Review of I'm With Cupid by Anna Staniszewski

Advance Review of Anna Staniszewski's I'm With Cupid

Release Date: July 7th, 2015

Synopsis as found on Amazon.com:



Marcus is a Cupid. Lena is a Reaper. Opposites attract in the exciting new Switched At First Kiss series by the acclaimed author of The Dirt Diary.



Dared to kiss the adorkable Marcus Torelli at a party, Lena thinks it's the perfect opportunity to cross First Kiss off her list of "Things to Accomplish Before I Turn Fourteen."



It's only when she gets sent on an assignment the next day she realizes something went horribly wrong. That ZING she felt wasn't the thrill of her first kiss – she and Marcus have swapped powers! Lena is not your average eighth grader, she's a soul collector with an serious job to do. And Marcus turns out to be a supernatural matchmaker (like cupid, but without the diaper).



Now logical Lena finds herself with the love touch, and sweet, sentimental Marcus has death at his fingertips. The truth is that Lena should never have taken that dare...because one little kiss has Lena and Marcus in a whole lotta trouble.



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I'm happy to read a quick and fun feel good book, because every once in a while I would like to feel a little mindless and get lost in a book. As an adult who reads YA & Juvie books, sometimes a book can seem a little young, but that is sometimes what I need. This book is definitely meant for Tween Middle Graders, seeing as how the main characters are 13 years old.



I'm With Cupid is read through the eyes of 2 characters; Marcus, who is a matchmaker, & Lena, who is a Soul Collector. They woke up on their respective birthdays, not only a year older, but also with a new important job to do. No one knows or can know about what they do... not even their own families. So what happens when they kiss at a party & switch powers? For a boy with a heart of gold and a sweet demeanor, becoming a Reaper is nothing he can fathom doing for the rest of his life. For a girl who believes love is a chemical reaction in the brain, how can she become a Cupid... when she doesn't even believe in Fate?

This book is definitely family friendly!! I have a lot of parents asking if a book is appropriate for their child, because even if a book is meant for a young reader, it still has profanity & sexual situations. This book does not have anything of the sort in it.