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.

Abby and her friend Leo sign up for a DNA service, mostly to help Leo find answers. But Abby finds out that she actually has a sister. They decide to meet up at summer camp. It turns into an interesting summer as Abby’s whole world changes, and she navigates her friendships and her family’s secrets.

This was the sweetest book and I loved it so much. I didn't even realize it was a YA novel until I was finished, but then I had my teenage daughter read it too, and she loved it as well. Is there anything better than a teenage romance...I found myself reminiscing....I can't say enough about how lovely this book was!

This book was not for me. I don't do corny and this book was just too cheesy. I never would have read this on my own and, as a middle-age woman, I now know I need to stay away from cliched young adult book. Maybe this book would have been better if I actually was a young adult.

A very cute YA read with a premise that I enjoyed reading! I loved the relationships and the family bond in this one!

You were wrong, I was wrong, we were all wrong and had nothing to fear from Ms Emma Lord *cries into oblivion*

Very much slapping myself across the face for not reading this sooner, especially to the amazing publisher, and for being worried in the slightest because I can expect nothing more from this author. Never again shall I maketh this sin onto humanity.

Can you tell I loved this book? Because I did. I will admit, it didn't have exactly the same magic as Tweet Cute has, but it brings a whole other level of wonder and they're both boosts of serotonin in my opinion *sighs*

Very few authors write in, what I'm going to describe as, rainbow colours but Emma Lord is SO one of them and I just adore her. The writing style just absolutely shines and it's like Emma Lord reached inside of my brain and jazzed up all of my thoughts, putting to words feelings I didn't know I had or just ones I never think about but they're THERE and it's low-key scary,,,

Yeah, so I'm obsessed with the writing. Not only that, but the summer camp setting was just an absolute delight and I was completely there and along for the ride. The dialogue was spot-on and the teenage rep was so heart-achingly perfect, as per usual, it makes you want to weep.

However, it's the characters that just fly off the page. Unlike her debut, this book places a heavy focus on sister relationships, which is something that I very much resonated with. It was tricky to read at times even, but I don't think it could've been written any other way. Abby and Savannah don't have the dream dynamic one would expect, instead, they are faced with conflict and struggle to meet each other halfway, BUT ITS DONE SO WELL I CANT EVEN!!!!

I've seen quite a few reviews complain that Abby was annoying, which I can kind of understand, but I had absolutely no issues. Same as I did with Pepper, I could immediately sympathise and relate to Abby. I completely fell for her brave exterior and extremely scared interior of losing her friends, and I absolutely loved following her as the main character!!!

And if you had any doubts whether the friends to lovers would be done well, you'd be sorely surprised because it was absolute perfection and I... loved Leo and Abby so much. If you think this trope has no angst THINK AGAIN. They just absolutely melted me and had such great chemistry and OH MY OH MY SO CUTE I LOVED

Have I convinced you yet? You've already started? Oh great. Um so yeah, if you're looking for a YA contemporary romance that explores sisterly relations and 'oops I am also in love with my best friend', you've come to the right place and Emma Lord is here to give you the warmest hug. Read to cure all your problems <3<3<3

This sweet coming of age story really kept me reading. I loved that it was set at summer camp and that it wasn’t just a love story—it is also a story about sisterhood. Who wouldn’t love that? I’m a huge Emma Lord fan, but this was for sure a favourite.

Contemporary YA and I was here for it. This was the first book I’ve read by this author and I really enjoyed it. This was cute and definitely for fans of “tweet cute”. Look forward to reading more by this author in the future.