Courtesy of Cupid
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- 9,99 €
Publisher Description
For the first printing only! This paperback features sprayed edges while the special edition supply lasts.
In this “sweetly romantic coming-of-age story with fun, magical touches” (Kirkus Reviews), a girl uses her newfound ability to make people fall in love to sabotage her rival.
Erin Johnson’s thirteenth birthday unfolds like any other day, from her mom’s quirky and embarrassing choice of outfit to racing her nemesis, Trevor Jin, to the best seat in class—front row, center. But her gifts this year include something very out of the ordinary: magical powers.
Erin discovers her mysterious father is actually the love god Cupid and she’s inherited his knack for romance. It’s not the most useful ability for an overachiever with lofty academic and extracurricular goals…or is it? Erin desperately wants to be elected president of the Multicultural Leadership Club, and as usual, Trevor is her fiercest competition. He’s never backed down from a challenge before, but if Erin makes him fall in love with her, maybe he'd drop out of the race and let her win.
With her magical pedigree, wrapping Trevor around her finger is a snap, and having him around all the time is a small price to pay for victory. But without their cutthroat rivalry bringing out the worst in each other, Erin realizes Trevor may not be as bad as she thought, and suddenly her first foray into love gets a lot more complicated…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A demigod's scheme to use newfound powers for her own gain backfires in Jones's wholesome, cozy love story. Eighth grader Erin Johnson is ambitious: she's determined to cure colon cancer and become the first Black woman to receive a Nobel Prize for medicine. And her primary motivator is to spite rival Trevor Jin. Erin and Trevor, who is Korean, have been academically neck and neck since kindergarten, and this year the two are set to vie for the presidency of their school's Multicultural Leadership Club. Things take a turn for the weird when, the day after her 13th birthday, Erin notices odd sensations—and consequences—when she focuses too much of her attention on the strained relationships around her. When her romance author mother reveals that Erin's long-absent father is Cupid, the God of Love, Erin dismisses the idea. But growing evidence of her budding magical powers convinces her of the truth. She resolves to make Trevor fall in love with her, so he'll forfeit his presidential campaign, except it's Erin who begins falling for her longtime nemesis. Jones's enemies-to-lovers debut sparkles with charming rom-cam banter, and Erin's drive to succeed at all costs—and the myriad ethical dilemmas her determination lands her in—adds a delightfully refreshing quality to the sometimes familiar feeling tale. Ages 10–up.
