Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC to review.
This book surprised me. The synopsis sounded interesting enough, but I found myself enjoying it more than I anticipated. The concept of Cupid finding a human match, and the chaos that follows, was unique to me. I did find the character of Cupid a bit one-dimensional. I won't let this detract too much because the story was fun, well-written, and judging by the information I've found, there's still much more story to tell.
I'd recommend this book if you're looking for a light, enjoyable read.

Overall the book was enjoyable however, I felt like things switched from fast-paced to rushed. Everything falls into place a little too easily, an important character dies off screen without much thought.

Honestly, I like the premise of Cupid's Match, even if it was somewhat cliche. The god of love falls in love? i was on board. The whole idea of matches and pre-destined love also added a supernatural effect to everything, and it definitely piqued my interest.
Things went a little wrong with the characters though. For a love story, all the characters are extremely one dimensional. It's hard for me to believe that three guys are in love with Lila when she has literally no personality. She isn't very good at anything, and her only real character trait is having a short temper and yelling at people. See the problem? Similarly, Cupid is basically just an arrogant jerk, which makes it really annoying when any romantic scene takes place. Why exactly does Lila love him? Who knows. It's not really the biggest deal, but it really rubbed on my nerves because the entire novel was a romance.
The plot is secondary to Lila and Cupid's love story, and it is definitely treated as such. Characters keep coming and going, people keep changing sides, and there are so many battles that have literally no meaning. The story was dragged on waaayyyy to long, especially since most of it made little to no sense. This story could have been much, much shorter and still gotten the point across.
The writing style also felt a little clunky, and a lot of the dialogue felt very awkward. This definitely made it difficult to connect to the characters in any way, since all their movements and words sounded really strange.
Overall, Cupid's Match was supposed to be a light-hearted romantic action novel, but it dragged on quite a bit, and I started losing interest at around the 40% mark. Although it had an interesting synopsis, the plot gets muddled very quickly, and the characters never really come off the page.
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I absolutely can't believe that Lila ends up with Cupid. She's destined to fall in love with him and she does??? That is hardly an interesting story. The plot should have spent more time exploring her relationship with Cal, as that would really have spiced things up and introduced something interesting into the love story.
Especially since James and Selena (?) cease to exist after they've played their role in the plot, the romantic angle gets really stale really fast. While the story hints at it, it is never really fully explained, and everyone just pretends that those scenes never happened.

Thank you Netgalley and Publishers for granting me early access to "Cupid's Match".

I'm currently in the middle of a major move, and will definitely come back at a later time and write out a full review and rating.

Thank you so much!

This book was a fun, quick and entertaining read! I loved the Roman mythology take and the Cupid’s matchmaking services.
Lila black was a really enjoyable heroine, I really loved the chemistry and back and forth between her and Cupid. Cupid’s sass definitely was on point!
There is so many more stories to tell and I’m really excited to hear them all!
I found that there was a lot going on which kept up the pace really well but also lessened some of the impact of the actions of people.
I love Cal and Crystal and need more of those two for sure!

I absolutely loved this book! I remember watching the pilot on the CW Seed a few years back and had the book on my to read list for the longest time, when I saw it on net galley I knew I had to snatch it up! I was not disappointed ! The storyline and character development is AMAZING and I cannot wait to get my hands on a card copy !!

Wow! This book took a turn. I was thinking it was going to be a cute romance story (it still is) but it was so much more than that! It has romance, action, deception and mystery. I really loved this book and can't wait to find out what comes next.

E-galley provided by Netgalley and Wattpad Books in exchange for an honest review. All quotations and opinions are based off an uncorrected proof.

“Miss Black, we have a big problem…”

The problem is that this book isn’t exactly what the kids call: good. And I would just like to say that I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I enjoy bad books all the time, when they’re actually fun or have any charm to them.

See, this book wasn’t cute, charming, or funny enough to pull off what it was going for and I suppose that’s my biggest compliant. It has this completely cliche, really laughable premise and still takes its self too seriously. It might be the fact that I’m pretty used to Greek/Roman myths being told with a lot of great humor that’s ruined me, but yikes this could have been better.

Lila Black is every stereotypical teenage girl you’ve ever read. There is virtually nothing that makes her at all distinguishable from any of the thousand of teen girl character’s you could ever read about. I had nothing to hold onto from her, she was just lacking all personality.

Cupid himself was a really lack-luster love interest as well. He’s this character that is a walmart brand version of every other paranormal bad boy, but wasn’t even charming? Like- he never said a single witty thing. In fact, he really didn’t do much? Or say much? He’s present in most of the scenes, but never does anything important?

And honestly? If you’re characters have to kiss to show that they are now IN LOVE. (*law and order sound*) Then, it’s not very well-written. Cupid and Lila didn’t like each other and then they did. I couldn’t tell you a single reason why.

To be fair, the events of the book are already starting to blur in my head. No part of the plot stood out to me. I could do a step-by-step walk through of the book and I couldn’t really point out anything that was particularly creative or new. The whole book feels like a flash-back to a period of my life where I just wanted to read YA Paranormal Romance and ONLY that. Back when the trend was “Twilight, but different somehow” and I was living for it.

To be clear, I’m not saying that no one should read this book or that this book is terrible beyond belief. Sometimes, I’m in the mood to read not so great book. Maybe to get over book hangovers or to read something that is so filled with classic tropes you feel like you’ve read it already. I definitely think this book serves a purpose and has the potential to be exactly what someone is looking for.

TL;DR: I didn’t really enjoy this book, but I think that other people can. As long as you like Roman myth, you miss YA paranormal romance circa 2011, and don’t really care if the story is well done or medium. 🙂

Lila took the bus from Forever Falls to L A and found the The Cupids Matchmaking Services. When she got to the receptionist she dumped a stack of letters on her desk. If these people had only answered their phone Lila would not have made the bus trip. Lila said she wasn’t a new client and she was not interested in their service, that they needed to remove her from their mailing list. He5r name tag said the receptionist was Crystal and said she would just put Lil’s name into the computer. The blood drained from Crystal’s face and she told Lila to wait as Lila went to leave, Crystal told Lila she thought one of their agents is best suited to fill her in on the situation. Than Crystal calls Cal. Cal comes out and looks at the computer screen and said” So you’re the girl.” “ Of all the girls in the world to be his match. I must admit your not what I expected. Now, please come with me. We have something very important to discuss. Your very life could beat - . “ Crystal coughs and gives him a warning look. He sighs and asks Lila to come with him. She thinks of just walking out but than Lila’s kinda curious to who they matched her with. As she steps through the door she entera an immensely heptic, open-planned office. Everyone is in a white suit and are stunningly attractive. Than Cal opens a door to a glass walled office. Than Cal told her to take a seat, but his tone of voice is still cold. Lila asked where they got her details and Cal said they had everyone's details there. He added” It’s a different situation. I risk breaking our… our laws by telling you what I am about to tell you.” Than Cal takes a breath and said” We are ,,,, cupids,” “ we match people, we have done so for many centuries.” Lila asked if this was some kind of joke. Cal said unfortunately not. Than he tells her he definitely shouldn’t have a match. It’s dangerous and if he finds out. He then told her he will do anything to get what he wants, he is the original, the most powerful of them all. He is Cupid himself. For a moment Lila wonders if ahew had been brought on reality tv. Than Cal showed her a picture of Cupid. There was no denying, he was good looking, but there was also something familiar about him. Lila said she had a boyfriend- James. Cal told her James wasn’t her match. He was someone else’s match. The cal said “ You don’t believe me… you don't believe anything I’m sayingLila says “ of course I don’t.” he told Lila he had something he had to show her and if she didn’t believe him then , he would personally stop all letters to her. Lila added” And and emails and messages. Cal told her an administrative error had been made. Tomorrow Cupid would start at her HS -Forever Falls High. She hadn’t planned on seeing james today as he had to work, but all the talk of cupids, banished love gods and her boyfriend being matched with someone else had rattled Lila. Even if it was all ridiculous. Her friend Chloe was back but went to the dinner without her. Her and james and Chloe had been friends since kindergarten- it’s not weird she would stop at the dinner without Lila. James had been there for Lila when she lost her mom. The built something based on friendship and trust.
Excellent book, I loved it. I didn’t want to put this down and only did when I had to. This grabbed my attention from the beginning and held it until the very end. I loved Cupid and Lila together and how they interacted. Also how they both tried not to fall for each other. I loved the intrigue, suspense, and action in this book. I loved how a lot of myths were brought alive in this book. It was just a great fun read. I felt bad for James who didn’t want to admit he had feelings for Charlie. I was happy to see both Cupid’s, Cals, and Lila’s growth in this book. I loved the different descriptions the author gave like of the Matchmaking office and the places in the labyrinth, and how Venus physically felt to Lila and so much more. I loved the characters and the ins and outs of this book and I highly recommend it.

3.5 stars

"You turned my life upside down. You've put me in danger. you've put my friends in danger, you've been selfish, and reckless and insanely annoying-but whatever happens, I can't regret that you came. Because I think you helped me find that spark inside of me again."

Fun, entertaining and imaginative. Cupid's Match brings a fresh new take on classic mystical elements, and I can see why this YA Fantasy garnered so much attention on Wattpad before being published. With an intriguing ending that hints at more to come-it had me wanting an epilogue-I'd certainly like to read more in the future.

So, where to start? The idea sounded cute - like a light hearted short romance story but it got a little predictable and was more geared towards middle school age readers. Writing was good and the story was easy to follow but it wasn’t for me.

I tried to finish this book because it was entertaining but in the way where I watch a really dumb television show just to trash it if that makes sense. Sadly, this lost its appeal very quickly and I'm sad to say this was just not the book for me. the writing style was not the best and the characters didn't really have the depth I wanted. Everything felt really superficial and it lost its entertainment value pretty quickly.

This books sounds interesting but it’s anything but. The character building lacks and they are dreadfully boring. Cupid is suppose to be a bad boy, we are only told this but never explained why or shown how. Throughout the entire book, I felt like the characters were just running and never really explained why. There was suppose to be a love triangle but that wasn’t well done either. And we all know how much I love a love triangle. The events that took place really made no sense and were kinda dumb. It was all complete chaos, and not the good kind

This book isn't going to change lives, nor is it going to leave you an emotional wreck, or bring any tears to your eyes. This is just a fun read. Its a fun, far fetch, out of this world FUN READ.

Picture a world where the worlds largest matching making service is run by actual Cupids....yep actual Cupids, and no not those little cherubs that we seem to think they are.

Lila Black is surprised to get a call to go the the company. She's even more surprised to be meeting with Cal who runs the company. Imagine her surpise when he tells her that she has been matched. And she's been matched with none other than the original actual Cupid himself. Cupid is NOT the sweet cute little diaper clad cherub who runs around with a bow and arrow. Oh no, he is a bad boy who has actually been banned from any Cupid activities.

Cupid knows he was matched with a girl, but he does not know anything about the girl other than where she goes to school. So of course he enrolls there and is determined to find her. Lila must protect herself and all those around her!

Cute, fun, typical good girl meets bad boy story!

Thank you Bookish First for the ARC.

Sadly this was not my cup of tea, so to speak. The prompt sounded like it would be a light and fun read.
But with a heroine I didn't come to care about and a somewhat forced love triangle with two brothers all while the plot seems to go forward in an odd pace.
The beginning it was fine, it was a pretty normal YA fantasy contemporary but then it started becoming more of a mystery novel. It reminded me of the Da Vinci Code with them trying to find clues and traveling all over the place. Sadly it wasn't as interesting as it might sound. So a good 200 pages had no impact on me at all. So when the story started get a bit more interesting again near the end I couldn't care less.
It was so many things going on at once and nothing of it was really to my taste.

Lila Black is a regular girl minus the part where she is being hassled by a love matching agency. She doesn't need to find a romantic connection because she already has a boyfriend. This agency also has the balls to tell her that her man really isn't her match either! Lila soon finds she has been matched to one of the top 10 most undesirables according to this professional agency which has been active for thousands of years...But the match is already in play, it has been instigated and her undesirable, the one and only Cupid, is set to start at her school tomorrow. Will she be able to resist Cupid's charms and why is he undesirable?

This is a teen and young adult romance. If you're a fan of Jenefer Estep I would surely recommend this for you! I would rate this a 5 out of 5. The world-building and relationships the main character forms really made this book for me. I enjoyed it by far and hopes it becomes a series (secretly, I'm silently rooting for team #Cal).

I really enjoyed this book and want to read more about the world. Seventeen year old Lila finds herself in the midst of a mythical adventure when she is called into Cupid's Matchmaking Service. A really enjoyable read and I would like to read prequels as well as sequels because there is definitely scope for many stories.

3.5 stars.

I really liked the concept of this book, it’s something novel and new.
Unfortunately the writing lets it down. What it really needs is a good edit. There’s a TON of passive writing here, which usually doesn’t bother me, but this comes across as unsophisticated and a little bit immature. If it was tightened up it would vastly improve this novel.
Story wise I also think it’s a little simple, but I’m not entirely sure of the market. For a true YA audience it would be okay.
I liked Lila, and i loved Cupid, but I did want their relationship to be a bit more heightened. I really enjoyed the banter between him and Cal but again there needs to be more.
While I appreciate what the author is doing with all the cupids having C names, it does tend to get confusing, as do normal characters with names starting with the same letter ie. James and Jordan or whatever the other dude’s name was. Sorry, I’m terrible with names.
This is a solid novel, with some tightening and a good edit it could be something great, but it’s not there yet. Sorry.

What a fun, young adult, paranormal romance! "Cupid's Match" opens with high schooler Lila visiting a matchmaking service to demand that it stop soliciting her. To everyone's surprise, Lila learns that she was matched, through no request of her own, with the supposed love of her life. The dilemma: he's Cupid, a God, and NO Gods can be lawfully matched. Because of the impropriety implied by this match, Cupid, Lila and friends must navigate each other's worlds to escape the hellfire and wrath of the Gods.

This book is crazy fun. Cupid has the best lines of any character in the book. He's smarmy, cocky, and has that jaded attitude that only comes with centuries of life. Lila is an interesting protagonist. Is she too weak to ward off Cupid's advances, or is she, in fact, not fearful enough to run away? Cal is a great character, serving an importance purpose in the story, and giving off a brooding goody-two shoes, resentful big brother vibe.

Charlie's character wasn't developed enough to reconcile the character arc she experiences in this book, so I'd love to see more of her in book 2. There's definitely an issue with abandoned plot lines in this book. These are teenagers, and this book is meant to be read by teenagers. There has to be more emotion and consequence to some of these plot points. Instead, the book just glosses over major developments in Lila's life. I get that she's been thrown into the deep end with the whole gods and myths war going on, but would it kill her to shed a tear over a major teenage crisis? I'm exaggerating here, but only a little. Also, I'd love some more physical descriptions of the characters.

This book is a wholesome read. No sex, no drugs, nothing too advanced for its demographic.

I do recommend this book to anyone who liked Twilight, Hunger Games, and Divergent. I get a similar vibe with this book. What a fun, young adult, paranormal romance! "Cupid's Match" opens with high schooler, Lila, visiting a matchmaking service to demand that it stop soliciting her. To everyone's surprise, Lila learns that she was matched, through no request of her own, with the supposed love of her life. The dilemma: he's Cupid, a God, and NO Gods can be lawfully matched. Because of the impropriety implied by this match, Cupid, Lila and friends must navigate each other's worlds to escape the hellfire and wrath of the Gods.

This book is crazy fun. Cupid has the best lines of any character in the book. He's smarmy, cocky, and has that jaded attitude that only comes with centuries of life. Lila is an interesting protagonist. Is she too weak to ward off Cupid's advances, or is she, in fact, not fearful enough to run away? Cal is a great character, serving an importance purpose in the story, and giving off a brooding goody-two shoes, resentful big brother vibe.

Charlie's character wasn't developed enough to reconcile the character arc she experiences in this book, so I'd love to see more of her in book 2. There's definitely an issue with abandoned plot lines in this book. These are teenagers, and this book is meant to be read by teenagers. There has to be more emotion and consequence to some of these plot points. Instead, the book just glosses over major developments in Lila's life. I get that she's been thrown into the deep end with the whole gods and myths war going on, but would it kill her to shed a tear over a major teenage crisis? I'm exaggerating here, but only a little.

This book is a wholesome read. No sex, no drugs, nothing too advanced for its demographic.

I do recommend this book to anyone who liked Twilight, Hunger Games, and Divergent. I get a similar vibe with this book.

Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC!

*Special thanks to NetGalley, Wattpad Books, and Lauren Palphreyman for providing an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.*

4 STARS

I highly enjoyed this book! I was immediately hooked, and it held me hostage from my family for a few hours until I finished it. I loved that it started off as a YA Romance but quickly turns into more of a fantasy adventure. It also incorporated mythology which was fun.

The premise was great! We start off with Lila, a seventeen-year-old girl being hounded with emails and letters from the Cupid Matchmaking Corporation. Lila being so young, and already having a boyfriend wants them to stop bothering her, so she hunts down their office to confront them and tell them to take her off their lists. When she gets there, she meets Cal, the management agent and lets her know that they are real cupids and that she was matched with THE Cupid. They don't tell humans about themselves, but it is a rare exception because she could be in danger. Cupid is a banned ex-employee of the company and trouble. The most important thing he tells her though, is that cupids cannot be matched (a big no-no in the rules) and Cupid happens to know that he was matched and has enrolled himself in Lila's High School to try and find her. Lila isn't too worried about Cupid, because she has a boyfriend, James, and doesn't really believe in soulmates and matches. On the first day of her senior year, not only does Cupid show up, but so does Cal to watch and help her out. Pretty soon, she is roped into an adventure that she did not expect.

The writing flowed very nicely for me, and you are immediately thrown into the story. I was never bored and I always appreciate that in a book. I will say, however, especially as we got closer to the end, I felt like things switched from fast-paced to rushed. Everything fell into place a little too easily and felt a bit too perfect. I also had a little bit of a hard time with the character of Cupid. He started off as this 'bad boy' vibe and somewhere in the middle of the book becomes a completely different character. He just felt off, like the author didn't want to put in more time to develop his character.

The story as a whole, even though I enjoyed it, was also just very predictable for me, which is sad because I loved the premise. If there is going to be a follow-up novel I am definitely interested in picking it up. I'd love to see if the author fills in gaps that were missing, or develops some of the characters more.

Overall I thought it was a good read, and would recommend to others.