Stupid Cupid by Rhonda Stapleton

Rating: 3/5



Release Date: December 22, 2009 (next Tuesday)

Age R: 12+

Synopsis:

Felicity's no ordinary teen matchmaker...she's a cupid!

Felicity Walker believes in true love. That's why she applies for a gig at the matchmaking company Cupid's Hollow. But when Felicity gets the job, she learns that she isn't just a matchmaker...she's a cupid! (There's more than one of them, you know.)

Armed with a hot pink, tricked-out PDA infused with the latest in cupid magic (love arrows shot through email), Felicity works to meet her quota of successful matches. But when she bends the rules of cupidity by matching her best friend Maya with three different boys at once, disaster strikes. Felicity needs to come up with a plan to set it all right, pronto, before she gets fired?and before Maya ends up with her heart split in three.


Coolness:
Read an excerpt here.


Thoughts:

This book should not be under Young Adult. It’s basically a middle grade book and it reads like one too. If you’re aged 12-14, you’ll most likely like this book more than older readers. It’s cute but not that cute. Almost nothing interesting happened. The only thing I truly liked about the story was what Felicity learned about love. That was pretty neat. I admit, I loved certain cheesy things that the guys did. :) Young adults might want to try this book out at a library first but honestly I don’t think it’s worth it. It was just an okay read, maybe if you’re bored and want a quick, fast, and semi-cute book that does not have very fascinating characters or much of a story. The synopsis seemed really cool, but the story itself just fell flat. It really was a chapter book for 12 or so year olds. It also seemed really rushed especially for everything that is going on. In a good way it reminded me of Lizzy McGuire though hehe so if you like the silly antics she got into you might enjoy parts of the story.The main chick is nothing like Lizzy though, this chick is not very bright for a 16/17 yr old (see I'm already forgetting her). Those characters are pretty underdeveloped and forgettable. Hopefully some of you will like this book more than me. I must say I'd be really surprised if you love it and you're a young adult.

You will like it if you're interested in:
-cupid
-middle grade novels or supposed YA novels that are actually middle grade novels
-Lizzy McGuire (tv show)