Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill

Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on November 13th 2012
eBook from Amazon
292 pages

Synopsis

This spring break, Julia's rules are about to get defenestrated (SAT word: to be thrown from a window) when she's partnered with her personal nemesis, class-clown Jason, on a school trip to London. After one wild party, Julia starts receiving romantic texts . . . from an unknown number! Jason promises to help discover the identity of her mysterious new suitor if she agrees to break a few rules along the way. And thus begins a wild goose chase through London, leading Julia closer and closer to the biggest surprise of all: true love.

Because sometimes the things you least expect are the most meant to be.

Julia and Jason are complete opposites. Julia is a pencil-bringing, Shakespeare-loving, geese-hating, rule-abiding control freak. Jason, on the other hand, is a fairytale non-believer and an absolute joker who enjoys cartwheeling down the streets. When these two get paired up as “buddies” during a London field trip, you’d think they would be resentful in each other’s company. But can a bit of time together change their opinion about each other? Bring them closer to being a little more than “buddies”? Too bad Julia doesn’t think she and Jason are MTB.

Ahhhhh i loved loved loved MTB. Despite the too-colorful cover, this one was really good! It made me long for London so much. I’ve gone there only once but wasn’t able to sight-see much. I wish I could’ve gone to Shakespeare’s grave or even ridden the London Eye.

Then of course, I loved the characters so much! I loved Julia, who was witty and snarky but still believed in destiny. I loved Jason who was silly and loved teasing Julia yet can be pretty nice too. I really enjoyed reading them both and I wanted desperately for them to just get together already. The two, despite their obvious differences, were just perfect for each other.

Lastly, I loved the whole “MTB” thing. Like Julia, a lot of us girls believe in it but the truth is, your MTB isn’t going to find you. You have to find him (or her). And sometimes, we’re a little too blinded by our fantasies (of perfection and fairytales) to realize that he (or she) is right in front of us. I just really enjoyed reading Meant To Be so much. It was refreshing, and was an entertainingly sweet ride.