Review: Meant to Be Mine

Meant to Be Mine by Hannah Orenstein
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I loved the concept of this novel, a family who know the exact date that they are going to meet their one true love. Starting with her ninety-year old grandmother Gloria it encompasses aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers and sisters. It even worked for their biological father who me the man of his dreams as predicted. So Edie Meyer is beyond excited on 24 June 2022 to be boarding a plane at JFK to attend her twin sister Rae's surprise engagement (to clarify, it's a surprise to Rae but not her family) - today is the day she is fated to meet 'The One', she even broke up with her long-term boyfriend Jonah because she didn't feel it was right to continue their relationship any longer with her fate beckoning.

As it happens, Edie does meet someone pretty special on her flight, a musician called Theo, but despite giving off all the right flirty signals they part without swapping numbers. But luck is clearly on Edie's side, because guess who is sitting next to her on the flight home?

As Edie and Theo date she starts to have nagging doubts, they are having fun, but are they soulmates? Does Theo 'get' her? How do their differing life goals mesh?

TBH, this didn't really work for me, I thought Edie was daft to break up with a man she was in love with, just because her grandmother predicted she would meet her 'someone' on a specific date. And then, when their differences start to emerge, she still tries to convince herself that she and Theo should stay together. And don't even get me started on the ending. Let's just say that I didn't agree with Edie's choices.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

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