Just Another Meet Cute is the joyful and funny story about what happens when you realize you’re dating the wrong twin.
When seventeen-year-old Nina Riley gets saved by a super cute Knight-in-Faded-Khakis just as she lands in an embarrassingly ‘ahem’ sticky situation during the most disastrous hike known to man, she wasn’t exactly looking for a meet cute. She really just needed some peace and quiet from her complicated family. Unfortunately, he disappears before she can properly thank him or get his number. All she has is his name (Ian Nguyen) and a navy jacket with a dog keychain, a gym card, and laundromat receipt. But a meet cute is a meet cute. And armed with years of watching Veronica Mars and a techy cousin, it should be simple enough for Nina to find the boy of her dreams, right? But when she finally tracks him down, he’s different than she thought ―right down to his name. Ryan is just as cute as she remembers, but the chemistry isn’t there like it was before. After a few dates, she meets Ryan’s family: his sweet grandma, his enthusiastic sisters, and his twin brother ――Ian.
Genres: Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Nina does not necessarily expect to meet someone while out on a hike. Especially not just after siting on a juice box, leaving a deceiving looking damp stain on her shorts. But Ian is a true gentleman, and a cute one at that. He offers her his jacket to tie around her waist, but a phone call sends him rushing off, and leaving her alone, with his jacket.
Determined to find Ian, and return his jacket to him, Nina finds herself stalking him, trying to figure out where he might be so that she can return his jacket, and get his phone number. When she does find him, though, he seems to not remember her, and although she was certain he had said his name was Ian, the boy she has found is called Ryan.
Of course when Nina meets Ryan’s twin brother, Ian, things start to fall into place. And Ian most certainly remembers her from the trail. The confusion that occurs with Nina unaware there are two guys who look entirely identical to each other is rather amusing at times. Although, it does come with its problems. Nina and Ian had an instant chemistry when they met, and as nice as Ryan is, Nina can’t quite tell if she is making the right choice by dating him. I did really love Nina. She can be incredibly naive at times, but she does read as a very real person, and certainly relatable at times!
The big question of this novel is which twin is the right one – Ian or Ryan? Despite looking identical, they are very different people. There is no good twin and bad twin. Both boys are really nice, although in their own ways. They have entirely different personalities, which set them apart from each other. Ryan is thoughtful, kind, always available to offer a shoulder to lean on or an ear to listen. Ian is also caring, but he can also be incredibly sarcastic, and is not as open as his brother with sharing his emotions. It is clear that Nina cares for both of them, but making the choice of which she can see herself falling in love with is an entirely different matter. This book certainly has it’s fair share of emotional conflict, and it does make you carefully consider which twin might be best for Nina. I certainly had my opinions on who she should be with, and watching the characters get to know each other more, and decide what sort of relationship they wanted with each other, was definitely captivating.
There are a lot of deeper moments in this story, with family backgrounds, arguments, and relationships that are difficult to navigate. This certainly fleshes out the story, and turns it from just a light-hearted romance to a much more emotional story that seems ever so real as you read it. I did, in fact, read the whole thing in one sitting. Once you have started reading, there is no point where you feel able to step away and leave the characters be until the next time you pick up the book. It is the kind of book that you can simply sit and devour, and feel completely satisfied with the story once you have finished it.
I definitely enjoyed reading this book. If you are after a young adult romance, with a difficult love triangle involving an identical set of twins, then this is definitely the book you want to get your hands on!
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