Cupidity

By Caroline Goode

Book Overview

Dating in high school is like reality TV. It can get pretty surreal. Between the strict social ladder (geeks' lockers left, jocks' to the right), and silly, pointless rules (no hand-holding, no kissing, no breathing ), high school is the single worst place to find a boyfriend. And Laura Sweeney is no exception. She hasn't had a date since...well, ever. Desperate times call for desperate measures. So Laura is calling in the big guns. She needs guidance. A proven "get the guy" strategy. Luckily she knows exactly the expert to call. He's a matchmaking mastermind who actually has the bow and arrow to prove it. Let's just call him...Cupid.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689872283
• ISBN13: 9780689872280
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Cupidity

Laura Sweeney wants a boyfriend, so she does what every other teenage girl does: she calls Jupiter to send her one! Cupid comes disguised as a girl and sets her up on a series of double dates to see if he/she can find a match for Laura. It really was a good book. It was funny in a laugh out loud kind of way. But it wasn't romantic at all. She falls in love on the last page with a guy she was friends with forever but never noticed really until literally the last page. It makes no sense, it's not romantic...but it is a comedy and I liked it.

Silly and cute

Being a fan of Xena and Hercules this book was perfect for me. Though I believe they should have said it was Greek Mythogoly rather than Roman because of the names of the gods and goodess they choose. This book is about a young girl, Laura, who asks Jupiter aka Zeus for a boyfriend. The gods are retired now but they come out of retirement to help her. They get Cupid to disguise himself as a beautiful teenage girl to get to know Laura. But things start going wrong and its up to Laura to get things figured out. Its full of silly and crazy happenings. Its very light hearted and entertaining. I really enjoyed reading this one.

Cupidity

This book is a little bit better than okay. At first, it is kind of boring, but after a chapeter or two, the book grows to become more interesting.

Hilarious Addition to the Simon Pulse Romantic Comedy Series

High school dating is one of the most challenging things a girl - or guy - is forced to face in their lives. After all, it's every man - or woman - for themselves. Then throw in the fact of the social totem pole, and you're pretty much looking for trouble. High school senior, Laura Sweeney, is no exception to this problem. Not that it really matters, since she hasn't had a date since...ever. This year, however, Laura plans on going out on dates and getting invited to the Homecoming Dance. The problem, she knows that she can't do it conventionally, so she calls to the higher Gods. The Roman Gods, to be exact. Suddenly, girls and guys from every social class are being thrown together in strange, mismatched relationships. It's now up to Laura to figure out how to stop the matchmaking mastermind she's called from far and above known as Cupid, before he throws everything related to high school dating out of whack. As a fan of the previous books in the new SIMON PULSE ROMANTIC COMEDY series, I had a hunch that I would love CUPIDITY, and I truly did. Laura is a fun character whose obsession with Mythology is interesting, while at the same time hilarious. Her bright personality makes the book fun, while the touch of paranormal phenomena thrown into the story makes it truly fabulous. Teen readers looking for a cute romance for Valentine's Day will adore this new addition to the genre. Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper