Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this Young Adult title!

I really enjoyed this book! As a parent of a teen, I could relate to a lot of the slang terminology used throughout and the way the characters interacted with one another. I thought the plot was interesting and not super predictable which was refreshing. I also liked the diversity of the young characters and the back-stories of their parents. I would definitely recommend this book to others! Thank you.

A fun modern story in the tradition of great friends to loves and the Parent Trap. With enjoyable and inclusive love stories, I found this a lovely read.

Thank you to Net Galley and Wednesday Books for this advanced digital copy! It’s the first one I’ve ever received and I’m honoured to provide a review for this adorable book.

Emma Lord did it again - she created a YA contemporary with fiercely compelling character dynamics and situations that had me swiping through pages well into the night. Abby has so much going on in her life and it all comes to a head at summer camp - a love interest, parents with secrets, complicated friendships, and a new secret sister to boot! EL excels in creating those warm, gooey YA moments that really make you feel like a teenager in love, with interesting storylines that thrive in their conflicts.

I did feel that perhaps there was too much going on for the length of this book. While the cast of characters would work well for a film (and I’d adore to see this on the big screen, wow! The potential), some of the characters blended together for me, namely the three cabin girls whose names I’ve already forgotten. Savvy’s love interest, the extra attention from Finn and his own back story, the impending sale of the family bakery, a camp under a new regime, school struggles... this book really had it all, but not necessarily in the best way. In trying to build the world and give dynamic supporting characters, Emma Lord actually gave us too much to care about, and so when those plot points resolved more quickly, it felt rushed and a bit unearned.

Overall, this just points to the fact that she knows how to write very engaging plots and I’m already looking forward to reading whatever she writes next!

I was very excited to read an arc of this since I really enjoyed the author’s debut Tweet Cute, but I didn’t like this as much 😬 I found some of the characters super frustrating. Savvy was too Type A when I just wanted her to be the big sister Abby wanted. Leo was similarly frustrating. I didn’t like that he wasn’t clear about his intentions. Did he like Abby? Did he not like Abby? WHAT’S HIS DEAL? Misunderstanding and miscommunication in books is so frustrating to read. Abby’s relationship/friendship with Finn also slightly bothered me since she was sometimes using him to make Leo jealous. Also, both Abby and Savvy’s parents were frustrating. I both do and don’t understand how they went from being so close to being such intense enemies that they can’t even be around each other.

That being said: Even though the book was frustrating, I liked it. I’m continually very impressed with Emma’s ability to write teenagers and make them act/sound/speak like real teenagers. I think she has a great understanding of teenager’s today, their interests, their language, etc. I also liked all of Abby’s pranks against Savvy at camp. They definitely reminded me of The Parent Trap. The end was satisfying because I was relieved that the frustrating drama was finally resolved.

I think this is a solid YA novel. I recommend this for anyone looking for an imperfect protagonist and lots of teenage drama.

Thank you to Netgalley for the free ebook in exchange for a review!

This one was adorable. I enjoyed Tweet Cute and this one was no different. The characters were adorably loving and as I’m getting older, I find it harder to get into YA, but this story did catch my attention from the beginning and held it throughout. I loved the different kinds of relationships-familial, friendships, romantic-all being played out and each one was just as important as the next. Will definitely read anything else by this author

You Have A Match has a very Parent Trap feel to it when a DNA test reveals an unknown sister to the main character. Off to summer camp they go trying to answer questions about how Abby had no idea she has an older sister. There is also Abby's secret crush on her best friend that comes to camp. This book is okay and I think most YA readers will enjoy it but for some reason it just wasn't for me as the characters were more on the annoying side than the endearing side.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in return for a honest reivew. These thoughts miss spellings and grammar errors are all my own.

When Abby takes a DNA test, the results blow up her life. An enjoyable read with good character growth.

Thanks Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the ARC.

due to personal reasons, i was unable to finish this book. however, I would like to say that I have heard a lot of great things about Emma Lord's writing and that I will one hundred percent give this another try, in the future, when things in my personal life get better. thank you again for the arc.

Ultimately my thoughts on the book boil down to me thinking that it was rather directionless and cold. Going in I was excited about the idea of a girl finding out the existence of a sister she never knew about. It was the kind of messy interpersonal familial drama that I love to see in books, even more so because books about family seem to fly under the radar nine times out of ten these days. I don’t think that this one really hit the mark for me.

I found that the pacing of the book was fast, yet also leading us to nowhere in particular. The bulk of the book seemed more interested in the Abby/Leo romance drama, a pairing that while I wanted to root for things felt so meh it was hard for me to. Also in a book about sisters I definitely thought that their dynamic was going to be the focus and that was quickly overtaken by the attempts at a love triangle that while the focus almost always felt half baked.

I never really felt like Abby or Savvy had moments or time to shine. Either as individuals or as these people coming together after a lifetime of not knowing one another. Even when the novel quickly infodumped why it was that Savvy had been put up for adoption I felt that a lot of new issues were added into the plot that weren’t really addressed? It felt like a lot to work through that was instead seemingly pushed aside so the story get back to the Abby/Leo stuff. For parents that had been at odds for almost two decades the way in which they were finally able to put that to the side with ease was really hard for me to believe as a reader.

As excited as I was based on the premise I sadly just don’t think that I actually was part of the group of people that will enjoy this book. Though the way the book lacked any sense of summer camp vibes, a romance worth rooting for, or familial bonding I don’t know who I would recommend this book to who might enjoy it more than I did either.

You Have a Match by Emma Lord is a cute contemporary YA book about a girl named Abby who discovers she has a long lost sister. With a bit of a Parent Trap vibe, Abby and her sister Savannah spend a summer at camp together along with some of their closest friends, including Abby's secret love interest Leo.

I read quite a bit of YA fiction, even though I am not a young adult and not the intended audience for these types of books. Most of the time I feel like I can relate to the characters and/or connect with the story. But every once in a while, it just doesn't work. With this book, I felt my age and really struggled to connect with any of the characters or events in this story. I think this is a "it's not you, it's me" kind of book. There was not anything about it for me to dislike, it just didn't connect with me. I would expect that it would connect better with a younger audience.

With that said, it's a cute and sweet story with a bit of romance and a bit of family drama and some humor and pranks added in as well. There's a lot to like her, but it just didn't quite work for me personally.

A teen makes a startling discovery after signing up to get her DNA sequenced. As she grapples with the results, a number of other secrets come to light. Through it all, the teen will need to decide what family and friendship really mean to her. Author Emma Lord brings to life her complicated characters with minor hiccups in the endearing novel You Have A Match.

In the little Seattle suburb of Shoreline, Abby Day is trying to deal with reality. Before her junior year of high school started, her grandfather, Poppy, died, causing Abby’s grades to slide. Her parents are freaking out and have scheduled Abby for every tutoring and prep session available.

Abby feels like she doesn’t have time to breathe. She also doesn’t have time for her photography anymore, a passion she shared with Poppy. Abby wishes she could explain to her mom and dad that if she could just take pictures, she’d actually do better in school. She can’t tell them that, though; they’ve rearranged their busy legal careers so someone is always at home with her and her brothers. Poppy used to take care of them. Now her parents are around all the time, and it’s driving Abby insane.

Her best friends, Leo and Connie, make life a little more bearable. Of course, things have been awkward with Leo after the BEI, otherwise known as the Big Embarrassing Incident, where Abby misread some signals. Now she can’t be her normal, goofy, regular skateboarding self around Leo.

When a class at school sparks a conversation about family trees, then, it seems like the good old days when Abby and Connie practically dare Leo to take a DNA sequencing test. Because he and his sister were adopted, he’s always been curious about his heritage. In a bid of solidarity, all three friends spit into vials from their kits and mail them off.

Leo doesn’t get the answers he was looking for, but Abby gets some she didn’t even know existed. Apparently, she has a sister—a full-blooded sister—who lives in the area and is only a year-and-a-half older than her. Worse, when Abby looks up her new sister, Savannah “Savvy” Tully, online, she discovers that her new sibling is an Instagram influencer for the personal health industry. She’s put-together, well-heeled, and has a mad number of followers. She’s the exact opposite of Abby.

The girls meet, wary of one another and full of questions. Why would Abby’s parents give Savvy up? How do their parents know one another? Why didn’t they tell the girls about Savvy’s adoption?

The only way to get any answers, they decide, is to execute a plan that involves summer camp and hacking into parental email accounts. As Abby begins to spend more time with Savvy, she learns that the “what ifs” life throws at a person can sometimes become the “what nows.” Neither of those, she discovers, are bad things.

Author Emma Lord builds characters who are real and refreshing. Abby shares her uncertainty about Leo after the BEI proving how teens, just like adults, care so deeply about their friendships that they’re not willing to risk them for something else, even if that results in a broken heart. Lord does a great job, too, juxtaposing Abby’s lack of confidence with Savvy’s cool and collected manner. Even when the girls get into scrapes together, Savvy manages to pull herself together within moments.

If the book can be faulted anywhere, it’s in leaving the secondary characters less developed. Abby talks often about her three brothers, but readers don’t really spend any time with them. It’s a testament to Lord’s careful crafting that readers will still care about Abby’s brothers, even when they’re almost always off the page. A love interest for Savvy surprises her at camp, but, again, what’s known about the relationship is what Savvy shares. The full impact of the unfolding events doesn’t land nearly as much as they might have if readers had more information. Even the other best friend, Connie, gets relegated to the background once Abby arrives at camp.

Despite all this, the book is warm, funny, and offers a slow romantic burn that will make readers’ toes curl with delight. Those who like books about young love and finding one’s identity all in the same summer will enjoy this one. I recommend readers Bookmark You Have A Match.

This was a cute YA book reminiscent of The Parent Trap. The camp setting was fun! The characters were well rounded and relatable. The writing was witty and at times laugh out loud funny. You Have A Match became a bit unrealistic at times which was a bit disappointing. Overall, it was a sweet book and a fun setting!

You Have a Match is a fun take on the Parent Trap storyline and the classic summer camp setting, both nostalgic and fresh, and I tore through it in one afternoon. I didn't love this quite as much as I loved the absolutely delightful Tweet Cute, which is one of my favorite YA novels of 2020, but it is the same brand of charming, quirky, funny contemporary YA. Emma Lord is quickly becoming a new favorite writer for this, especially because she is good at writing millennial/gen z stories when I think a lot of writers still struggle with this. She uses social media and pop culture pretty well without hitting us over the head with them, and I appreciate how she worked in the role of social media and expectations around it. Similarly, it was nice to see Abby's struggles with school pressures, part of why she was a fun, interesting character. While she could be frustrating at times, I loved watching her relationship with her sister grow, as well as all of the other relationships (friends, family, and romantic) worked into the book - it wasn't focused only on her sister and her love interest.

It's like YA version of THE PARENT TRAP but with diversity and romance.

Tropes: family secrets. found family, friendship, best friends to lovers, sisterhood, summer camp... and pranks!

Plot: When a sixteen-year-old Abby Day signs up for a DNA test, she discovers that she has a match: a full-blooded secret sister that is only a year and a half older than Abby herself. Savvy is an Instagram star and a junior councelor at Camp Reynolds; she invites Abby to come to camp with her, so they can get to know each other and find out why their parents gave Savvy up for adoption.

(This summer camp also preps kids for the SATs, so Abby's parents were trying to convince her to go there even before she met Savvy.)

Setting: Abby lives in Shoreline, Washington. Her sister, Savvy, lives in Medina, just half an hour away.

Diversity: Leo and his sister were born in Philippines and adopted by American parents. There are several queer characters in this book.

I like this book so much that I can't even. It's one of these books that make you forget about everything else. A book that makes you smile. A book that inspires you to become a better person. It's mostly about family, friendship, and forgiveness. It's about the lack of communication and the fear that you're not good enough. It's about lies and secrets, and about the courage to give someone you love a chance to reject you.

I love these characters so much! All of them: Abby, Savvy, their parents, their little brothers, Leo, Connie, Mickey, Finn, dog Rufus...

I like the pros and Connies list!

I love the female friendships in this book. It's so refreshing to read a book about girls who aren't mean. Girls who pass the Bechdel-Wallace test. Girls who are there for each other.

Even though the central dramatic question of this novel is "why did their parents give Savvy up for adoption?", I was more anxious to find out whether Abby and Leo will be together or not! Leo is one of the best YA characters ever. He is gentle, kind, and supportive. He puts the needs of others first. He loves cooking. He encourages Abby to follow her dreams. He believes in her even when she doesn't believe in herself. Abby is reckless and impulsive, she loves photography and skateboarding, and she will climb anywhere to get a great shot. What I'm trying to say is: she gets hurt quite often. And Leo... well, he remembers all of her injuries, all of her scars. Swoon. So yeah, he is way better than a typical brooding YA hero.

The descriptions were so vivid that I could actually feel Abby's embrassment whenever she thought about the Big Embarassing Incident. Abby, Connie, and Leo are best friends. They have known each other since like diapers, but everything changes when Abby falls in love with Leo. It's awkward and mortifying, and... heartwarming. Adorable.

Abby is such a wonderful heroine! I love how driven she is. I mean, she climbs the trees with her camera just to get a good picture of a landscape. I wish I could be so brave. And I wish I could be such a good friend. To be honest, it's very hard for me to forgive people who let me down. People who lie. And reading this book reminded me how important it is to forgive. To talk. To listen. To try to fix.

I wish I had read that book when I was sixteen.
This novel is even better than TWEET CUTE!

E-galley was provided by NetGalley for an honest review. Thank you so much!

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of "You Have a Match" by Emma Lord. I LOVED Lord's "Tweet Cute," which came out earlier this year, so I was really excited for her next book and I was not disappointed. Abby was such a great, relatable heroine with different flaws than you see in many YA heroines, which was so refreshing. I loved the many different relationships that were focused on in this book, not just romance but parent/child, siblings, friends—all of them got pretty equal page time and were many-faceted and nuanced. I also adored the slight "Parent Trap" vibe from the whole newly discovered sister at summer camp thing. I'm not sure whether or not it was intentional, but it gave me a lot of nostalgia. The tone was quirky and funny but also heartfelt and, once again, I highly recommend Emma Lord. Go discover her now!

This was a really cute YA romance that salt with more than just the main romance. My favorite part of the story was the growing sibling relationship between the main character and her newly discovered sister. The romance with Leo was also really cute.

At the end of her junior year, Abby is struggling. Her beloved grandad recently passed, her parents are scheduling her into an intense series of classes to her her grades up, her best friend doesn’t like her back "in that way", and there’s no time for her passion, photography.

Then a DNA test reveals she has an older sister she’s never met. Fast forward through some excellent teenage highjinks and now the secret sisters are battling their way through an academic summer camp without the knowledge of either set of parents.

Pretty perfect YA fodder right here. There’s tortured teenage romance, but it’s certainly not the only thing. Misunderstandings between parents and children. Betrayal of friendships and forgiveness. A dose of teens and technology (that felt more more realistic than the use of Twitter in Tweet Cute). It’s set in summer camp which makes room for all sorts of unsupervised tomfoolery. The secondary characters are interesting and engaging in their own right, but the stars of the show are definitely sisters Savvy and Abby.

I enjoyed reading it, and it will be an excellent purchase for any high school library looking for mild teenage romances. Mature middle schoolers who are thirsty for romances will enjoy this. Librarians, be warned there’s a sprinkling of “F words”, so it may not be appropriate for every audience.

Thank you to NetGalley and #yalsa20 for access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very interesting premise. Abby finds out she has a sister through DNA testing and lots of things start to go sideways when she meets up with said sister at a summer camp. She's also dealing with her crush, Leo, her parents' secrets, and questions about her future.

This was a fun read, but I wasn't really happy with her parents' explanation about what happened with her sister. I guess I just wasn't expecting that. Overall enjoyable.

This book was ADORABLE!! Take The Parent Trap and multiply it by 2, and you're somewhere in the neighborhood of the vibes of this book. I loved Abby and Savvy's dynamic as they fall into sisterhood and the commentary on grief, control, and making amends. It can be a bit tropey with Abby and Leo but I'm willing to set that aside just because they're 2 pure cinnamon rolls who deserve to be together. This a wholesome YA romance novel that I would read again in a heartbeat.

I received this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a cute YA contemporary that doesn’t take romance as its main plotline - it is funny at times, sweet at times and cute YA story - worth reading.