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A review by readbytiffany
You Have a Match by Emma Lord
3.0
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