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4.5/5

Yes! Thank you New Adult gods for more anthology books like When We Met! This is my very favorite kind of anthology. When we met is an anthology that follows 4 college roommates. Each of the stories is the story of how one of the ladies met their great guy. And the stories happen sequentially. So, for example, the third story is Courtney's tale, and in it you will find reference to Misha and her guy, Darren as well as Indy and her beau Kier. Each of the roommates kind of dance around in the background of their friends stories and I love watching different authors simultaneously create their own story and characters, while working flawlessly with other authors stories and weaving them into the background of their story. It makes reading anthologies so much more fun, in my opinion. Instead of a collection of sometimes disjointed feeling stories, the common household creates a bond and theme for the book.

I don't even know that I can pick a favorite story. It is one of those books where you are like," oh I love Misha and Darren...they are my favorite. Oh! But wait, remember how sweet Kier was with Indy? Yea, I love them too. Oh and what about Courtney? She is so spunky!..." See what I mean? Each of these four college roommates was great in her own way, and each of their stories was perfectly suited for them. I really enjoyed reading about how they met their current awesome guy, and I also really enjoyed getting to dig around in each of the girl's pasts. Some of the stories were a little darker than others, but they all worked so well together. It was so nice to see 4 close friends like these. I think any of these girls would have had the others backs at a moments notice.

This book was not a super tiny book either. I loved that it was about 400 pages, which gave each of the girls about 100 or so to tell their story. And the best part was that none of the stories felt rushed. I thought each author contributed a really strong novella and a really strong romance. Which speaks volumes about the quality of this anthology. When you can't pick a favorite story out of 4, you know you have something great on your hands. I loved getting to know the girls and about when they met the special guys in their lives. This is a great representation of New Adult. If you are not sure if anthologies are for you, When we Met is the perfect book for you to try. It will convert you, I'm sure of it.

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