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.

A fun, whimsical read with an interesting storyline and perspective. Ultimately, I think this was for a younger audience but I was cute.

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.

This was a unique story about cupids and the way love works when a secret organization is pulling the strings. I loved more than anything of this story the interesting world that Lauren Palphreyman built of the mythical creatures that we meet. I could picture the matchmaking service easily and it was beautiful.
Lila was an interesting character, not wanting to fall in love, for the pain it causes. Along comes Cupid as a teenage boy and Cal, the one tasks to keep them apart, but when a match is made, it cannot be stopped. Can they fight fate?
This was a quick read that kept the pace up and didn't linger on mundane actions like some books. I liked that I wasn't slumping along with unimportant events and got to get to the action quicker. The only thing I wanted a bit more of was more romance between our match, but I guess that is what happens when you like a couple so much.

“Cupid continues, ‘Sometimes I think that people should just be left to their own devices. All this matching…it makes it seem like everything is planned. I don’t think love should be planned. Do you?”

Cupid’s Match by Lauren Palphreyman was a mash up of Supernatural and Greek mythology with a Lucifer twist. This whole idea of a match making service run by cupids was original and creative and most importantly, made complete sense. Drawing from Greek mythology and incorporating several infamous stories like Pandora, The Minotaur, Aphrodite and more is just a taste of what’s to come in this story. There’s even sirens and the mention of a certain notorious killer that terrorized London. I want to thank Netgalley and the publishers at Wattpad books for giving me an early copy of Cupid’s Match. 

“Just go back to the desktop…no…no, don’t click there. See that little bin icon?....No…not that one…’ He moves the mouse wildly about the screen and I bite back the growing spurt of frustration. It reminds me of the time I tried to show my grandma how to send an email.”

I loved the surprising twist of mixing old lore with new technology because it served as a great dynamic between the story and its characters. At one point Lila is trying to teach Cal how to use the computer and she compares him to her grandma. Great addition of humour! They also used simulations to enact punishments where it would trap you in your own personal hell. It was interesting and added a tech edge to the Cupids preferred archaic bow and arrow primary choice of weapon. It sounds like the two ideas would clash but they actually seemed to work well together and I think that gave this book a relatable factor for today’s society. 

“You were talking all the way through history,’ he goes on. ‘Legends not your thing, huh?’
‘No,’ I say, looking him in the face. ‘Not really. I’m not one for fairytales. I prefer the present, not relics from the past.”

This MC, Lila has snark and I’m pretty sure she reserved every single ounce for Cupid, her match. It made some awesome banter like the one above. Now I usually fall for these charismatic, charming jokesters like Cupid but for some reason this time I was drawn to the cold and brooding brother, Cal. But there is enough romance in the air that fans of either brother will be happy! 

“He looks at me coldly. Then, as he disappears beneath the ivy-covered arch, I hear him mutter, ‘Should have known his match would have an attitude problem.”

Cal is the male snarky version of Lila and I loved all of his murmured comments like this one! 

“My life hasn’t been normal for awhile now, not really. Not since my mom left us.”

Ok, this phrase was frusatingly incorrect and yet it appeared often. Lila lost her mom to cancer but here it sounds like she left on her own accord, like she packed her bags and she was outta there. But no that’s not the case, this would also work if her mother killed herself, therefore she’s outraged that her mom chose to kill herself but again that was not the case. This was a poor choice on the author’s part and I found myself always double checking what really happened to her. It was poor phrasing and only creates confusion for the reader. 

One more thing that got me and must not be overlooked is the pure amount of characters whose names started with the letter ‘C’. There was Christian, Cupid, Charlie, Cal, Crystal and those are just the ones that I can remember off the top of my head. The point is that there’s too many. I found myself confused on who was in what scene and who knew what. It was hard to keep track of who was who when so many of them had similar names. I don’t know if there was supposed to be some symbolism with the names and that’s why they start with ‘c’ or what but I just think it added more confusion and stalled plot progression. 

Overall I enjoyed this book immensely. It had humor, romance and a very snarky and independent MC. I’m going to miss Lila, Charlie, Cupid and Cal and I am definitely hoping to see more of them. Wattpad has two more novels available which continues their stories and Cupid's Match is set to release in paperback October 1st. Hopefully the success of this book will bring us more of Palphreyman's stories! I’ll close this review here but I will leave one final quote because it’s too hilarious to stay hidden! 

“Jeez, Cal,’ I say. ‘What is it with you and eyeballs?”

Unfortunately this book just didn't do it for me. The basis for the story was there, and it could have been good, but it fell short for me. I know this is a YA title, but it is very young. I think my middle school daughter might like it. The plot was predictable, and the twists were heavily and repeatedly foreshadowed. The characters weren't well developed and had no growth. The romance was poorly done, I didn't feel the connection between any of the love interests, and seemed like a minor issue in an action/adventure book. Finally, although the writing wasn't horrible by any means, I feel like a good editor could remove a lot of the repetitive and extraneous passages. Although it wasn't for me, perhaps a much younger demographic would enjoy it.

Not your typical YA romance, Cupid's Match pulls in elements of Roman Mythology.  A kind of Percy Jackson for older Teens. Lila Black keeps getting notices from a match making service that she has been matched.  She goes down to their head quarters to sort things out and get them to leave her alone because she has never contacted the agency.  While there, she finds out that she has been matched with none other than Cupid himself.  But Cupids can't be matched, or so Cal tells her.  Turns out Cal is Cupid's brother. 

This book is full of action, adventure, teen angst and romance.  The characters are well written and easy to like.  There are even hints of a love triangle.  This was an overall fun read. I can't wait to read book two.

I've always been a fan of mixing mythology with contemporary reads. That being said, I was excited to dive into this book. 

This type of immortal being falls for high school girl story has been done many times before. However, there were just enough plot twists to keep me interested. All the characters were well fleshed out, and mixed well together. It was truly a pleasure to read. 

In the future, I hope this story is picked up as a tv show or movie. I think it has amazing potential to become a screen adaptation.

This book is for anyone who believes in love or wants to believe in love.
Cupid's match is about online dating which I think a lot of people have tried and have wanted it to succeed.
I like that this book didn't make it so that when you were matched things were just easy, you have to overcome obstacles to make it work.  This book is full of fun, witty banter and a desire to be with someone who you think is your soulmate. It was a good easy read, and I like how it added in all the myths, it was bringing two worlds together the future with technology and the past with gods and goddesses.

Written by Lauren Palphreyman, Cupid’s Match follows Lila Black as she learns that she is Cupid’s (the Cupid’s) match. Which is to say, he is her true love. And, because Cupid has been a very bad boy and because he isn’t supposed to have a match, she is now in mortal peril.

This novel is definitely a YA novel, the main character is 17, and the writing comes off on that YA level. If you don’t like to read YA, I don’t recommend reading this story.

The plot was interesting, and I believe will be a trilogy, and the main three characters had a lot of depth, but I didn’t know how to take the supporting characters. We really don’t get a whole lot of time with her boyfriend, and the best friend sends a lot of mixed signals.

The concept is really, really interesting, and I read it all the way through to find out the ending. I definitely want to read the other books, it just wouldn’t be an interesting story if you are not into YA urban fantasy with Greek gods and myths.

I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is beyond cheesy. I would’ve enjoyed it more had I read it during high school but as a college student I found the story to be lacking. I would compare it to a Netflix original romance because you know what’s going to happen, the characters aren’t strongly developed, and there’s a whole bunch of drama. I wasn’t a huge fan of any of the characters. The love triangle (or square?) wasn’t well done. Overall, there was an immaturity and unpolished feel to the story. 

Side note: what town is actually named forever falls and the school’s color is pink? The author was trying way too hard to continue the love theme.

Let me put one thing out there right away: This is not a romance. Even by the standards of YA (which I read a lot of), this is not a romance novel. I’m not saying that it’s a bad thing, necessarily, but it is definitely much more of an adventure story than a love story. Sure, there are some love elements (I mean, we are talking about cupids and their arrows), but there is much more to the plot than just a budding taboo romance. And there is a lot of mythology in here, both Greek and Roman.

The setup of the story reminded me a lot of Twilight in the sense of “boy that has an eternal life pretends to be a high school student and woos teenage girl,” and I don’t know if it’s because I’m in my 30s now, but it was a little bit creepy to me. Not only is he so much older than her, but how does he expect this relationship to last when she ages and he doesn’t…and when she’ll eventually die. I know this is a series of books, so maybe they’ll address it in the future.

I did really like the adventure aspect of the book. It did get a little bit mythology crazy near the end, but I didn’t mind it. Because I was familiar with all the characters (or most of them), it made it easier to visualize what was happening.

All in all, it was a good read. I wish there was a bit more romance in it, and I wish the character’s name wasn’t Cupid (it just takes me out of the story), but that doesn’t mean I won’t continue the rest of the series when it becomes available.

3 STARS

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for sending this book.
When I started reading this book, I thought that this is something that would be a light read for me and will totally go with the reading slump that I was experiencing. But this proved to be much much more than that and I'm really grateful that I picked this book

So the main storyline of this book is enveloped around a matchmaking agency that matches couples romantically. This institution is headed by cupids (Cal is the head) who looks after the completion of the matches with his assistant named crystal who is also his receptionist. Now an unfortunate match takes place between Cal's brother Cupid and Lila in this story line who happen to be children of the love god Venus

The problem in this story line is created when the major contract of the institution spells out that the cupids cannot be matched and if they are then various consequences would befall and the original God would return and the world would end so now they all try to protect Lila from making the match 

The pro of the story is that it is not only a chick flick or a romantic story but it has a lot of elements like friendship, hate, love triangles, brtrayals and the details about the Greek mythology which symbolises the magical realism element in the story

The con of the book would be that a lot more emphasis could have been paid on the mythology aspect just so as to elaborate the main mission the lead characters. I personally felt that the romantic relation between the cupid and Lila could have been built much better than a casual kind of fling which was given in the story

On the whole I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading an adventurous, mythical, romantic at the same time book to read. I found this book really interesting and unique

Rating-3.5 stars

“He’s mythologically hot, a little bit wicked, and almost 100% immortal. And he’ll hit you right in the heart…”

Lila Black doesn’t believe in matchmaking, especially not Cupids’s Matchmaking service, whom she keeps getting letters from. Deciding to go confront them, she finds that the agency is not what they seem.. 

It turns out the matchmaking service is the real deal. As in, actually run by real cupids who don’t look anything like the popular myths portray them as. 

But they have a problem with Lila’s match.. He is the original cupid himself. And Cupids CANNOT be matched. Lila is told that she is in grave danger and Cupid, who has gone awol centuries before, will stop at nothing to find her. 

Now Lila’s normal teenage world is turned upside down and has exploded into a mythological nightmare overrun by crime-lord sirens, wrathful cupid hit men, magic arrows, and of course the mischievous love god she can’t seem to not fall for… 

This book was actually really surprising! I read an excerpt for this on Bookish First and was instantly sucked in from the first chapter. This is the perfect October read because it has that darkness I always crave around this time of year. Cupid is portrayed as a teenage bad boy who doesn’t believe in “Matches”, despite him actually being Cupid.. Which I thought added a fun twist to the classic myth. He knows what danger would come if he were to complete his Match with Lila, yet he seeks her out anyways to see if it is true. Cupid has been lonely for centuries and you get a glimpse of his more human side while getting to know Lila. Lot’s of stolen glances and lingering looks between the two of them.. Until all hell breaks loose! I loved the darker themes besides just romance! If you are a YA lover and like Fantasy you will love this! 

Thank you to @wattpadbooks and @netgalley for the ARC  in exchange for an honest review! Available October 1st!

From the synopsis, I was excited to read something Cupid related, including if it was a hot, and supposedly wicked one. I was actually really into the concept and how Lila Black, our protagonist, was supposed to be Cupid’s match, but she wasn’t interested until their paths actually crossed. Her adventure started when Lila was being pestered to meet up with Cupid’s Matchmaking Agency. When she does end up meeting one of the workers of the agency, Cal, he informed her that her match with the actual Cupid can not happen, so there began her ride of the supernatural.

I was very much on board with the book initially as it definitely seemed more than what the summary led on. Soooo I was quite surprised when there is essentially a love triangle. I was most certainly rooting for a certain someone, but while the main plot centered on Cupid and Lila not being matched, it also centered on their feelings and exactly what they were going to do with them. It was very much an entertaining and fast-paced book as our characters are always being led to one place or another. It sets up for a much bigger world than just Cupids, and I enjoyed Lila’s adventures as she meets different creatures. I really like that there isn't just one type of arrow being used, but three, with different abilities. It expands the story than just a simple one shoot matchmaking, and while I was disappointed with some of the romance, I still enjoyed those other aspects that kept me reading. 

I do have to complain that I felt there were alot of characters and sometimes it was hard to keep track, and that some weren’t really necessary, like Lila’s boyfriend. It felt like, to me that he wasn’t that big of a part of the story. It could’ve been a bit more condensed since I think the author was trying to impact too much at one time. Can’t say I was too fond of the romance either since it is a love triangle and while I think I know which direction its leading, there were just too many open ended decisions I wanted to know more about.

This isn’t a bad book by certain means, the adventures and encounters with other creatures were exciting, and while the romance wasn’t going anywhere, I still like Lila as a character, and her trying to give some common sense to the happenings around her.