first portions of the book， but I find myself doubting Frankie and Max would last anywhere outside of their so-many hundred pages story， the ultimate strike I have against a romance。At the end of the day， I feel the best romance novels are those that manage to make the unbelievable situations feel authentic to readers。 That connection just never happened for me with The Meet Cute Method。 I wouldn’t regret picking this book up if I found it at a library， as I did get some kicks out of reading it。 I just cannot feel justified in spending money on a copy of it going forward。Rating: ⭐️。75/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice: 。5/🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 （There is set up for a steamy scene that fades to black。）**I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。** 。。。more

Kuhu （thelitbookreviews） ，

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC！When I first read the blurb， I was sure that I would be enjoying this book。 The story started great but eventually got confusing with so many male characters。 The thing that frustrated me a lot was how desperately Frankie wanted a meet-cute to happen， even in her worst state。 Every time she met someone she was like 'is this a meet cute？'I was pissed at all the characters and their overacting was too much for me to handle。 I do agree that there w Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC！When I first read the blurb， I was sure that I would be enjoying this book。 The story started great but eventually got confusing with so many male characters。 The thing that frustrated me a lot was how desperately Frankie wanted a meet-cute to happen， even in her worst state。 Every time she met someone she was like 'is this a meet cute？'I was pissed at all the characters and their overacting was too much for me to handle。 I do agree that there were some cheesy and laugh-out or oops moments but overall this book just didn't hit me the way I wanted it to。This was my first Portia MacIntosh book and I didn't enjoy it fully。 Still， looking forward to more of her rom-coms。 。。。more

Paola ，

I enjoyed The Meet Cute Method soooo much！This book checks off every romance trope in a cute， fun， hilarious and sexy way。 To me， this is exactly the book we all need to read in order to simply feel carefree and to see the world through heart shaped lenses。 I loved how easily I could relate with its protagonist: she is my age， her favourite romantic movies are my favourite romantic movies （that means her favourite love stories are sad as hell） and， although she is cynic when it comes to love， sh I enjoyed The Meet Cute Method soooo much！This book checks off every romance trope in a cute， fun， hilarious and sexy way。 To me， this is exactly the book we all need to read in order to simply feel carefree and to see the world through heart shaped lenses。 I loved how easily I could relate with its protagonist: she is my age， her favourite romantic movies are my favourite romantic movies （that means her favourite love stories are sad as hell） and， although she is cynic when it comes to love， she is also basically secretely waiting for her chance to find a good job， a nicer place to live， a ton of disposable income and a smoking hot boyfriend who also happens to be the love of her life。 （I mean。。。 is it too much to ask？！） I am telling you。。。 if you want to have a great time， go read this book！Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Kim ，

It’s impossible to give a high rating to a book that includes the word yeeted。 I thought this was a decent rom com read until that popped up。 Bleh。 Please consider editing that out。 My copy was provided by NetGalley for review

Yvonne （It's All About Books） ，

Finished reading: April 13th 2022 "No one thinks they're going to get old。 We think we'll always be cool and in touch， with our fingers firmly on the pulse， but then it starts happening。" *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Boldwood Books in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you！ ***（view spoiler）[I was in the mood for a cute romance read and after reading the blurb of The Meet Cute Method I had really high hopes it would hit the mark for me。 There were Finished reading: April 13th 2022 "No one thinks they're going to get old。 We think we'll always be cool and in touch， with our fingers firmly on the pulse， but then it starts happening。" *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Boldwood Books in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you！ ***（view spoiler）[I was in the mood for a cute romance read and after reading the blurb of The Meet Cute Method I had really high hopes it would hit the mark for me。 There were definitely things that did work very well， but there were also elements that bothered me。。。 Resulting in a story that wasn't exactly bad， but it didn't manage to blow me away either。 Fans of the genre might have better luck with this one though！ I'll try to explain briefly what did and didn't work for me personally。First of all， I really like the idea behind this story with the main character being a journalist writing for a lifestyle magazine focusing on relationships and romance。 I had a lot of fun reading about her disastrous attempts at forcing a meet cute with someone; I mean， they ARE very cliche， but very entertaining to read about either way。 I did feel that things started to become weaker once Max is more firmly in the picture。。。 A lot of this feeling has to do with all the lies both Frankie and Max keep telling， and also with the fact that Frankie has so many opportunities to tell about her situation， but never does so。 The whole cheating and love triangle vibe didn't really help either。。。What I did love was the Hawaii setting and its descriptions。 It does sound like a dream location， and it's the perfect backdrop for this story。 I do wish the characters themselves would have been developed more thoroughly though。 The majority of them felt rather one-dimensional and Max's family is VERY hard to like （especially the brother and uncle）。 There were also a lot of cliches involved， and the ending felt a little too convenient and rushed for me。。。 The chemistry between Frankie and Max could have been developed better as well。As a whole， there were things that worked for me and elements that made me enjoy the story less than expected。 It's not a bad read and I might just not have been in the right mood for it。。。 If you are looking for an easy romance read and don't mind less developed characters and cliches， The Meet Cute Method might just be a winner for you。 The Hawaii setting is a bonus！ （hide spoiler）] P。S。 Find more of my reviews here。["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more

Larissa ，

Why are there so many stories where the brother marries his brothers ex？ This part I mostly do not enjoy。 A really enjoyable book but not the best main character。 There are many sides of Frankie I'm not the biggest fan of。 Liked the book though。 Why are there so many stories where the brother marries his brothers ex？ This part I mostly do not enjoy。 A really enjoyable book but not the best main character。 There are many sides of Frankie I'm not the biggest fan of。 Liked the book though。 。。。more

Amanda Corman ，

Thank you netgallary for the aARC of this book。The cover of this book really drew me to it。 Who does want to be there？Frankie is a 30 something non believer of true love。 But then again maybe it does happen like the movies after all。 Perfect summer read to Wisk you away。

Nicole ，

I lovedddd this book！ How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days is one of my fav movies and this def has similar vibes。 Loved the characters， the wit， the love story！ I’ve been to Hawaii numerous times and this book has me looking at flights！ Such a fun and cute read。

Gabrielle Baker ，

I really wanted to love The Meet Cute Method。 It has all the makings of an adorable romance novel。 However， this book just didn't knock it out of the park for me。 Max and Frankie go on vacation and pretend to be engaged。 Plenty of misunderstandings happen throughout the book。Read if you love: meet cute， misunderstanding trope， big techThank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 I really wanted to love The Meet Cute Method。 It has all the makings of an adorable romance novel。 However， this book just didn't knock it out of the park for me。 Max and Frankie go on vacation and pretend to be engaged。 Plenty of misunderstandings happen throughout the book。Read if you love: meet cute， misunderstanding trope， big techThank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Lauren ，

This books has all the “right” things for a cute rom com book but they just don’t come together in a way to make a decent read。 I enjoyed putting this book down for a break or to read the ridiculous dialogue aloud to my husband for a laugh。 The concept reminds me of 27 dresses merged with the proposal。 It feels like so many of the moments have been done before from being the cute quirky girl who keeps accidentally falling or spilling drinks on people （more than once！） to being shocked that the n This books has all the “right” things for a cute rom com book but they just don’t come together in a way to make a decent read。 I enjoyed putting this book down for a break or to read the ridiculous dialogue aloud to my husband for a laugh。 The concept reminds me of 27 dresses merged with the proposal。 It feels like so many of the moments have been done before from being the cute quirky girl who keeps accidentally falling or spilling drinks on people （more than once！） to being shocked that the nerdy man is well-built。 I was happy to be done with the book simply because I didn’t want the author to destroy any more tropes。Thanks to NetGallery for the early read。 。。。more

Angie ，

Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC！3。5⭐️« Don’t ignore what’s around you because you’re so focused on what you’re trying to move closer to。 You never really know if that person you end up stuck in a lift with may just be the love of your life。 »Frankie and Max meet in a stuck elevator - that probably makes for a « meet cute »， but at 34， Frankie doesn’t really believe in love and this Paul Rudd lookalike seems too good to be true， anyways。 Ironic， considering what her job is。 Nev Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC！3。5⭐️« Don’t ignore what’s around you because you’re so focused on what you’re trying to move closer to。 You never really know if that person you end up stuck in a lift with may just be the love of your life。 »Frankie and Max meet in a stuck elevator - that probably makes for a « meet cute »， but at 34， Frankie doesn’t really believe in love and this Paul Rudd lookalike seems too good to be true， anyways。 Ironic， considering what her job is。 Nevertheless， the two of them strike up a friendship - but could it really be more？ And can Frankie use this situation to her advantage for work？ To find out， follow Frankie and Max to Hawaii as he gets her to pretend to be his fake fiancée， « Fran » （who really is his ex）， in front of his less than stellar family。 Can Frankie navigate through this tricky situation without making a mess of things？ Doubtful。A romcom， with another cute cartoon cover， short chapters， the fake dating trope and a love interest who looks like a young Paul Rudd。 What more could you want？I liked the book， but not as much as I thought I would。 I can’t really explain it - I liked the characters and as I’ve said before， this contains a lot of things I like。 But I am an avid romcom reader， and while this is a good book， this is not one of my favorites。 I think I expected the romance to be more than it was - we don’t really see Frankie and Max together that much。 I wanted more pining， more longing glances - little things to indicate that there is actually something there。 Well， I guess we got it from sweet Max with the jealous looks whenever his sucky uncle got too close from his fake fiancée。 But I didn’t get enough from her。 It was just too sudden， just like the resolution was。 I wanted something to work for。 And I expected some spice because of the description but really this is fade to black。 Not that is is necessarily a bad thing - I like the innocent， sweet romances just as well。 I’m just saying I felt like there was a little something missing。 。。。more

Madi ，

Thank you for the chance to read this ARC， Netgallery， but sadly i couldn’t get into it as the writing style wasn’t for me！！ I see the potential of the book and wish I could’ve gotten into it

Don ，

OMG OMG OMG OMG！ 😍🥺🤩🦋✨What this book did to me:⁠⁠૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა⁠。/づ︻┻┳══━一 ❤️💖💕💘💝⁠⁠There。 That's my whole review 😂 ⁠⁠Jokes。 I'll tell you why I loved it。 Frankie doesn't believe in true love and she just happens to be a dating writer。 She also accidentally tells her editor about an idea to create meet cutes and write about it。 Now she's stuck with it。 This book is cute and hilarious！ ⁠𝔽𝕒𝕧 𝕤𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕖< God knows what her thinking was sending me away with this。 It's some kind of bodice， not that there's mu OMG OMG OMG OMG！ 😍🥺🤩🦋✨What this book did to me:⁠⁠૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა⁠。/づ︻┻┳══━一 ❤️💖💕💘💝⁠⁠There。 That's my whole review 😂 ⁠⁠Jokes。 I'll tell you why I loved it。 Frankie doesn't believe in true love and she just happens to be a dating writer。 She also accidentally tells her editor about an idea to create meet cutes and write about it。 Now she's stuck with it。 This book is cute and hilarious！ ⁠𝔽𝕒𝕧 𝕤𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕖< God knows what her thinking was sending me away with this。 It's some kind of bodice， not that there's much to it。 A combination of red semi-sheer mesh and PU panelling， but any sort of material is in short supply， because it has full open cups （only three stips of thin material frame each boob） and， as for the crotch well， a shiny gold zip runs from the front right up the back。 I quickly run in front of him and grab it。"It's not mine，" I insist。"It's definitely not mine，" he replies。 "My boss packed me a bag，" I try to explain。 "And she thought you'd need this？"I suppose she just wanted me to have all my bases covered。"He seems quite amused by it now， "It's not going to cover any bases。 >𝓒𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓰𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼Fake dating and forced proximity。 。。。more

Caroline ，

This is my 5th book by Portia MacIntosh and it's always a treat ！ Frankie is a 34 yo writer。 She works for this woman magazine and is expected to revolution the Love and Relationships section she writes for in order to keep her job （while she was about to be promoted and finally be able to afford a place of her own）。She tries so hard to get the perfect meet cute。。。 and it just happens without her noticing。 Max is cute and funny， and they get along very well。 When he offers her to go with him to This is my 5th book by Portia MacIntosh and it's always a treat ！ Frankie is a 34 yo writer。 She works for this woman magazine and is expected to revolution the Love and Relationships section she writes for in order to keep her job （while she was about to be promoted and finally be able to afford a place of her own）。She tries so hard to get the perfect meet cute。。。 and it just happens without her noticing。 Max is cute and funny， and they get along very well。 When he offers her to go with him to Hawaii for a holiday， it seems like the perfect opportunity to change the scenery and try more meet cutes 。。。 on professional purposes， of course ！Max and Frankie not being honest about their respective reasons to take this agreement leads to some very unconfortable/funny situations。 And these bathing suits。。。The not so nice secondary characters are really unlikable but they luckily seem to vanish at the end。。。 which is maybe unlikely and too easy。But overall Max and Frankie are really sweet together。 I wish we had more steam， because they had full potential ！Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for providing an an eARC in exchange of an honest review 。。。more

Jenn Webley ，

I enjoy every single book that Portia writes; they are fun， quirky and I know will have really interesting characters。 They are always books I read quickly， just because I am enjoying them so much。 This book gives us all the usual Portia fun and frolics， also a gorgeous setting to ensure we have maximum holiday envy！Frankie is single， living in a flat share and keen for the promotion of her dreams。 It’s within touching distance when one fated day， THE potential promotion announcement day， she fi I enjoy every single book that Portia writes; they are fun， quirky and I know will have really interesting characters。 They are always books I read quickly， just because I am enjoying them so much。 This book gives us all the usual Portia fun and frolics， also a gorgeous setting to ensure we have maximum holiday envy！Frankie is single， living in a flat share and keen for the promotion of her dreams。 It’s within touching distance when one fated day， THE potential promotion announcement day， she finds everything that could go wrong does。 Finally getting to her office， Frankie discovers a big change and one that threatens the promotion （and her chance to leave that flat share！） Addison is cutting the dead wood and everyones needs to prove themselves if they are to stay， including Frankie。 Pitching ideas to Addison， Frankie suggests using the old film style “meet cutes” in attempts to pick up men， i。e。 ordinary situations that get her and a dream guy talking – falling over in the street， broken down car – that kind of thing。 This results in some hilarious antics， I laughed out loud a few times imagining the things Frankie does。 When nothing seems to go to plan she turns to new friend Max， his idea is to invite her to join him on holiday。 Hawaii， a dream destination， sounds too good to be true but Addison is over the moon with the possibilities this could have for Frankies article。 With lies being told on all sides， Hawaii may seem like an island paradise， but it soon becomes apparent that Max isn’t all he seems either。 Both make bad choices， say the wrong thing but ultimately both Frankie and Max are trying to do what makes them happy whilst pleasing other people， maybe both need to take a step back and reassess。 Thoroughly enjoyable – a friends-to-lovers story with heart and action。 Characters that are fun， likeable， and interesting。 It ticked all the rom com boxes for me， and it played out in my head like a movie （that’d be a fun idea！） I highly recommend checking this one out when it is released in May 2022。 Many thanks to NetGallery and Boldwood Books for allowing me the opportunity to get an early copy of the book。 。。。more

Etta （Chonky Books Review） ，

The Meet Cute Method is my fourth novel by Portia MacIntosh。 The story follows 34-years-old Frankie who is a lifestyle/relationship writer for a publication for the past decade。 Her life isn’t exactly how she thought it would turn out as she does not even live on her own and instead lives with four flatmates， but she has hopes that promotion and more money are in her near future。 After her former boss is replaced by a new go-getter， Addison， Frankie’s promotion seems to be no longer a possibilit The Meet Cute Method is my fourth novel by Portia MacIntosh。 The story follows 34-years-old Frankie who is a lifestyle/relationship writer for a publication for the past decade。 Her life isn’t exactly how she thought it would turn out as she does not even live on her own and instead lives with four flatmates， but she has hopes that promotion and more money are in her near future。 After her former boss is replaced by a new go-getter， Addison， Frankie’s promotion seems to be no longer a possibility and she has to come up with new ideas to keep her job。 After witnessing many meet-cutes all around her， she decides to make that the focus of her new article。 Frankie begins trying to force some meet-cutes， which do not always go as planned。 The first portion of the book follows Frankie’s journey trying out different meet cute methods with random men she finds。As she is in her office one day， she meets Max in the lift of the building who works for a tech company on another floor。 The two strike up a conversation and begin a semi-friendship。 One day Max states that he has a free ticket to Hawaii and would love Frankie to come along as he knows she is in desperate need of a vacation and he does not want the ticket to go to waste。 Once the pair reach Hawaii， Frankie discovers this trip is really a family vacation， so she needs to act as Max’s fiancé the whole time。 This becomes complicated when she meets Max’s uncle， who is of a similar age， Albie， and finds him attractive。 She also discovers that Max does not have the best relationship with his family， so it is not the easiest vacation for her。 The latter half of the novel explores Max and Frankie fake-dating in front of his family while discovering possible real feelings for each other。This story， for me， had great potential， but I just wanted a little more。 There are very few interactions between Max and Frankie before they end up in Hawaii， so it was difficult to connect with them at first as a potential couple。 Max has a lot of issues with his family， so there were moments where a lot of the story was focusing on him dealing with these problems; however， the story is through the eyes of Frankie， so it did not quite work for me。 I enjoyed the Hawaii setting as it made me want to travel to Maui again， so this was a lovely location to create a nice escape read。 I enjoyed the awkward meet-cutes at the beginning of the story， especially the one at the very beginning with Sean。 That one stood out as mistaken identity is a very sweet meet-cute and I liked how these scenes opened the story。 Overall， I liked the ease of the writing as the story flowed well and was an enjoyable read。 I greatly look forward to reading more from the author in the future！**I want to give a special thank you to Netgalley and the publisher， Boldwood Books， for a review copy of this entertaining and enjoyable novel。 The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。** 。。。more

Megan Leyh ，

Frankie George is kind of tired of her life in Surrey。 Her job gives her the ick， she shares a flat with several roommates （and their significant others！）， and at 34 that’s the last place she wants to be。 When she meets a guy in the lift at work， she has 0 expectations of ever seeing him again。 But when he asks her to take a trip to Maui and her boss forces her to go， everything changes。 For better or worse？ Frankie now has two weeks in paradise to get to know Max Ray。The Meet Cute Method is eas Frankie George is kind of tired of her life in Surrey。 Her job gives her the ick， she shares a flat with several roommates （and their significant others！）， and at 34 that’s the last place she wants to be。 When she meets a guy in the lift at work， she has 0 expectations of ever seeing him again。 But when he asks her to take a trip to Maui and her boss forces her to go， everything changes。 For better or worse？ Frankie now has two weeks in paradise to get to know Max Ray。The Meet Cute Method is easily one of the best romance books I’ve read in a while。 It’s cute - as is customary with most romance books - but it’s more than that。 This book has it all - romance， friends-to-lovers， enemies-to-lovers， humor， and depth。 The characters each have excellent development， and even the background characters are well-developed and fun to learn about。 While I would say this book is a light read， it definitely will be making my summer reading recommendations to all my friends。 I love Portia’s writing style and will absolutely be checking out her other books！ 。。。more

Donna read。athon2021 ，

The story Frankie is the dating and relationships journalist at a London based women’s lifestyle magazine。 Tired of the very many online dating mishaps， she decides to try set up real life “meet cute” situations to see if that has a better chance。 Her new boss is ready to get rid of the old team so she is really keen to keep Addison happy。 While Frankie’s meet cutes are mostly a disaster zone， she meets a fellow writer in the building lift。 When Max offers her the holiday of a lifetime in Hawaii The story Frankie is the dating and relationships journalist at a London based women’s lifestyle magazine。 Tired of the very many online dating mishaps， she decides to try set up real life “meet cute” situations to see if that has a better chance。 Her new boss is ready to get rid of the old team so she is really keen to keep Addison happy。 While Frankie’s meet cutes are mostly a disaster zone， she meets a fellow writer in the building lift。 When Max offers her the holiday of a lifetime in Hawaii， will she have any more luck finding a meet cute there？ My thoughts This is the first of Portia MacIntosh’s books I have read。 It definitely qualifies as “romcom” genre。 Cute， escapist， girly with a handsome and principled hero waiting patiently in the wings for the heroine。 It’s a cute， light read。 👍I read an eARC copy courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher。 。。。more

Allie Sarah ，

When cute tech guy Max offers Frankie a free trip to Hawaii， she’s both excited and apprehensive。 There’s got to be a catch， is there？ It’s not like she’s had great luck in the romance department either， whether in real life or the meet-cutes she’s been trying to set up as part of an article for her new boss。 This book started out very strong。 I really enjoyed all of Frankie’s failed meet-cutes。 I did feel that Frankie and Max’s initial meeting was a bit rushed， and I would’ve liked something mo When cute tech guy Max offers Frankie a free trip to Hawaii， she’s both excited and apprehensive。 There’s got to be a catch， is there？ It’s not like she’s had great luck in the romance department either， whether in real life or the meet-cutes she’s been trying to set up as part of an article for her new boss。 This book started out very strong。 I really enjoyed all of Frankie’s failed meet-cutes。 I did feel that Frankie and Max’s initial meeting was a bit rushed， and I would’ve liked something more between them， but MacIntosh definitely made up for it with their second meeting。 I didn’t expect the twist in Hawaii。 I had been wondering about the catch （because of course there’s a catch） and this one made me laugh out loud。The end of the book was very rushed， especially the climax。 I would have liked for it to be drawn out a bit more， or have more of a confrontation than ‘you tricked us’ ‘I never want to see you again’ ‘I’m leaving’。Thank you to NetGalley for the copy！ 。。。more

Sage ，

this book could be many people favorite。 the story is full of tropes that readers like lately - fake dating/ fake marriage， friends to lovers， one bed trope。 This book can remind you to ‘How to lose a guy in 10 days’ movie or ‘The unhoneymooners’ book by Christina Lauren。 I really like the beginning。 All the meet cutes that Frankie failed in a funny or cringe way。 But I don’t really know how could she not notice the most obvious meet cute with Max。 I started to loose interest when Albi came into this book could be many people favorite。 the story is full of tropes that readers like lately - fake dating/ fake marriage， friends to lovers， one bed trope。 This book can remind you to ‘How to lose a guy in 10 days’ movie or ‘The unhoneymooners’ book by Christina Lauren。 I really like the beginning。 All the meet cutes that Frankie failed in a funny or cringe way。 But I don’t really know how could she not notice the most obvious meet cute with Max。 I started to loose interest when Albi came into the picture。 I really didn’t like his character and the way Frankie acted around him。 Or Frankies character overall while she tried to make a meet cute in her holiday where she needed to play a fake fiancée character。 I felt like in the second half of the book we didn’t get much of Max。 He’s got forgotten。 And the love between Max and Frankie stayed underdeveloped。 That’s why I didn’t liked the last half of the book。 And I’m sad about it， because the beginning was so promising。 。。。more

Tamsin ，

The Meet Cute Method is an adorable concept and I really enjoyed when Frankie is trying to fabricate all the meet cutes。I found that apart from the first couple of meetings I didn’t really see any connection between her and Max， and I found the second half a bit boring。Overall it’s a nice， quick beach read with good romcom vibes。 Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC in an exchange for an honest review。

Ariel ，

First of all， I am a sucker for British banter （even when it’s mostly inner monologue）。 In TMCM we have a meet cute （duh）， friends to lovers， fake dating and so much more all rolled into one。 It really reminds me of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days - except obviously the reverse。 I enjoyed this so much I did not want to put it down！

Sherry ，

***Thank you to NetGalley， Boldwood Books and Portia MacIntosh。 I voluntarily read and reviewed this book。 All opinions are my own。***2。5 starsFrankie is a love and romance writer for a magazine who is in danger of losing her job。 After being tasked with creating meet cutes for an article she’s writing， she manages to completely miss the real life meet cute happening with Max， a man who works in the same building。This book lacked balance for me。 Frankie was a bit all over the place。 She had plen ***Thank you to NetGalley， Boldwood Books and Portia MacIntosh。 I voluntarily read and reviewed this book。 All opinions are my own。***2。5 starsFrankie is a love and romance writer for a magazine who is in danger of losing her job。 After being tasked with creating meet cutes for an article she’s writing， she manages to completely miss the real life meet cute happening with Max， a man who works in the same building。This book lacked balance for me。 Frankie was a bit all over the place。 She had plenty of chances to be truthful with Max about what her boss had her doing on their holiday， but she never did。 I liked Max， though I think his backstory was overly complicated。 I found it hard to reconcile that he didn’t have a good relationship with anyone in his family but still went on family holidays。 The whole story tangent with his ex， his brother and his uncle seemed forced， as did many parts of the story to me。 There were funny parts， but there were also some cringey parts too。 The worst part for me was the romance between Max and Frankie。 There were so many things going on in the story that I felt like they spent as much time avoiding each other as they did getting to know one another。 Consequently， the love felt rushed and contrived。 Also， the ending fell flat for me。 。。。more

Charlene ，

2。5/5The Meet Cute Method is a rom-com about Frankie， trying to conjure up meet cutes for an article she is writing for her magazine， and she ignores the most obvious meet cute with Max。 I did find some of the meet cutes she worked to create funny， but the book felt forced at times。 This book had a lot of potential。 I enjoyed the cringy meet cutes that Frankie was forcing herself into， but something just didn't gel for me。 I knew that she was going to end up with Max， but I never really felt the 2。5/5The Meet Cute Method is a rom-com about Frankie， trying to conjure up meet cutes for an article she is writing for her magazine， and she ignores the most obvious meet cute with Max。 I did find some of the meet cutes she worked to create funny， but the book felt forced at times。 This book had a lot of potential。 I enjoyed the cringy meet cutes that Frankie was forcing herself into， but something just didn't gel for me。 I knew that she was going to end up with Max， but I never really felt the chemistry between them。 At times it was hard to even tell if they cared about each other， or were even existing in the same world。 They barely spent time together， and then all of a sudden they couldn't keep their hands off each other， but there was no build up， or realization。 Frankie was an interesting character as a 30 something trying to finally earn enough to not have to share a flat with others。 I did think that the cast of characters in the book were pretty one dimensional though， lacking some personality。 I didn't connect with any of the characters， which I think was part of the problem。 I think the main frustrating part was that Frankie had plenty of opportunities to come clean to Max about her "meet cute" work and she just didn't。 I guess this just wasn't the right book for me。 Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an open and honest review。 All opinions are 100% mine。 。。。more

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