This was a really cute middle grade book full of fun matchmaker magic! Two cousins are navigating the trials of friendships, crushes, family, and the powers that be while trying to pass their matchmaker tests! I really enjoyed getting to know the characters and all the beautiful imagery (specifically around the heartstrings). It felt at times that the author was setting up the series and so there were a few slower bits - and it seemed ti wrap up pretty quickly at the end - but all in all an interesting read! I would highly recommend this book!

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins for the advanced electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Rose and Cora are cousins, and are magical matchmakers in training, with the ability to see into the hearts of others, and help nudge them into a path that connects them with those who will love them, in this book, Rose and Cora each need to show that they are qualified to move on, and have a special set challenge. For Rose, it means finding someone for the prickly barista who won't let anyone in. For Cora, it's even harder,,,

This is a sweet, light read that will appeal to tween/teen girls who love the idea of romance and magic. While it's not a "change the world" book, it is a fun book that will make the reader smile. I am sure we will be hearing more of Rose and Cora in the future.

Rose and Cora Seville are like every 12 yo, they go to school, have homework, hang out. But they have a little thing others don't have... They are matchmakers, they have actual magic and will be able to create "Singe" and help people find love, all kinds of love. But it's actually a pretty demanding job and it becomes even more demanding when the Matchmaker council decides that they are ready to get to the next step and that they just have to pass this one test. Except this test is far from being easy...

This was very cute and I loved our two main characters. I loved the whole set up of the hotel and the whole thing about matchmaking. It also read very fast. And it made me long for more.
My only issue is that even at 50% of the book, it kind of felt like things were still setting up, like it was only the beginning. So, to me, the pacing was a little off and it made me feel kind of weird as a whole.
But, overall, this was just a fun, agreeable time and story and I'm truly truly looking forward to the next book in this series. I just really want to see these characters again, I really fell in love with them. This was adorable basically, gimme more.