Chaotic_gray_reads's Reviews > Okay, Cupid

Jude is a Cupid. Their entire existence is meant to help humans find love. Cupids are meant to go unnoticed, and once a job is done, it is onto the next. There are few rules for Cupids, but one is to NEVER fall in love with a human. The first time a cupid kisses a human, the human will completely forget the Cupid. The second time, the Cupid will lose their powers and end up human.

Jude has broken the rule once. Can they make sure to never break it again?

My thoughts:

I went into this book expecting a very different story than what I got. The base idea is cool, but the execution was incredibly messy. I’ve read two other books from this author, and I firmly believe that this is their weakest book to date.

Pros:
- A fun story
- Lots of queer representation

Cons:
- The concept of Cupids is not well explained. They exist all over the world, but they are secretive. They can’t fall in love with humans but it’s okay if a Cupid falls for another Cupid? I have so many questions about how the Cupid system works, but we get almost no answers.
- Jude is so boring. They have a very circular way of thinking, and I find it hard to believe this character is supposed to be in high school. I know high schoolers can be dumb (I was one not very long ago), but they aren’t this out of it.
- There are some character interactions that deeply confuse me. Jude meets another character who is trans, and Jude is surprised (and excited) that this person is trans. The other character takes this as a bad thing and gets really defensive? It’s a really weird interaction, and going off my own experience as a trans person, it didn’t make sense.
- Jude’s family sucks. They are far from supportive and seem to never listen to what Jude wants for themselves. Yet they are written as being good???
- With no spoilers, the ending sucks.