Thank you to Emma, Wednesday Books, and Netgalley for an advance copy of You Have a Match.

After Abby signs up for a DNA site, mostly as a joke, she discovers she has an older sister. An older sister she is nothing like, an older sister who was put up for adoption, and an older sister that Abby had no idea existed until now.

Abby and Savannah agree to meet up at summer camp, where Abby’s unrequited crush and best friend Leo works, and get to the bottom of what happened between their parents to cause this rift in their family.

A modern twist on The Parent Trap, You Have a Match is a cute coming-of-age story that explores friendships, family relationships, and romance with one of the best settings for coming-of-age, summer camp.

As always, I’ll preface with saying I am not a big YA contemporary fan, I typically have a lot of gripes about the characters and their blatant miscommunication issues. That said, I really did not have that problem with this book. Of course with the romance there is some miscommunication, but that is 100% expected in YA romance, as it’s a very real theme even in adult relationships (LOL).

Abby and Savannah are very different people, different lives, different interests, but they’re both likable making you genuinely want to see them succeed in their plans. Abby is a photographer, and as a photographer in my younger years, it’s always fun to see that pop up in my books.

That being said, the parents who really are sidepieces to this story made the book for me. One of the biggest coming-of-age moments is realizing that your parents are flawed creatures. It’s probably the first big slap in the face of reality - they can’t fix everything, they’re actually wrong sometimes (and not just when they’re telling you that you can’t do what you want to do), and they have emotions that override critical thinking too.

I’ve enjoyed the trend from a couple of years ago that utilize the popularity of DNA testing as a plot point in books, and I felt like this was a creative way to use that and tell a good story that touches a lot of points in YA lit.

What a delightful YA novel! Abby is the perfect example of a well-rounded teenage protagonist — crushing on her best friend, dealing with a loss, unsure of the future, discovering a secret sister. This one had a lot going on, but it was executed perfectly. I’ll definitely read more from Emma Lord!

This story was about family and friends as well as romance. The premise was so interesting. I can’t imagine finding a full sibling I didn’t know about after sending in a DNA test for analysis. Having the kids go to camp provided the lack of parental supervision that goes hand in hand with YA stories. I liked Abby. She was definitely trying to figure out who she was and was a little lost at times. There were lots of little dramas, and there were definitely parts where I had to suspend disbelief. Overall, it was a good story. I just wish there was a bit more romance for my mushy, hopeless-romantic heart.

**Thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books and Emma Lord. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All opinions are my own.***

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

Thank you, Wednesday Books, for the gifted copy of You Have a Match {partner}

Genre: Young Adult
Format: 🎧
Pub Date: 1.12.2021
Star Rating: ☆☆☆

“I feel strangely invincible, like the moments happening right now don’t count for anything, but somehow count for everything at once.”

For all those times that I don’t read the summary of a book but go off of reviews, there is always that one time that I mentally kick myself. For me, that was this book. I had no idea it was a young adult book, and while I enjoy the genre, I don’t love YA romance titles. In the long run, this wasn’t exactly a romance but more of an exploration of what it means to find a family (and family secrets).

I wanted to love this book, and I did. I’ve always enjoyed the summer camp setting. But there was just something about You Have a Match that I couldn’t quite enjoy.

Everything was so well placed and perfectly choreographed, which didn’t make it remotely believable. It felt like the story wanted too many different things - was it a romance? Was it a coming of age? Was it a story about finding a sister? Parent secrets? What exactly was the story trying to be?

While it did have its humorous moments that had me giggling because it took me back to my teenage years, the “profound” moments were hard to take seriously.

🏕️ Summer camp setting
🤫 Secret sister
👧🏽 Young Adult
🤷🏽‍♀️ More about family than a romance

I recommend reading You Have a Match if YA Fiction is your cup of tea!

I ADORED this one- so, so cute!! It is perfectly sweet and adorable and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys YA Romance. :) Thank you so much for gifting me this digital copy!

I loved this book. I loved the parent trap movie as a kid and had wished something like that could happen to me but imagining happening now in real life would be crazy.
The story is about Two sisters accidentally find each other via DNA service and decide to dig more to learn what their parents are hiding from them by participating a summer camp together. crazy and fun am I right?
This an amazing fun, sweet about friendship and sisterhood with a little bit of romance. A perfect combination to brighten your day and make a good reading day

This was a cute YA novel with very likeable characters. I loved the friends-to-lovers romance and the presence of the grandfather.
A perfect summer read for YA contemporary and contemporary romance fans.

This was my first Emma Lord book and it certainly won't be my last because this book was fantastic. I would highly recommend.

Emma Lord is doing great work and is a very consistent read and recommendation for patrons young and old. These reads always have an amount of depth and humor that always impresses me.

Like The Parent Trap with a hint of this disaster videos of people gifting each other DNA results. The writing was super cute and I fully enjoyed the antics of Abby and Savannah. I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did but the entire time I was rooting for Abby to get her man.

By this point, you may have noticed that I’m in a bit of a pattern of apologizing at the beginning of my reviews. This review is no exception, because I was approved for this ARC on Netgalley in July of 2020, this book released in January 2021, and here we are in October 2022 and I am finally posting my review. My apologies.
But I loved this book, okay? I think I’d probably love anything Emma Lord writes. I even love her Twitter feed! I love her love of Taylor Swift and fanfiction and her sense of humor. I love the stories she comes up with, her characters, her dialogue, all of it. So the fact that I loved You Have a Match is probably not very surprising.
There’s a lot to love about this book. Emma Lord’s writing style is so… charming. I don’t know if that’s the right word, but her books give me this warm, fuzzy feeling. In this book, family relationships take center stage as our main character finds out through a DNA test that she has a sister she didn’t know about. I’ll do another little digression here and say that I have done a DNA test and, given that I was never that close with my dad’s side of the family, I’m always paranoid that I’m going to find out I have a secret sibling! Up to this point, though, the closest relative I’ve found is a second cousin.
In addition to the whole sister thing, there’s a cute little friends-to-lovers romance on the side. We all know how I feel about those, so that was just a little added bonus.
All in all, You Have a Match is another great book from Emma Lord, and it’s cemented her place on my list of auto-read authors.

Honestly, overall this was a pretty enjoyable book. It definitely had the feel of Emma Lord as far as upbeat and interesting characters go with an overall engaging tween theme. Unfortunately, it was all accompanied by a rather unnecessary amount of miscommunication around the main character's romance...but, I had fun with it. Probably not a book I would ever reread, though.

This is a sweet YA read, Abby is a quirky photographer who receives a lot of academic pressure from her parents. She takes a DNA test along with her adopted friend to find out about her family roots and then finds out she has a mystery sister! This is a cute YA mystery with friends to lovers and found family mixed in! I will definitely be reading more from this author!

4.5 starts rounded up

This book had me feeling all the feels and smiling throughout! I definitely recommend you give it a try.

What I loved about this book:

1. I loved this "Parent Trap" better than the original. The story behind it was great and I loved the characters.

2. This book was so addictive I was unable to put it down and think a major reason for that was Lord's easy to read writing style.

3. Even thought this covers some heavy topics it was still a light-hearted enjoyable read.

I truly adore Emma Lord as an author. I was looking forward to this one after thoroughly enjoying her prior book, Tweet Cute. This one did not disappoint. I loved the story, the characters, the storytelling style.

When Abby signs up for a DNA service, she has no idea that a full-blooded sister would pop up! Not only is finding out you have a secret sister a shock, finding out she’s famous on IG… wow! The story gets better as they go and meet in secret at a summer camp where they learn about each other for the first time ever!

I really enjoyed this story! Emma Lord wrote this really well, including angst, romance & family values all wrapped into one. It definitely gave me the Parent Trap vibes & I was here for it. The only thing I will say is that I feel like the book could’ve ended a lot sooner than it did. The ending felt pretty dragged on, but I understand why because it was pretty involved with the story line. It had to wrap EVERYTHING up.

I hope to pick this back up, but when I tried to read it before, I had a hard time connecting to the characters. I didn't feel attached to them, so I didn't ever get drawn to continue and put the book down just under halfway through. I loved Tweet Cute, so I was pretty disappointed that I didn't have the drive to finish this one. I do have a physical copy, so I hope one day I'll be able to.

This was really cute! I was looking for a fun story to read between more serious ones, and this one was pretty perfect. A cute touching story about family and friendship.

A new love, a secret sister, and a summer she'll never forget.

When Abby signs up for a DNA service, it’s mainly to give her friend and secret love interest, Leo, a nudge. After all, she knows who she is already: Avid photographer. Injury-prone tree climber. Best friend to Leo and Connie … although ever since the B.E.I. (Big Embarrassing Incident) with Leo, things have been awkward on that front.

But she didn’t know she’s a younger sister.

When the DNA service reveals Abby has a secret sister, shimmery-haired Instagram star Savannah Tully, it’s hard to believe they’re from the same planet, never mind the same parents—especially considering Savannah, queen of green smoothies, is only a year and a half older than Abby herself.

The logical course of action? Meet up at summer camp (obviously) and figure out why Abby’s parents gave Savvy up for adoption. But there are complications: Savvy is a rigid rule-follower and total narc. Leo is the camp’s co-chef, putting Abby's growing feelings for him on blast. And her parents have a secret that threatens to unravel everything.

But part of life is showing up, leaning in, and learning to fit all your awkward pieces together. Because sometimes, the hardest things can also be the best ones.