Meant to Be

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Jul 13

Meant to Be - Emily Giffin

my review : ✮✮✮

I have a lot of thoughts about this book.

I truly found this story totally entertaining and had a hard time putting it down. Yet, at the same time, I found the book so strangely written, that I felt like I couldn’t catch my breath. Very much a book that “shows” vs. “tells.”

This book is based on JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. While the author acknowledges the story is based on the pair, she says the characters in the book are fictionalized. In reality, the characters have so many similarities to JFK Jr. and Carolyn, that it’s almost distracting.

Basically, I would love a nonfiction JFK Jr./ Carolyn Bessette love story, but this book felt like it was essentially fan fiction?

As always, this could be a personal preference, and you may feel differently after losing yourself in these pages. Totally entertaining but left me wanting a bit more.

The story is about Joe F. Kingsley, American royalty who has the weight of the world on his shoulders, and Cate Cooper, a famed model, and fashion icon. Joe and Cate could not come from more different worlds, with Joe coming up in a life of prestige and family duty while Cate overcomes hardships and an abusive home life. When their paths cross, the connection is instant - but can they survive in each others’ very different worlds?

It reminds me a bit of the Royal We (which I LOVED! If you have not read it yet- do it immediately.).

Best paired with a Rose Kennedy (basically a vodka soda with a splash of cranberry), named after the matriarch of the Kennedy clan!

*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review 💘👼*