Maybe Meant to Be

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules comes a high school romance that flips the switch on the will they or won't they trope.

If Charlie and Sage are meant to be, why can't Sage stop kissing Charlie's brother?

And why can't Charlie stop thinking about kissing the new boy at school?

Everyone at the Bexley School believes that Sage Morgan and Charlie Carmichael are meant to be. Even though Charlie seems to have a new girlfriend every month, and Sage has never had a real relationship, their friends and family all know it's just a matter of time until they realize that they are actually in love.

When Luke Morrissey shows up on campus his presence immediately shakes things up. Charlie and Luke are drawn to each other the moment they meet, giving Sage the opportunity to spend time with Charlie's twin brother, Nick.

But Charlie is afraid of what others will think if he accepts that he has much more than a friendship with Luke. And Sage fears that if she lets things with Nick get too serious too quickly, they won't be able to last as a couple outside of high school and miss their chance at forever. The duo will need to rely on each other and their lifelong friendship to figure things out with the boys they love.

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Published Sep 5, 2023

336 pages

Average rating: 6.8

5 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

g.sherman
Apr 08, 2025
8/10 stars
Very cutesy high school romance. Very PG. slice of life type with Coming out of the closet subjects.
Lauralee🧚‍♀️
Mar 25, 2025
4/10 stars
It made me laugh and I found a "microtrope" that I will now be looking forward to in books, but the storyline feels like a rabbit hole and everything was forced in the second to last chapter that needed to be dealt with throughout the entirety of this storyline. Very underwhelming.
monicamillen
Sep 29, 2023
4/10 stars
I may have been too old for the target audience which is why I feel the way I do about this one.

The high school drama was definitely present here. By the title, I expected this to me more of a romance story. It ended up having teens afraid to admit their true feelings. Flip flopping relationships. Hearts breaking. It felt very early 2000's.

In the beginning it was hard to keep up with. With so many characters, it was confusing to know who was involved in certain parts. I respected the bond between the two main characters and how they always had each others backs even when it meant they lost something. But why self sabotage your relationship with someone you are in love with? And why make your best friend do it?

It was like a whole season of Degrassi in a book. Nothing stood out to me.

The female voice was fine, but when she was quoting another character her voice got higher pitched and annoying.

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