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kassidyreads's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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meghan1997's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-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

4.25

It started out slow and a bit cringey (still not over that she only refers to her camera as "kitty" 😅), but I'm so glad I pushed through, because I ended up absolutely adoring this book!

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babblingbooks's review

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Are we really still doing regular HP mentions and pretending teenagers use Tumblr in a book published in 2021? Apparently we are. Also very cringe plot point that a friend who lies and causes one of the major plot elements.... does it because it's hinted she is Ace-spec. It's very vague, but she hints at lying because she isn't interested in romantic love. A perfect example to me of rep backfiring and feeling derogatory towards the group of people the author is trying to include.

Also this book really feels like it has an identity crisis, of being a book for adults or a book for teens. So much of it feels out of touch with actual 2021 era teenagers, while simultaneously feeling too immature to be adult fiction. It read like a classic 'this is the book I wished I had growing up'.

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ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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abbypeekreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

I was so pleasantly surprised by You Have a Match! This was my first book by Emma Lord, so I wasn't exactly sure what I'd be getting into. But I have to say that I'm already a full-fledged fan and already plan to pick up her other books!

Whenever I read a YA contemporary novel, I always ask myself whether or not my teenaged self would've fallen in love with it. And I'm happy to report that this was just the type of story I would've devoured, obsessed over, and reread a hundred times. It has everything I love about YA contemporary: humor, sweetness, and a whole lot of heart.

At the core of this book was a touching family story that had me hooked from the beginning. I was very intrigued by the mystery surrounding Abby and Savvy's families, and seeing them navigate their newfound relationship was really fun. There was pranking, sisterly-talks, scheming, and fun summer camp vibes that reminded me a lot of The Parent Trap.

Though the romance wasn't the main part of the book, it was still very cute and complimented Abby's overall journey well. Sweet Leo stole my heart from the moment we met him, and his relationship with Abby felt really special. They definitely gave me all the warm and fuzzy feelings.

You Have a Match is YA coming-of-age at its best, and I'd highly recommend it to everyone! Abby was such a fun perspective to read from, and I was rooting for her from page one in all aspects of her journey. A beautiful story about family, love, and figuring out your place in the world, you won't regret picking this one up!

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bookcrushin's review

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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asparagusisreading's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I am going to keep this review short because I feel like other reviews have already summarized my thoughts fairly well. Unfortunately, I did not enjoy YOU HAVE A MATCH as much as I did with Emma Lord's debut, TWEET CUTE. I felt a bit lost while reading due to the many elements included. For starters, readers are following two teenagers meeting at a summer camp because they found out through a DNA service that they are twin sisters. Then there are the secrets and issues with their families, relationship and friendship drama with both sisters, inner conflicts with the main female characters' hobbies and social media profiles... There were just too many elements happening for me to fully follow and enjoy the story. I felt I was being whipped around to follow multiple things and struggled to keep up, especially since there are two perspectives and many side characters involved in their lives. I think this book would have benefited from those elements being better balanced like some being completely taken out to be used in a different story, some shortened and others going further in depth. Other than that, I enjoyed the overall premise and was interested in the story. I felt there were influences from other places like The Parent Trap that came into play. Whether intentional or not, I enjoyed them.

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