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3.64 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3 stars.
listen, after falling in love with tweet cute i am so sad to say this didn't live up to its potential. a parent trap inspired book about first romance and summer camp? this should've been right up my alley, but there was just something that fell short when all was said and done. i think my biggest issue was that i just didn't like the main romance? the whole miscommunication trope really needs to be done well for me to like it, and i just don't think it was well done here. if the two characters just took five seconds from their lives to actually talk, their would-they-won't-they back and forth would've been done by page 100. also, this would've been a lot better if the sisters connected more throughout the book before going from strangers to besties.
anyway, i've heard that lord's third book is absolutely amazing so i'm hoping it goes better than this one!
listen, after falling in love with tweet cute i am so sad to say this didn't live up to its potential. a parent trap inspired book about first romance and summer camp? this should've been right up my alley, but there was just something that fell short when all was said and done. i think my biggest issue was that i just didn't like the main romance? the whole miscommunication trope really needs to be done well for me to like it, and i just don't think it was well done here. if the two characters just took five seconds from their lives to actually talk, their would-they-won't-they back and forth would've been done by page 100. also, this would've been a lot better if the sisters connected more throughout the book before going from strangers to besties.
anyway, i've heard that lord's third book is absolutely amazing so i'm hoping it goes better than this one!
perfect for the summertime☀️
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The main character, abby, finds out she has a secret sister, savannah, and ends up meeting her at this summer camp that she decides to go to. She wants to figure out why her mom gave her up to be adopted and figure out her feelings for her best friend/love interest leo.
I love stories about sisters and this one didn’t disappoint. the book navigates the relationship between teen girls and just the mystery behind why they were not raised together. There was a scene where her parents find out that they are at the camp together and seem to want to keep them apart. i liked that they were able to figure out what happened with savannah being adopted by abby’s parents friends. abby is still grieving her grandfather’s loss and is a talented photographer. savannah is an instagrammer and their personalities were able to complement each other and bring out the best.
the romance between abby and leo was kind of there. i was so much more interested in abby and savannah, and even savvy and mickey’s relationship was adorable. I guess the best-friends-to-lovers is pretty hit or miss for me especially because it was just a long time to harbor feelings and I didn’t find it that interesting.
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The main character, abby, finds out she has a secret sister, savannah, and ends up meeting her at this summer camp that she decides to go to. She wants to figure out why her mom gave her up to be adopted and figure out her feelings for her best friend/love interest leo.
I love stories about sisters and this one didn’t disappoint. the book navigates the relationship between teen girls and just the mystery behind why they were not raised together. There was a scene where her parents find out that they are at the camp together and seem to want to keep them apart. i liked that they were able to figure out what happened with savannah being adopted by abby’s parents friends. abby is still grieving her grandfather’s loss and is a talented photographer. savannah is an instagrammer and their personalities were able to complement each other and bring out the best.
the romance between abby and leo was kind of there. i was so much more interested in abby and savannah, and even savvy and mickey’s relationship was adorable. I guess the best-friends-to-lovers is pretty hit or miss for me especially because it was just a long time to harbor feelings and I didn’t find it that interesting.
Emma Lord’s Tweet Cute was one of my favorite books last year and possibly one of my favorite YA contemporaries of all time. I’m also a big fan of the 1998 Disney Classic, Parent Trap, starring Lindsay Lohan, so when I heard the premise of her sophomore novel, I was ecstatic.
However, while You Have a Match touched me with its emotional family reconciliations, I kept hoping for more playful banter and summer camp activities. The book as a whole was a solid standalone, but if compared to her debut novel, I found Tweet Cute to be the more enjoyable read.
You Have a Match follows high-schooler and amateur photographer, Abby, who decides to sign up for a DNA testing service along with her best friend and crush, Leo. The results reveal a shocking surprise…that Abby has a sister named Savannah who lives only a few miles away.
In order to uncover why their parents put Savvy up for adoption, Abby signs up to attend the summer camp where her sister works as a counselor. There, she also runs into Leo who has actually been working at the same summer camp for years.
While I would give the family and sister plotline a 4 or 5 star, everything else from the romance to side friendships felt underdeveloped. The playful banter and charm between the MCs weren’t as apparent here in comparison to Tweet Cute, but I can understand why Emma Lord let romance take a back seat since this book touched on heavier themes of family secrets.
Since a majority of the book is set at a summer camp, I kept hoping for more scenes of the characters doing ~iconic~ summer camp activities. I could see how this book takes inspiration from The Parent Trap through the prank wars and sister bonding, but the vibes felt more Camp Rock 2 than Camp Rock (if you know what I mean).
Still, I loved to see how Abby and Savvy learned to become closer friends and eventually regard each other as sisters, and I loved how intertwined their families’ pasts were, showing how friendship can transcend generations. Truthfully, I think this book would have been much more impactful if we got to read a dual POV rather than only Abby’s.
Overall, You Have a Match was a solid read filled with touching moments of sisterhood and family. While I didn’t enjoy it as much as Tweet Cute, I’m still glad that I gave it a try, and hopefully, I’ll come to love Emma Lord’s next book even more.
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
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However, while You Have a Match touched me with its emotional family reconciliations, I kept hoping for more playful banter and summer camp activities. The book as a whole was a solid standalone, but if compared to her debut novel, I found Tweet Cute to be the more enjoyable read.
You Have a Match follows high-schooler and amateur photographer, Abby, who decides to sign up for a DNA testing service along with her best friend and crush, Leo. The results reveal a shocking surprise…that Abby has a sister named Savannah who lives only a few miles away.
In order to uncover why their parents put Savvy up for adoption, Abby signs up to attend the summer camp where her sister works as a counselor. There, she also runs into Leo who has actually been working at the same summer camp for years.
While I would give the family and sister plotline a 4 or 5 star, everything else from the romance to side friendships felt underdeveloped. The playful banter and charm between the MCs weren’t as apparent here in comparison to Tweet Cute, but I can understand why Emma Lord let romance take a back seat since this book touched on heavier themes of family secrets.
Since a majority of the book is set at a summer camp, I kept hoping for more scenes of the characters doing ~iconic~ summer camp activities. I could see how this book takes inspiration from The Parent Trap through the prank wars and sister bonding, but the vibes felt more Camp Rock 2 than Camp Rock (if you know what I mean).
Still, I loved to see how Abby and Savvy learned to become closer friends and eventually regard each other as sisters, and I loved how intertwined their families’ pasts were, showing how friendship can transcend generations. Truthfully, I think this book would have been much more impactful if we got to read a dual POV rather than only Abby’s.
Overall, You Have a Match was a solid read filled with touching moments of sisterhood and family. While I didn’t enjoy it as much as Tweet Cute, I’m still glad that I gave it a try, and hopefully, I’ll come to love Emma Lord’s next book even more.
READ ON MY BLOG
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Blog (Read By Tiffany) | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
This book made me feel 500 years old because every time the main character was worried about being in trouble/her parents being super mad, I just wanted to hug her and say "oh honey, they're just WORRIED about you!!!"
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is the second book by Emma Lord I've read (with the first being Tweet Cute). Her natural dialogue and twists with family dynamics are still there, but I felt that Abby's narration could be a little hard to follow.
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Abby has great friends, but she is lost now with her beloved grandfather's death. Her grades have plummeted, she had an awkward encounter with one of her best friends, and now she's found out that she has a secret sister, Savvy. But things change when she meets Savvy, and they decide to discover the true story behind her birth and adoption.