Lovestruck

~Andi Epimoni

Lovestruck by Andi Epimoni grabs Cupid’s bow, loads it with arrows, takes aim at your heart, and lets them fly.

In a world where love isn’t left to luck, finding that special someone is a labor of love for Archers, who are tasked with sinking arrows into strangers and igniting a spark. When relationships sour, Breakers step in to end the love story. Demi and Gray are both children of Legacy Archer families. As teenagers, they fall in love, only to have a school test determine their futures and send them down very different paths. Demi shocks everyone by testing as a Breaker, something almost unheard of in a Legacy family. Gray tests as expected and becomes the golden boy, eventually earning a reputation as the number-one Archer in Europe, the man who never misses.

Years later, Gray returns home and walks into a diner where Demi happens to be having breakfast. For the first time in his career, Gray falters and misses his mark, striking the wrong person. His mistake puts the entire future at risk, and the only way to undo it is to work with the one person he’d rather avoid: Demi. The two clash immediately, old feelings resurface, and a mystery neither of them expected begins ticking toward a deadline they can’t outrun.

Demi is the heartbeat of the story. Epimoni layers her with emotions that run from one end of the spectrum to the other. She’s resilient without becoming hardened and compassionate without losing herself. She distances herself from the people she loves because she believes it will spare them pain. Watching her finally learn to accept herself makes it impossible not to cheer her on.

Epimoni doesn’t spare Gray any layers, either. His teenage tenderness for Demi transforms into the hardened warrior he becomes after their breakup. He grows into the man everyone admires, but the pressure of maintaining that golden-boy image weighs heavily on him. Every so often, cracks appear in his armor, and the old Gray shines through. The supporting characters deserve a nod as well. While they may not always stand on the front line of the action, their contributions keep the story from falling flat.

Epimoni draws readers into an alternative version of our world where magical realism blends with workplace rivalry, whimsical charm gives way to emotional healing, and Cupid mythology gets a fresh, entertaining makeover. The pacing keeps things moving, and the emotional stakes make it easy to stay invested. There were definitely moments when I wanted to shake both Demi and Gray, Gray especially, if we’re being honest. But once the twists started dropping, I couldn’t help but root for these two to find their HEA.

Thank you to Ballantine, NetGalley, and author Andi Epimoni for the opportunity to preview Lovestruck. As always, all opinions and reviews are of my own volition, Karen Brooks aka The Tx Lit Chic. I have not been promised any compensation, current or future, by the author or publisher for a fair and honest review of Lovestruck.

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