Name: Lovestruck
Rating: 3.272727272727273 (11 reviews)
ISBN: 9781635830309

Kate Watson

When sixteen-year-old cupid-in-training Kali sticks herself with an arrow and falls for her own target, there'll be Hades to pay. To reclaim her heart and destiny, Kali will have to disobey the Gods, defy the Fates, and hope she doesn't lose her best friend in the process.

Lovestruck

Kelci

Will be posted on my Instagram and goodreads by February 14, 2019. 

Growing up I was fascinated by anything and everything having to do with the gods. Lovestruck definitely gave me that outlet! Kali is a character you fall in love with from the very beginning. From her first mistake you are constantly left wondering what next?? The entirety of Lovestruck is phenomenal and is a must read for anyone.

Becca Futrell

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC of Lovestruck by Kate Watson in exchange for an honest review. Any quotes used in this review were taken from an advanced copy & may not match up with the final copy.

I won’t have a choice. I’ve been lovestruck.

I am a sucker for Mythology; it's actually one of my favorite subjects, and I love exploring it in media such as God of War, American Gods, etc. etc. I truly thought that with this subject matter being a main part of Lovestruck, I would absolutely fall in love. Unfortunately, that is not what happened. 

In my opinion, there were so many scenes where it was just a drag & it felt like an actual chore to get through. Plus, it would have helped if I enjoyed the concept of insta-love, since that is basically what we see in Lovestruck. Kali, a cupid-in-training, accidentally sticks herself with an arrow, making her & Ben instantly fall in love. Originally, I thought the synopsis was cute, but actually reading it play out, I was more annoyed by the ship than anything.

Gosh, Ben was the absolute worst. He constantly felt threatened by Kali, due to her being successful and more knowledgeable about subjects than him. I just??? No thanks, Ben. & I want to keep this spoiler-free, but when it comes down to it, Ben had no reason to be as jealous of a person as he was. & Kali should have never had to lie about how much she knew about music, just to make him feel as if he was superior at something. When it comes down to it, their relationship just felt abusive.


  


There were also too many characters & it took me awhile to actually keep track of who's who. Even though I enjoy Mythology, the beginning felt like informational overload. 

There were some aspects that I enjoyed, such as the relationship between Artemis & Tony. & AN ACTUAL VERONICA MARS REFERENCE??!#!

Southern Today Gone Tomorrow

Written by Kate Watson, this novel follows Eros in training Kal as she mistakenly shoots the wrong people with love arrows. Only this time, she may have done it to herself.

I completely loved this book! This is a great fantasy young adult book that just hit all of those sweet spots. Well written and with compelling characters - I will take my own Hector, please - it was a joy to read.

Great for anyone who enjoys fantasy YA with sweet romance, or just anyone who enjoys a sweet romance.

Joleen

This arc was provided to me for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 

2 stars

Kali, a cupid in training has just made a terrible mistake. She has just broken the number one rule, don’t stick yourself. Now she is head over heels in love with indie rocker, Ben. Now Kali has to risk it all it fix her wrongs even if she has to tempt the fates and defy love.

The whole idea of cupid in training is one of my favorite tropes. I love the idea of working for Cupid, the love master himself. It's always such a cute story! And I won’t deny that this was also a cute story, but it was just not for me.

The main character Kali was so unlikeable. From the moment I was introduced to her, her attitude just put me off. It’s hard to connect to a story when you don’t like the characters especially the MC. The plot lines were okay but very predictable for a story like this. The one thing I liked the most was all the Greek Mythology. It’s always fun to get little modern tales about some of my favorite Greek Gods. 

Personally, I don’t think I am the appropriate audience for this book. Everything seemed so juvenile to me. ( I get that it is YA, but this feels like it’s more of on the younger side of things ) With that said, I do recommend this to the younger generation as it does have a nice message at the end of it.

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