Enjoyable story about a teenager whose life is turned upside down when she finds out she has been matched by an online dating service to none other than Cupid. One might ask themselves why this would be a problem, and as Lila discovers, being matched to Cupid could bring about not only her death but the destruction of the world by Cupid’s evil and insane mother, Venus. Yes, Cupid’s mother is the goddess of love, but she is far from loving or lovable and with an army of cupid hit men wielding deadly bows and arrows at her disposal, Lila has to think fast if she hopes to save herself and her friends.

I liked the story and the characters. I honestly thought everyone was overreacting about Lila and Cupid being matched and hearing everyone droning on to Lila that the match must not happen or it is forbidden, blah blah blah, I wanted to take a few of those arrows and stab a few of these people myself. Until Cupid and Lila finally realize they have feelings for one another which returns Venus to Earth. Venus was one crazy loon. Call me crazy but wouldn’t a mother be happy that her son found his soul-mate? Wouldn’t she be happy that her son found “the one”? Wouldn’t she be happy that her son is happy? Apparently not in this family. I found it interesting that Venus’s return was feared and dreaded, but turns out was unavoidable. As soon as Cupid and Lila begin to have feelings, Venus returns and her primary focus is killing Lila, Cupid and everyone else she thinks has betrayed her.

I especially enjoyed the back story of Crystal and the Minotaur and meeting Pandora and Medusa. Fans of mythology will enjoy this book as well as readers who enjoy paranormal romances and young adult themes. This book is the first in a series and Lila and Cupid’s story continues in the next book.

This book was a cute and interesting premise, and I loved all of the action that was packed into it. What I first perceived as a fluffy romance, turned into an adrenaline rush of fighting and saving the world, with some romance sprinkled in. I look forward to the next book!

I really like the colour-play of the cover. The blue and yellow arrow-parts make a fine contrast to the red background. Also the white title with it's small spirals is quite appealing.

The writing style was fluent and easy. The story is written from the personal view of Lila. The main idea of the book was quite interesting. Although the idea of Cupid or also of a adaptation of this mythological figure are not really new ideas, the realisation was interesting. The Match-Making-Service with all his rules and different arrows and rebel group was a quite innovative idea. 

Lila was a nice girl with a good heart. Her family and her friend Charlie are really important for her, so the situation with this tangling danger over her head is quite hard for her. However, despite her fears she shows how brave she can be in several situations.
Cal was also a interesting character - a classic good guy in a lot of situations. During the story there was only a glimpse of his true soul visible through his mask, but I guess there will be more seen of him in further books.
Cupid was a quite diverse character. On one hand he played the cool and nonchalant guy, but on the other he showed his true nature - which also is a quite loving good guy.

The story was quite enthralling - including emotional and action parts in a nice composition. There were fights, but also dances and talks and much more. Also the whole world displayed was fascinating and coherent. 

The showdown was quite action-driven and thrilling. The end then was a little bit open. Which leaves room for speculation for the other parts.
I must say here, that I hope, that the author is not going more in the love-triangle direction, as I am not such a big fan of that.


Fazit:
New adaptation of old myths with interesting various characters, nice action scenes and emotional dialogs - I give the book narrow 5 out of 5 stars :).

A world where actual cupids run a matchmaking service to find everyone their one true love and Cupid himself gets matched with someone, sounds like a great story idea to me.  Unfortunately, I felt like this story fell a little flat on that expectation.  The story does start off right away and to the point with Lila Black entering the matchmaking service and finding out she has been matched to Cupid himself.  I will say I did appreciate the fact that this book really didn't have any slow parts to it.  We get straight to the point in the first chapter and just keep going from there.  However, there were several things that bothered me throughout this book which left me with rating this story how I did.

First, when Lila goes to this matchmaking service she makes it abundantly clear that she has a boyfriend already and she's very happy with him.  Then after a few brief meetings with Cupid she apparently isn't all that in love with her boyfriend and (although she constantly and I mean constantly says she isn't interested in Cupid) starts to want to be around him all the time and day dreams about touching him and kissing him.  However, when her boyfriend unintentionally betrays her, she's all upset about it and makes a huge deal even though she's the one that has been running around with Cupid all the time.

Next, the author throws in a small and I believe unnecessary twist and has Lila start developing feelings for someone else other then Cupid.  I thought the whole point of this book was that they were "Matched" and she shouldn't be able to fall for someone else.

Towards the end of the book the story goes from fast paced to extremely rushed.  Spoiler alert:  we have other mythical creatures that are talked about in the end but are completely skimmed over.  Once these characters were introduced I was so excited to see how they all played in, but it was a quick couple chapters and they were gone.  We also have this huge battle that starts up and without spoiling let's just say Lila blacks out at a crucial moment and when she wakes up everything just magically worked itself out.  It was extremely disappointing be lead up to this big battle only to have it solved a in a few paragraphs.

I truly believe with a little more fine tuning, some more world and character building, and possibly making the story a bit longer (decent ending to the battle scene) this could easily be a 4-5 star book.

I received an advanced reader copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Offering an interesting take on the tale of Cupid, Palphreyman develops an intricate supernatural teen-romance series, that deals in love and soul-mates. An incredible trilogy that develops more intrigue as the novel's progress, the series leaves little to desire as it covers all avenues.

This was a cute novel involving the Roman side of Cupid and Venus! I liked the different side of Cupid and the building suspense of what was going to happen next. I see there is another book after this one, but I don’t know if I will read it or not.

This was a decent read with a good amount of action to keep me invested and reading. While I do think there are some ways this book could have been structured to be stronger. I enjoyed the concept of a high school/ancient beings combined together. I'm not sure about the matchmaking with the school age girl but hey. Decent all the way around. But could use some polishing.

This book is quite fun for a romance story.it has moments of laugh out loud situations that make it fun to read. Also has a supernatural twist.

I’m unfortunately going to have to tag this as a DNF. It was a story I just couldn’t get into and for the book length, I just didn’t want to continue to force myself to read it.

This story was a cute combination of mythology and a contemporary romance.

The world building of the Cupid matchmaking service became very developed by the end of the story. The beginning was more contemporary, as the characters were introduced. There were some other mythological figures who made an appearance by the end, which I loved.

There were a lot of cheesy references in the first half of the book. The names of places in the town Forever Falls included the Love Shack and Romeo’s. There was a street named after Juliet, to go along with Romeo. I also found it a little confusing that all of the Cupids had names that started with “C.” It made it easier to tell who was a Cupid, but I kept getting the names mixed up.

Despite the sickly sweet references, this was a fun story!

Thank you Wattpad Books for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This story intrigued me so much when I read about it, but in the end it was the same story. The same ya characters, the same love triangle, the same one dimensional evil character and the same ending. 
I didn't hate it but it wasn't a story I will remember a year from now, and I'm so sorry about it. I love greek mythology and I love reading about it, but I cannot find a book with these characters that really can deliver the magic I'm looking for.

This isn’t usually my preferred genre, but there was something about this book that drew me in. While it’s still a high school esque romance, the mythology twists and humorous characters really make this book.

*I received a free eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a super fun comedy romance!

It’s a very light and fluffy read that goes by quickly. I recommend this book if you’re interested in a fast lighthearted read

I thought this was a very cute book! It had a great cheese factor, it had great use of supernatural and paranormal elements. I thought the characters were wonderfully crafted if not a little stereotypical, but it wasn't too much of a set back. The romance was quite fun! A little forbidden love mixed with some triangle-ness! It also had just the right touch of humour to keep me reading!
I think what set me back the most was the pacing. I felt like it was choppy in places and jumpy in others. I also felt like the ending was a bit of a let down and a bit anti-climatic. 
Overall, I had a okay-good time with it.

Too fast-paced for my liking, the story towards the end finishes quite abruptly and it does not feel earned. The story and concept are great, especially the mythology twists. However, I would have preferred for the book to be longer, for the ending to be more developed and detailed rather than the rushed one that is present in the book. Great read and would recommend to any YA, paranormal or romance lover. Cannot wait for the next installment on the series.

As a book nerd, there's like some pact you sign without knowing. That contract says that no matter how many books it takes, we will search for those few books that swallow us whole. The few books that are completely addictive and we can't get enough of. I have a whole shelf dedicated to those few books I've found out of the hundreds that I've read. Today, "Cupid's Match" made that shelf.

What made this book so addictive and exciting to read? Right off the bat, Cupid's Match was funny and I found myself drawn to Lila. The book just kept getting better and better after that. I found myself unable to put this book down and I had a surprising lack of motivation to read anything else. I was falling in love with Cupid right next to Lila.

I found this book so unique, which also helps its status. How many books do you know of where THE Cupid himself has a true love, but can't be with her? If you know of any others, I'd love to know which ones because I'll read those ones readily too.

My only complaint is the ending. My ARC was an ebook, and the app I was using told me that I had about 12 pages left. Twelve pages for cute romance and fantastic character. Imagine my surprise when the book just ended - suddenly. That ending was so unsatisfying because I thought there would be more, and it was very random. In other words, there better be a sequel.

Dear Lauren Palphreyman, if you're reading this, I hope you plan to publish a sequel. If you do, I will be the first in line for ARCs.

ARC was requested & provided through NetGalley free for review.

Lila Black jumps into the hidden world of Cupids Matchmaking Service with a series of annoying mail advertisements, only to discover that she has been matched with none other than Cupid, the Cupid, not a cupid. Something that is very bad for everyone, for reasons that are not properly explained in any kind of reasonable way.

Lila does not even properly understand what matching is, only that it can only be done once with a soul mate and sometimes involved "help" with a cupids arrow. Humans can't be matched with cupids, let alone the Cupid. It's a secret to why exactly, but that's okay, Lila has boyfriend James and a best friend in Charlie, both waiting for her at home to get back to along with her recently widowed father.

Cal, who tells her this, insists on inserting himself into her life at Forever Falls High School to prevent her from meeting and matching with Cupid. It's however not long before Cupid does indeed show up, with his own agenda, and brings chaos and the watchful and dangerous society of Arrows down on Lila's hometown all with a school dance coming up. It's rather confusing why they don't want their founder to return with Cupid's match simply because of a rule.

Crystal and the Minotaur were interesting side characters - I would like their book, a sort of the to Jack the Ripper and Minotaur labyrinth tech I enjoyed, although with most of the 'Myths' (Pandora, Medusa, a siren) I wondered why they were connected to Cupid and Cal's family in a negative/dangerous way. No one mentions if humans can match with these "Myths" (although cupids might?). Enough for some to be held in a kind of suspended animation by 'Sims' a technology that likely comes from the same source as the various cupid arrows (Vulcan, who might also be a reason why the gods fell dormant I suspect).

Lila's chemistry and budding trust with both brothers is tested as she's matched and meets (and defeats?) the maker of the rules Cal and Cupid had followed, and broken...

Lila's lack of survival curiosity on realizing mythical people are real isn't, to me, realistic. Even if misinformation was spread easily by Cupids Matchmaking Service worldwide, some things are a "real" danger, like Venus.

Why Venus went from the mythical beloved mother of Cupid to...not, and the notable silence on Psyche, isn't presented as a mystery but something jarring matter of fact to their history.

Cupid apparently saw what matching to a human did to his brother and doesn't believe someone should only have a one soul mate match forever, especially as Cal lost his. Lila, seeing what's happened to her father after her mother's death, may have agreed.

(That one soul mate match also confused me too, I admit, as mythical Venus isn't one for forever matrimony...)

Onto editing, usually something I ignore, but there was a confusing among of format errors. I wasn't sure what '>' meant (scene cut? Time skip? Arrow tip?) and often there was no pause between chapters. Usually in a digital book a chapter will stop on one "page" and begin on the next "page" but this has chapters ending between paragraphs of text on the same "page". It was enough of a distraction to keep me from fully immersing in what I read.

I did like the overall story, but for me there were too many stops/starts.

This book was an ok read -- it felt a bit rushed at times and I wish they spent more time going into the mythology.

This one was so funny to start with. It's not ever day you get a letter from the Cupid Matchmaking service to have a talk.  This was one of those titles that you most likely have read before. You have a little bit of everything you're looking for from humor to romance.  But it just didn't have that spark that I was looking for.  The pacing to start was great but by the end of the story it felt rushed.  I do think that this will appeal to those who are new to the YA scene but for those of us seasoned in the ways of young adult titles this one wasn't anything new.

This book was a light, quick, and enjoyable read that was entertaining at the time, but did not leave a lasting impression on me as a reader.
Cupid’s Match is a modern representation of Greek mythology with Cupid embodied as a matchmaking service that matches people together that were meant to fall in love. What fuels the plot of the whole book is that Cupid is matched with a human which is a big no no in their world.

I feel like character development in Cupid’s Match was simply okay. I feel like the characters were a bit one-dimensional as the only characters that seem to have any character development or growth are Cupid and Lila and their growth only revolves around their relationship. The rest of the side characters were as hollow as cardboard, as we were given slight cues of who they are as a person, and the rest of the book, the character fails to stray from the “guidelines” set in our first interaction with the character. 

I feel like the relationship in this book as cute, it was a bit instalovey, but I liked how the relationship developed throughout the book and it wasn’t like the first 50 pages she fell in love with him. I think this is one of the better developed relationships I have read in books, because though it wasn’t perfect and was cheesy at times, I could see the attraction between the two.

I really enjoyed the world that was set in the book and it was very different from the interpretations of Greek mythology that I am used to. After the creation of Percy Jackson I feel like it was hard to get a creative and fresh take on Greek mythology, but I believe the author did a good job in setting up this world and making it easy but interesting for the reader to understand.

Overall, I believe this book deserved 3 stars, because though it was a light and enjoyable read, there was nothing about it that particularly stood out to me.