This story was a cute combination of mythology and a contemporary romance.

The world building of the Cupid matchmaking service became very developed by the end of the story. The beginning was more contemporary, as the characters were introduced. There were some other mythological figures who made an appearance by the end, which I loved.

There were a lot of cheesy references in the first half of the book. The names of places in the town Forever Falls included the Love Shack and Romeo’s. There was a street named after Juliet, to go along with Romeo. I also found it a little confusing that all of the Cupids had names that started with “C.” It made it easier to tell who was a Cupid, but I kept getting the names mixed up.

Despite the sickly sweet references, this was a fun story!

Thank you Wattpad Books for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This story intrigued me so much when I read about it, but in the end it was the same story. The same ya characters, the same love triangle, the same one dimensional evil character and the same ending.
I didn't hate it but it wasn't a story I will remember a year from now, and I'm so sorry about it. I love greek mythology and I love reading about it, but I cannot find a book with these characters that really can deliver the magic I'm looking for.

This isn’t usually my preferred genre, but there was something about this book that drew me in. While it’s still a high school esque romance, the mythology twists and humorous characters really make this book.

*I received a free eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a super fun comedy romance!

It’s a very light and fluffy read that goes by quickly. I recommend this book if you’re interested in a fast lighthearted read

I thought this was a very cute book! It had a great cheese factor, it had great use of supernatural and paranormal elements. I thought the characters were wonderfully crafted if not a little stereotypical, but it wasn't too much of a set back. The romance was quite fun! A little forbidden love mixed with some triangle-ness! It also had just the right touch of humour to keep me reading!
I think what set me back the most was the pacing. I felt like it was choppy in places and jumpy in others. I also felt like the ending was a bit of a let down and a bit anti-climatic.
Overall, I had a okay-good time with it.

Too fast-paced for my liking, the story towards the end finishes quite abruptly and it does not feel earned. The story and concept are great, especially the mythology twists. However, I would have preferred for the book to be longer, for the ending to be more developed and detailed rather than the rushed one that is present in the book. Great read and would recommend to any YA, paranormal or romance lover. Cannot wait for the next installment on the series.

As a book nerd, there's like some pact you sign without knowing. That contract says that no matter how many books it takes, we will search for those few books that swallow us whole. The few books that are completely addictive and we can't get enough of. I have a whole shelf dedicated to those few books I've found out of the hundreds that I've read. Today, "Cupid's Match" made that shelf.

What made this book so addictive and exciting to read? Right off the bat, Cupid's Match was funny and I found myself drawn to Lila. The book just kept getting better and better after that. I found myself unable to put this book down and I had a surprising lack of motivation to read anything else. I was falling in love with Cupid right next to Lila.

I found this book so unique, which also helps its status. How many books do you know of where THE Cupid himself has a true love, but can't be with her? If you know of any others, I'd love to know which ones because I'll read those ones readily too.

My only complaint is the ending. My ARC was an ebook, and the app I was using told me that I had about 12 pages left. Twelve pages for cute romance and fantastic character. Imagine my surprise when the book just ended - suddenly. That ending was so unsatisfying because I thought there would be more, and it was very random. In other words, there better be a sequel.

Dear Lauren Palphreyman, if you're reading this, I hope you plan to publish a sequel. If you do, I will be the first in line for ARCs.

ARC was requested & provided through NetGalley free for review.

Lila Black jumps into the hidden world of Cupids Matchmaking Service with a series of annoying mail advertisements, only to discover that she has been matched with none other than Cupid, the Cupid, not a cupid. Something that is very bad for everyone, for reasons that are not properly explained in any kind of reasonable way.

Lila does not even properly understand what matching is, only that it can only be done once with a soul mate and sometimes involved "help" with a cupids arrow. Humans can't be matched with cupids, let alone the Cupid. It's a secret to why exactly, but that's okay, Lila has boyfriend James and a best friend in Charlie, both waiting for her at home to get back to along with her recently widowed father.

Cal, who tells her this, insists on inserting himself into her life at Forever Falls High School to prevent her from meeting and matching with Cupid. It's however not long before Cupid does indeed show up, with his own agenda, and brings chaos and the watchful and dangerous society of Arrows down on Lila's hometown all with a school dance coming up. It's rather confusing why they don't want their founder to return with Cupid's match simply because of a rule.

Crystal and the Minotaur were interesting side characters - I would like their book, a sort of the to Jack the Ripper and Minotaur labyrinth tech I enjoyed, although with most of the 'Myths' (Pandora, Medusa, a siren) I wondered why they were connected to Cupid and Cal's family in a negative/dangerous way. No one mentions if humans can match with these "Myths" (although cupids might?). Enough for some to be held in a kind of suspended animation by 'Sims' a technology that likely comes from the same source as the various cupid arrows (Vulcan, who might also be a reason why the gods fell dormant I suspect).

Lila's chemistry and budding trust with both brothers is tested as she's matched and meets (and defeats?) the maker of the rules Cal and Cupid had followed, and broken...

Lila's lack of survival curiosity on realizing mythical people are real isn't, to me, realistic. Even if misinformation was spread easily by Cupids Matchmaking Service worldwide, some things are a "real" danger, like Venus.

Why Venus went from the mythical beloved mother of Cupid to...not, and the notable silence on Psyche, isn't presented as a mystery but something jarring matter of fact to their history.

Cupid apparently saw what matching to a human did to his brother and doesn't believe someone should only have a one soul mate match forever, especially as Cal lost his. Lila, seeing what's happened to her father after her mother's death, may have agreed.

(That one soul mate match also confused me too, I admit, as mythical Venus isn't one for forever matrimony...)

Onto editing, usually something I ignore, but there was a confusing among of format errors. I wasn't sure what '>' meant (scene cut? Time skip? Arrow tip?) and often there was no pause between chapters. Usually in a digital book a chapter will stop on one "page" and begin on the next "page" but this has chapters ending between paragraphs of text on the same "page". It was enough of a distraction to keep me from fully immersing in what I read.

I did like the overall story, but for me there were too many stops/starts.

This book was an ok read -- it felt a bit rushed at times and I wish they spent more time going into the mythology.

This one was so funny to start with. It's not ever day you get a letter from the Cupid Matchmaking service to have a talk. This was one of those titles that you most likely have read before. You have a little bit of everything you're looking for from humor to romance. But it just didn't have that spark that I was looking for. The pacing to start was great but by the end of the story it felt rushed. I do think that this will appeal to those who are new to the YA scene but for those of us seasoned in the ways of young adult titles this one wasn't anything new.

Cupid’s Match is the cute story of what happens when a human falls in love with Cupid. After receiving a strange series of letters in the mail, Lila goes straight to the source, Cupid’s Matchmaking Service to find out what is really going on and make the letters stop. There she finds out that cupids are actually real, and she hasn’t been matched with another human, but with Cupid himself. But this is actually against the rules, and before she knows it, Lila is in grave danger. With the help of Cal, one of the cupids, Lila is introduced to an entire mythological underworld, as she struggles to stay alive and resist the charms of the one and only Cupid.

This was a fun and light read. I thought it was cute but not very substantial. I enjoyed the touches of mythology that were sprinkled throughout. At first, I thought it would be limited to Cupid, but throughout the book they reveal more and more.

My biggest criticism was over the relationship between Cupid and Lila. There was just no chemistry there and it was not believable at all. The entire thing felt very forced as opposed to organic and destined.

DNF at 36%
Unfortunately, Cupid's Match didn't really work for me in the way that I was hoping. I"m a big Greek mythology fan, but the mythology is very minimal, and what I was hoping would be a fun YA UF read in the vein of White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout unfortunately feels very forced. I'm not a huge fan of any of the characters, especially the love interest, and I'm not interested in the direction of the plot. I think that many YA readers will still enjoy this as a fun fantasy romance, but I don't think it's the book for me.
I received an eARC of Cupid's Match via NetGalley.

Cupid was a little ruff around the edges and needed a good lesson in how to be a good boyfriend. LOl. This book was cute and suspenseful. I was on the edge of my seat when it came to the ending. The spark in Cal eye makes me think he’s up to something, can’t wait to find out what it could be.

I was given a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for review.

As someone with a life-long interest in mythology, I'm always on the lookout for a fun new retelling. Most of the time I turn to Rick Riordan for that, but it's definitely refreshing to see a new voice in mythology retellings arrive on the scene.

Cupid's Match puts an unusual, original, and imaginative spin on myth in the modern world. I thought it would be completely romance-oriented, but there's a surprisingly amount of action, and I'm definitely curious to see where the author goes with the sequel.

Cupids have entered the techno age with online dating going to a whole new level. That is except that Lila wasn't a user of the APP had never even heard of the APP and was not looking to start using the APP. Lila was very content with her boyfriend and was not looking for another match of any kind much less, one with the God of Love himself. Apparently Cupid had never been matched in all the years of his existence and if that match takes place it will unleash chaos. So needless to say there are those cupids (little C) who do not want the match to take place and will use anything including various arrows that toy with a person's emotions. Lila is just trying to have a normal life, it is bad enough that she feels a little different plus the loss of her Mom has not been so good on her Dad so she gets to do some of the parenting instead of the other way around. This story will get you when you least expect it as you are carried away with the same emotions that Lila is feeling as she runs for her life, dodging arrows, and trying REALLY hard to not fall for Cupid (big C) who just happens to have that bad boy vibe and an equal attraction. Please let there be a follow up in time for Valentines!! The character development was really good and I found myself going back and rereading passages because of how much I enjoyed it especially the SIM part. Lila is special and deserves her happiness which ever form it takes.

Ah, I loved this! It was exactly the kind of forbidden love story that I needed and it flew by. The characters were lovable and there was just enough of action to keep you on your toes. The concept of it all is so unique and I enjoyed the mythical part of it all.

All in all, such a unique story, I need more!

Cupid's Match is a cute YA novel with an interesting twist on Cupid and Greek mythology. Quick fun read.

Overall the book was enjoyable however, I felt like things switched from fast-paced to rushed. Everything falls into place a little too easily, an important character dies off screen without much thought.

Honestly, I like the premise of Cupid's Match, even if it was somewhat cliche. The god of love falls in love? i was on board. The whole idea of matches and pre-destined love also added a supernatural effect to everything, and it definitely piqued my interest.
Things went a little wrong with the characters though. For a love story, all the characters are extremely one dimensional. It's hard for me to believe that three guys are in love with Lila when she has literally no personality. She isn't very good at anything, and her only real character trait is having a short temper and yelling at people. See the problem? Similarly, Cupid is basically just an arrogant jerk, which makes it really annoying when any romantic scene takes place. Why exactly does Lila love him? Who knows. It's not really the biggest deal, but it really rubbed on my nerves because the entire novel was a romance.
The plot is secondary to Lila and Cupid's love story, and it is definitely treated as such. Characters keep coming and going, people keep changing sides, and there are so many battles that have literally no meaning. The story was dragged on waaayyyy to long, especially since most of it made little to no sense. This story could have been much, much shorter and still gotten the point across.
The writing style also felt a little clunky, and a lot of the dialogue felt very awkward. This definitely made it difficult to connect to the characters in any way, since all their movements and words sounded really strange.
Overall, Cupid's Match was supposed to be a light-hearted romantic action novel, but it dragged on quite a bit, and I started losing interest at around the 40% mark. Although it had an interesting synopsis, the plot gets muddled very quickly, and the characters never really come off the page.
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I absolutely can't believe that Lila ends up with Cupid. She's destined to fall in love with him and she does??? That is hardly an interesting story. The plot should have spent more time exploring her relationship with Cal, as that would really have spiced things up and introduced something interesting into the love story.
Especially since James and Selena (?) cease to exist after they've played their role in the plot, the romantic angle gets really stale really fast. While the story hints at it, it is never really fully explained, and everyone just pretends that those scenes never happened.

Thank you Netgalley and Publishers for granting me early access to "Cupid's Match".

I'm currently in the middle of a major move, and will definitely come back at a later time and write out a full review and rating.

Thank you so much!