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Country United States Series Boy series Pages 383 pages Originally published January 2004 Genre Chick lit Followed by Every Boy's Got One | 3.8/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date January 2004 ISBN 0739439723 Preceded by The Boy Next Door Publisher HarperCollins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boy Meets Girl is a 2004 chick lit novel by American author Meg Cabot. The book was initially published under the name Meggin Cabot in January 2004 through HarperCollins Publishers, with subsequent reprintings of Boy Meets Girl using the "Meg Cabot" nom de plume. Boy Meets Girl is the second book in the Boy series, but is only loosely connected to its predecessor The Boy Next Door.
Contents
Synopsis
The book follows Kate Mackenzie, who works in the Human Resources division of the New York Journal. She spends much of her days trying to find a good apartment, attempting to avoid her dictator-esque boss Amy, and trying to sort out her complicated relationship with a commitment-phobic boyfriend. Kate begins to despair once Amy forces her to fire an incredibly popular co-worker in one of the office's lunch rooms, which results in the employee suing her for wrongful termination. Things get even worse when she is also obligated to give a deposition to the handsome and wealthy Mitch Hertzog. The two are at odds over several things, but Kate finds herself growing wildly attracted to him.
Reception
Critical reception for Boy Meets Girl was mostly positive. Publishers Weekly commented that the book was "less a novel than a collection of lighthearted barbs, gleeful clichés and panicky (but comic and brief) freakouts" but ultimately stated it was a "fluffy, fun urban fairy tale". The book also garnered a positive reviews from the Arizona Republic and Booklist.