As a general rule, I'm a fan of stories which give us gods in a modern setting like this book promised. But, we didn't get to see much of Cupid, and I definitely wanted more. Overall the story wasn't for me and I actually didn't finish reading it.

Cupid is on notice. His boss, Jove, has just announced that he's downsizing the heavens and has deemed Cupid's job expendable. After all, in these wired days, a love god seems quaint and pointless. Cupid manages to buy a little bit of time by asking for one more chance to show that he can orchestrate a love for the ages . . . but the clock is ticking. Down on Earth, former ballerina Eve Golyakovsky is living a quiet life in Vermont, tending to her maple sugar business. She dearly loved her late husband, a famed choreographer, but more as a mentor than as a spouse. She's never been truly touched by romance, and she's okay with that. Evan Cameron is a well-known anthologist with a penchant for fine automobiles and commitment-free affairs. Love has threatened to visit him on occasion, but he's always managed to keep it from taking up residence. When Eve and Evan meet, there's something almost otherworldly about their connection, and they reach each other as none ever has before. But Great Love is about more than attraction, compatibility, and fascination. And when their budding romance is tested, old habits and new fears seem likely to choke this flower off at the roots. A love this intense might be more than either of them can handle – and more than even Cupid can nurture.
This was an ok read. It took a bit to get through. Everything was pretty straight-forward, nothing unexpected.
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Ok I labored through this book. It was an interesting start...Evan is handed a manuscript to edit and write an intro to... and joins another female friend to watch a ballet and meets Eve. And here the story really begins...

But it became dull in some places...and why do some of the cast have a voice? I accept Eve and Evan's point of view but the others? I didn't need to know them, they're in the periphery for me.

Still it was romantic...though borrowing words from other famous writers to write your letters...for an editor...was not good form. But I agree they said it better.

And they do have a happy ending, which I am glad for and if it happened otherwise, it would've annoyed me...after all that!

So it's an ok book. I'd've picked it up based on the blurb...

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for a copy of this book!

What does Cupid do when he finds out that his boss Jove is downsizing Heaven and his job as the God of Love is in threat because the big boss feels his position just seems pointless and hence expendable.

Well, what Cupid does do is convince Jove to give him some more time to prove to him that he is-well- 'not expendable' and still has the magic to create a 'Great Love Story'.

Enter Eve Golyakovsky and Evan Cameron in the picture. Eve is a former ballerina from Vermont, who even though being married (now a widow), has never experienced true romance. Evan is an anthologist who prefers short, quick affairs free of commitment and fast cars. Two people, completely unlike each other, who through the subtle maneuverings of Cupid, meet and connect with each other instantly. But connecting with each other and maintaining that connection are two different things and very soon misunderstandings and a past ex of the Evan's come into the picture to ruin the romance before it can take root and be nurtured. Between their journey of separation and subsequent coming back together, both learn a few things--that it is not just the physical attraction and fascination that makes love last but the little things that two people in love do and the care and trust they give to each other on a daily basis that nurtures love and in time makes it 'great'. After all, like Cupid eventually learns too, human love is more varied and complex and needs more than just silver arrows and star dust to triumph.

I liked this book. The story definitely isn't original but I like how it is written--the style is simple, smooth, funny and quite heartwarming--and being a sucker for romance, especially around this time of the year, this book worked well for me.

Thank you #NetGalley, the publisher and authors for providing me with an ARC of #HowToFallInLove

While I liked the premise of the Roman gods, Cupid specifically, meddling in the affairs of present day humans, the small number of times that we got Cupid's perspective did not really add anything to the story. It was merely a gimmick to catch a potential reader's eye. Without the gods, it would have been an interesting story all on it's own. I felt that there should have been more time devoted to the development of feelings between Evan and Eve. When they were in Vermont at her farm, their time together was so short and cut short so rudely that I didn't really feel the tug that they should get back together. Having a dying ex coming into the picture and what she did to Evan was also rather contrived and unoriginal.

I was provided an ARC of this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.