"I just took a DNA test, turns out I 100% have an older sister."
Well, that's the Lizzo-style review, but there is a lot to unpack when one discovers their parents have been hiding a gigantic secret in the shape of an older, influencer sister who knows your best friend from camp. So what do you do? You get yourself to that camp, even if it means on bailing on mandatory summer school. But then your parents find out. So they show up at camp. But only when confrontation happens can the healing begin. And facing things head-on, once you take this approach, can make all the pieces fall into place.

Super cute and fun read that is perfect for the summer! Loved Tweet Cute by Emma Lord, and might love You Have a Match even more. Loved the story, loved the characters and loved the easy flow of this cute story.
Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Emma Lord now has a brand of romcoms: adorable flirtatiousness among total and complete dorks. With delicious food. And snark.

I loved Tweet Cute, and I love You Have a Match. When teen photographer Abby takes a DNA test and finds out she has a secret sister who lives 30 minutes away, her whole world is turned upside down. Why did her parents hide this from her? Why is she now hiding it from Leo, her best friend who she is totally in love with? And why does her new sister seem like her polar opposite in every way?

This story is full of scheming, pranks, secret crushes, passion for hobbies, and legitimately great friendships. Teens are going to eat this up.

This is a fun, romantic, quick read that young adults and adults will enjoy.
The story line is engaging, dealing with relationships and family.
Readers will love it.

Yup, I definitely love Emma Lord novels! This was just as good as Tweet Cute, but brought a few tears to my eye at the end. The whole Parent Trap with a twist was a good plot device, better than I was worried it would be. And I loved the LGBTQ representation she threw in totally casually as well as the diversity of the characters! So well done, because they weren’t in your face; just normal characters who happened to be Asian or gay!!!

This book gave me Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix vibes, purely based on the level of angst. So. MUCH. ANGST. I have read a lot of YA and teenagers have many feelings - but in the case of You Have A Match, it made it hard for me to enjoy the story thoroughly. The novel follows 16 year-old Abby, who is very bad at school and very good at injuring herself and taking photos. Abby discovers she has an older sister after taking a DNA test, which her parents (the biological parents of both) have never mentioned. Savannah (Savvy), an instagram obsessed, type A personality, was raised only miles away from Abby. The girls end up going to camp to connect and figure out why their parents hid this from them (cue: The Parent Trap references), and hijinks ensue.

There are several other characters, including Leo, an adopted Filipino boy who was trying to find his bioparents - it doesn't happen for him (not a spoiler, happens in the first few pages), but it's a great foil for the white protag to find MORE family. Abby and Leo may have almost had a moment, and are trying to navigate their friendship amidst being together at camp and figuring out the mystery that is her family (he is also constantly cooking delicious sounding food). The will-they-or-won't-they is very drawn out, so if you don't like to be held in suspense, this might not be the romcom for you.

I'm not sure if Lord's background involves adoption (mine does not), but there was something about this that made me a little uneasy. I think it was the fact that the story is told from the one character that grew up with her biological parents, while we don't directly hear from the two adopted characters in the book. Both of their family lives appear to be much simpler in comparison to Abby, who is constantly doubting her place in her family (as I suspect, many teenagers do!). The ending reveal of why the girls were kept from each other didn't seem realistic nor earned, but maybe I'm overthinking it!

This book was not for me but I do think it has lots of aspects that could appeal to other readers, including queer rep, a cute camp setting, challenging family dynamics, and teenage romance. Thanks to NetGalley for the early review copy, all opinions are my own.

Based on the cover and title, I thought this was going to be a camping/tinder love story. But no, it's a modern take on The Parent Trap; a preposterous and evil story if you think about it for more than two seconds.

This didn't work for me. It was Abby lying to her friends, her parents, herself, her newly found sister, and again to her friends and family. (And I count lies of omission as lies as everyone should). The whole book is Abby lying. I wanted bad things to happen to her to make right all the lies. This might be the root of The Parent Trap story, forcing characters to lie to one another in order for this drama to work. It just didn't sit well with me.

Trying to fit The Parent Trap narrative made a few plot points feel forced, like Savy and Abby fighting at camp, or them not doing the blatantly obvious thing: ask their parents what happened! Why do they go sooooooooo long not asking the people who could easily answer the question? This isn't a spoiler if you've seen The Parent Trap, it's the crux of the story.

BUT, if you are still thinking of reading the book, just know the supporting characters are amazing and the descriptions of food will make you want to cook lasagna balls (whatever those are).

3.5 stars. High schooler Abby takes a DNA test on a whim, and is surprised to get a message from a girl that the DNA site says is her full sister. Abby and Savannah meet up and realize that their parents--birth and adoptive--have been keeping some pretty big secrets for their whole lives. The two decide to investigate and find out the truth, while also spending the summer together at camp. Coincidentally, also the camp where Abby's best friend and secret crush, Leo, will be working as a cook.

This was an interesting premise, but I definitely have some lingering questions after reading. No spoilers, but the truth turns out to be kind of far-fetched, and the behavior of all adults in this story is questionable.

The summer camp story has a nostalgic vibe, and the Seattle setting is evocative for anyone who's been there.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for the ARC to review.

I absolutely adored this book. After reading Tweet Cute last year, I had to request an ARC of this and I absolutely loved it. Savvy & Abby’s relationship, Maggie & Pietra’s relationship, the Leo storyline, the heart wrenching Poppy storyline. It was amazing. Will tell everyone to read it! Thanks for the opportunity to read!!

Perfect for fans of The Parent Trap! This is my first book by Emma Lord and I am ordering Tweet Cute immediately. Abby signs up for a DNA service only to shockingly discover that she has a secret older sister. Savannah is the opposite of Abby, a control freak who must always have everything in order. Abby follows Savannah to summer camp to discover who she ended up being put up for adoption.

You Have A Match is about family, friends and romance. It’s a sweet young adult novel with a summer camp backdrop. I am a sucker for a summer camp setting so this book was perfect for me. My favorite storyline was about the sisters and the way they were able to connect over the summer. The romance took a back seat in this novel but there was a cute slow burn romance between friends. I especially loved the satisfying ending! During her time at camp, Abby establishes strong friendships and really evolves as an individual. You Have a Match was filled with all the best things about summer camp in your teen years. I couldn’t stop smiling while reading this and highly recommend to fans of Jenny Han, Sarah Dessen and Jenn Bennett.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Our story begins with three lifelong friends: Leo, Abby, and Connie, who agree to all take a DNA test. The set up is silly and fun as you can gather from the books description—a long lost sister and a summer camp romance.

Abby is our narrator, and the book is written in first person which was fun because I realized I haven’t read a fiction book from a first person perspective in a while. I also haven’t read any YA books that are “rom coms” since I was a teenager—I usually stick to fantasy when I dabble in YA fiction. It was so fun to be in the head of a modern 16 year old because she is dealing with a lot of the same worries and concerns (making out and passing the SATs) I dealt with at sixteen but with the addition of social media.

I think the positive spin this book puts on how teens can utilize Instagram in a healthy was really nice, as were the sweet camp friendships Abby builds. I also love that it normalizes romantic relationships between girls, I could have used a lot more of that in my books as a teenager.

The main romance was a little contrived at first for me. There were a lot of highs and lows in it that didn’t quite create the sweet magic of a summer romance at first, but it totally warmed up. I was much more interested in the friendships and family relationships in the novel, and loved how Abby grew as a character.

This book has some swearing in it which I guess I forgot you were allowed to do in YA books even though I definitely dropped the f-bomb at 16 too. I personally love some well placed curse words and I would recommend this for an older teenage crowd. I imagine myself at sixteen totally loving this book.

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

As soon as I saw that Emma Lord had a new release, I knew that I had to read it. As someone with a background in biology, I loved that genetic testing played a huge role in kickstarting the secret sister portion of the plot - it definitely leant a more modernized feeling to the Parent Trap parallels. And unlike The Parent Trap, the sibling plotline felt very realistic: it was messy and filled with tension, and I loved watching both Savvy and Abby's relationship and their relationships with their parents grow and change.

You Have a Match also excelled at its romantic relationships. They were slow-burn and filled with yearning, and the payoff was incredibly sweet. Finding the courage to tell any crush that you like them is tough, and doubly-so when they're your best friend; Emma Lord perfectly captured the earnestness, care, and awkwardness that comes with this.

I was lucky enough to go to summer camp as a teen, and You Have a Match made me very nostalgic for those days: the strong but seasonal friendships, adjusting from camper to counsellor, and all the pranks. It was such a fun setting, and the perfect place for a summer of discovery.

As expected, You Have a Match delivered on the tasty-sounding food front. Secret additions of cinnamon to lasagna balls and lots of Cheetos made for intriguing meals, and I wish recipes were included so that I could try them all.

Overall, You Have a Match solidified Emma Lord as an auto-buy author for me. It was so sweet, and I can't wait to reread it while consuming all the cinnamon-flavoured snacks.

This was a delightful read! I enjoyed the bit of suspense in figuring out the true story behind the separation/adoption. The relationship between Abby and Leo played out nicely over the course of the book and the addition of the supporting characters added to the story. I felt like the end of the book wrapped together nicely but did leave me hoping for a sequel to hear more!

4.5 stars. This was so cute and heartfelt. It’s so crazy to me the ways different contemporary authors utilize their ~300 pages. All the characters felt so fleshed out, and there were a lot!

I love books about family, and about found family, and this book is about both PLUS a found family who is actually family. I like how the author made this book equally about romance and about family - it didn’t feel like either side of the story was skimped on to make it work.

This is just a story about a messy girl who has a messy summer and makes great friends and gets to know her sister and herself. There’s great open communication, even if it was long overdue, between Abby and her parents. Abby’s best friend, who isn’t even at the summer camp the story takes place at, is still a fleshed-out character. I think there’s a lot of authenticity in this story and it makes it really fun.

I wish this story was more racially diverse. Not quite everyone was white, but nearly everyone was (I honestly could have missed it in people’s descriptions though - that’s one of my weak spots.) There was wlw representation, though, and a *possibly* asexual character.

My other gripe is HARRY POTTER REFERENCES IN MODERN YA. Please, for the love of god. There are other books that exist. There were Shakespeare references in here that were WAY more fun than the old Harry Potter ones. I’ve seen Gen Z ruthlessly mock millennials on tiktok for obsessing over Harry Potter and we still can’t go 300 pages in a book FOR THEM without mentioning it?

Culmination of my constantly mounting Harry Potter disdain aside, I really enjoyed this story and the main character’s growth and development over her summer at camp, and I’m already looking forward to the next Emma Lord story.

Abby Day, along with her two best friends, Leo and Connie, take a DNA test so adopted Leo can learn more about his past. When the results come back, Abby learns she has a sister who is about a year and a half older than her. Abby and her newfound sister, Savvy, have lots of questions, so they decide to meet up at a summer camp to figure things out.

Hijinks ensue at camp as Abby and Savvy are polar opposites. And when it turns out that Abby’s best friend and secret crush, Leo, is as the same summer camp, Abby’s feelings for Leo only grow more.

I really, really enjoyed this book. Emma Lord writes characters that are well developed and realistic. For instance, Savvy is Instagram famous and has a huge following, and she is constantly taking photos and staging things for the ‘gram.
I hate when I read books with teenagers who are never on their phone - that’s not true to real life!

I was so excited to receive this ARC, and it was a wonderful beach read. I couldn’t put it down.

*Spoiler free*

After Tweet Cute, I was ready to devour anything that Emma Lord wrote next. Tweet Cute ended up being one of my favorite contemporaries and I was eager to see what I would think of her next book. I was a bit wary going into this one, just because it didn't seem like something I would normally read. I've never been to summer camp before, I don't particularly like doing camp-like activities, and it sounded like it would have a heavier feel to it, with the secret sisters being a main plot point. But it was Emma Lord, so I wanted to give it a shot.

Tweet Cute might have been pink and all things sugary, but You Have A Match is green and the feeling of life through a camera lens. I loved it just as much as Tweet Cute.

Gosh, Emma Lord is very quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. The way she writes is just filled with everything that I love. Her writing seems downright happy. It's fluffy, but less like cheesy and more like the airiness of a well baked cake.

I love, love, loved Abby. She's so different from me. She throws herself head first into things and loves to take risks. She likes to climb up trees and up on top of roofs to try and get the best angle for a picture, while I like to stay firmly on the ground. But, she also likes to avoid things. She doesn't like confrontation and she buries her emotions down because they're big and scary to feel. And gosh, I get that. I've done that. I understood her fears and her worries and her emotions just felt so real.

I also loved every single other character. Leo, and how he tries to put everybody else's feelings first and tries to make everybody else feel comfortable, was someone I connected to. Finn was hilarious. Mickey was brilliant. And I totally got Savvy's uptightness and need for everything to be in the correct place. Plus, the members of Phoenix Cabin were delightful and so funny.

The secret sister plot went a lot differently than I thought. It wasn't so heavy, but it was messy. Though, it was messy in all the best ways. I was wondering how this plot would play out. I didn't really think it could do so in a way that felt realistic. But it did! It didn't feel out of this world or completely ridiculous. It felt like complicated relationships and unique dynamics. I also really, really liked seeing how Abby and Savvy's relationship grew.

Though, I do feel like there were two main plots battling for attention. There was the one with the secret sister and then there was the romantic one with Abby. I felt like the romantic one should have been tapered off to become something more in the background. It wasn't overwhelming, but it did feel like there was a bit of a battle for attention.

That being said, Lord knows how to write yearning with the best of them. THE YEARNING, THE PINING. Wow, this book has some of the best mutual pining. Ugh, I love when two dorks need to talk to each other but keep talking around each other.

I never thought I would be into camp. For me, it's just so many things that are hard for me. So, I thought I would of just view it as the backdrop of this book and that would be that. But Emma made me like New York. New York, a place that gives me tremendous anxiety. So, of course she made me look at summer camp in a different way. Honestly, I have to give her props for making like places I never thought I would like. Anyway, I loved the little bits of camp that were in there. Little bits, because there's a lot of drama taking up the rest of the space haha. The friends being made, the swimming, the kayaking, the s'mores, and so many other things.

Also, I loved Abby's photography. This is going to sound really weird, but I felt like I could see her photos. I could feel her passion for her cameras and for her pictures so clearly. It was such an amazing aspect to the book.

Tweet Cute focused on Twitter and this book focused on Instagram. I am very excited to see what social media platform is next! All in all, You Have A Match is an incredible book. It has messy emotions, yearning, sisters, and summer camp. It's so, so good.

This book was a fun summer read! I enjoyed the witty banter and the plot. This book was a romance book as well as had some mystery around the sisters' backgrounds. I really enjoyed the tie in to both of these plots!

Thanks to St. Martin's Press & NetGalley for a copy in exchange of an honest review.

I honestly cannot emphasize how much I love Emma Lord as an author. I loved TWEET CUTE and I loved YOU HAVE A MATCH possibly even more. The setting was magical, the humor relatable, the plot the perfect combination of exciting and heartwarming, and the characters were real, full of heart, and I wish I could hug them all. Genuinely thank you to everyone involved for this book.

Emma Lord’s ‘You Have a Match’ is a sweet, funny, coming-of-age story with a unique plot and diverse characters.

When Abby Day agrees to do a DNA test, it’s mainly to support her best friend (and secret crush) Leo in his quest to find out more about his birth parents. The last thing she expects is to discover that she has an older sister named Savannah. They meet up, and Savannah persuades Abby to come to summer camp, so they can get to the bottom of why Abby’s parents placed Savannah for adoption. An unexpected curveball? Leo’s going to be at camp too. The bottom line? It’s going to be a summer that none of them forget.

‘You Have a Match’ is such a delightful, witty read. Lord’s sophomore novel proves that she’s a force to be reckoned with in the YA world. The way that Lord interweaves multiple stories and experiences into her work is heartfelt and authentic. Abby is a wonderfully flawed protagonist whose character growth is immensely satisfying to read. The love stories (yes, that plural is intentional) unfold in a way that is as wonderful as they are unexpected. And the exploration of familial and fraternal bonds is done masterfully. On it’s face, it’s a fun read, but it is so richly layered, you’ll be thinking about it long after you finish.

This is, by far, one of my favorite YA reads of the year. Add it to your TBR pile immediately, and thank me later!

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Abby Day is perfectly happy with her life as it is. She only signs up for a DNA service to win a bet against her best friend Connie and because her other best friend and longtime crush Leo asks her to. But what Abby isn’t expecting is to discover that she has a secret sister who is only a year-and-a-half older than her. Instagram-famous and rigid rule-follower Savannah Tully couldn’t be more different than avid photographer and injury-prone Abby, so the girls decide to do what anybody would: go to the same summer camp and try to figure out why Savvy was given up for adoption. Everything becomes complicated when Abby finds out that Leo is the camp’s co-chef—making it impossible for Abby to ignore her growing feelings—and Savvy’s love life starts to unravel as well. With everything in Abby’s life changing, only one thing is certain: this will be a summer that she’ll never forget.

Reminiscent of The Parent Trap (but with romance!), this book is so much fun! This is the story about sisters and summer camp and love that you never knew you needed. Abby’s reactions to her world changing are very relatable for readers, and all of the characters are so developed that it feels as if they could walk right off the page. The story is equal parts hilarious and heart-warming, plus the relationship between Abby and Leo is just so gosh darn cute! As an extra bonus, there are even a couple of Easter eggs from Lord’s debut novel, Tweet Cute, for fans to find! With surprise twists and characters that are easy to fall in love with, this book is perfect for those who enjoy fun and fulfilling teen romances.

(Pine Reads Review would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing us with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Any quotes are taken from an advanced copy and may be subject to change upon final publication.)