Meet Cute Diary
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Summary
Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy， heartfelt rom-com about how a transgender teen’s first love challenges his ideas about perfect relationships。
Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance。 He has to be for his popular blog， the Meet Cute Diary， a collection of trans happily ever afters。 There’s just one problem—all the stories are fake。 What started as the fantasies of a trans boy afraid to step out of the closet has grown into a beacon of hope for trans readers across the globe。
When a troll exposes the blog as fiction， Noah’s world unravels。 The only way to save the Diary is to convince everyone that the stories are true， but he doesn’t have any proof。 Then Drew walks into Noah’s life， and the pieces fall into place: Drew is willing to fake-date Noah to save the Diary。 But when Noah’s feelings grow beyond their staged romance， he realizes that dating in real life isn’t quite the same as finding love on the page。
In this charming novel by Emery Lee， Noah will have to choose between following his own rules for love or discovering that the most romantic endings are the ones that go off script。
Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance。 He has to be for his popular blog， the Meet Cute Diary， a collection of trans happily ever afters。 There’s just one problem—all the stories are fake。 What started as the fantasies of a trans boy afraid to step out of the closet has grown into a beacon of hope for trans readers across the globe。
When a troll exposes the blog as fiction， Noah’s world unravels。 The only way to save the Diary is to convince everyone that the stories are true， but he doesn’t have any proof。 Then Drew walks into Noah’s life， and the pieces fall into place: Drew is willing to fake-date Noah to save the Diary。 But when Noah’s feelings grow beyond their staged romance， he realizes that dating in real life isn’t quite the same as finding love on the page。
In this charming novel by Emery Lee， Noah will have to choose between following his own rules for love or discovering that the most romantic endings are the ones that go off script。
Reviews
kats_bookish_opinions
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I’ll be honest and say I expected the world out of this book。 It had the cutest cover， a fake dating premise， a trans triracial lead， and an author who’s twitter I adore。 （Yes that’s a good reason to like a book， don’t @ me）。 But there was a lot about the book that I didn’t like。 However， I still adore so many other aspects and a lot of the representation that the book provides。 Let’s start with the good， and the reason why I still think you should read this book。 The thing that stuck out to me I’ll be honest and say I expected the world out of this book。 It had the cutest cover， a fake dating premise， a trans triracial lead， and an author who’s twitter I adore。 （Yes that’s a good reason to like a book， don’t @ me）。 But there was a lot about the book that I didn’t like。 However， I still adore so many other aspects and a lot of the representation that the book provides。 Let’s start with the good， and the reason why I still think you should read this book。 The thing that stuck out to me was the neopronoun use， the most prolific being the e/em use for Devin， a friend （view spoiler）[ AND ANOTHER LOVE INTEREST （hide spoiler）] of Noah’s who experimented with pronouns throughout the book。 E was also my favorite character because e was a vibe and very well-developed。 His best friend， Becca was also a lovely lesbian character who I still think deserved better but she felt like a realistic character。 His brother Brian is also a giant himbo but I love him and the support and relationship that he has with Noah The depiction of a toxic relationship and the running of the Tumblr blog， “The Meet Cute Diary，” and how internet drama works is also really realistic and very interesting， honestly I wanted a little more insight into that。 And now， because I can’t really avoid it anymore， let’s talk about the main character， Noah。 oh my god， I hate him。 Seriously， Noah， for being someone who claims to be running a blog for other trans people to see love stories， you seriously have really made this about yourself and have acted like you’re the only one hurt with the mistakes made in the blog。 As a person， he is so incredibly entitled and obnoxious。 I understand that he’s young， but almost everyone I know around his age has way more common sense， decency， and empathy than he does。 He is a little shit to everyone in his life， especially Becca and Devin， like someone throws up right in front of you， and you have the audacity to be disgusted and then be continually rude to that person after instead of I don’t know ASKING IF THEYRE OKAY。 He’s only nice to Drew， who he of course thinks is perfect and who he instantly falls in love with， because of course he does。 。。。more
Frank Chillura （OhYouRead）
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First of all， can we not appreciate the representation in this book？ The MC， Noah， is Afro-Latino， Japanese， and White。 He is also Trans。 His friend Devin is Questioning and throughout the book tries to find emself by using different pronouns to see what fits。I love that the story centers around a Tumblog where Noah writes what he calls “Meet Cutes” that end up being fictional to bring happiness to Trans people everywhere that they too can find love。 Did I think at times that Meet Cute Diary was First of all， can we not appreciate the representation in this book？ The MC， Noah， is Afro-Latino， Japanese， and White。 He is also Trans。 His friend Devin is Questioning and throughout the book tries to find emself by using different pronouns to see what fits。I love that the story centers around a Tumblog where Noah writes what he calls “Meet Cutes” that end up being fictional to bring happiness to Trans people everywhere that they too can find love。 Did I think at times that Meet Cute Diary was trying too hard？ Yes！ But what it lacked in comfort and ease， it gained in overall cuteness！My fave trope at the moment is Fake Dating， so going into this NOT knowing that there is a portion of the book that focuses on a fake relationship for blog posts put a huge smile on my face。Overall， I liked this book a lot！ 。。。more
Nadia
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3/3。5Noah was just really annoying。 And I guess that’s what 16 year olds are。 Annoying。 I liked Devin though。 loved him。Becca too。And his brotherJust not Noah。
james ☆
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3。5 ⭐THIS WAS SO MESSY AND CUTE
Orange_Tarp
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THIS BOOK WAS AWESOME！ I read this book thru my local library， but I liked it enough that I think I'm going to buy myself a copy！The use of neo pronouns in this book was superb。 I've never seen xe/xem and e/em pronouns used in context before， they make so much more sense to me now！ We need more books doing this！Another favorite part of this book was the relationships between characters， THE SIBLING/BEST FRIEND INTERACTIONS WERE ON POINT。 For example a great quote from page 538: "'Do you have a n THIS BOOK WAS AWESOME！ I read this book thru my local library， but I liked it enough that I think I'm going to buy myself a copy！The use of neo pronouns in this book was superb。 I've never seen xe/xem and e/em pronouns used in context before， they make so much more sense to me now！ We need more books doing this！Another favorite part of this book was the relationships between characters， THE SIBLING/BEST FRIEND INTERACTIONS WERE ON POINT。 For example a great quote from page 538: "'Do you have a note for me？''Maybe，' she says。 'Do you have an apology for me？'"THIS。 THIS IS HOW FRIENDS TALK IN REAL LIFE。 also the ghosting for weeks， I wish i could say none of my friends do that。 3 Also， the occasional anime/manga reference made me feel so much more immersed in this book！Including the blog comments between chapters felt like a really nice touch。 :） I've seen alot of reviews saying Noah is annoying in his POV。 He sorta is， although I was more annoyed with his obsession about The Diary， but I feel like that was on purpose to highlight how his relationship was going。 Being a teen myself， I understand how he can get completely caught up in himself， I'm sure I do that sometimes too。Speaking of characters， DEVIN IS THE BEST。 I honestly see so much of myself in em。 （view spoiler）[I'd totally be one to buy you food for weeks under the lie that it was 'on sale' or 'just convenient to get you some'。 Also I totally relate to the time where e got super nervous about Noah coming over。 From Noah's perspective it didn't make the most sense， but the anxiety part of my brian does that too so I understand。 I hope to have a relationship like Noah & Devin's someday <3 （hide spoiler）] Also Noah's brother is awesome。 I appreciate the amount of respect he has for his brother。 [also when he said "siblings are supposed to mooch off each other， that's the point。" YES。 This is how me and my siblings are！！！！]Don't know how to end this review， but thank you so much for writing this， Emery Lee！ I'd definitely like to read more books of yours！ 。。。more
Marjo
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oooh boy。this gets a star extra for the fantastic trans rep （a trans man + a nonbinary person who uses neopronouns & is still figuring it out）， because i felt it was really well done and organically written into the story。 i loved devin as a character and em exploring er gender and trying different pronouns was really great to read。but that's kind of where it ends at enjoyability for me。 i did not like the main character for the majority of this book。 i'm normally okay with reading a book with a oooh boy。this gets a star extra for the fantastic trans rep （a trans man + a nonbinary person who uses neopronouns & is still figuring it out）， because i felt it was really well done and organically written into the story。 i loved devin as a character and em exploring er gender and trying different pronouns was really great to read。but that's kind of where it ends at enjoyability for me。 i did not like the main character for the majority of this book。 i'm normally okay with reading a book with a main character i don't like， because there are still a lot of other redeeming qualities。 and sometimes the main character being unlikable （and sometimes changes throughout the book） is the point！ but here it was very much not。noah is a self-claimed expert in romance， because he writes these sweet meet-cute stories on his tumblr blog where trans people find love。 the premise was great， but the main character very quickly soured the story for me。 from the moment he meets drew， who offers to fake-date him to save the meet-cute diary from being exposed as fake， noah pushes this idea onto drew that they will fall in love for real， with little to no care for how drew feels about it。 because 'that's how romantic stories go'。 this behavior by noah was never directly questioned or challenged on the page and it made me extremely uncomfortable。spoilers here:then the reveal comes that drew is only interested in noah because of the diary and turns out to be a dick。 it felt like a really cheap reveal to me。 i don't think i've ever met someone who would treat a person like that over a dying blog that has maybe a couple thousand followers。 it just felt over the top i-need-you-to-hate-this-guy writing。 it was successful， but also really cheap。 drew just became a cartoon villain， instead of a guy with some toxic ideas of what relationships should be like。spoilers endthen noah also treats his brother and best friend as expendable side characters。 although they are side characters in this book， they shouldn't so obviously feel like them， let alone be treated like them by the main character。 from every interaction it was clear that noah didn't care about them and only leaned on them for support， never offering it in return。in short: devin deserved better 。。。more
Natalie DC
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3。5 stars。 This was a super cute and wholesome YA with a fake-dating trope that subverted my expectations （which I'm SO happy about - Drew is an ass and I hated his and Noah's dynamic）。 I also loved the much-needed lgbtq+ representation this book had （including a trans protagonist and an ace trans-nonbinary love interest who uses neopronouns！！！ we love to see it！！） Unfortunately， this didn't stop me from noticing the more mediocre elements of this story， such as the sub-par writing， repetitive p 3。5 stars。 This was a super cute and wholesome YA with a fake-dating trope that subverted my expectations （which I'm SO happy about - Drew is an ass and I hated his and Noah's dynamic）。 I also loved the much-needed lgbtq+ representation this book had （including a trans protagonist and an ace trans-nonbinary love interest who uses neopronouns！！！ we love to see it！！） Unfortunately， this didn't stop me from noticing the more mediocre elements of this story， such as the sub-par writing， repetitive plot， meager characterization （except for Devin who， I must note， is well-developed） and Noah's overall unlikeability。 As far as the latter goes， I think that Noah does change for the better （at least slightly） by the end and owns up to his terrible behavior， apologizes and tries to make amends。 However， reading an almost-400-page story about a character that I just can't stand led me knock a star and some off my rating。 However， I think if you're looking for something light and fluffy to read or would benefit from some of the representation in this book， I highly recommend you give this a read！ 。。。more
Paméla B。
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Oh I really loved this， so much。 I hope to make a video review， where I can hopefully gather and articulate my thoughts and feelings。 Just know that the blurbs from authors for this book are all 1000% accurate。 Thank you Emery for writing this。
Avani ✨
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I did not like this book at all。I had so much expections from this book since it was sounding super cute and also representation level felt above 100 ！！I just could not just get past the annoying behaviour of Noah and Drew was shadow banned due to it。
Claudia
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I honestly dont reccomend。 The storyline was really hard to follow。 I couldnt even finish it as i got to the end。 He gets a boyfriend but unlike other books he dosnt describe what he felt when kissing or even holding hands。 And the relationship goes wayyyy too fast。 10 out of 10 would not reccomend。 But if you like romance novels try Lola and the boy next door， and Anna and the french kiss by stenphanie perkins。 Also Eleanor and Park by Ranbow Rowell is a good one。 I wouldnt waste time reading t I honestly dont reccomend。 The storyline was really hard to follow。 I couldnt even finish it as i got to the end。 He gets a boyfriend but unlike other books he dosnt describe what he felt when kissing or even holding hands。 And the relationship goes wayyyy too fast。 10 out of 10 would not reccomend。 But if you like romance novels try Lola and the boy next door， and Anna and the french kiss by stenphanie perkins。 Also Eleanor and Park by Ranbow Rowell is a good one。 I wouldnt waste time reading this。 Not very descriptive。 。。。more
Jay
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Noah was annoying and self-centred for at least 85% of this and it really annoyed so that’s why it’s lower than I would have originally put it。 However， Devin had the best rep for changing pronouns （something I usually don’t see）。
Mafi
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3，5 estrelasAchei a história um pouco repetitiva e com pouco conteúdo。。。 Além disso as personagens podiam ser mais exploradas mesmo sendo um livro Lgbt， as personagens são o típico cliché de qualquer livro YA。
Adri
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4。5 Stars CWs: brief mentions of suicide ideation; some misgendering; online harassment and cyberbullying; brief description of vomit; brief reference to bullying and transphobia; underage drinking; divorce; gaslighting; toxic relationships; and panic attacks
Sanika Athavale
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This was the first book I read with a trans MC and it did open my eyes to many things。The main plot is very cutesy and kind of typical for a YA story， but the non binary love interest was what made this story to be so good。I especially loved the open discussions around problems faced by trans and non binary people。 TW for suicide attempt and bullying。Apart from the major and most obvious problems like lack of facilities， stigma and alienation， many things are highlighted that might seem really t This was the first book I read with a trans MC and it did open my eyes to many things。The main plot is very cutesy and kind of typical for a YA story， but the non binary love interest was what made this story to be so good。I especially loved the open discussions around problems faced by trans and non binary people。 TW for suicide attempt and bullying。Apart from the major and most obvious problems like lack of facilities， stigma and alienation， many things are highlighted that might seem really trivial to binary people。 Like what to wear when we go swimming， accessing restrooms and something simple but very important as USING THE RIGHT PRONOUNS！I especially loved Devin's character！ Devin is such a sweet， innocent， precious gem！ On the contrary， I really really disliked Noah， the MC。 I felt he was very self centered and whiny and he showed very little growth throughout the story。 Actually， it was because of Noah's character that my enjoyment of this book decreased。 But Devin made up for Noah's drawbacks。That said， I would highly recommend you all to pick this up。 Even if the story is typical， it is from the pov of people who rarely get any representation in mainstream media and that's what made this book so likable and unique for me。Also， Devin！ Read this book for the sweetheart that is Devin 。。。more
Katie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Meet Cute Diary had its moments。 Going into the book I did not expect the love interest switch part way through， but I found myself begging Noah to leave Drew and his manipulation。 I enjoyed the diversity in characters and the pronouns that Devin goes through。 I honestly with we got more of the book with em because e is the best character in the whole book。 Even the main， Noah is on the annoying side。 Imo， to the point where I have a hard time sympathizing with their problems because they are be Meet Cute Diary had its moments。 Going into the book I did not expect the love interest switch part way through， but I found myself begging Noah to leave Drew and his manipulation。 I enjoyed the diversity in characters and the pronouns that Devin goes through。 I honestly with we got more of the book with em because e is the best character in the whole book。 Even the main， Noah is on the annoying side。 Imo， to the point where I have a hard time sympathizing with their problems because they are being overly dramatic。 。。。more
Allison
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My thoughts and overall review of Meet Cute Diary By Emery Lee👇 Discussion topic No1: I generally liked this book。 I loved how discovering your gender identity and pronouns was represented in the story。 I haven’t read any books that mention and talk about neopronouns before。 It’s refreshing that books are starting to include a lot of deserved rep previous generations of authors didn’t。 Discussion Topic No2:Character wise…。 I didn’t really like Noah。 I think the reason for everyone disliking his My thoughts and overall review of Meet Cute Diary By Emery Lee👇 Discussion topic No1: I generally liked this book。 I loved how discovering your gender identity and pronouns was represented in the story。 I haven’t read any books that mention and talk about neopronouns before。 It’s refreshing that books are starting to include a lot of deserved rep previous generations of authors didn’t。 Discussion Topic No2:Character wise…。 I didn’t really like Noah。 I think the reason for everyone disliking his character is because of his “self image/overconfident behavior”。 From experience， the main character’s pov is usually more on the insecure/uncertain side if you know what I mean。 We don’t usually read about characters who think “highly of themselves”。 As much as i am happy for Noah being confident， I found that he was really self centered。 Especially when he put his problems above Becca’s。 It was really frustrating when Noah let all those dms sit in his inbox。 I understand he felt like he didn't have answers， but don’t just ignore them all 😦。 Devin was so nice to Noah after barfing all over him。 Noah was so rudeee。 BRUH E GAVE YOU FREE COFFEE。 Devin was so sweet and generous towards Noah。 E was kind and understanding of Noah’s issues。 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW GOOD E LOOKED IN THAT EYELINER。 Devin was the glue✊。 Don’t get me started on Drew。 I started getting reallyyy bad vibes after he told his friend “no， Noah’s special”。 I wasn’t really sure what his intentions were throughout their relationship。 He was super persuasive and bossy towards their dates。 I was really suspicious with how passionate he was about the diary。 I literally thought he was a spy who was behind the debunking account （don’t ask😭）。 As my dad says， “You can tell what type of person they are by seeing who they surround themselves with” （Drew’s Friends）。 The only reason I thought they would be endgame was because they were on the cover。 Discussion Topic No3:Im usually really oblivious towards plot twists。 I didn't expect Noah ending up with Devin in the end。 I was kinda sad about how fast Noah concluded his thoughts about being in love with Devin。 I thought It was way too rushed。 I was sad we missed out on watching Noah crush on Devin for awhile。 It also felt like their relationship was unbalanced at times。 Devin would always apologize and Noah would shut em down， “not knowing how to respond”。 I think as cute they were together， Devin technically deserved better if you analyze all the ways Noah treated em。 In summary， I think the plot was pretty rushed and didn’t develop some of the most important relationships and big events very well。 I’m not sure if you understood one word of this review （im sorry im typing on my smol phone keyboard）， but I hope I made my opinions clear enough。 Please correct me on anything if you must。Final words: Brian appreciation。 Thank god he broke up with that idiot。 It was nice seeing how much he cared and supported Noah despite knowing little about the queer community or Noah’s mindset。 Thank you for your time。 Happy Tuesday。 。。。more
Auburn Morrow
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Sweet romance！ And with a dash of realism that creates tender moments between more than just the romantic leads。 Noah feels so real and I LOVED his journey because I can be a little over dramatic too 😂 （while also being a little shy and unsure about myself）。 This book gives you something to think about without jamming any lessons down your throat。 It's full of troupes， new situations， and Devin。 Sighhh。 Devin owns my heart。 E stole the show。 Would absolutely recommend！ Sweet romance！ And with a dash of realism that creates tender moments between more than just the romantic leads。 Noah feels so real and I LOVED his journey because I can be a little over dramatic too 😂 （while also being a little shy and unsure about myself）。 This book gives you something to think about without jamming any lessons down your throat。 It's full of troupes， new situations， and Devin。 Sighhh。 Devin owns my heart。 E stole the show。 Would absolutely recommend！ 。。。more
Manoek
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Real rating : 2，5/5First of all I want to say I love the representation in this book！！But I really couldn't stand the main character。 He was really selfish and just straight up mean and rude to other people throughout the whole book which made me really frustrated。 Also I couldn't get behind the relationship in the book， it was just very toxic。 Real rating : 2，5/5First of all I want to say I love the representation in this book！！But I really couldn't stand the main character。 He was really selfish and just straight up mean and rude to other people throughout the whole book which made me really frustrated。 Also I couldn't get behind the relationship in the book， it was just very toxic。 。。。more
Selin Apaydin
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Maybe closer to like a 2。25？ I actually feel pretty conflicted bc i did enjoy the second half of the book but oh my god it took so long to not get annoying to read， and Noah as a protagonist never really grew on me？ Like he was still acting pretty childish by the end？ Devin saved the book tho 🤩🤩🤩🤩 stan em
Berry ☆
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。。。well。this book was a f*cking rollercoaster。 i fell in love with it until it took a dramtic plunge to hell around the 30% mark， after which it was。。。nigh excruciating to muddle through the next 40%。 until。。。it pulled the most dramatically impressive damn redemption arc since donald 'ebenezer scrooge' duck in the disney adaptation of a christmas carol （which will always trump the original， dni if you disagree）i don't know how else to put it without spoiling anything， but。。。this book is worth al 。。。well。this book was a f*cking rollercoaster。 i fell in love with it until it took a dramtic plunge to hell around the 30% mark， after which it was。。。nigh excruciating to muddle through the next 40%。 until。。。it pulled the most dramatically impressive damn redemption arc since donald 'ebenezer scrooge' duck in the disney adaptation of a christmas carol （which will always trump the original， dni if you disagree）i don't know how else to put it without spoiling anything， but。。。this book is worth all your time and patience。 it becomes a downright chore to pull through around the middle， but it is so， so worth it。 im incredibly glad it went the direction it did and id 100% recommend you to pull through the dreary bits the toxic relationship rep and nuanced exploration of gender was fantastic， i adored noah and becca and the gorgeous representation of queer tumblr culture， the concept of the diary was so intriguing but it's subversion was pulled off brilliantly and m0st of all， devin has my whole heart <3the what-if-it's-us-esque quest at the end caught me off guard but definitely made me smile and the sheer unadulterated trans joy in this book is exhilarating。 a truly spectacular debut:D 。。。more
Zac Chavez-kelleher
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This upbeat and cute narrative gave me all the feels。 I was annoyed， intrigued， and even near tears at points。 I’d say 4。5*， but worthy of the round up for goodreads。 I loved the exploration of pronouns， and tackling different aspects of gender， and what it means to be coming to terms with who you are。 I think my favorite part was that in the end， it wasn’t wrapped up so perfectly， that in its special way makes this story even more believable， which fit so snugly with the overall theme that love This upbeat and cute narrative gave me all the feels。 I was annoyed， intrigued， and even near tears at points。 I’d say 4。5*， but worthy of the round up for goodreads。 I loved the exploration of pronouns， and tackling different aspects of gender， and what it means to be coming to terms with who you are。 I think my favorite part was that in the end， it wasn’t wrapped up so perfectly， that in its special way makes this story even more believable， which fit so snugly with the overall theme that love is not always what you expect， and a meet cute can in fact be a “horrifying”experience that means more to the relationship than any cheesy romantic anecdote。 The characters were messy， and relatable， and the antagonists were aggravating， but in a way that teaches you that red flags are RED for a reason， and staying true to yourself is the way to go。 。。。more
Kaa
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Waiting for a few reviews from friends to decide if I want to read this。 I tried a few pages， and I'm feeling I'm feeling skeptical of the plot and main character。 Waiting for a few reviews from friends to decide if I want to read this。 I tried a few pages， and I'm feeling I'm feeling skeptical of the plot and main character。 。。。more
Logan
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Quick review: It was an interesting book and a cute escape from reality during my downtime。 To anyone who needs some escapism and is a fan of romance， I’d recommend it！ I really liked how Noah didn’t pass all the time。 As someone who just started transitioning， it felt nice to see myself reflected like that as opposed to other books where the trans MC passes 100% of the time with all the surgeries。 Long review: I think it’s really important to highlight books with queer + POC characters （especia Quick review: It was an interesting book and a cute escape from reality during my downtime。 To anyone who needs some escapism and is a fan of romance， I’d recommend it！ I really liked how Noah didn’t pass all the time。 As someone who just started transitioning， it felt nice to see myself reflected like that as opposed to other books where the trans MC passes 100% of the time with all the surgeries。 Long review: I think it’s really important to highlight books with queer + POC characters （especially so by queer + POC authors）。 The book is what is says on the tin: a queer love story with some fake dating thrown in for spice。 Again， I think it’s a great read during your downtime。 I rated it 3 stars instead of 5 mostly due to issues I’ve had with the main character。 Conflict is always good in stories and it keeps things interesting， however so much of the conflict came from Noah lashing out at people and not really apologizing for it。 After a while it became predictable that Noah would be his own downfall。 Despite this， he does seem to learn his lesson （or maybe that’s just wishful thinking） in the end。 The ending was very cute and tied Noah’s internal conflicts together nicely。 :） 。。。more
Alyssa
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2。5ish to maybe a 3？ I probably would have liked this book a lot more without the main character。 Noah was one of the most annoying protagonists I've ever read。 Knowing I'm not exactly the target demographic for this， I still felt like he was not a great person to be around。 I don't think I would have been friends with him at all。 The redeeming parts of this book were definitely everything to do with Devin， that precious cherub， and all the different representation。 I learned a bit more about ne 2。5ish to maybe a 3？ I probably would have liked this book a lot more without the main character。 Noah was one of the most annoying protagonists I've ever read。 Knowing I'm not exactly the target demographic for this， I still felt like he was not a great person to be around。 I don't think I would have been friends with him at all。 The redeeming parts of this book were definitely everything to do with Devin， that precious cherub， and all the different representation。 I learned a bit more about neopronouns reading this book， so that was a plus。 I really loved the last 5 chapters or so， so the ending was great， just the beginning was a bit rough for me。 。。。more
Rachel Rauch
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Very cute， very well done。 Didn’t blow me away and was still a little bit convoluted in terms of plot （hint: if you’re trying to describe the plot to a friend and you end up confusing yourself， that’s probably a little convoluted XD） but sweet all the same。 Would recommend this to anyone who likes romance， especially queer romance。 🥰
emrel woody
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Dang :/I’m a little disappointed， considering how adorable the cover is and the concept。 However， I had many issues with this。 While I loved the queer representation and how there wasn’t much transphobia or homophobia in the story， the main character Noah I feel went through little to no development。 He remains the same I feel like from the beginning to end， and the reader is just expected to believe he went through growth because we were just told that he did。 This might be a mild spoiler， but Dang :/I’m a little disappointed， considering how adorable the cover is and the concept。 However， I had many issues with this。 While I loved the queer representation and how there wasn’t much transphobia or homophobia in the story， the main character Noah I feel went through little to no development。 He remains the same I feel like from the beginning to end， and the reader is just expected to believe he went through growth because we were just told that he did。 This might be a mild spoiler， but I’m not really a fan of love triangles all that much either， especially in ya contemporary novels。 The story’s main message of all trans people deserve love felt a bit lost in the mess that was the love triangle and relationship drama。 I thought the cuteness of this book would have been overwhelming and adorable， but I felt just kind of let down slightly because it wasn’t what I thought。Only reason I really finished and enjoyed this was for Devin。 Devin saved the book。 The love triangle though？ Unnecessary。 While I liked the author’s writing style， the story just didn’t hit the mark for me personally。 。。。more
Kristin Ogarp
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2。5 stars*I feel like the cover of this book it pure click bait。 I'm not mad at the direction the book went in， but I feel like it did not deliver on the premise or live up to what was presented to us on the cover。 Which is a little disappointing， because I was expecting one kind of story but got a very different one。 It's still a cute read， and I appreciated all the representation in this book。 For me personally tho it felt like it read a little to young， the main character was anoying and shou 2。5 stars*I feel like the cover of this book it pure click bait。 I'm not mad at the direction the book went in， but I feel like it did not deliver on the premise or live up to what was presented to us on the cover。 Which is a little disappointing， because I was expecting one kind of story but got a very different one。 It's still a cute read， and I appreciated all the representation in this book。 For me personally tho it felt like it read a little to young， the main character was anoying and should have been developed way futher。 I also think the first love interest shouldn't have gotten that much space if he was going to be thrown away completely just a little later。 I would have liked it to just be a little bit 。。。 More。 。。。more
Isabella
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Actual rating: 3。5 starsThis was cute， but it had moments where it annoyed me。 Though， overall， I am satisfied with how the story progressed and ended。
Charlotte
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This book was pure trans joy！！！ It was sweet and funny and really well done and heartfelt。 Exact what I needed。 Reminded me that it’s ok to be unsure， even about something as simple as my pronouns。
Nicholas Artrip
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I'm just going to get the negative out of the way: so much of this book felt repetitive and the plot was a rehashing of every other YA novel and the protagonist was annoying。 All of that aside， I overlooked those qualities because this was a sweet story， there were instances of transphobia but they didn't loom over the novel and were kept to a minimum without threat of violence。 And I will continue to always root for queer YA novels that champion trans and nonbinary characters and give them happ I'm just going to get the negative out of the way: so much of this book felt repetitive and the plot was a rehashing of every other YA novel and the protagonist was annoying。 All of that aside， I overlooked those qualities because this was a sweet story， there were instances of transphobia but they didn't loom over the novel and were kept to a minimum without threat of violence。 And I will continue to always root for queer YA novels that champion trans and nonbinary characters and give them happy stories because it is needed and everyone deserves to see themselves validated in fiction and in real life。 These stories are important and I am so， so happy they are being told。 。。。more
Reference
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