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Overall a fun collection of short stories. My favorites were:

1. The Dictionary of You and Me by Jennifer L Armentrout
2. The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love by Jocelyn Davies
3. Click by Katerine McGee
4. Say Everything by Huntley Fitzpatrick
5. The Department of Dead Love by Nicola Yoon

So many diverse and creative meet cutes! Along with awesome stories, it helped me discover some new authors that I'd like to check out! I liked that there was a variety of genres included in the collection, as well as diversity in the characters. This will be a great addition to our library, and will be one that I suggest to teens. When I read a short story that leaves me wanting a full length book about the characters, I know that I've found a gem. There were a number of stories in this collection that left me with that feeling.

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Thanks to NetGalley and HMH Books for Young Readers who provided me with an advance reader copy of this book.

This book was, in a word, cute. Each short story shares a different take on how two people first meet. This anthology is full of some of the best contemporary YA authors out there right now. My favourites were "Print Shop" by Nina LaCour, and "Dictionary of Me and You" by Jennifer L. Armentrout, which is no surprise, since LaCour's We are Okay and Armentrout's The Problem with Forever have been favourites over the last couple of years.

I must say, as a teacher, I'm really into the short story collections I'm seeing lately aimed at teens. The genre has always been a tough sell, but stories like these might help teens fall in love with the genre, and, hopefully, help them see they could write them, too.

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'Meet Cute' is a perfect collection of short love stories, a reader will be surprised by their variety and sophictication. The stories are all written by well-known YA writers who provide them with a lot of swoon. I enjoyed every single one of the stories, some of them will remind you of your own life like the one with a guy met on a subway, or a new incredibly shy guy from your school who turns out to be a real cutie. Every reader will find a perfect first meet story for them that will put smile on their face. I recommend this book with all my heart. Enjoy!

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I was able to get an E-ARC from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion on this book.

I have read several other anthology/mashup short stories and was never a fan of them. However; this one caught my eye. Jennifer L. Armentrout is one of my favorite authors and I have to read everything she does. Throw in some of the other authors like Katie Cotugno, Sara Shepard, and Nicola Yoon and this was a must read.

I really enjoyed some of the stories, and others not so much. Like most short stories, some I just wanted more. Others wrapped up nicely.

I read this in only one sitting, and I think it is a fun read when you are looking for some cute contemporary.

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This book was full of cute stories and just what I needed! Armentrout's was my favorite, and I couldn't stop smiling while reading it! But they were all different and had me feeling good!! Sometimes you just need a short story or in this case, an anthology of them!

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