<b>2.75 stars!</b>
I really, really just couldn’t get into this book. Like at all. I really wanted to like it because Emma’s debut was a great first book but this one fell short to me.

THE PLOT:
Okay, so I originally saw the description and was all over it. Secret sister? Camp? yes please. But this book felt overly forced and Abby’s reaction to finding out she had a sister was so bizarre to me. She just took it so well. I didn’t like the camp set up either. Savvy was bossy and overbearing and I couldn’t stand the “romance” between Abby and Leo. I understood the direction Emma was going in but this book just felt very...<i>young</i> to me.
THE CHARACTERS:
I didn’t really like anyone. Abby was okay, Savvy just infuriated me and I didn’t care for any of our side characters either. Nobody stood out.
THE PACING:
This was one of my biggest issues because this book dragged. I feel like 60% of this book was filler and the rest the plot happened it. I just couldn’t get into it and it’s a miracle I finished the book.

Overall, this wasn’t a book for me. I really wanted to like it and I love the cover & Emma’s writing but this wasn’t for me.
<i>I received this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</i>

Emm Lord does it again. This novel was hilarious, emotional, and just absolutely perfect. I love the characters and I found myself cheering for each and every one of them. The parent trap summer camp vibes were everything I never knew I needed in a book and you better believe I’m going to be shouting about this one for a long time to come. Thank you netgalley and Wednesday books for my copy!

4.5/5 stars

I fell in love with Emma Lord's novel 'Tweet Cute' and I was worried that this wouldn't live up to that, but I was pleasantly surprised that You Have a Match was about as amazing as I hoped.

I was immediately drawn into the story from the beginning, it really delves right into the plot as Abby decides to take a DNA test to morally support her friend and then finds out she has a sister, turning her world upside down. I adored reading about the ups and downs of their relationship, how hard it is placing a new person in your life, especially when that person is so different and yet so similar to who you are. Their antics and pranks at camp were so funny, but also slightly saddening as you could see Abby and Savvy both really wanted to have a good relationship but didn't know how to manoeuvre their dynamic. The book moved from light-hearted scenes to really emotional ones super well, keeping it fun while still moving along the plot.

The whole story with their parents was super interesting to read and watch it unfold. It was so much more drama than I expected, but also so much sadder and heart-wrenching than I thought it would be too. I sympathised with both parties, and I really loved the hopeful happy ending. Emma Lord is super talented at making family dramas so fascinating and sweet and heartfelt.

And the romance was beautiful! Usually miscommunication is something I easily get annoyed about, but Abby's conflict avoidance was something so relatable that I understood why she didn't follow up on her crush on Leo, and explained a lot of her decisions.

All in all I'm adding Emma Lord to this list of authors who I will always read.

I read Tweet Cute earlier this year and loved it, so when I heard about You Have a Match I moved it up to the top of my TBR and have been anxiously awaiting it.

This book is fantastic! I loved all the characters but felt especially connected to Abby. I was so invested in her, her photography journey, and her life. I absolutely loved her. I really loved all of the characters as well.

I love stories that focus on either family relationships or friendships and You Have a Match definitely has a focus on family relationships and it was done so well. I also loved the romance! I'm such a sucker for the friends-to-lovers trope and Emma Lord excels at it.

I highly recommend this book!

Well I'm going to add Emma Lord to the list of authors that I'll read no matter what. It's my second this year, and I don't know what I'm going to do next year when I have nothing to expect from Emma.
This book was about family and friends, and how at the end of the Day ;), it's all one and the same. I loved it, stories like these, about families, it makes me very emotional. I cried and laughed.

You Have a Match provided exactly the heartwarming serotonin boost I was looking for. I read Tweet Cute earlier in the year but didn't love it as much as I'd hoped, so I had some reservations about picking up You Have a Match. However, I absolutely adored the book and I'm so glad I decided to give it a chance! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing this ARC!

I was immediately drawn in by the plot and hardly wanted to put the book down to do anything else! You Have a Match felt much more cohesive and natural to me than Tweet Cute did–I think the dialogue flowed better, as did the progression of the story. You Have a Match took me through the spectrum of human emotion, but never felt rushed or forced as it covered territory that ranged from lighthearted to devastating and in between. I found the writing to be much more enjoyable, too; there were some truly lovely lines that stood out, particularly in the way that they were able to create such vivid mental pictures. The banter in the book was fun and clever, and as a pun-lover myself, I enjoyed the sometimes cheesy yet cute puns throughout. While it is a romance, I'm glad that the book took time to focus on other important and meaningful relationships as well–friendship, parent-child, and sibling bonds. A strongly developed friendship is key to my enjoyment of the friends to lovers trope, and Emma Lord did not disappoint!

A highlight of the novel was reading how the friendship/relationship dynamics shifted and changed as the plot progressed. The ensemble cast of characters is complex and multilayered, with flaws and anxieties that feel authentic to the experience of being at that stage in life (16-18 years old). It was often a genuine joy to read interactions between characters, especially Abby and Leo and Abby and Savvy. Even though the scenes were fewer, I also deeply loved the friendship between Leo and Mickey. Admittedly, the constant misunderstandings/lack of communication with the main ship made me wanted to scream at times, but it truly is about the yearning, and it made the ending all the more satisfying. When I wasn't screaming, stressing, or tearing up, I was almost always smiling (sometimes a combination of the above!). This is such a sweet and enjoyable read that also tackles some important issues (friendship, identity, family, worries about the future). I'm excited to follow Emma Lord's work in the future, and I can't wait for more people to be able to enjoy this book!

trigger/content warnings: grief, anxiety, injury (mild), death of a family member,

I had such a fun time reading You Have A Match. I loved Abby and her journey so much. The summer camp setting was so fun, and I loved the tiny bit of mystery of how Savvy was her sister, even though they didn't know each other existed.

This book was heartwarming and such a quick read. I can't wait to have a finished copy once it comes out in January! Emma Lord has done it again with her fun dialogue and always making me hungry

Emma Lord's second novel, You Have a Match is filled with everything I loved about Tweet Cute, and more. I felt like the pacing was smooth, and I really liked how the main "mystery" was revealed in parts. Abby and Leo's pining, slow-burn, friends to lovers relationship was everything that I wanted, and I loved reading about Savvy's relationship as well. But where You Have a Match shines isn't just through the romance, but more so, the familial bond between Abby and Savvy, between their parents - it's a story about love of all types. Overall, I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a good YA romance. Major thanks to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for the opportunity to review this.

This is no Tweet Cute but I love the role that instagram took place in this book.

I really love the sister relationship and i was engaged from the start to figure out the back story.

I felt the romance was forced. However, overall this was a good book to read.

I will be fearturing a book review closer to publication date and a listicle of YA Books that you should add to your TBR in 2021.

When Abby signs up for a DNA service with her friends Leo and Connie, she doesn't expect to get much from the results considering she and her three younger brothers live with their parents. So when she gets a message from a match who is 100% her sister, she is floored. Of course, she and her sister, Savannah, have to meet up. Savvy is a year and a half older than Abby, but Abby's parents never mentioned a daughter they gave up for adoption. And Savvy, while she knew she was adopted and that her bio parents had kids who were much younger than Savvy, have never heard of Abby. Parents, you have some 'splaining to do! But before Savvy and Abby can solve the mystery, Savvy has to leave to work at a summer camp-- the same summer camp Abby's parents are pressuring her to go to. So Abby goes, and the two sisters expect to spend the month figuring out. There are some wrenches-- the parental type, the boy/girl type, and the friendship type, but with some great character development, there are also all the answers that Abby and Savvy want.

Disclaimer: I ran a camp in Washington state that would have been, by car, about an hour from Camp Reynolds. I did not realize when I started this book that they were going to camp, let alone a camp in the PNW. That said, this book just about gave this former camp director a heart attack because of

A) All the unsupervised time these campers had. That's just asking for trouble.
B) There is a MAKEOUT ROCK!?!?!?!
C) Letting 18-year-old junior counselors decide what to make for the meals and having them "argue" about it the morning of or night before: psssht. Dude, that menu would have been planned in May, and that food ordered a month ago.
D) The fraternizing between junior counselor and regular counselors? Um NO! We don't need camp babies OR lawsuits!?!
E) The latent cell phone policy. Obviously Lord has never known the horrors of homesick campers who get ahold of a cell phone. And camp is supposed to be about disconnecting from the outside world!

I'm all for books that encourage teens to go to camp because I loved going to and working at camp. However, I do think that You Have a Match gives a big misrepresentation of what camp is like. So, grain of salt. That said, it feels a little far-fetched. The writing is good, the characterizations and character dynamism are good, but there is a bit too much "wow, what a coincidence." I understand that there is "movie/book magic," but even then it seems a bit far-fetched.

LGBTQIA+:
- Mickey and Savvy are lesbians.

Abby Day takes a DNA test with her best friends, thinking that nothing much would come of it. But when the results come back her world, as a sixteen year old, is turned upside down. Abby finds out she has an older sister she knew nothing about.

After some internet research, Abby finds her sister online, and realizes that she could not be more different from Savannah ‘Savvy’ Tully. After one brief meet up, Abby and Savvy decide they need more time together to figure out what happened, and why neither of them were told about the other. With summer coming up, meeting at Summer Camp seemed to be the best option. I mean ... what could go wrong.

“I just want to understand. I don’t want all the pain that comes with it. But understanding and pain are woven together, tighter than a knot, and together make something so immovable that it doesn’t matter what I mean and what I don’t. It’s all going to end with me yanking on something that can’t be undone.”

Can you even imagine this happening? You think you know your parents and your family unit until one day after 16 years you realize there was someone else out there that should be part of all your memories. All secrets, all the memories you never will have. I loved the entire premise of this story.

You Have a Match by Emma Lord is technically a young adult novel but I couldn’t get enough of it, while reading. Filled with the craziness of high school, best friends, crushes and first loves this book took me right back to that place. I loved all the kids at camp and hearing how Savvy and Emma were comparing notes to find out the truth. It almost reminded me of a modern parent trap in book form. Plus I had to know why their parents kept them apart all these years. This is the first book I have read by Emma Lord but I also picked up Tweet Cute to read because I just loved her writing style.

Thank you to Netgalley and St Martin’s Press for the eARC to read and provide an honest review.

I recommend this book for kids 13 + because there is some swearing.

My favourite character in this book is Abby Day because we have the same name and that she is the main character, we get to read what she’s thinking and what's happening on her end of the story.

At first, I wasn’t really into the book because it was a bit boring but when Abby went to the camp and got in trouble for chewing gum by Savvy gave her trouble, after that I started to get more interested. I think the family drama and the parts where Abby and Savvy aren’t happy with each other and all the friend drama with Connie and Leo, are the parts I liked best. Those parts had the most action and I wanted to find out what will happen.

I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars!

Review by Abby

You Have a Match has serious Parent Trap vibes. What happens when a DNA test, that you take on a whim, reveals an older sister your parents have never mentioned?

Abby's had a rough year - her grandfather passed away, her grades are slipping, and she feels like she's letting people down - her parents and her BFFs.

Going to summer camp seems like the perfect idea when she learns that Savvy, her older sister is a camp counselor there. Maybe they can figure out what happened to their parents together.

Abby is relatable, passionate about her photography, accident-prone and doggedly determined to get to the bottom of the mystery.

This is a fast-paced read with a heartwarming storyline.

YOU HAVE A MATCH by Emma Lord is feel good YA novel about Abby who has to deal with her secret sister, her family and her crush during her time at summer camp. Right away this book was giving me The Parent Trap vibes in the best way since I love that movie! There’s long lost sisters, summer camp and feuding parents. I really enjoyed reading this coming of age novel that dealt with so much - friendships, love, loss and family. I read Tweet Cute last year and enjoyed it too so I’m really excited to continue reading Emma’s books!

Love, love, LOVED this book! 10 out of 5 stars!

The tale gripped me quickly and I had it finished in less than 2 days. I appreciated getting a One Year Later, which doesn't seem to happen much in books anymore.

I found myself crying a lot, but they were emotional happy tears.

Thank you for this book!

This book is amazing! I loved the parent trap vibes of the story and watching Abby and Savvy’s relationship grow was amazing. Abby and Leo were great too and the the secondary characters as well. I highly recommend this great book.

I enjoyed Emma Lord’s Tweet Cute”. I found it to be engaging and witty. Based on that experience, I was looking forward to “You have a Match”. Unfortunately, this book did not meet my expectations. There were several serious storylines which were initially addressed in an immature manner. I tried, but it was a laborious read.

I really enjoyed this - so much so that I read it in one sitting. I’m going to digest a bit and come back to update but I loved it. The relationships, the characters and their relatability, the drama with the parents - all very well done. And I liked the romance even though it wasn’t the main focus.

This was fine but the writing style didn’t land for me.

The premise was fun and one that I think would be high interest for a lot of readers. I know so many of my students want to be YouTubers and I love a good summer camp setting. I wish the writing worked for me but sometimes it just doesn’t land.. it was discombobulated, paced a little weird, and the characters were eh for me. The mystery part and parent traps vibes were fun but also didn’t get revealed in way that landed for me either or gave satisfying pay off for sticking with the book. There’s so many people and so many books, maybe it’ll work for someone else!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The cutest, most heartwarming read! This was super engaging and warm and light and everything I wanted it to be and more. It truly exceeded my expectations. The writing is witty with just enough cultural references to keep it entertaining, but splashes in real life situations like finding a sense of belonging which couldn’t be more relatable. Five stars, highly recommend!