5

Meet Cute Diary

Emery Lee
Book
June
2021

Review:

Ahhhh! This was so good! I loved how you fell in love with Drew, then you looked back on it and realized how toxic he was. I loved the new love interest em’s personality was great, and it was an amazing way for me to learn about different pronouns. I knew it was challenging to figure out your gender, but I didn’t realize just how hard it is. This book really gave a great perspective on the way identity works. I love the main character; he was funny and quirky but flawed, and you weren’t always happy with his decisions. I loved so many parts of this book, but my favorite was the diary and all the stories of inspiring trans and non-cis people. It gave off Cemetery Boys vibes, and you know how much I love that. This was a fun and light book but informative and vital in broadening the romance genre.

Trigger Warnings:
Discussion of past suicide attempts, On the page panic attack, Discussion of anxiety, Transphobia, Homophobia, Racial microaggressions, Sexism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Manipulation

Synopsis From Book:

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.
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