Meant to Be Predictions

So this book called Meant to Be was recommended to me on Goodreads, and I must say that I never would picture myself going to the library or store, grabbing this book off the shelf, and taking it home with me. Honestly, I looked at the book recommendation and thought, "Wow. I would never read that." This was going to be a romance, and I personally like adventure or science fiction. The cover made the book look just like a romance novel. The title wasn't helping the book either. But after finishing Speak, I had nothing else to read. And it just so happened that Meant to Be was available for check out on the online library. And I thought that this book was going to be one of those perfect romance novels that just seemed too good to be true. In short, I was wrong.

Meant to Be, so far, has depicted a girl named Julia on a school trip to London. Julia was always reading Shakespeare, organizing, or studying to maintain her perfect 4.0 GPA. Sadly, none of Julia's friends were going to London with her, only the popular kids that made fun of her. The teacher has planned for everybody to have a buddy, who they must spend free time with, to make sure nobody gets lost on the trip. Which Julia was okay with until she was paired with Jason, who was the most annoying jerk that Julia knows. Then all of the sudden, Julia starts getting text messages from a mysterious boy, Chris, who claims to have met Julia in London. The only problem is Julia doesn't remember who Chris is! Now correct me if I am wrong, but this doesn't seem like a "perfect romance novel". To me, it sounds awkward and quirky, and it is definitely more adventurous than romantic.

Based on the few chapters I have read, I have come up with some predictions:

• Meant to Be is not going to be a typical romance novel because Julia does not seem like an average person. This is because she would rather study and read than hang out with her friends.

• Julia is going to change from her strict, studying, 4.0 GPA ways to a more loose, happy, free character because she is in London, and she says that everybody is telling her to find adventure and fun in this new place.

• I believe that this book will connect a lot with English class. Recently, we started the Romeo and Juliet unit, a play written by Shakespeare. Julia enjoys reading Shakespeare in her free time and has always wanted to visit the Globe Theater since she was in sixth grade and read Romeo and Juliet. She was able to answer every question that Jason asked her concerning the theater.

Hopefully, some of my predictions will be correct. Thanks for reading!