This book has a sort of Parent Trap vibe, with a pair of recently discovered sisters trying to find out the truth about their history and trying to get their parents together. It even gives us the camp setting. Lord pulls in other elements with a love story, changing friendships, and parental expectations.

A book that takes place at a summer camp? You don't have to ask me twice. I'm sold.

But besides the summer camp aspect, there were a lot of things in the description of this book that captivated me. DNA tests like 23andMe and AncestryDNA are so popular these days because people love the idea of finding out who they really are and what their ancestry is. The idea of a teen girl finding out she has a secret sister is so unique and seemed to me like the perfect kind of drama to throw into a contemporary YA story.

I'll be honest. I had a little bit of trouble starting this book. I wasn't sure if it was Emma's writing style or the fact that there was so much background information we needed to know about Abby (and her life, her family, her friends) but it just seemed like a lot. It was overwhelming.

But then things calmed down and we got into the nitty gritty of the story, which was that Abby found out through her DNA test that she had a sister that she didn't know about. Not only that, but her sister is a social media star. Or perhaps I should say "influencer".

Savvy is working at a camp for the Summer and convinces Abby to sign up, so that the two of them can get to know each other and try to figure out what happened, and why Savvy was put up for adoption.

I loved Abby. She cracked me up and had the kind of sense of humor that I could really get behind. Savvy and her friend Mickey were also great characters. I thought they were funny and the fact that Savvy is so high strung and obsessed about planning was something that I kind of related to.

The romance in this story felt a little half baked to me. Abby has been in love with her best friend Leo for quite some time and throughout the story, she has to figure out how to make things right between the two of them, since her love is unrequited.

I will mention that while this book is Young Adult there is a lot of swearing in it. I'm an adult, so that didn't bother me, but younger readers should be aware of that.

You Have A Match is a fun and contemporary young adult story that is exactly what I needed right now. It's cold and it's winter and I just want to be reminded of Summer and summer fun. Definitely check out this book if you're a fan of summer camps and unique family drama.

And thank you very much to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Abby Day and her two best friends, Connie and Leo, send off for DNA testing for an Anthropology project for school. Abby is shocked when the results come back and she finds out that she has an older sister whom she's never heard about. She meets up with her sister Savvy, and they decide to go to camp together that summer in order to solve the mystery of why they never knew about each other.

This novel had me smiling, crying, laughing, and wishing for more. It's a story of sisterhood, family, friendship, teen romance; and of self-discovery, growing up, and forgiveness.

Thank you to #Goodreads and #WednesdayBooksPublishing for the opportunity to read this ARC of #YouHaveaMatch by #EmmaLord
I thoroughly enjoyed it. 4 1/2 stars

I loved this one! I am big sucker for romance, sisterhood and friendship. Emma does a fantastic job of layering in the back story and the relationships of the characters.

I was looking forward to this one because I loved her first book, but You Have A Match felt less snarky and more juvenile than Tweet Cute so I didn't enjoy it as much.

I did not end up finishing this one, DNF at 10%. This is no fault of the book, I just don't think YA is the genre for me anymore. I've read other Emma Lord books and loved them!

4.5 stars !!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

You Have a Match was an extremely fun YA contemporary that I enjoyed immensely and wouldn't hesitate to recommend to a friend.

I loved this book. The characters were impeccable – especially Mickey, who I would take a bullet for without hesitation – and the relationships between characters were as well. I loved the friends to lovers dynamic between Leo and Abby, as well as all of the friendships Abby forms while at Camp Reynolds. The novel balanced plot and character development well, leading to a pretty much perfect mix of investment as a reader in both the plot and the characters. I liked how the book ended, and all in all it was just a super cute, heartwarming book that I'd definitely like to read again at some point.

My only complaint would be that sometimes the book felt a little too perfect – the number of coincidences seemed like something out of a Disney movie, and while this isn't always a bad thing, it was just mildly unrealistic, though in a way this did add to the irresistible escapist charm of the book.

Content warnings: grief, anxiety, injury (mild), death of a family member.

It was cute. I wasn't too sure if i was going to like YA but it held out pretty good. Messy teenage years with a little bit of drama :) A girl trying to find her place in the world with loss and parents/friends and new family members.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC

I loved Emma Lord’s first book, and was so excited to get my hands on You Have a Match! Like her debut, her sophomore book also stars a quirky and relatable teenage girl, food descriptions that will appeal to your taste buds, and fun pop culture references. It’s a coming of age story about photography loving oldest child Abby Day. Throughout the book, she uncovers secrets about her family and friends and gains confidence in herself. Abby’s discovery that she has a secret older sister is the book’s main storyline (yes, major Parent Trap vibes!). There is a romance, but by far my favorite relationship in the book was the one between Abby and Savvy. I really enjoyed the development of their relationship from strangers to enemies to true friends and sisters.

The book’s setting would make it a great summer read, but I also think it’s a great escapist book for the dreary winter months in the middle of a pandemic. While reading, I was transported to a Seattle summer camp full of hiking trails and mischief. I love the way Lord immerses readers in the settings of her books and makes them another character.

I felt like a lot of the characters’ problems could’ve been solved with a little more communication. BUT since the main characters were teenagers, their communication issues seemed more believable. On the other hand, I felt like I needed more of an explanation about the parents and their decision making. The book was also a little slow to start, but there was a reference to Sophie Turner on the very first page that I loved.

After reading two of Emma Lord’s books, I am obsessed with her writing style and am already eager for her next book. She’s without a doubt an auto buy author for me now!

This ended up being a very odd book to me. The premise is basically a modern-day Parent Trap but without the romantic element. Overall, it just kind of felt like meandering, plotless story that lacked depth. That sounds harsh and I really don’t think this book is bad, I just don’t think it had anything that really compelled the reader to keep turning the pages.

First of all, I found the initial plot of this very baffling. I think it makes sense that Abby behaves the way she does because she is young, but I just found her behavior really off putting. The fact that she didn’t ask her parents about her sister and why she didn’t know about her before moving forward was extremely upsetting to me. She has no idea why that adoption happened and I think she owed it to her parents to at least ask them about it before she went headfirst into her own plan. There are many reasons why you might choose to give up a child and it can be a very difficult and traumatic experience.

Like I said though, she is young so I don’t want to be too harsh on that choice through an adult lens. It’s just strange to me because she seems to have a good relationship with her parents so the fact that she didn’t ask them about it is....so weird and just seems like an omission for the plot to work and then to cause drama later when she’s caught.

I also thought it was inconsiderate for her to go about things the way she did when she knew her best friend/LI was actively seeking out his family. I don’t know....I just found it a little selfish, cold, and odd. This whole thing is a very serious and weighted topic and I felt like Abby just treated it very almost...indifferently? I don’t know. I just think this was...not a great plot to pick if you aren’t going to approach the subject with nuance.

Otherwise, I found the characters pretty flat and the plot very dry and boring. I loved Emma’s first book but this one just wasn’t for me.

Oh. My. Heart. I loved this book. There was a minor overall romantic bit but I didn’t even miss that (maybe my error but I assumed this was a ya romance). I loved this story of two sisters finding one another. So sweet and perfect.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The title of this book made me think that the book was about a dating app. But it's about DNA Testing. Abbie finds out that she's got a full blooded secret sister after agreeing to take a DNA Test with her friends. When she secretly meets her sister, they agree to go to camp together for the summer to try to get to know one another and to figure out why their parents never told them that they had siblings. The parents eventually find out that the girls know, lots of drama and entertainment. Romance is included at camp along with normal camp hijinks that take place. Laughed out loud multiple times. Highly recommend.

Emma Lord is quick becoming an automatic author for my library! Tweet Cute was an absolutely perfect read. During quarantine it provided laugh out loud moments during mental fatigue.

This one is a take on the fan favorite, The Parent Trap. I want to share more about all the classic, vital elements of the films that are included. But I don't want to say more and give things away. I will just say it is absolutely not what you expect, it is much better.

Highly recommend this heart-warming read.

Put this book in the hands of Kasie West, Meg Cabot, and Sarah Dessen.

I received an early copy of this book from the publisher on #netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I received an ARC of this novel from St. Martin Press via Netgalley in exchange for my review. I was a huge fan of Emma Lord's novel, Tweet Cute so I was really excited to read You Have a Match! Although the books are nothing alike, the characters in both novels are fleshed out and really likeable. Abby and Leo have been friends for years and as they head into the end of their high school years, their feelings have turned romantic, although neither is willing to talk about it for fear it would get awkward. When Leo suggests they do a 23 and me kit so he can learn more about his adoptive family, the person surprised by the test results is Abby-she finds she has a sister and they share the same parents! Immediately she has millions of questions. Why did her parents give her sister up? What happened? She didn't have to wait long, because her new-found sister, Saavy reached out to Abby, and they decided to meet and spend the summer together at camp. Of course things get complicated because their parents find out. This was a trendy, fun novel and it was very good!

I really enjoyed this book by Emma Lord. I am already a fan of the author because I loved Tweet Cute and it was great to see a follow-up that was equally good and not at all alike.

All the characters were well fleshed out, though I think the ending was a little bit rushed. I would have loved a little more around how all the loose ends tie up though it's quite evident in the epilogue that they do.

Definitely a great read. I can't wait for the next book from Emma!

Emma Lord always manages to surprise me in the best ways. She's definitely making a splash in the contemporary world. You all know how much I loved Tweet Cute--You Have a Match is of a slightly different energy but brings Lord's signature humor and heart to the table. I started out so concerned that Abby and the risks she takes would give me secondhand embarrassment, but by the end I was *definitely not* crying.

YHAM is a bit less of a rom-com than I was expecting--the core of the story is Abby's relationship with Savvy. We see both of them learn how to be sisters, and the various insecurities they mask. It's a coming of age story in all the best ways, and doesn't pull out the absent parent trope! Family (twisted as it might be) plays a big part in the story, with Abby's and Savvy's parents both obviously being part of the network of secrets keeping them apart.

With Abby as first-person narrator, her character development was my favorite part of the book. There were moments in which I identified quite strongly with the emotions she had about feeling imperfect and comparing herself to others. Gotta admit, I'm an only so I don't understand the sibling angst, but I sure did feel rather empathetic towards Abby.

We can talk a little bit about the romance between Leo and Abby, which is a childhood-friends-to-lovers thing that I adored. Them knowing each other so well and being willing to do anything for the other is a selling point, and all the miscommunication drives up tension in a very frustrating way. Abby and Leo (no easy ship name for them, unlike the iconic PepperJack) are so easy to root for. I'm sure you'll love them as much as I do.

This is one of the first books I've read from 2021 catalogs and I highly recommend it. Emma Lord continues to knock it out of the park with her books and she's absolutely an auto-buy author for me. 5/5 stars.

You Have a Match is a young adult romance that follows a teenage girl discovering a secret older sister and opening herself up to love over the course of one summer. It’s a funny, dramatic and emotional read that covers a lot of ground, from found family and adoption to finding your path as a young adult.

Abby Day knows who she is: she’s the oldest of four, a photography fiend, best friend to Connie and Leo, and a bit of a screw-up. Since the death of her beloved grandfather, Abby hasn’t been getting the kind of grades you need to pass English, let alone to get into college. She’s also struggling with feelings for Leo, not wanting to ruin their lifelong friendship when

Abby knows he doesn’t like her back. Enter Savvy, eighteen years old, an Instagram phenom, and, somehow, Abby’s older sister.

Abby and Savvy only have a few weeks before Savvy goes to work as a camp counselor, so they work fast. Abby capitulates to her parents’ desire for her to go to SAT prep camp, coincidentally, the same program Savvy is a part of. This gives the two girls a whole month together, away from both sets of parents, to figure out how their parents know each other, what happened to drive them apart, and why neither knew about the other. At camp, Abby chaffes against the strict rules, and the girls’ personalities clash, though Abby is able to make new friends with her cabinmates and even bond with Savvy’s friends. Strangely enough, the same camp that Savvy has attended since childhood is Leo’s summer camp, and Abby isn’t expecting to see him when they meet at the ferry to the camp’s island location. Abby has to reckon with her feelings for Leo and her reluctance to resolve conflicts if she is going to find any closure before the end of the summer.

This book is deeply complex. It has a large cast of characters, both at camp and back home, and both Savvy and Abby have rich lives and interconnected problems. All of the secondary characters have their own issues to resolve and are well-defined as people. The story is paced very well and follows Abby’s emotional journey in a realistic and satisfying way.

Leo is a really great love interest; he’s kind, gentle and passionate about his interests. While I think the romantic gesture can be a bit overdone, Leo’s soft encouragement and the things he does for Abby are perfectly supportive without being overbearing. I really liked him; he has a journey of his own in the story, of coming to terms with being adopted himself, and connecting with his Filipino culture after being raised in a white family. The love story is high stakes, considering his and Abby’s lifelong friendship, but high reward, given the potential for the same kind of lifelong happiness.

The only thing I didn’t love about this book was the constant obstacles that were thrown between Abby and Savvy; it didn’t feel necessary to have them at each other’s throats over one perceived slight or another. Every time they make up and resolve their issues, another one crops up seemingly out of nowhere. The manufactured conflict wasn’t really necessary; the girls are different enough that they don’t need a botched prank to drive wedges between them.

Overall, I really loved reading You Have a Match. It’s the perfect read for anyone nostalgic for summer camp.

You Have a Match was an utter and heartfelt delight to read. Abby Day is shocked when a DNA test reveals a secret full blooded sister she knows nothing about. Savvy and Abby come from two different worlds--Savvy an instagram influencer and health afficienado and Abby the irreverent budding photographer--it's hard to believe they are related. Both sisters are determined to figure out the secrets of the past that ended up with Savvy's adoption into another family, so they decide to go away to summer camp together. But the girls' differences in personality and the boy Abby has a crush on unexpectedly turns up at camp, things get complicated. Will Abby and Savvy's quest for the truth bring their two families together, or will it draw the two sisters a part?
I'm not normally into YA contemporary books unless there is a fantasy element to it, but this is the type of YA contemporary novel I can get behind. We all hear these stories of how DNA tests find people lost family members, and the author puts a very fun "Parent Trap" twist on them. I loved watching Abby and Savvy navigate the complicated landscape of their relationship and their differences in personalities. Watching them grow closer together was really sweet to watch. I thought all of the characters in this book were really fun and the romances were all super sweet. I especially liked how romance was not the main plot thread of this novel, but the love between sisters and found families is the foundation that this entire novel sits upon. Lord's writing style is both whimsical and poignant at the same time, managing to both entertain and warm the heart. You have a Match is a story all about love, and the way it can make the most unlikely of connections between sisters, friends and romantic partners, and how when it is broken it can change the course of a life forever.

I wanted to love this one, but sadly it just couldn't hold my attention. It had interesting characters and cute moments, but I still found myself skimming through a huge part of it.

Tweet Cute was one of my favorite books last year, and You Have a Match was another wonderful read.

Abby is a high school student who lives in the Seattle area. She and her two best friends, Connie and Leo, take DNA tests as part of a bet, but she never expected to find out she has a sister named Savannah that her parents gave up for adoption.

As Abby and Savannah get to know each other at camp, they both have to face their own insecurities and issues. These characters felt like real teenagers instead of an adult's interpretation of what a teenager would be like.

The story is nicely paced and the camp setting worked well. It really allowed the girls to get to know each other, but also posed an issue as Savannah was a counselor and Abby a camper. Also, as someone who lives in the Seattle area myself, I thought all the references to the city and area were very well done.

YA is a genre I don't read often and can be hit or miss. However, with two books I consider five-star reads, Emma Lord has definitely made it onto my must read list.