I really enjoyed the Parent Trap aspect of this book. Lord brings back her amazing character dialogues and laughter. But overall, I just didn't enjoy as much as I did Tweet Cute.

You Have a Match, felt like a mix of Nancy Drew and Parent Swap and it’s a great mix. Emma Lord was able to write about hard topics while still managing to keep it sweet and lighthearted. I also loved the romance, overall it was a great read.

I received an advance copy of, You Have a Match, by Emma Lord. Abby takes a dna test, and finds out she has an older sister. They decide to meet at camp. Life does not always go to plan, and teenagers have it pretty bad.

Though I think her first novel, Tweet Cute, will always have my heart, Emma's second novel was a delight. You Have A Match gives off major Parent Trap vibes with pitch perfect teenage drama. Emma is quickly becoming a favorite YA author. When You Have A Match comes out in January, it will be a perfect escape from the Winter blues.

"I breathe in the sticky warmth of the air, the pine and the electricity and the ache of something deeper than I can name., knowing that no view I can capture will ever compare to this feeling - seeing it through my eyes while seeing it through his, letting us both bleed into a world where those two things can be the same"

Abby Day is stuck in a rut. Her grades are failing, her long-term crush on her best friend Leo accumulated in the BEI (big embarrassing incident) and she's struggling after the death of 'Poppy' - her adored grandfather. All of these aspects of her life are in motion when she discovers through a genealogy app that she has a full-blooded, Instagram perfect sister. These events lead to the most formative summer of her life as she agrees to go to camp to discover the story behind the adoption and bond with the sister she never knew.

This book was a delight and reminded me of a modern day 'Parent Trap' of two secret sisters at camp navigating through their lives in an Instagram age - discovering what is real and what is not. Lord has a talent of creating meaningful dialogue that leaves you feeling as if you were breathing the air of the Puget Sound yourself, combined with funny one liners from the characters of Leo and Finn. It has everything a teenage summer could ask for - drama, love triangles, sisterly pranks and ultimately self discovery. Reading the world according to Abby Day flung be right back into my formative years. Trying to navigate through the world whilst also discovering who you really are and where your passions lie. Lord captures the teenage experience with delicacy, drama and humour. A wonderful read.

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Anyone who has taken a mail-in genetics test knows that feeling of what if something comes back? What if my family is not who or what I thought they were? Abby and her two best friends take one of those tests and when the results come in, it sets off a summer of uncovering the importance of friendship and family, but also the importance ofbelieving in yourself. I loved Emma Lord’s newest novel, You Have a Match. It’s fast plot and lovable characters will keep you turning the pages, whether you are 16 or 38. This will not be the last book from this author that I read.

This is the perfect book to fall under "best friends to lovers" trope! Not only one, but TWO!! Emma Lord has done it again with this fantastic YA romance.

What I loved about this book was how it was about the relationship between Abby and Leo but also Abby and Savvy. I love stories about sibling relationships and this one was done really well. Most of the story revolved around Abby and Savvy. The romances were more of side stories. I really liked that aspect.

Abby was exactly what I think of when I think of a 16 year old girl. I think I found myself relating so much to her. She was anxious and nervous about telling people what she wanted or how she felt. She really grew into her own as the book went on. Her and Savvy really complemented each other so well.

Savvy was such a cool 18 year old. She has hundreds of thousands of followers on instagram and is a health influencer. She is also like Abby in many ways. She is still anxious and cares a lot about what her followers think. Abby and Savvy helped each other grow into wonderful young women. Also her and Mickey are SO CUTE.

Overall, this was a wonderful book. I loved Emma Lord's first book, Tweet Cute, and this one does not disappoint!

Overall, this was a really cute YA contemporary. I loved the exploration of friendships and family in this story. While there was some romance, it wasn't the only relationship driven problem or context to the story. This plot did depend pretty heavily on miscommunication issues, but I think that the growth that Abby went through allowed that miscommunication to feel less gimmicky than in other stories.

In my quest for reading that takes me away from the dumpster fire that is 2020, here is another winner.

I was hooked right from the start, when artistic, academic-slacker Abby sends away for a DNA kit, and discovers that whoa, she has an older sister she never knew about? How could that happen???

Cue a twist on The Parent Trap as Abby, and her mysterious, total overachiever older sister, go away to a summer camp to . . . duke it out, uh, work things out, um, *confront the issues.*

There's a lot of issue stuff, too: grief, anxiety, parental expectation, lies and truth, and of course first love. Emma Lord deals with them in an engaging way, with the right amount of snark and light-hearted side characters to keep this well out of the lugubrious Problem Novel category, while giving it some reread able heft.

I loved the characters, the pacing, and especially the narrative voice.

Interesting story. I wish the 3 main characters had met earlier in the book. It seemed drawn out and the ending was too fast with the reconciliation of the families.

There are no bad guys in this story, just MESSY parents and a couple of girls who Parent-Trap themselves at summer camp to find out why one of them was adopted as a baby. The romance is slow and sweet, and there's an excellent epilogue, which is quickly becoming a hallmark of Emma Lord's!

After reading and loving Tweet Cute earlier this year, I was really hoping You Have a Match was going to be equally as good, and it came through! Abby takes a 23 and Me-style genealogy test and discovers she has a full-blooded older sister she never knew about. Abby follows her new sister Savvy to summer camp so they can figure out why their parents gave Savvy up 18 years ago.

This book feel emotionally mature without being too sexy; it centers on friendships and family relationships, but the dash of romance still feels developed and satisfying. Emma Lord manages to create a fun and sweet story while also tackling feelings of inadequacy, anxiety, and grief. I am also a sucker for a good summer camp story! I hope to see more great contemporaries from Lord in the future.

You Have a Match was a very cute and intriguing story with a unique plot point. I am fascinated by many of the stories and discoveries that are coming out of advancements in DNA testing and genealogy mapping, and Abby's discovery of a sister she never knew existed was a fun use of this new scientific advancement and its increased availability. Though the book was a little heavy on the miscommunication trope in the romance department, it was still a sweet addition. Overall, I liked the book quite a lot.

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Abby Day is taking honors anthropology with her two BFFs, Connie and Leo (secret crush. Like big, stupid, ridiculous secret crush). In order to learn about the proper way to track and denote linage in their family tree, the trio decide to spit in some tubes and send their DNA kits off to an ancestry database. Life goes on… Until Abby receives a message request from a girl named Savannah Tully, who the DNA site identifies as Abby’s full-blooded sister. GASP!😱 Say whaaaa! It’s like Abby’s own person episode of Jerry Springer. And Savannah (Savvy) is totally Insta famous. Only a year and a half apart and they absolutely look like siblings. But they could not be more different. Savvy is Tony Stark level wealthy. Abby refers to herself as the English class flunkie. Savvy is the queen of GCal and Abby is….not. Savvy is the trophy child and Abby is the participation award. So they’re from different planets. The girls have some Qs: why did Abby’s parents place Savvy for adoption? Do their parents know each other? Why are their parents harboring the Titanic of secrets? 🤔

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The next step is to (obvi) meet up at summer camp (nerd jail) to Nancy Drew the past sixteen years. GUESS who is at the SAME summer camp? It’s Leo….Who smells like cinnamon and home and gives full-body smiles. 😍 Sigh. However, since the BEI (big embarrassing incident) things have been slightly awk city for the pair and Abby has been trying to ignore the Leo-shaped ache. I adore this OTP! Infinite heart eyes. Abby is the daredevil and Leo is the safety net. Back to the summer goals… get over Leo and operation secret sister.

Emma Lord’s stories are everything my little heart desires in a YA novel. The right amount of snark. ALL the wit that elicits a snort and/or a laugh-cry. Pop culture references (Hufflepuffs 🖤💛 unite!). A romance that you root for. FOOOD (pb&j cinnamon rolls🤤). I have a hankering for flaming hot Cheetos. And, snap, teenage tension that’s basically an ultra-dramatic CW episode. YHAM has some major parent trap-y vibes! Sisters at summer camp. Emma Lord’s story will have you all misty eyed, split your sides laughing, and the ending will have you smiling like a Cheshire cat. You Have a Match is a coming-of-age story about sisters, family, friendship, forgiveness, and love. Readers will absolutely adore Emma Lord’s sophomore novel!

Big thanks 👏🏼 to Wednesday books for allowing me to plow through an advanced reader copy! Extra grateful! 🤟🏼

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A cute, light-hearted summer read. It follows the general framework of a contemporary YA novel, with a creative twist involving the DNA and “long lost sister” situation. It was a pretty nice book, and a quick read.

I loved this book! A great follow up after Tweet Cute. They’re not in the same world or anything but I think it dove into the characters a bit better and didn’t have gaps between events like Tweet Cute did. This was my second Emma Lord book and I’ll be back for more!

LOVED this book! As a big fan of Tweet Cute I had a feeling I would like this book but it exceeded my expectations. Think The Parent Trap but with a modern twist!

You Have a Match is a heartfelt contemporary about finding family and yourself. Abby takes a DNA test only to find out she has a sister! Her sister reaches out to her and they decided to get to know each other at a camp. Cue the Parent Trap vibes! They hatch a scheme to figure out what their parents were hiding. Throw in a longtime best friend/crush in a will they or won't they situation and you've got an adorable book! I loved the characters. It was nice to read a YA contemporary that didn't focus solely on a romantic relationship. I liked seeing the vast differences in Abby and Savvy. It was nice to see them grow from strangers to sisters. I really loved You Have a Match!

What if you took a DNA test on one of those genealogy sites only to find out you have a sibling you never knew existed? What if that sibling is just a little older than you and is perfect (or at least seems to be on her Instagram)? What if you have to face this at the same time you're dealing with shifting friendships, parental pressure, and grief over your beloved grandfather's death? All of these questions and more are explored in Emma Lord's You Have a Match.

I have to be honest, this book drew me in because I have a friend who experienced something similar but from Savvy's perspective and as an adult. Watching Abby grapple with this newfound information was fine as a hook, but what really made this story work was the deeper exploration of her character, how she perceives herself, and how she believes she fits within the construct of her family. At one point, I thought I was going to be disappointed, but the author was true to the characters and their development. This was an enjoyable read, and I'll certainly purchase it for my library.

This book was terrific. I read it in one day and could not put it down. The characters were layered, the story kept me guessing, and I really enjoyed the ending. I think anyone who is a fan of books with family secrets or films like The Parent Trap will enjoyed this novel.