MEANT TO BE MINE

A 29-year-old Brooklyn woman seeks love on June 24, 2022, the date her grandmother prophesied she’d meet her one true love.

Edie Meyer is living life to the fullest: She has her dream career as a stylist, a place of her own in Brooklyn, and the day her grandmother foresaw that she’d meet her one true love is finally here. Sure, she’d had to break up with Jonah, but she'd met him too early, and as much as she adored him, there was no way they could last. Theo, a fledgling indie rock star, is the man destined to be her one true love because she sat next to him on a plane on the day—her day. She’s so happy. Sure, they want different things, and he doesn’t believe in marriage, and she wants to settle down with a husband, a place in Brooklyn, a car, and two kids. But love will come! It’s destined! Her grandmother told her! There are three potential love interests in this book: Jonah, who still fills Edie’s thoughts; Theo, the gorgeous guy who wants to move to California and pursue a career in music; and Bennett, a nerdy, hardworking friend of her twin sister’s fiance. Some readers will find Edie’s perky narration, superficial introspection, and views on love tiresome rather than charming, and the numerous loose ends are distracting. This is a story that gazes with wide-eyed longing at love as a state of perfect compatibility and acceptance that can be picked up and put down almost at will, without really allowing it to be messy or complicated.

A glossy take on love and relationships.