*SPOILERS*
I originally read this book when I stumbled across it on Wattpad a couple of years ago and swallowed it whole. But honestly, I had forgotten about that until I started reading it again and realized it sounded very familiar.
The book starts off with Lila Black walking into a dating agency, 'Cupids Matchmaking Service,' that had been bothering her all summer and she had a goal of telling them to back off. She had a boyfriend and had no interest in being 'Matched' with anyone. When she gets there she finds out it's not a normal dating agency but is one that is run by the original matchmaker's Cupids. They inform her that she has been matched with someone that was unusual and in their minds impossible.
Cupid himself.
I am a fan of books with a mythological twist. I love the greek gods and seeing them used in writing today.
Things I liked!
There are some very sweet, butterfly inducing scenes between Lila and Cupid further on in the book that made me smile like an idiot. Cupid comes across as a ladies man and that maybe he couldn't care about someone, but it all seems like a front to hide his real feelings.
I have some sort of weird satisfaction that Cupid calls Lila 'Lovebug' and not any of the typical pet names like 'princess,' ' baby,' 'honey,' and so on. And it is much better than her other nickname... 'The Match' haha.
The characters have wonderful senses of humor, seriously, there is nothing worse than the main character... or any character really that can't throw out a good sarcastic comment or joke.
I do like that, for once, the gorgeous receptionist isn't the one that betrays everyone. Usually, she is the one in love with the MC's love interest and tries to destroy everything.
I enjoyed the plot twists near the end, a little predictable but still smart and a good read.
I liked the world-building in the labyrinth. I love the new idea of prison and punishment, no simply sticking them in a cell here. This sounds like pure torture. But I do wish that there were more of their adventures through the labyrinth so we could see what the other myths were tortured with.
The author successfully made us hate Venus from the moment you meet her, which really has you egging on the Main character to kill her annoying ass.
I love that Lila is a strong character, she doesn't need a man to protect her. She can stand on her own two feet. I am always a supporter of strong female leads.
There are some things that bother me about this book though.
One of them is simply that it moves very fast. Lila's relationship with James is terminated very quickly, Cupid and Lila's relationship shoots forward without me feeling much chemistry between them.
I feel more chemistry between Lila and Cal. (Well that was until... ah you will see if you read it)
Second, I'm sorry but I couldn't help rolling my eyes whenever anyone called him 'Cupid.' It doesn't make much sense that I would have this reaction but I feel it would have been better if he was named 'Eros," I guess it all depends on what type of mythology you are looking at.
Third, Lila forgives her best friend Charlie way to easily after she see's her kissing her boyfriend and then after that Charlie tries to kill her. If that were my best friend I would be pretty pissed off haha.
Minor irritations... Why does everyone have such fancy cars? Yes, I understand that they are all thousands of years old and have more money than God - Well they are gods *shrugs* but if they didn't want to raise suspicion, a 17-year-old in high school does not have a Ferrari.
Lila drinks Instant Coffee... Gross. Not a problem with the book but just personal preferences.
I enjoyed reading the book, there was some fast-paced action, (yet I really don't believe they trained Lila enough to rush into battle with the Arrows) and some cute romantic scenes.
I love the twist on mythology and the gods. It's a refreshing take on them and I truly enjoyed it.
I originally read this book when I stumbled across it on Wattpad a couple of years ago and swallowed it whole. But honestly, I had forgotten about that until I started reading it again and realized it sounded very familiar.
The book starts off with Lila Black walking into a dating agency, 'Cupids Matchmaking Service,' that had been bothering her all summer and she had a goal of telling them to back off. She had a boyfriend and had no interest in being 'Matched' with anyone. When she gets there she finds out it's not a normal dating agency but is one that is run by the original matchmaker's Cupids. They inform her that she has been matched with someone that was unusual and in their minds impossible.
Cupid himself.
I am a fan of books with a mythological twist. I love the greek gods and seeing them used in writing today.
Things I liked!
There are some very sweet, butterfly inducing scenes between Lila and Cupid further on in the book that made me smile like an idiot. Cupid comes across as a ladies man and that maybe he couldn't care about someone, but it all seems like a front to hide his real feelings.
I have some sort of weird satisfaction that Cupid calls Lila 'Lovebug' and not any of the typical pet names like 'princess,' ' baby,' 'honey,' and so on. And it is much better than her other nickname... 'The Match' haha.
The characters have wonderful senses of humor, seriously, there is nothing worse than the main character... or any character really that can't throw out a good sarcastic comment or joke.
I do like that, for once, the gorgeous receptionist isn't the one that betrays everyone. Usually, she is the one in love with the MC's love interest and tries to destroy everything.
I enjoyed the plot twists near the end, a little predictable but still smart and a good read.
I liked the world-building in the labyrinth. I love the new idea of prison and punishment, no simply sticking them in a cell here. This sounds like pure torture. But I do wish that there were more of their adventures through the labyrinth so we could see what the other myths were tortured with.
The author successfully made us hate Venus from the moment you meet her, which really has you egging on the Main character to kill her annoying ass.
I love that Lila is a strong character, she doesn't need a man to protect her. She can stand on her own two feet. I am always a supporter of strong female leads.
There are some things that bother me about this book though.
One of them is simply that it moves very fast. Lila's relationship with James is terminated very quickly, Cupid and Lila's relationship shoots forward without me feeling much chemistry between them.
I feel more chemistry between Lila and Cal. (Well that was until... ah you will see if you read it)
Second, I'm sorry but I couldn't help rolling my eyes whenever anyone called him 'Cupid.' It doesn't make much sense that I would have this reaction but I feel it would have been better if he was named 'Eros," I guess it all depends on what type of mythology you are looking at.
Third, Lila forgives her best friend Charlie way to easily after she see's her kissing her boyfriend and then after that Charlie tries to kill her. If that were my best friend I would be pretty pissed off haha.
Minor irritations... Why does everyone have such fancy cars? Yes, I understand that they are all thousands of years old and have more money than God - Well they are gods *shrugs* but if they didn't want to raise suspicion, a 17-year-old in high school does not have a Ferrari.
Lila drinks Instant Coffee... Gross. Not a problem with the book but just personal preferences.
I enjoyed reading the book, there was some fast-paced action, (yet I really don't believe they trained Lila enough to rush into battle with the Arrows) and some cute romantic scenes.
I love the twist on mythology and the gods. It's a refreshing take on them and I truly enjoyed it.