I think I might be a bit too old for some of these YA stories. The angst gets to me and sometimes I get frustrated with the way the characters deal with their parents. Having said that, this story had me getting ticked off at the parents and the way they were treating their teens. Sisters, Abby and Savannah (Savvy) did not know about each other at all. Savvy had been adopted at birth and if it hadn't been for a DNA test that Abby took to support her friend, Leo, they never would have found one another. Savvy has been raised a single child in a well to do family. Abby is the oldest in her family with three brothers. She loves photography, her BFFs (Leo and Connie) and her family. She does not love school, although is smart enough to do well. Once she finds out about Savvy, all bets are off. She begins to lie to her parents and sneaks around to spend summer at summer camp getting to know Savvy better. Best laid plans do not always work out as you wanted.

Savvy and Abby are dealing with a lot, but they were really annoying to me. They were constantly at each other, sniping and generally being rather snotty. When Abby realizes that Leo will also be at the same camp, she is not sure what to do. Her feelings for him are no longer platonic, but she doesn't help herself when it comes to their relationship. Both sets of parents made me upset. They had lied to their girls for years and even when they found out that they were sisters, they refused to tell the truth. There were a lot of good things in this book dealing with honesty, friendship, school pressures, family relationships and grief. I think this book would be loved by many, especially teens that would be able to relate to the influencer/instagram personalities. I just don't think I am the audience for this one.

A lighthearted read, this book was so good! It had meaning and was relevant to modern day situations, very realistic which is what I loved.

Cute book that really captures the feel of summer camp, young love, and teenage angst. I feel like this is for the younger side of YA and I was probably not the best demographic to reiew this, but I did enjoy the story, the characters and the writing.

Thank you to Wednesday Books for providing me with a copy of You Have a Match in exchange for an honest review.

Here's another review in which Becca barely has an opinion.

To start this one, I want to say that I absolutely loved Tweet Cute -- so, maybe I went into this with high expectations? You Have a Match didn't necessarily disappoint, but it didn't land as well as Lord's debut novel did for me. The premise of this book was good (taking a DNA test & discovering you have a sister????) with a setting that I love (Summer camp!!!!), but ended up feeling like just your ordinary Young Adult Contemporary.

Abby and Savvy's sister-relationship did make my heart happy though.

I absolutely loved this book! I fell in love with Tweet Cute too so I wasn't surprised. This book had so many laughs and heartfelt moments that sometimes I didn't know whether to cry or laugh, in a good way. I loved all the characters. I wished that Leo would have found out some more information about his family during the story because my heart truly hurt for him and his sister but I enjoyed his storyline anyway. I could 100% picture this as a movie and to me, that's the ultimate praise from me.

I LOVED THIS.

Honestly ate it right up. The summer camp story met with found families, reconnections, drama, grief, recovery from loss, and a heartwarming story where truths are revealed stole my heart!

Savvy and Abby... I LOVED THEM BOTH. I love how their characters contrast and work so well together. I love how they all interact with their friends - it all felt SO authentic. I liked seeing the conflicting drama between the parents and how their actions affected their kids years down the line. But, I also liked the sense of responsibility that everyone held.

I adore Emma Lord's writing, and I cannot wait to continue reading more. Though I do think I enjoyed Tweet Cute a BIT less than You Have a Match, both are definitely very high on my lists and such a pleasure to dive into!

I really enjoyed this one! Abby and Savvy were fun characters to get to know and I really like how great but also flawed Abby’s friend group is. The summer camp setting was fun and gave me some parent trap/it takes two vibes. I think it is really cool when people find family when doing the DNA kits, and I liked seeing that play out in the book. This story was hilarious and I just had a blast reading it!

Unfortunately, I DNFed this book. While the setting and characters are endearing, the cloying writing style became too much for me.

When Abby takes a DNA test to be supportive of her best friend, Leo, she is shocked by the results. She has a full-blooded sister out there that she knew nothing about. With the help of her friends, she finds her sister, Savannah, and makes plans for them to get together over the summer. They are determined to find out what happened since they are so close in age. Will they be able to find out the secrets of the past? Will they be able to be friends and sisters in the future?

Thanks to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

What would you do if you found out you had a full-blooded sibling that you knew nothing about. You're almost an adult and there is another person out there who shares your DNA. Abby is shocked and determined to find out the truth of what is going on. Why did her parents give Savannah up for adoption? Why didn't they tell her? How will they feel when they find out she knows? What about Savannah's parents, will they allow them to have a relationship?

This book has a little bit of everything, but at the core is getting to know a sister. Learning more about yourself and your family. There is also teenage love and LGQBT+ relationships. There are friendships that are tested and familiar relationships that are drawn closer. This is the second book I have read by Emma Lord and I have enjoyed them all. I hope you will give them a try, I'm sure you will as well.

Ugh, why don't I write reviews as soon as I finish books? My memory is horrible. I really liked Tweet Cute by the same author but I enjoyed this one much, much more. I don't read a ton of YA anymore and I think it's telling that I enjoyed the portion of the story about the grown ups more than the youngens. But it was very good, funny, quick, enjoyable. Kind of parent trap-y.

Emma Lord is seriously becoming one of my favorite authors. I really end with a smile when I read her words. I fell in love with her writing with Tweet Cute and I did not think she could top that cute story. I was mistaken because You Have a Match has really moved to my favorite of Ms. Lord's stories. This is definitely a must read and will leave you hugging your e-reader/book when when you finish.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a review copy! Emma Lord just writes good, funny stories. Her debut was a modernized, young adult take on the well-loved movie, You’ve Got Mail, and this time she’s taken inspiration from Parent Trap – the same family drama and summer camp fun but with a 23AndMe twist.

There was a lot I loved from her first book that she’s continued to incorporate here: the quick humour and easy banter, keeping up with that teen lingo (I had no idea what a ‘finsta’ was before reading), name puns, family cafes, big friend groups. It even takes place in the same universe as Tweet Cute, as there’s a brief mention of the characters ordering from one of the restaurants in the first book! I loved that that world could continue, and to be able to imagine all these wonderful characters one day meeting up and swapping recipes (there’s a lot of delicious-sounding food in this one too!).

The book is entirely presented through Abby’s 1st-person perspective but it never felt limiting; somehow we’re able to get a big-cast feel and get to know all these other characters really well even though we only ever get to see inside Abby’s head. And I love the continuing trend of books focusing on beautiful friendships! It’s on full display here and it’s wonderful, you’re going to want to join this fun group by the end.

As fun and lighthearted as the inspiration for this book is, Lord’s book brings in a lot of serious issues on top of that. Characters dealing with anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, grief over the loss of a family member, overwhelmed by schoolwork and college decisions, serious physical illnesses, infertility, adoption and struggles to connect with their birth culture – to name a few of the difficulties folks in this story are dealing with. It is a lot but the lightness of the Parent Trap vibes balance it really well and Lord gives each of these big issues room to breathe and develop so the characters can find some peace and stability.

The way different storylines wrap up are at times very predictable (I guessed the entire ending with the parents in my notes while reading before it was finally revealed) but it’s still wonderful to see it come together and I just really enjoy being with these characters.

Unfortunately there was a sour taste in my mouth because HP was frequently referenced by the characters in terms of personality traits. Those references could easily be removed without any effect on the story (note: I did read an advance copy so I don’t know whether they made it into the final copy). I really enjoyed the story otherwise (my fave of the year so far) and it’d get a perfect score from me without those references.

This books was actually really really good. I must admit that it took a little while for me to get into the book, but once they started on their way to summer camp, the story really picked up. I think my favorite thing about this book was how it focused on friendships, rather than relationships. Yes romance was very prominent in the story, but friendships were number one.

Abby and Savvy had a long list of things to work through to become friends, but also, figure out what happened in their past. I absolutely loved watching then let their guards down, and getting to know each other on a personal level.

I absolutely loved yelling at Abby and Leo for not communicating properly. They were absolutely frustrating and I loved every moment of it. Both were so concerned about their friendship with each other, and with Connie, that they were afraid to do anything that might change the dynamic.

All in all, I truly enjoyed this story. 4.5 stars.

I don't read much YA these days, but I loved Emma Lord's first book Tweet Cute, so I was excited to read this one. It turns out, I loved this one even more. I enjoyed every second. Abby and Savvy are great characters, and I got swept up in the story. The writing was absolutely beautiful. The romance took a backseat to the family drama, but I thought that really worked for this book. I loved the ending. I seriously can't wait until Emma Lord's next book already.

2.5 rounded up.

I loved the romance in Tweet Cute, by Emma Lord, but the romance in You Have a Match takes a backseat to the sister story. Abby takes a DNA test because her friend Leo convinces her and their other friend Connie that if they all do it, they get a discount. Leo is adopted and is hoping to find some relatives through the test. First, I could not get past the issue that YOU NEED TO BE 18 TO TAKE A DNA TEST. Abby and her friends are 16. So when Abby finds out she has a secret sister (a full match), it's a huge surprise. The secret sister lives a few blocks away (so, weird, that the two have never seen each other - at school, at a store, just in the neighborhood?!?). Anyway, that coincidence ignored, Abby doesn't want to confront her parents about this secret sister. Instead, the pair meet and decide to go to the same summer camp to try to get to know each other.

The side storyline is between Abby and Leo and came across as an afterthought. I had a hard time with how juvenile Abby acted (calling an incident a BEI - big, embarassing incident without letting us know what it was for at least a third of the book... and it wasn't a big deal). I know this is YA, but as someone that reads plenty of YA, this came across as younger than YA.

I also didn't like the lack of development for any other characters. The summer camp setting was interesting, but we didn't get to know anyone else there. Connie (who isn't such a great friend) disappears from the story because she doesn't go to summer camp. The secret sister, Savannah, has plenty of her own issues, but to make her a lesbian without really mentioning much about it seems like the author is just checking a box to include a homosexual character in a book that didn't do anything with it at all.

Overall, this was cute but under-developed.

This was a fun story about some teenagers (young adult). While there is a romance element, the star of this book is the story of Abby having a DNA match--finding out she has a sister. As might be expected from a YA story, there is more drama than necessary (if people would talk, ya know), but the characters are quite relatable and the light-heartedness of the book helps with the heavier topics of grief and family secrets. I thought there wasn't enough detail to make me buy into the nicely-wrapped up ending, but it was a sweet story.

This is my first book by this author. I would pick up a future book about Mickey. 3.5 stars rounded up.

This would’ve been better if there wasn’t a romance.

I loved the sisterly bonds and the themes in this, but with this nagging romance in the background (where they had no chemistry at all?) just made everything weird.

Emma Lord is definitely a star in the YA chick-lit, feel-good story world. More than just a typical romance novel, this book explores themes of DNA testing, family, and finding yourself in the process. This is a book you just want to hug when you're finished with it.

This book took me over a month to read because it was extremely boring and nothing even happened until 54%. The second half did not make up for the first. I would have DNF'd if this wasn't an ARC.

This wasn't bad. In fact, some parts of the story genuinely piqued (and held) my interest—particularly the deepening bond between Abby and Savvy, the unravelling of the mystery behind their past, and Abby’s reckoning with herself.

I liked this book, but I just didn't love it at all.