Meet Cute Diary audiobook

Perfect for fans of: Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, Julian Winters, Kacen Callender, To All the Boys I've Loved BeforeI won't be here for long, but I just wanted to pop in and say I wrote this book! If you're a fan of:😍 Meet cutes (duh)😈 Hate to love🥰 Fake dating😘 Friends to lovers💗 Close platonic relationships 🙄 Forced proximity🏳️‍🌈 Explorations of gender & sexuality🥺 Mutual pining😂 Dad jokes&😊 trans joyThis may just be the book for you! Thank you to everyone for checking out this page, and I hope you love Meet Cute Diary as much as my agent who loved this book so much, she was willing to put up with me to get it published 😊.

MEET CUTE DIARY by Emery Lee unpacks how complicated and ever-evolving exploring gender can be against a fun backdrop of your favorite relationship tropes and teenage mishaps. The diverse cast of characters, pronouns and gender expressions creates opportunities for readers to finally see themselves represented in a book. It's abundantly clear that Lee wrote this story with love and tenderness for eir community. MEET CUTE DIARY is both about, and for, helping transgender youth feel connected, seen, and worthy of not just an epic meet cute, but a happily ever after.

Ever since I learned about this book's existence, I've been craving it so much. The more I heard about it, the more I knew this was something I desperately needed in my life. So I'm so grateful to have gotten the chance to read it early! My expectations were through the roof, but I can still say they were exceeded. This was a DELIGHT. In the beginning of the book, Noah says he has his blog, the Meet Cute Diary, as a way "to bring love to trans kids in need", and I feel like that's also exactly what this book is going to do. It feels revolutionary to me to have a trans book that's this happy. I've already seen some negative reviews saying people didn't like Noah, and honestly? Come at me. I will fight you. No, but seriously, Noah gets to be a real teenager in this book and I think that's so important. And that means he gets to be a little selfish and a little self-absorbed. I honestly really loved Noah as a main character, though, and I didn't find him unlikeable, just realistically flawed. I also think he went through a lot of character development throughout the story. I cannot express how much I needed this book and the main reason for that is just how much it's filled with trans joy and how much it's a book about a trans MC that's so goddamn fluffy. Being trans, I've come to expect transphobia to always be a major part of any narrative about trans people, so I almost found myself anticipating it here, and it just never came. That isn't to say the book is unrealistic - the transphobia that Noah and his friends do deal with just doesn't get a spotlight. It stays in the background to create such a safe space for trans readers, and I know I will find myself rereading this book time and time again whenever I'm in need of comfort and trans joy. CWs: mentions of past suicide attempt, panic attacks, references to transphobia, vomiting

At this point, any queer rom com with a cute cover has my attention, and that’s okay.

Meet Cute Diary follows sixteen-year-old Noah who runs the insanely popular Meet Cute Diary – a tumblr blog showcasing anonymous submissions of trans people finding their happily ever afters. However, all of the stories are fake, and Noah is the one creating them all so that trans readers of the blog can find some hope and comfort in them. But when a troll tries to expose the blog for being fake, Noah panics. He manages to enlist the help of the cute boy who works in a local bookshop, Drew, to fake date him to help come up with cute date content for the blog, but Noah ends up with feelings that are a lot more on the real side.Straight away when I picked up this book I knew that it was going to be a joy to read! Emery Lee’s writing style is fun and witty and truly befitting the voice of a teenager. It is so important to me, and I’m sure to many other trans and nonbinary readers, that this is definitely not a book about trans trauma – there is some mention of transphobia in the book, though it really takes a back seat to the story, and instead we are given a book full of joy and love and hope!The characters in this book all feel real, and they all have their messy, far from perfect moments. The main character Noah is so obsessed with the idea of happily ever afters and finding love, that at times they become self-obsessed and more worried about their problems than other people’s. His best friend, Becca, is so supportive of Noah but they’ve been best friends for so long that she doesn’t know how to be her own person when they are separated. Drew is kind and adventurous but can also be very selfish. And then there’s Devin, a nonbinary character alongside whom Noah ends up working, who is so selfless and sweet, but oftentimes forgets to rely on others and open emself up to others. I’ve seen some reviewers critiquing the characters for this, but I think that it helps make the story all that more realistic, because they’re teenagers, they’re growing and figuring themselves out, so of course they’re not going to be perfect human beings, and it just makes the story that bit more interesting!As I mentioned before, this book is so full of trans joy and happiness, and I want to focus on the representation in this book specifically! Noah is triracial (white, Japanese and Afro-Caribbean) and a trans guy, and he has a very accepting family and friend group which, honestly, is so refreshing to see in YA literature! His older brother is so unbelievably proud and supportive of him (and is also a huge himbo, which I love to see) and his allyship is plain to see! Becca, Noah’s best friend, is a lesbian (she explicitly calls herself a lesbian in the book) and there is some discussion on a feminism group that a girl she is interested in is in, and about TERF ideology (though I do think that it could have been handled a tad bit better as it seemed to be tarring everyone with the same brush). Devin is nonbinary and throughout the book e changes eir pronouns several times to figure out what fits em best – and the discussion on this is so comforting to see, especially when Noah tells em that eir pronouns are eir business only and that e doesn’t have to consider anyone else’s comfort when figuring out what is most comfortable. I also really appreciated the discussion on realising that you may have been wrong about your identity and being scared to try out, for example new pronouns, for fear of not being taken seriously, or being stuck with your old identity. There was also a really sweet bit in the book when Devin and Noah are working at a summer camp and they’re going round and introducing themselves with their pronouns and something they enjoy and the kids are saying their pronouns and one says “I’m Bailey. I pronounce she, and Moana!” – it was such a lovely part of the book that showed that the kids didn’t find anything strange about it and were super enthusiastic, and I loved seeing it!I did have a couple of minor issues with the book, which is why I did dock a star, though some are more personal issues that I know will not be a problem for other readers! First up is Becca’s storyline, which I did briefly mention earlier. Becca mentions that she was dating this girl that Noah recognises is part of a feminist group at their school, though many in the group are notorious for being rather transphobic. Becca tells Noah that the girl she was dating was very much for the inclusion of trans women in their feminism and was trying to convince the group of her viewpoint, but Noah continuously called her a TERF and was mad at Becca for this too. I felt a bit uncomfortable about this because as a lesbian I frequently see lesbianism being linked to TERFs and tarring us all with the same brush, when it is a cis people problem, not specifically a lesbian problem. Despite Becca saying that the girl she was in a relationship with was definitely not a TERF, Noah kept on treating Becca as if she was some sort of TERF apologist herself, and it really felt like it was that whole lesbian=TERF nonsense all over again. I also don’t think that Noah truly apologised to Becca correctly for how he acted towards her (not only referring to this) at the end of the book and that overall she deserved better.Another minor point is the use of femme in the book. Femme is a lesbian specific gender expression term that is often used interchangeably with fem. The fact that it is lesbian specific is important to note, as for people who aren’t lesbians, fem is the appropriate terminology, or feminine-presenting. In the book there is a line where Noah arrives at a party and says that there are “Six mascs, two femmes, probably all cis judging by the jock vibe they’re giving off” attending. I may be wrong, but I think that masc is also queer terminology, and I think that using masculine/feminine presenting may be better terminology to be using in this situation, as I know that it is important to not judge anyone’s gender based on their looks, but this just felt a bit heavy handed to me.Regardless of these two points, I really enjoyed my time reading this book and absolutely flew through the second half! I’m so happy to see more books about trans joy being published and I know that this book is going to mean so much to so many people!Thanks to Edelweiss and Quill Tree Books for an eARC copy in return for an honest review!

A fantastic book. People will dislike this book because of its 'unlikeable' main character, but I genuinely think the fact that the main character, for all of his flaws and imperfections and humanness, gets to have the swoon-worthy romance that we all dream of by the end is what makes this book so bloody great.- Follows Noah, a multiracial trans boy who owns a 'Meet Cute Diary', where he fabricates meet-cutes of trans people and shares them on his blog. When his blog's credibility is under fire, he agrees to fake-date Drew to prove that the diary and its stories are real. But when Noah starts his job at a summer camp and meets Devin, Noah's ideas of romance and love will be challenged.- I think I could turn this Goodreads short review into a rant, so I'll try and be brief and leave my kerfuffle for my long review, but let's start with: Noah. Noah is far from perfect - he has actual, genuine flaws (not just 'clumsy' or 'a mild temper'); he's arrogant, self-absorbed, entitled and sometimes a little obnoxious. Yet, I still think Noah is a fantastic and well-written character and his journey across the story was great to read.- And yet, isn't Noah deserving of love, like any flawed person deserves love? Yes, he does! And this story announces that loud and clear - that, even if we can sometimes be imperfect people who make inane choices and inadvertently hurt those they love along the way - trans people UNCONDITIONALLY are deserving of love and joy.- Meet Cute Diary is about how sometimes our ideas of love don't always play out the way we think they should in real life - and that sometimes our ideas of love can get in the way of us seeing things clearly.- I really liked how this story explores the fake-dating trope and subverts this. The romance and fluffy moments in this book were genuinely lovely and hopeful.- I have lots of thoughts about this book, but I'll save it for my long review. In short, a great book with lots of emotional complexity and depth, perfect if you love 'unlikeable characters' that challenge you, and a heart-warming and genuine romance that feels like a hug by the end.

this was! so much fun!I did think the beginning was a bit rough, to the point that I,,, almost DNFd,,, but it was so worth pushing through, like the last three quarters or so was SO good omg. I have to admit, I,, didn't always *love* Noah, but I appreciated how he grew and changed over the course the story. and Devin is amazing and I would do anything for em thank you for coming to my TEDtalk. also just like this book was so voicey and I fucking loved the voice of it?? ahhhh it was just SO good!! and the way it showed toxic relationships? and the rep? and the messy families? and did I mention DEVIN?anyways this was sooo good ahhh

This is a book of trans joy. It's so rare that a book feels like a safe place, but this one absolutely felt like that. Having trans and nonbinary characters that were unapologetically themselves and found the joy of exploring their identity was huge. As a nonbinary person, seeing Devin explore eir pronouns as a positive exploration of self was so affirming. I loved the journey Noah took with learning how to be a better friend, and learning to look past his fantasies about love to see what was right in front of him. This book is going to have such a positive effect on so many queer and trans folks who need a story just like this! I might elaborate more at some point but truly, reading a book about trans characters where the main conflict of the story wasn't the fact that they were trans was just... stunning. exhilarating. wonderful and fantastic and I freaking loved it.

[3.5 stars]i’ll admit i was a bit apprehensive going into this book, as many of my friend’s reviews revealed that they were disappointed by it. thankfully, i didn’t end up feeling the same way.first off: this book is so, so cute. (if the title and the cover didn’t give it away - and i will always be squealing about how adorable these illustrations are!!) we’ve got meet cutes involved, a fake dating trope, and, most importantly, the trans love story that we all deserve. there are also quite a few good quotes about gender and the importance of the internet, particularly for gen z - many of us grew up online as well as in real life, so things such as blogs and social media hold more relevance in our lives than is generally covered in books.i will admit that the main character is, at times, annoying. yes, he’s simply a teenager, and it’s not that i particularly blame him for it, but i think we all go into books scrapping that we want our characters to be realistic, and instead hoping for someone that we simply fall in love with. his first love interest is a bit lacking on that end as well - but, never fear! enter devin! eir is the first nonbinary love interest i’ve read in a book, and since i read a LOT this was particularly exciting for me and eir deserves extra props just for that!! e also experiments with their pronouns and is generally uncertain about eir gender at times, which i really loved to see. so often, even if book characters are LGBTQ+, we meet them once they’ve already got it all figured out. so often in real life, that isn’t the case - we stumble around searching for the right label and feeling for what seems like forever. e is also asexual, and i am greedily collecting characters for my ace club.overall, i do recommend this book for a quick, cute little read — and, hey, it’s always important for us to support trans authors 🥰

it’s got fake dating, hate-to-like-to-love romance, a toxic relationship, long distance best friends trying to make it work, a messy teen making messy decisions for both selfish and selfless reasons, a heartwarming brotherly relationship, discussions on gender, identity, pronouns and self acceptance. it’s got frustrating moments, heartwarming moments, adorable moments and heartbreaking moments. it’s funny and sweet and real and thoroughly enjoyable. but most importantly, it’s got a hopeful happily ever after for a trans teen.TW: mention of suicide attempt, transphobia, toxic relationship, misgendering

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

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