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3.64 AVERAGE
I really tried, but I got the ick at the beginning and never recovered. She named her camera Kitty, which is weird for a 16 year old, and then the author used the phrase "taking Kitty out of her carrier" and I just got this ick I could never recover from. I read many good reviews about this book but I just couldn't get into it.
This book was everything I wanted it to be. Quick, easy, light, occasionally tear-jerky. Just perfect for an end-of-summer read.
Cute book, the main character definitely read younger than she was but it was overall an enjoyable read.
You Have A Match
Summary: From Emma Lord, acclaimed author of “Tweet Cute,” comes a new story about love, friendship, and secrets. When Abby Day takes a DNA test to support her adopted friend Leo, she doesn’t expect that the test will uncover secrets from her own life. In the midst of battling her feelings for her best friend, trying to cope with her grandfather’s death, and dealing with her parents nagging about SAT scores and college, Abby discovers that she has an older sister. Abby’s secret sister lives in the neighboring town, and she’s anything but what Abby expects. In this fun and light-hearted YA novel, Abby takes the reader on a Parent Trap-filled adventure through a summer camp trip that nobody will forget any time soon.
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The plot of the book was interesting and kept me hooked to the story. I do wish that I didn’t need to remind myself that the book was YA to truly enjoy it, but the author did a great job tying together loose ends and keeping up with the momentum of the book. Her writing style was interesting, and she found a way to discuss some heavier topics such adoption and death while maintaining true to her characters and to the plot of the book.
Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The characters had great character growth throughout the book. Without giving too much of the plot away, I believe so many of the characters in the story grew past some of the fatal flaws that they had at the beginning of the book. I was rooting for so many characters at the end, and I know that truly marks a great book.
Overall Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
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Summary: From Emma Lord, acclaimed author of “Tweet Cute,” comes a new story about love, friendship, and secrets. When Abby Day takes a DNA test to support her adopted friend Leo, she doesn’t expect that the test will uncover secrets from her own life. In the midst of battling her feelings for her best friend, trying to cope with her grandfather’s death, and dealing with her parents nagging about SAT scores and college, Abby discovers that she has an older sister. Abby’s secret sister lives in the neighboring town, and she’s anything but what Abby expects. In this fun and light-hearted YA novel, Abby takes the reader on a Parent Trap-filled adventure through a summer camp trip that nobody will forget any time soon.
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The plot of the book was interesting and kept me hooked to the story. I do wish that I didn’t need to remind myself that the book was YA to truly enjoy it, but the author did a great job tying together loose ends and keeping up with the momentum of the book. Her writing style was interesting, and she found a way to discuss some heavier topics such adoption and death while maintaining true to her characters and to the plot of the book.
Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The characters had great character growth throughout the book. Without giving too much of the plot away, I believe so many of the characters in the story grew past some of the fatal flaws that they had at the beginning of the book. I was rooting for so many characters at the end, and I know that truly marks a great book.
Overall Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
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I loved the storyline about abby and savvy but I couldn't care less about Leo, loved Mickey though
3.75 stars
Thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for this digital ARC!
Tweet Cute was one of the cutest YA books I read last year. It honestly might have been the last book I physically read before my brain could only handle audiobooks. So what better way to try to get back in the habit of physically reading by starting out with another Emma Lord book?
Abby takes a DNA test as a bet with her friend Connie to see who is more Irish after their best friend Leo mentions wanting to try it. Besides winning the little bet, she discovers she has a full-blooded sister she never knew about and she's contacted her. After they meet, they're determined to find out what happened and summer camp is the best place to do it. Turns out, her best friend (and crush) Leo just happens to have a job there as well. What ensues is a sisterly bonding, mixed signals, and a huge amount of family drama.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the characters in it. Abby is an interesting character with a love of photography that makes me wish I could have seen her pictures. Leo is an aspiring chef and I wanted to eat everything they mentioned. They have clear crushes on each other but their other best friend Connie unintentionally sabotages things because she doesn't want things to change. I loved Abby and Leo's friendship and the angst between them for not communicating their obvious feelings for each other. They've been friends since they were kids and I could feel that closeness between them but also clearly see that Leo cared for her a lot more than she realized.
The drama between Abby and her sister was really interesting and original. The parents should have told the girls something a lot sooner because it really explodes into some Jerry Springer kind of drama at the summer camp itself.
Emma Lord has done it again in writing interesting but flawed characters with a unique storyline and pulling you into the story very quickly. I read this book in less than a day and was hooked. If you were a fan of Tweet Cute or really, any YA contemporary romance, I would give this one a shot.
Thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for this digital ARC!
Tweet Cute was one of the cutest YA books I read last year. It honestly might have been the last book I physically read before my brain could only handle audiobooks. So what better way to try to get back in the habit of physically reading by starting out with another Emma Lord book?
Abby takes a DNA test as a bet with her friend Connie to see who is more Irish after their best friend Leo mentions wanting to try it. Besides winning the little bet, she discovers she has a full-blooded sister she never knew about and she's contacted her. After they meet, they're determined to find out what happened and summer camp is the best place to do it. Turns out, her best friend (and crush) Leo just happens to have a job there as well. What ensues is a sisterly bonding, mixed signals, and a huge amount of family drama.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the characters in it. Abby is an interesting character with a love of photography that makes me wish I could have seen her pictures. Leo is an aspiring chef and I wanted to eat everything they mentioned. They have clear crushes on each other but their other best friend Connie unintentionally sabotages things because she doesn't want things to change. I loved Abby and Leo's friendship and the angst between them for not communicating their obvious feelings for each other. They've been friends since they were kids and I could feel that closeness between them but also clearly see that Leo cared for her a lot more than she realized.
The drama between Abby and her sister was really interesting and original. The parents should have told the girls something a lot sooner because it really explodes into some Jerry Springer kind of drama at the summer camp itself.
Emma Lord has done it again in writing interesting but flawed characters with a unique storyline and pulling you into the story very quickly. I read this book in less than a day and was hooked. If you were a fan of Tweet Cute or really, any YA contemporary romance, I would give this one a shot.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
A sweet story about teen love, coming of age and logical & biological family.
3.5/5 - it wasn't what I expected but it was a fun story. It was a little older than what I was expecting for a YA novel, more of an upperclassmen novel than underclassmen, I'd say. Emma Lord writes about how Abby finds a surprising discovery from a DNA test that turns her world on end. It's a fun summer read, as most of the book takes place during the summer at camp.
Such a good idea, but poor execution.
Leo, Connie, and Abby are all TERRIBLE at communicating. TERRIBLE.
All the characters are so flat it’s hard to care about any of them.
I actually understand the parents keeping quiet, but Abby not knowing Leo was going to the same camp? Abby not really listening to Leo’s camp friends stories, people he’s known for years and years?
Speaking of camp, why don’t they have janitors to clean the bathrooms? Are they just hoping kids get demerits?
I wanted so much more.
Leo, Connie, and Abby are all TERRIBLE at communicating. TERRIBLE.
All the characters are so flat it’s hard to care about any of them.
I actually understand the parents keeping quiet, but Abby not knowing Leo was going to the same camp? Abby not really listening to Leo’s camp friends stories, people he’s known for years and years?
Speaking of camp, why don’t they have janitors to clean the bathrooms? Are they just hoping kids get demerits?
I wanted so much more.