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<b>When you turn from fate, give yourself up to luck. That's how it feels, to be Lovestruck.</b>
I am so beyond happy to have request an ARC of this lovely book! It was just what I needed without knowing I needed this read!
Greek mythology meets the cutest teen romcom ever! Kate Watson did not disappoint. Kalixta, our main character, is my kind of girl. She is full of sass, a little brood, and full of a whole lot of "oh sh*t" moments which are honestly hysterical. I mean, what cupid in training pricks their own finger forcing themselves to fall in love with a mortal?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and devoured it in just two days. The only part that left me little off put was the ending in which we find out the true powers of cupid's bow, but other than that detail I wish could have played out better, this book is a fun five star read for me. I will be reading more Watson books in the near future!
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC of Lovestruck by Kate Watson in exchange for an honest review. Any quotes used in this review were taken from an advanced copy & may not match up with the final copy.
I won’t have a choice. I’ve been lovestruck.
I am a sucker for Mythology; it's actually one of my favorite subjects, and I love exploring it in media such as God of War, American Gods, etc. etc. I truly thought that with this subject matter being a main part of Lovestruck, I would absolutely fall in love. Unfortunately, that is not what happened.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC of Lovestruck by Kate Watson in exchange for an honest review. Any quotes used in this review were taken from an advanced copy & may not match up with the final copy.
I won’t have a choice. I’ve been lovestruck.
I am a sucker for Mythology; it's actually one of my favorite subjects, and I love exploring it in media such as God of War, American Gods, etc. etc. I truly thought that with this subject matter being a main part of Lovestruck, I would absolutely fall in love. Unfortunately, that is not what happened.
In my opinion, there were so many scenes where it was just a drag & it felt like an actual chore to get through. Plus, it would have helped if I enjoyed the concept of insta-love, since that is basically what we see in Lovestruck. Kali, a cupid-in-training, accidentally sticks herself with an arrow, making her & Ben instantly fall in love. Originally, I thought the synopsis was cute, but actually reading it play out, I was more annoyed by the ship than anything.
Gosh, Ben was the absolute worst. He constantly felt threatened by Kali, due to her being successful and more knowledgeable about subjects than him. I just??? No thanks, Ben. & I want to keep this spoiler-free, but when it comes down to it, Ben had no reason to be as jealous of a person as he was. & Kali should have never had to lie about how much she knew about music, just to make him feel as if he was superior at something. When it comes down to it, their relationship just felt abusive.
There were also too many characters & it took me awhile to actually keep track of who's who. Even though I enjoy Mythology, the beginning felt like informational overload.
There were some aspects that I enjoyed, such as the relationship between Artemis & Tony. & AN ACTUAL VERONICA MARS REFERENCE??!#!
*SPOILERS ALERT*
I really liked Lovestruck, it’s the first book I’ve read about greek gods on Olympus and it was a refreshing take. A greek goddess, a descendant of love, who has no idea what love really is, who is determined to change her fate no matter what the cost. I felt like I needed to brush up on my greek mythology before really getting into this story which made it feel more appealing. The author has done well with her facts of greek gods in order to bring this story together. The characters were well written, the settings worked well and the magical aspects weren’t overpowering for a greek mythology fantasy.
I really enjoyed the characters and seeing them slowly develop around our main protagonist. Kali was a great female lead, a young naive goddess who believes she can fight the impossible and defy what the Fates have in store for her. She cannot deny that she has incredible skill with a bow and arrow, being top of her class has to amount for something, but it’s a constant reminder of her job as an Erote matchmaker when she’d do anything to become a muse instead like her best friend, Hector. Defying the Fates is the only way to change her path and destiny on Olympus. Being a greek goddess definitely has it’s perks, but she can’t help but feel comfortable dressing up as a mortie on Earth when she’s on assignments.
When she subconsciously sticks herself with her arrow in-front of her little mortal crush, the world crashes on it’s head when she’s forced into a love she believes is pure and natural, except it’s anything but. The only other person that’s been know to stick themselves with an arrow is Hector – who then suddenly fell in love with her when they were children, which is why she cannot be with him, what is real and what is the power of the arrow? When Hector starts spending time with another goddess, the jealousy she feels is unexpected due to her situation with the mortal boy. It’s fascinating to see a goddess of love experience what love truly is beyond the power of the arrow.
‘But to Hector, I am his torment. I am the one person he loves more than anything. The one person he can never have. The one match I could never, ever allow. Because it isn’t real.’
Hector is a lovely love interest in this story, he stuck himself with an arrow accidentally when he was 11 and immediately fell for Kali. His love has never wavered, as he truly believes in the arrows power of love. He knows he can never have the same feelings for anyone else, whether Kali will have him or not, which makes him completely smitten and adorable, keeping the role as her supportive best friend.
The additional characters on Olympus are great, I particularly liked Teresa the granddaughter of Hades himself who is allowed to live on Olympus as a reaper. Everyone around her is terrified of her and her connection to the underworld, not that she’s bothered by it, she enjoys being feared by others. It’s surprising when she suddenly befriends Kali and Deya to help change fate when she has nothing to gain from it. She’s badass and isn’t afraid of anything, as you can well imagine with a family like hers. When she goes back to the underworld to help Kali find a mortal soul, Kali gets to see what the underworld is truly like from Teresa’s perspective – and it’s terrifying.
‘Teresa looks over at Cerberus. “You got that guy?” Cerberus growls. With a single bound, he jumps to the second soul and catches him in the teeth of one mouth. The other two mouths start shredding the now shrieking soul. The sound shakes and pierces me like I’m being stabbed. Then it stops. Cerberus has bitten through the soul, and it bleeds out, the same thick, oozy black of the river. Teresa bends down to make eye contact with the first soul. “You going back down, or do I have to send you there?” The soul’s eyes flash from Cerberus to Teresa. But a mean glint is all the answer Teresa needs. She stands up. With a shake of her head, she reaches her foot back. And kicks the soul’s head. Off.
I can’t breathe. I can’t blink. I can’t believe what I just saw. I was wrong not to be afraid of the underworld. Very, very wrong.’
Overall I enjoyed this story very much and rate it 3/5.
DNFing at 57%. Unfortunately this book put me in the worst reading slump ever. I loved the premise of it and was so excited to read it but it took me two weeks to even get to 57% on a super short book, which is always a bad sign. I found myself only reading it because I wanted to get it over with and move on, but I never enjoyed it. I would pick it up, read a couple pages, and then immediately find a reason that I couldn’t read at that moment and I just don’t have the time to spend on books that are making me feel that way.
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Kali is a cupid in training. She's responsible for making the matches between a human couple if she believes they would make a good fit. However, she's not loving her destiny as much as she used to, since the Thunderclap, she's come to believe that it doesn't really matter what anyone does, the fates are responsible for everything anyway, and things will happen how they have been written. She does, however, have a slight investment into a mortie called Ben that she's been on assignment to for the past 5 weeks, she's knows exactly who she's going to match him with, as well as knowing everything there is to know about him. The problem comes when, while just about to match Ben with his forever love, Kali accidentally spikes herself on the end of one of her own arrows, just as he locks eyes with her. This creates a problem because a match made with an immortal, cannot be broken by a simple reversal arrow, in fact, Kali is told that they can't be broken period. So now a cupid in training feels incredibly strongly towards a mortie and her life is turned upside down. What a day.
So this story intrigued me because of the Greek mythology included in the story. It delves quite deep into the majority of the Greek Gods and Goddesses, but in a way that makes them seem like normal people which I really enjoyed. I felt like they were all written really well, and they really added another layer to this story.
I was disappointed though when the pacing in the first half of the book just...wasn't moving. When I'm constantly checking the percentage that I'm through at the bottom right hand corner of my kindle, I know that the pace is lagging. I'm not sure if this was because I didn't really care about Kali and Ben's budding romance, or if it was just that not a whole lot was happening in the first half. After the 55% mark, I found that the story picked up pace again and flew threw the last half of the book.
I found that I was way more interested in pretty much every other character rather than Ben and Kali. Kali was an interesting character, don't get me wrong, but I just found that she was SOOOOOOO self involved. I get it, she's a goddess, a cupid in training, she makes forever love matches. But seriously? She just came across super self involved and I feel like that irked me a bit. I get that that does have a lot to do with the story, but her fawning over the mortal boy was only passable because that was the main hook of the whole story. She totally disregards everyone else, and even gets snappy when Hector (her best friend) shows interest in another girl. I also understand the point of that, but I'm just finding it hard to feel endeared towards her self involvement.
I loved Teresa's character and I'm a little shattered that we didn't get to see more of her story. I loved the trip she took to the underworld and the interaction with Cerberus. That was a masterful stroke for me!
In all honestly for most of the book it was sitting at around a 2.5 star rating, but after enjoying the second half more than the first, I bumped it up because it did appeal a little more. I ended up quite enjoying all of the characters and the way their stories were going. I also enjoyed the message of the book as a whole. Which I won't share here, because otherwise what's the point in reading it?
I'd put this as a young adult fantasy romance. Fantasy purely because of the magic and Greek God and Goddess stuff, but I'd also put it as a coming of age story as well I think. I feel like Kali's character development was done really well for a stand alone story, I felt like by the last page, I could definitely see growth there which was great.
This was an easy going light read, if you find yourself struggling through the first half of the book, stick with it, it does pick up.
I received this e-book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
What can I say about this cute, funny, contemporary? It was a super fun read! It took me some time to get into, but that was all me, and not Kate at all. I just have a problem getting into mythology stories, this is my second time. Percy Jackson was the other one. And it took me some time to get into Percy Jackson, I can't really explain why. But the moment I realized I had the same feelings towards this book, I had to stop myself. After that, I was able to really enjoy this book and its characters.
So we follow Kali, Kalixta, who is 16 and a cupid in training. She used to love everything about this. She loved digging into the people's background to make sure they were right for each other, and she loved when it was a perfect match and making people fall in love. But something changed all that, and now she no longer even believes in what she is doing.
When she doesn't think anything else could go wrong, in inevitable does. She does the number one thing all cupids know you're not supposed to do. Sticks herself with her own arrow. She immediately falls deeply in love with Ben, a boy she has been researching and getting ready to match. Right when this happens, Ben, even though he was struck, is drawn to Kali because she is a cupid.
Kali goes through a lot to be with this mortal boy but also knows that she doesn't want this. She wants to live her own life and take her fate back. After speaking with the Oracle, she knows what she has to do. The tricky part now is figuring out how to do that. Kali has tons of friends to help her along the way, as well as her parents. Who I must mention are gods with an amazing love story.
I really had a lot of fun reading this book. I love the whole cupid concept and think that Kate did a wonderful job bringing this all to life. All the characters were great as well. I have to say that the gods were some of my faves. They were just so dang funny. I also really love that this book takes place in AZ!
I definitely recommend this book to people who enjoy a cute, fun, and quick read. Kate Watson's book won't disappoint.
3.5 stars
Lovestruck is a fast and enjoyable read, especially if you are a fan of both light-hearted romance and Greek mythology.
Sixteen-year-old Kalixta is a reluctant cupid in training. Up until fairly recently, she was very passionate about matchmaking, which is only to be expected since her parents are Eros and Psyche, who have one of the most famous and touching love stories in history. Then, there came the Thunderclap- the moment when Kali realized everything is predetermined by Fates, including love. Kali accidentally gets struck by one of her own arrows and immediately falls in love with a mortal boy, an aspiring rock star Benicio. She rebels against the whole concept of not being able to give love freely and decides to go to the Oracle to find out how she can reclaim her heart and become a master of her own destiny.
I must admit, I was first attracted to the book by its beautiful cover which fits the story really well- fun, cute, romantic. Then, I saw that there is solid world-building. It is obvious that the author spent a lot of time trying to bring the classic mythological pantheon into this contemporary YA setting. The book has it all: parent- children relationships, sibling jealousy, and, above all, the main issue of how free we are to fall and stay in love.
Kali is a typical teenager, sweet, loyal to her friends and her family, sometimes superficial, sometimes selfish, essentially kind-hearted. She is also blessed with great friends: Deya, Teresa, Cosmo, and, of course, Hector. I can only hope that after having created these characters the author is going to write a sequel focussing on their stories.
Thank you to NetGalley and North Star Editions /Flux for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest opinion.
Where to start with this book? I should start with the fact that I do love stories about Gods and Goddesses. Their personalities, their whims, the fact that they're all powerful, it all wraps up into something that has me firmly invested in books revolving around them. So when Lovestruck appeared on my reading list, I was pretty darn excited. As a Cupid in training, and a reluctant one at that, I hoped that Kali and I would get along swimmingly. After all, who doesn't love a story about star crossed love?
I'm going to start with the honest fact that Kali and I didn't get along as well as I'd hoped. While I absolutely understood that this is a YA story, Kali's character felt really young to me. The fact that Kate Watson set Kali on a path that she wasn't 100% sold on, really touched my heart. I felt hopeful and anxious right along with her, as she tried to figure out how to get around her supposedly inevitable fate. However I also felt frustrated with her, a lot. Her attitude towards her friends, and her inability to see how selfish she was being, made me want to smack her more than a few times. I did feel like she ultimately learned and grew up by the ending, but Kali isn't an easy character to love. That might be rough for some readers.
Still, the story that Watson weaves around Kali's fate fueled dilemma is an excellent one. She perfectly weaves backstories for each of the Gods and Goddesses who are featured, without it ever feeling like something overwhelming. I loved watching Kali interact with all of them, and giggled quite a bit at the parent/child relationships in this book. It should be noted that there are also really excellent messages woven into the tapestry of this book. Watson touches on familial relationships, one-sided friendships, and (best of all, in my opinion) on what a real romance looks like. I can't count the number of times that I found myself nodding my head along with Kali's realizations that the relationship she was in might be toxic. Oh, to have read this book as a teenager.
Lovestruck also has its fair share of laugh out loud moments! The interactions between godly brothers and sisters had me cracking up. I love that these ethereal beings are just as silly and petty as all of us here on Earth. This book moves so quickly, and 300 pages all but flew by. Overall, I had a really good time with this book. It might read a little younger than I'm used to for YA, but it has a ton of heart. For that, I happily award it 3 stars.
I really enjoyed Lovestruck. It was clever, witty, historical, romantic, and even thought-provoking.
This is a great read for those who have graduated from Percy Jackson, but miss the Greek gods. I would recommend for upper middle grades and high school.
And now, for my favorite part:
"'A wise choice. What are thou offering?'
'Um...' I forgot this part.
She closes her eyes and sighs. 'Why dost thy kind always ignore the offering?' She gives an exasperated shake of her head and eats another laurel leaf.
'No! No. It's okay. Hang on.' I pay my chiton as if something good will magically appear. Nada. Time to try another tactic. 'Um, is there anything you want?'
With a url in her lip, she leans toward me.
'Didst Veronica and Logan end up together?'"
"This wasn't a bad book per say, and the spin on Greek mythology was interesting, but it felt.. Too light somehow. And never really caught on with me. I skimmed a bit, skipped a chapter or two... But it never really got exciting. A sad DNF at 17 percent."
For me, the writing style felt like it belonged in a contemporary YA romance, not a mythology-inspired, fantasy one. Maybe my perspective have been ruined from reading too much Sarah J. Maas/Samantha Shannon/Jessica Shirvington, but it felt too light and juvenile for me. Otherwise the concept was interesting, but I didn't like the execution.
I was definitely “lovestruck” by this book. I have a long lasting deep obsession for the Greek Gods so when I read a summary for this book, I was immediately intrigued. I especially loved how this may be the only novel I’ve ever read where the author actually gives the Goddess Artemis a happy ending, I absolutely adored her part in this story as well as witnessing the ridiculousness of Apollo and his weird brother jealousy. This story is definitely a quick and adorable read for anyone who both loves mythology and a good rom-com read.
Title: Lovestruck
Author: Kate Watson
Genre: YA, fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Kali is sixteen and convinced the Fates control everything, so what’s the point of even trying? That’s not a good attitude for a cupid-in-training, but Kali wants to be a Muse, so she’s phoning it in anyway. Until she breaks the cardinal rule for cupids—don’t poke yourself with the arrow—and falls in love with Ben, her hot, mortal target.
The God of Love is going to kill her—even if he is her dad.
Desperate to escape her fate, Kali will do anything to reverse the unbreakable spell: sneak out to see the Oracle, defy the gods (and the big-G-Gods), help her mentor…all while dating the (mortal) love of her life and trying not to break her best friend Hector’s heart.
The Fates have nothing on her.
Lovestruck is a quick read, and I really enjoyed it. I love the idea of the gods of mythology having jobs and lives and interacting with humans, and the cupid set-up is great—and makes just as much sense as falling in love possibly can. Despite being the daughter of a big-G-God, Kali’s feelings and thoughts are entirely human—and entirely teenage. Why am I here? What’s the point of life? Is that a cute boy? I thoroughly enjoyed all the characters and would love to read more set in this world.
Kate Watson was born in Canada and now lives in Arizona. Lovestruck is her newest novel.
(Galley courtesy of Flux via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.)
This book was so sweet. The story follows Kali, an Erote-in-training, as she navigates through her teenage years as a Greek Goddess of Love. This Greek mythology reimagining was so clever and full of funny tidbits that created a great atmosphere and a thoroughly built world. A lot of the Greek Gods were familiar to me, but Watson did a fantastic job of giving them new life and expanding on tradition in a way that was both funny and real. I loved Kali's voice and immediately connected with her. She's hilarious, sarcastic, and dramatic, which as the drama-queen of my family I totally related to. I also felt really connected to her relationships with the supporting characters, especially with her best friend, Hector, and her teacher, Artemis. The plot was fully engrossing and gave me all the warm fuzzies with the romance. I love a good love triangle with a twist. The quest to conquer her fate was so right and so Greek, and it was the perfect vehicle for Kali to discover herself. I was a little disappointed by the ending "twist", which felt a little too deus ex machina and unnecessary to me, but overall I had a really great time reading this book and I recommend it to anyone who loves Greek mythology and a heart-warming YA romance.
This review will be published on www.readinginthewings.wordpress.com on April 6th, 2019.
This book following a cupid in training just wasnt for me. It took me forever to get into it and become invested. I didn't gel very well with the writing style and I ended up not caring all that much about the characters. As much as my childhood obsession with Percy Jackson infused in me an obsession with all things mythology based I found myself quite bored throughout this.
Modern Cupid stories have always interested me, and Greek mythology retellings have always been one of my favorites. So it's no secret that I went into this book quite excited about how a teen goddess would juggle high school relationship drama and her destiny. Kali wants to be a Muse, not an Erote, but stuck in probationary matching, and jaded over the whole institution means she is not giving her all to the job. Being the daughter of Eros and Psyche herself, and the other side of a one-sided match with her childhood friend Hector (and now her ex) means she gives Fates the stink eye and doesn't believe they have free will. To add to her complications, she sticks herself and falls in love with a mortal, and to get rid of it, she takes on a quest. Between trying to make it work with her mortal boyfriend and having complicated feelings about her ex, as well as trying to fulfill the requirements of her quest, she is stretched thin trying to defy her Fate.
Firstly, the modern setting in this book worked well enough for the Greek mythology - there being whole worlds, and gods with jobs and all. It is however, a very Disney version of Greek mythology; while there are some callouts about the agency of goddesses and ridiculous lore, for the most part it is just going along with sanitized versions (I mean, even the words used are like 'cursing' instead of 'effing'). Another thing: it was Very Heteronormative considering this is Greek mythology and this is 2019! Everywhere you look there are straight couples and they don't even come across a single queer character; like, are you kidding me? (I mean, Artemis was right there! Make her a lesbian FFS!) Also, there's the whole slutshaming of the goddess of love and her descendants so that wasn't cool either. Plus, Hades =/= Hell (Tartarus is a better analogous name) so it was hella awkward for this book to use that in its 'creative' swearing; like 'go to Hades' doesn't have the same gravitas as go to hell.
Onto the story: it is good, but the ending sort of ruins the whole 'oh no what do we do about the eternal match thing' that was the main conflict of the story. As for the other theme, though - about matches not necessarily meaning the love will endure - that was done well enough throughout the book. Kali is entertaining as a protagonist (her rage at every mention of the Romans was hilarious), and her realizing some important truths during the course of the story was well done. The quest was a good mystery to solve, but I wish it had been more of a team effort than it was. Teresa was cool but mostly absent; Deya was underutilized as a best friend; you already know my views on Artemis. The romantic developments were sweet but since it mostly happened off page, I can't really say I cared much about them.
Overall, a decent enough story in a well-done setting, though it could've been made better with some diversity.
What a fun and unique story. The cover and title drew me in, and the title perfectly fitted the premise of the story. A story of love and all its predicaments when it involves pricking yourself with Cupid's arrow. A great read to introduce people to stories with Greek mythology in and a good young/teen story for them to read. I do not want to give too much of the plot away but this book is aimed more fir the young adult ]. teen reader rather than adults. But for those young of heart and needing something different this could very well be for you.
Lovestruck
By Kate Watson
Flux Books; North star Editions Publication Date April 2,2019
five star *****five Star***** Five Star *****
Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old cupid-in-training Kali is in an Olympus-sized mountain of trouble. Rule number one in arrow-toting matchmaking: don't stick yourself. But accidents happen, and Kali instantly falls hard for her indie rock, bass-playing target, Benicio. The God of Love is going to kill her. Even if he is her dad. Being the daughter of Eros isn't all it's cracked up to be. For one thing, a girl can get jaded when her parents have the most beautiful and fatalistic love story in history. For another, immortality royally sucks when the Oracle condemns you to eternity in the wrong profession. Do the Gods care that Kali wants to ditch the love stuff and be a muse? Nope. To reclaim her heart and her destiny, Kali is left with no choice but to defy the Gods, tempt the Fates, date the mortal love of her life, and hope she doesn't lose her best friend, Hector, in the process.
For my complete review on Wordpress including my cast of characters for this stunning book
https://floetrygirl123.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/happy-publication-day-lovestruck-by-kate-watson/
OMG I am stillllll swooning.
For a long time I have warded off romance, and since this book was categorized as YA Scifi Fantasy I went ahead and picked it up to review.
First I minored in Humanities, and for me to continue reading a book about Mythology it has to be A. close to accurate, and B. something I haven’t already read or studied a hundred thousand words ago. And it can’t be cliche.
Her characters were so amazing I have already cast them in my head.
Lovestruck hit all the points of a wonderful rom com, It had action and told each of the characters mythological backstories ; just sliding in details that made each of their characters come alive. The reader is transported into this magical dimension between Earth and the heavens with a mere swish of an arrow hitting the target. Kate Watson doesn’t make this all about the characters inner drama, she takes great care in making each page a cinematic experience for the reader. This isn’t just a book, this will transcend just like Divergent did to the big screen and hopefully ( fingers crossed) NETFLIX so we can binge watch over and over and over.
So if it isn’t obvious, why this book is a five.
. 1. I have cast the whole set of characters, and this movie is in glorious technicolor.
2. You continue to want to go back and reread points in the story, and you get more beautiful details each time you do.
3.Lovestruck has overshadowed every thriller , every YA and every fantasy I have read this year. It is one I will definitely add to my collection of books.
4.Enter the giveaway on Instagram .. Storygramtours has partnered with Flux books ( my new fave publisher) to give a copy away to a lucky person.
5. Kate Watson.. can there be Lovestruck two???? I mean you need to do Cosmo's story..
6. Is there an audio book... really we need my cast of characters to read the parts.. ( please see link above to my blog post!)
Ack... I have gone totally fangirl for this book.. just read it.
I'm always in for a good retelling or a story with good allusions. Once again Kate Watson has weaved an excellently romantic story with a modern twist.
Lovestruck by Kate Watson is an intriguing can’t-put-down YA book.
Kali, a 16-year old “Cupid” – professionally known as a love goddess – in training has always been passionate about the match-making profession. Until the Thunderclap, which flipped her world upside down. What is the point if the Fates have already decided your outcome?
To further thicken the plot, she accidentally stuck herself with an arrow and falls for last assignment, Benico, an indie rock base player. She didn’t mean to, but accidents happen, right?
She is willing to risk everything to claim her heart back.
Hector is Kali’s best friend and is in love with her. Kali questions his true feelings as he was struck by an arrow when he was 12 years old.
Follow Kali, Deya and Theresa on a quest to change her fate and defy the Fates.
A feel good story, with twists and turns, love, romance, heartache, a bit of adventure and a dash of Greek mythology. My past teenage self would feel warm and fuzzy.
I highly enjoyed Kate Watson style of writing. I will definitely keep an eye out for future books, and (when I am able to) read her previous books.
** I received a copy of Lovestruck by Kate Watson via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.