Review: Not Okay, Cupid by Heidi R. Kling


Note: This ARC was provided by Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

Not Okay, Cupid is a standalone young adult (YA) romance from Heidi R. Kling and is about Hazel McCallister, a girl who leads the perfect life...or so she thinks until she discovers that her best friend and her boyfriend--the same guy she envisioned spending the rest of her life with--have hooked up. Seeking revenge is a natural reaction, but when it involves her best friend's brother, Felix, things are bound to become complicated, especially when what was supposed to be nothing more than a fake relationship meant to rile up the two people who were once closest to her begins to feel...real. Sounds like an interesting story, right? The fact that it's told in both Hazel's and Felix's point of view should be a bonus, because who doesn't like knowing what the other main character is feeling and thinking? Unfortunately, the book fell short, not really taking off, although it did have its moments and wasn't really a terrible read.

Felix, without a doubt, the best thing about the book. He was pretty much a good guy who saw how his sister wronged Hazel and he wanted to help Hazel mete out their own brand of justice, to even out the playing field, and, in the end, prove to her ex-boyfriend that he made a mistake so that he can come crawling back and then bam! She'll break up with him, giving him a taste of the humiliation and hurt she felt. But we all know how stories like this one tend to end, so there weren't any real surprises other than Felix offering his services to help Hazel out. Now, I'm not saying that the story itself was bad and that the only thing going for it was Felix. The story was okay, but that's it. There was nothing outstandingly different about it that would have made it a fresh read, and with the constant influx of YA reads, you want something that's able to stand out in a totally good way. And Not Okay, Cupid was just...okay. Three stars. ♥

Release Date: 11 January 2016

Date Read: 10 January 2016

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