When Mia needs a last-minute date to her sister’s wedding, her friends decide to set Mia up on a series of meet-cutes in the hopes she will meet her perfect guy.
First off, let me say that I did not realize this book is a young adult book. I guess I missed that part in the synopsis when I was putting the book on hold at the library. Mia and her friends are juniors in high school, trying to navigate the usual high school stuff like classes, parties, swim team, and figuring out which colleges to apply to. I loved that the plot of this book was low stakes (at least to someone not in high school) – finding a date to a wedding. It was refreshing to read and I loved the diversity.
That being said, I have to say that the plot of the book, Mia finding a date to the wedding, made no sense. And here’s why: Mia is the Maid of Honor at her sister’s wedding. Her sister tells her that the Best Man, who was going to be Mia’s date to the wedding, is unable to attend so now Mia has to find a new date. Mia asks her sister if she even needs a date to the wedding and her sister tells her that she needs a date to walk down the aisle with and to make the photos even. So this means that Mia’s date is going to be a groomsman at her sister’s wedding. Another groomsman has stepped up to be Best Man but this person will not be walking down the aisle with Mia even though she is the Maid of Honor? So her sister and fiance are perfectly fine having a random high school guy be a groomsman at their wedding? Why isn’t the groom looking for another groomsman? Why is it up to Mia to fill an empty spot at her sister’s wedding? I mean, I’ve never gotten married before I don’t think that’s how it works.
Okay, now that my rant is over, if you can get past the implausibility of the plot, this is a cute young adult book. I wish that the author had fleshed out the main love interest more or at least showed Mia interacting with him more. As the reader, we know that he is the love interest but he also does seem to come out of nowhere. I also was not a huge fan of Mia’s sister. She was definitely a bridezilla and I don’t know how Mia put up with her.
I did like how the fragility of friendships was portrayed, especially high school friendships where you feel like the world will end if your friends are mad at you. I thought it was realistic and I liked how Mia navigated those parts of the book. Mia ends up finding herself, as well as a boyfriend, by the time of her sister’s wedding.
This book fits the Black Joy category in the Seattle Arts & Lectures Summer Book Bingo.
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