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The Cupid War
Ricky Fallon had decided not to kill himself after all―moments before accidentally slipping off a bridge and plunging to his death. Now he’s a Cupid in the afterlife, helping high school students fall in love. The job would be cool if it weren’t for the dorky pink bodysuits, his jerky boss, and attacks from joy-sucking shadowy entities called Suicides. When Fallon discovers a dangerous new Suicide in human form, a terrific battle erupts. Before the Suicide can become too powerful, Fallon has to convince his fellow Cupids of the extraordinary threat, protect the girl he’s falling for . . . and foil the Suicides’ evil scheme to spread despair to all humanity. Timothy Carter’s Evil? was named to ALA’s 2010 Rainbow Project list for GLBTQ Books for Children and Teens Praise:
“Full of funny scenes, humorous dialogue, an interesting cast of characters, and plenty of entertainment. Once again, Timothy Carter has penned a winner.”―CM: CANADIAN REVIEW OF MATERIALS
“Full of funny scenes, humorous dialogue, an interesting cast of characters, and plenty of entertainment. Once again, Timothy Carter has penned a winner.”―CM: CANADIAN REVIEW OF MATERIALS
240 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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July 24, 2013
Young Adult fiction has, over the years, changed in many ways. There was a time it was sort of derided as the well of novels that weren't quite novels. Shorter, less involved, less willing to deal with deep subjects in anything but a superficial way. I think by now, and after the success fo so many YA novels and series on a wider main-stream audience, that has entirely passed. But with it's passing I feel also passes a degree of 'pass' that YA might have gotten.
The Cupid War has a somewhat interesting concept, and a few neat little tidbits in it, but over-all felt a bit repetitive, a retreading of territory already marked out and done rather better. Simply put the book chronicles the after-life, one that exists as a strange bureaucracy(again something that's been dealt with in numerous texts over the years). Though in this system, a host of people who have to work off their karmic dept work as 'Cupids', trying to instil love between compatible people. A love they themselves actually feed on. While combating 'suicides' the spirits of those who have committed suicide who now try to spread their depression and condition, like feeding, once again, on like.
This premise has some neat little bits in it. The metaphysics are an interesting combination of modern pop-psych, some behavoir psychology, and a few bits and pieces of various metaphysics. Like similar stories we are given a gate-way character. A person who has just died so we might 'learn the rules' right along-side them.
There are interesting commentaries here about depression, love, and self-worth, but by the end of the book the lack-lustre narrative kind of drags them down. The use of a near literary Deus Ex Machina also made parts of the story feel a little hollow.
It's certainly a book that is worth a read, and it's quick read at that.
The Cupid War has a somewhat interesting concept, and a few neat little tidbits in it, but over-all felt a bit repetitive, a retreading of territory already marked out and done rather better. Simply put the book chronicles the after-life, one that exists as a strange bureaucracy(again something that's been dealt with in numerous texts over the years). Though in this system, a host of people who have to work off their karmic dept work as 'Cupids', trying to instil love between compatible people. A love they themselves actually feed on. While combating 'suicides' the spirits of those who have committed suicide who now try to spread their depression and condition, like feeding, once again, on like.
This premise has some neat little bits in it. The metaphysics are an interesting combination of modern pop-psych, some behavoir psychology, and a few bits and pieces of various metaphysics. Like similar stories we are given a gate-way character. A person who has just died so we might 'learn the rules' right along-side them.
There are interesting commentaries here about depression, love, and self-worth, but by the end of the book the lack-lustre narrative kind of drags them down. The use of a near literary Deus Ex Machina also made parts of the story feel a little hollow.
It's certainly a book that is worth a read, and it's quick read at that.
September 25, 2011
There is, I am sure, a great teen novel to be written about mood disorders. There is probably, even, a great teen novel written about mood disorders that is funny and a bit surreal. The Cupid War, however, is not it. Let's say you can agree with and get past the personifcation of a mental illness as an evil being bent on your distruction - which I kinda don't and really can't. Let's say you can embrace the silliness of the idea of a squad of Cupids (because when it comes right down to it that's frankly no worse than sparkly vampires) - which I might, if the mythology offered weren't so poorly conceived. Let's even say you can even overlook the obviousness of the plot (VOYA's cover blurb hilariously and understatedly recommends this for young adults who enjoy "easy-to-understand stories")- which God knows I have before in romance novels...but those have better dialogue than this. Even allowing for all that, Carter's Cupid War comes up against one insurmountable obstacle: It's. Not. Funny. Not remotely. And the protagonist, Ricky Fallon, on whom the entire plot hinges, comes off less as the slightly-edgy, mouthy hero the story needs than a rude jerk no one wants to be around...not even after his death. Not even for just 200-odd pages.
March 7, 2017
I never expected susan sides to be a suicide such a plot twist!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 24, 2012
REVIEW: The Cupid War (Kinda like the TV Show Dead Like Me, but with Cupids instead of Reapers)
Carter, T. (2011). The Cupid War. Woodbury, MN: Flux
Appetizer: Immediately after deciding *not* to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge, Ricky Fallon slips and falls to his death anyway.
Figures.
Looking down at his broken and dead body, Fallon's soul is approached by an angel. It would seem Fallon had some unfinished business. He's to serve as a Cupid, fanning the flames of interest among potential love birds at a local high school, feasting on love (it looks like fudge), dealing with co-workers and battling Suicides or other dead souls with unfinished business who spread depression.
While first walking the halls of his assigned high school as an invisible cupid, Fallon encounters a familiar face from his own life, that of his former "friend," a girl named Susan who had systematically clung to him, separated him from his friends and girlfriend and driven Fallon to consider suicide on the top of that bridge.
As Fallon watches as Susan targets another boy, he begins to suspect that there's something strange about this girl, that she is somehow doing the same work as the Suicides. The only person who can help Fallon is a girl named Trina, who, somehow, despite the fact that he now exists on a different plane, can still hear Fallon's voice.
I liked the concept of The Cupid War. It is interesting; the idea of Cupids and Suicides battling for the souls of people to spread love or dispair. The fact that love is actually a food that the cupids feast upon also has a lot of wonderful potential.
But I wasn't crazy about this book in execution. The writing felt rough. A lot of the action scenes were too quick or underdeveloped. I didn't feel a lot of the tension that the author was trying to create. I found myself writing "ugh" in the margins of quite a few pages that didn't impress me. A lot of the plot "twists" were pretty apparent. The narration also included a lot of telling as opposed to showing. A lot of tensions were also underdeveloped. Like Fallon's relationship with his mom. It felt like an early draft that needed to be expanded and revised extensively.
But that's just my opinion. What did you think?
Dinner Conversation:
"Ricky Fallon sat on the bridge railing, preparing to jump. It seemed like the least painful way to die, while ensuring the best chance for success.
He also wanted to cause the least amount of trouble for the city; his father believed a jumper was involved every time there was a delay on the subway. Fallon didn't want his dad to think he was inconsiderate. At least, no more than he already did." (p. 1)
"However, as he sat on the edge looking down at the barely visible Don River below, Fallon changed his mind. It wasn't because of a ray of light from Heaven, or an angel appearing to tell him there was a better way. Instead, Fallon changed his mind due to a very simple realization. On Monday morning at school, there would be shock. By afternoon, however there would be jokes. He called himself Fallon. The word "fall" was right there in the name. Sure, it was pronounced differently, but he knew his classmates would make the connection." (p. 5).
"'Every soul has karma,' Bud told him. "It's the stuff your soul has to work through, the things you do to become a better person. Some people work off their karma by the time they die, and there's a place for them that you'd think of as Heaven. Then there's the rest, the people like you, who didn't use their lives the way they should. If you didn't work it off in your life, you have to work it off now."
"Nobody told me that was the deal!" Fallon said. "If I'd known that....'" (p. 13)
"...You, pretty boy, are gonna be a Cupid."
..."A Cupid?" Fallon asked. "You mean...?"
"That's right," Bud replied. "You're going to make people fall in love."
"Oh," Fallon said. When it came to afterlife assignments, this wasn't what he'd been expecting." (pp. 14-15).
"Fallon looked at the brick of Love in his hands and thought about all that had been said and written about love throughout the ages. All the sonnets, poems, and greeting cards, and all the boy-band songs. Love, he'd heard, was the answer. God is love, the spiritualists said. Love made the world go' round, love is the most powerful force in the universe.
Fallon wondered if all those things would have been said if the speakers knew that love was a bunch of big chunks of red fudge." (p. 25)
"'People with severe depressive disorders are the victims of Suicides. Strong people struggle to hang on, to fight back with drugs and therapy. Weak ones, however..."
"Jump?" Fallon said quietly.
"Yes," Caleb replied.
Fallon stopped walking. "Is that what happened to me?" he asked. "Is that why I wanted to kill myself?'" (p. 42)
"Here, in the afterlife, he had a chance to start over and do something truly great. He had it in his power to bring happiness to the world. All he had to do was learn how.
He also had the chance to fight off the forces that had led to his death. He could literally save lives. If he stopped only one more Suicide, the world would be the better for it.
What in the world could be better than that?" (p. 66)
Carter, T. (2011). The Cupid War. Woodbury, MN: Flux
Appetizer: Immediately after deciding *not* to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge, Ricky Fallon slips and falls to his death anyway.
Figures.
Looking down at his broken and dead body, Fallon's soul is approached by an angel. It would seem Fallon had some unfinished business. He's to serve as a Cupid, fanning the flames of interest among potential love birds at a local high school, feasting on love (it looks like fudge), dealing with co-workers and battling Suicides or other dead souls with unfinished business who spread depression.
While first walking the halls of his assigned high school as an invisible cupid, Fallon encounters a familiar face from his own life, that of his former "friend," a girl named Susan who had systematically clung to him, separated him from his friends and girlfriend and driven Fallon to consider suicide on the top of that bridge.
As Fallon watches as Susan targets another boy, he begins to suspect that there's something strange about this girl, that she is somehow doing the same work as the Suicides. The only person who can help Fallon is a girl named Trina, who, somehow, despite the fact that he now exists on a different plane, can still hear Fallon's voice.
I liked the concept of The Cupid War. It is interesting; the idea of Cupids and Suicides battling for the souls of people to spread love or dispair. The fact that love is actually a food that the cupids feast upon also has a lot of wonderful potential.
But I wasn't crazy about this book in execution. The writing felt rough. A lot of the action scenes were too quick or underdeveloped. I didn't feel a lot of the tension that the author was trying to create. I found myself writing "ugh" in the margins of quite a few pages that didn't impress me. A lot of the plot "twists" were pretty apparent. The narration also included a lot of telling as opposed to showing. A lot of tensions were also underdeveloped. Like Fallon's relationship with his mom. It felt like an early draft that needed to be expanded and revised extensively.
But that's just my opinion. What did you think?
Dinner Conversation:
"Ricky Fallon sat on the bridge railing, preparing to jump. It seemed like the least painful way to die, while ensuring the best chance for success.
He also wanted to cause the least amount of trouble for the city; his father believed a jumper was involved every time there was a delay on the subway. Fallon didn't want his dad to think he was inconsiderate. At least, no more than he already did." (p. 1)
"However, as he sat on the edge looking down at the barely visible Don River below, Fallon changed his mind. It wasn't because of a ray of light from Heaven, or an angel appearing to tell him there was a better way. Instead, Fallon changed his mind due to a very simple realization. On Monday morning at school, there would be shock. By afternoon, however there would be jokes. He called himself Fallon. The word "fall" was right there in the name. Sure, it was pronounced differently, but he knew his classmates would make the connection." (p. 5).
"'Every soul has karma,' Bud told him. "It's the stuff your soul has to work through, the things you do to become a better person. Some people work off their karma by the time they die, and there's a place for them that you'd think of as Heaven. Then there's the rest, the people like you, who didn't use their lives the way they should. If you didn't work it off in your life, you have to work it off now."
"Nobody told me that was the deal!" Fallon said. "If I'd known that....'" (p. 13)
"...You, pretty boy, are gonna be a Cupid."
..."A Cupid?" Fallon asked. "You mean...?"
"That's right," Bud replied. "You're going to make people fall in love."
"Oh," Fallon said. When it came to afterlife assignments, this wasn't what he'd been expecting." (pp. 14-15).
"Fallon looked at the brick of Love in his hands and thought about all that had been said and written about love throughout the ages. All the sonnets, poems, and greeting cards, and all the boy-band songs. Love, he'd heard, was the answer. God is love, the spiritualists said. Love made the world go' round, love is the most powerful force in the universe.
Fallon wondered if all those things would have been said if the speakers knew that love was a bunch of big chunks of red fudge." (p. 25)
"'People with severe depressive disorders are the victims of Suicides. Strong people struggle to hang on, to fight back with drugs and therapy. Weak ones, however..."
"Jump?" Fallon said quietly.
"Yes," Caleb replied.
Fallon stopped walking. "Is that what happened to me?" he asked. "Is that why I wanted to kill myself?'" (p. 42)
"Here, in the afterlife, he had a chance to start over and do something truly great. He had it in his power to bring happiness to the world. All he had to do was learn how.
He also had the chance to fight off the forces that had led to his death. He could literally save lives. If he stopped only one more Suicide, the world would be the better for it.
What in the world could be better than that?" (p. 66)
July 29, 2016
This book had such potential. What an interesting idea! Unfortunately, the vulgar humor didn't sit well with me. It's a young adult book, but I think it was aimed towards preteens. I had too many gripes within the first TWENTY PAGES to continue. The reaction to death was not realistic imho. He dies (BTW I love the name Fallon.. I thought of Jimmy Fallon and I thought the MC would be just as lovable as the Tonight show host. spoiler, he's not) and what does he worry about.... not having his manhood. Way to enforce stereotypes; I guess toxic masculinity is pervasive even after death. The fact that the people who greeted him in the afterlife were COMPLETELY unsympathetic to a kid battling depression was horrible. He never knew his mother. He battled depression. He contemplated suicide and didn't want to do it because he thought of how everyone else would react. You can see Fallon is written as a genuinely sweet kid (and I did like him up until the manhood joke) and what do these reapers do... make fun of him. Treat him like the trash that Fallon thought he was.
Ughogignj if only this book was written better. It has all the pieces; a nice cover, interesting plot... But it's as if the pieces are on different planets. It might be to some people's tastes, but certainly not mine.
Ughogignj if only this book was written better. It has all the pieces; a nice cover, interesting plot... But it's as if the pieces are on different planets. It might be to some people's tastes, but certainly not mine.
October 28, 2015
Hmm. I thought I had already written a review.
Well, I did not like this book.
While the plot was definitely unique and nice to read, the character was despicable! He would curse at people who tried to help him, wanted to understand what was wrong, and the only person he wasn't an asshole to was a girl (of course) who was nice to him, even after seeing how much of a jerk he was.
.5 stars/5 (rounded up).
Well, I did not like this book.
While the plot was definitely unique and nice to read, the character was despicable! He would curse at people who tried to help him, wanted to understand what was wrong, and the only person he wasn't an asshole to was a girl (of course) who was nice to him, even after seeing how much of a jerk he was.
.5 stars/5 (rounded up).
June 16, 2017
Totally fun read! My teen daughter passed this on to me - she liked it and thought that I would too. She was right. Light Supernatural/ Paranormal YA reading, perfect for a hot summer day. It was a great break from the overly dramatic Paranormal Romance that's been dominating my TBR pile recently. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
November 20, 2014
Watch out! Susan Sides is in town.
An easy to read book that plays with the idea of depression and love. Which one is stronger? Of course, the answer is...love. Cliche much? I give the author credit for being creative.
An easy to read book that plays with the idea of depression and love. Which one is stronger? Of course, the answer is...love. Cliche much? I give the author credit for being creative.
June 21, 2019
It was all right for a quick adventure, but there were a couple of naggingly problematic aspects--mainly it made me uncomfortable how the Cupids' enemies, the Suicides, are literally people who died of suicide and became what seem to be evil scheming things spreading depression. It would be one thing if they were trapped into that and couldn't help it, like a curse, but instead they seemed purposely malevolent, which carried to my mind the unspoken implication of suicidally depressed people as malevolent instead of suffering. That said, it's a short story that moves along fairly quickly, and I've seen it had some appeal for non-habitual-reader teen boys.
November 5, 2024
I get the whole "Suicides" vs "Love/Cupid" thing but it felt very stigmatizing at times. It seemed as though that those who have suicidal thoughts were completely lacking in love and that is not true at all. Also, that was not the twist that I was expecting. I'm not saying that the twist written isn't good but there was such a bigger build up compared to what the result was.
September 5, 2020
Two stars for the concept and reimagining of cupids, but held back one star for the main character who is still unlikeable towards the end.
February 7, 2025
I'm most of the way done and want to DNF only because of the name choice, Susan sides. It's bothering me so much I can't foucas on the plot.
February 11, 2025
Really fun read!
March 10, 2017
The cupid war is about a boy called Ricky Fallon, who was about to kill himself changes his mind, just before he accidentally slips off a bridge falling to his death. Now,in the afterlife, he is a cupid, his job is to help his ex classmates fall in love. He gets attacked by shadowy entities called Suicides, they make humans depressed to the point where they kill themselves (which is why they are called suicides). Fallon was a victim of a Suicide,a never seen before, Suicide in human form- a war breaks out between the Cupids and the Suicides, Fallon tries to save humanity from having the same fate as him.
I think Fallon was being really courageous throughout the whole book. Like when he decided not to kill himself or when he decided to face Susan (the Suicide in human form).
‘...As he sat on the edge looking down at the barely visible Don River below, Fallon changed his mind. It wasn’t because of a ray of light from Heaven, or an angel appearing to tell him there was a better way. Instead, Fallon changed his mind due to a very simple realization. On Monday morning at school, there would be shock...’(p.5)
This was Fallon’s first act of courage throughout the book. I believe that Fallon was so courageous in the book because it takes a lot of courage to face your fears. He wanted to end it all but he decided to face Susan and turn his life around. Even though he did accidentally slip he still had the intention to live.
I think Fallon was being really courageous throughout the whole book. Like when he decided not to kill himself or when he decided to face Susan (the Suicide in human form).
‘...As he sat on the edge looking down at the barely visible Don River below, Fallon changed his mind. It wasn’t because of a ray of light from Heaven, or an angel appearing to tell him there was a better way. Instead, Fallon changed his mind due to a very simple realization. On Monday morning at school, there would be shock...’(p.5)
This was Fallon’s first act of courage throughout the book. I believe that Fallon was so courageous in the book because it takes a lot of courage to face your fears. He wanted to end it all but he decided to face Susan and turn his life around. Even though he did accidentally slip he still had the intention to live.
February 26, 2013
I knew this wasn’t going to be fluffy and overly romantic as the Cupids were having a battle against suicides but I wasn’t forewarned for the attitude the main character had. I mean yes, I get why sometimes he was on edge but he wasn’t on edge throughout the book yet he still had a chip on his shoulder. But I do have to say I love his rebellion. If it wasn’t for that then the Cupids wouldn’t have found out about their latest threats.
Pretty much shoving aside the bit of Fallon’s bad attitude into the corner of my brain, I was able to get wrapped into my first look see into the world of Cupids as I have never read about them before. I loved the suits they had to wear (a pink skin tight suit that left nothing for the imagination with a red heart on their chest, placed over the spot to where their hearts are ha-ha), loved what love looked to them (big red Jell-O cubes) which was also their payment and what kept them alive, loved how they gave love to humans (by sticking their hands into the humans heart, seeing what interest them, and then shots sparks of love into their hearts), and finally the way the Cupids worked in our world and how they lived in another plane as if they were ghost. How they can see us but we can’t see them except for certain people that have a higher hearing power.
Enter in Fallon’s love interest. I won’t say her name but she’s pretty much close to the first girl he meets after his death. She’s able to hear the Cupids and the only one, at least around him that can. She’s a freak in school as everybody knows about her ability she has. And for the most part, she is proud of it except when the mean girls of the school are around. For then I feel a little sympathy towards her but other than that she is one tough cookie, which makes me love her and which makes her stand out better to me than the main character does.
I did like the blooming romance they had going on, especially when they talked in class and she was writing her part of the conversation on a piece of notebook paper, but I kind of rolled my eyes that it’s another paranormal where the main character is going after someone that isn’t like them.
Overall, I did enjoy the plot, the book. The way the suicides are love’s enemy, the way Cupids work, the sense of humor that flows throughout this book, and how in the end Fallon was actually good for the Cupids.
However there was one big thing that bugged me which is that the main character was knocked out for a month. So a month went by and when he finally awake I felt just as much confused as Fallon had. Like we missed so much, too much, and it rubbed me the wrong way. And I see, when time like that gets skipped over and things could have happen sooner than later, is starting to turn into a pet peeve of mine when authors do that. I feel like they didn’t know what to do within that time, where I’m sure there is so much they could have done, but they just don’t and skip right over it. And that’s starting to get to me just a bit. But other than that, having to warm up to the main character’s attitude and sort of seeing whom the bad guy was halfway through the book, it was a fun ride of a read. It’s a book I am glad I picked up around Valentine’s Day.
~Cover Talk~
I absolutely love the cover. For some reason I am drawn to these kinds. The simplicity, the little splash of red, the way it looks like a drawing, these just seem to catch my eye. And I actually have two other books that have the same theme to their covers and they are just so cute!
Pretty much shoving aside the bit of Fallon’s bad attitude into the corner of my brain, I was able to get wrapped into my first look see into the world of Cupids as I have never read about them before. I loved the suits they had to wear (a pink skin tight suit that left nothing for the imagination with a red heart on their chest, placed over the spot to where their hearts are ha-ha), loved what love looked to them (big red Jell-O cubes) which was also their payment and what kept them alive, loved how they gave love to humans (by sticking their hands into the humans heart, seeing what interest them, and then shots sparks of love into their hearts), and finally the way the Cupids worked in our world and how they lived in another plane as if they were ghost. How they can see us but we can’t see them except for certain people that have a higher hearing power.
Enter in Fallon’s love interest. I won’t say her name but she’s pretty much close to the first girl he meets after his death. She’s able to hear the Cupids and the only one, at least around him that can. She’s a freak in school as everybody knows about her ability she has. And for the most part, she is proud of it except when the mean girls of the school are around. For then I feel a little sympathy towards her but other than that she is one tough cookie, which makes me love her and which makes her stand out better to me than the main character does.
I did like the blooming romance they had going on, especially when they talked in class and she was writing her part of the conversation on a piece of notebook paper, but I kind of rolled my eyes that it’s another paranormal where the main character is going after someone that isn’t like them.
Overall, I did enjoy the plot, the book. The way the suicides are love’s enemy, the way Cupids work, the sense of humor that flows throughout this book, and how in the end Fallon was actually good for the Cupids.
However there was one big thing that bugged me which is that the main character was knocked out for a month. So a month went by and when he finally awake I felt just as much confused as Fallon had. Like we missed so much, too much, and it rubbed me the wrong way. And I see, when time like that gets skipped over and things could have happen sooner than later, is starting to turn into a pet peeve of mine when authors do that. I feel like they didn’t know what to do within that time, where I’m sure there is so much they could have done, but they just don’t and skip right over it. And that’s starting to get to me just a bit. But other than that, having to warm up to the main character’s attitude and sort of seeing whom the bad guy was halfway through the book, it was a fun ride of a read. It’s a book I am glad I picked up around Valentine’s Day.
~Cover Talk~
I absolutely love the cover. For some reason I am drawn to these kinds. The simplicity, the little splash of red, the way it looks like a drawing, these just seem to catch my eye. And I actually have two other books that have the same theme to their covers and they are just so cute!
May 28, 2012
The Cupid War was a book that really intrigued me. Personally, I haven't seen many books that are about Cupid, though I have an odd adoration for him. I'd explain why here, but it would take too long and is beside the point. If you want to know, contact me or something. Back to the point: the fact that this book is about Cupid caught my attention right away. Then, after I read the description, I knew I had to read this book. Let me tell you -- I really liked this book.
One aspect I loved about this book was how completely UNIQUE it is. This is a million times different than any Cupid love story you have ever read before. Tim puts a whole new twist on Cupid that was immensely interesting and completely amusing. The description of this book only skims the very sparse surface, so I wasn't really expecting all that much as far as what being "a Cupid" meant. Let me tell you now--it means more than you'd think.
Another thing I enjoyed while reading this book was the interactions, especially the ones between Fallon and Louis, his boss. They made me laugh, which (as I've mentioned before) is never a bad thing. A sense of humor in a character--and a book, for that matter--always holds my attention. Plus, it adds a little to the dialogue. In reality, people crack jokes all the time. (Or at least, the people I know do . . . myself included.)
Character rundown: Why, first we have Ricky Fallon. He actually likes to be called Fallon, though, so we'll respect his wishes. AH RICKY FALLON. I swear, Fallon was such a sweet guy. All he wanted to do was help others and keep what happened to him from happening to someone else. He is a very kind character and I loved the story through his mind. He's quick-witted, too. Which is great because not-bright main characters can be . . . not fun. Next we have Trina, Fallon's favorite human ;) Trina is a totally normal, plain girl. Not the kind of girl you'll notice unless she has some sort of . . . special power. What I personally liked about Trina was that she was incredinly strong-willed. She didn't cower to torment or bullying. Solidarity, my dear girl.
Sweetness. Well, I believe I just told you that Fallon is a sweet, sweet boy. Totally un-self-centered and nice. (Well, until you zap him, then he gets angry.) So when he meets Trina and then finds that he likes her . . . well, he is so selfless. That is all I must say. It is so endearing.
The ending. The ending was a very good conclusion to this story, in my opinon. It didn't drag on or leave me wanting at all. Actually, the ending made me happy. I positively LOVED the last line of the book. Obviously, I'm not going to tell y'all what it is, but it seriously made me go "AWWWW!" because I have grown to adore Ricky Fallon just as I adore other book characters. I loved how he felt and how he was doing at the end. My point: a very good way to finish the story.
Overall, I really liked this book. It was so much different from a lot of books I read these days. Not predictable, but not a brain-pain either. A wonderful story that piqued my interest and held it, once I got past the beginning stages of the book where we find out what the snap is going on. Pretty much, once we met Trina, the book completely held my attention from then on. Honestly, The Cupid War could be a nice way for anyone to switch up the same-old-same-old.
Thank y'all for reading my review and thank you to Tim for sending me this copy to review. I truly enjoyed it!
One aspect I loved about this book was how completely UNIQUE it is. This is a million times different than any Cupid love story you have ever read before. Tim puts a whole new twist on Cupid that was immensely interesting and completely amusing. The description of this book only skims the very sparse surface, so I wasn't really expecting all that much as far as what being "a Cupid" meant. Let me tell you now--it means more than you'd think.
Another thing I enjoyed while reading this book was the interactions, especially the ones between Fallon and Louis, his boss. They made me laugh, which (as I've mentioned before) is never a bad thing. A sense of humor in a character--and a book, for that matter--always holds my attention. Plus, it adds a little to the dialogue. In reality, people crack jokes all the time. (Or at least, the people I know do . . . myself included.)
Character rundown: Why, first we have Ricky Fallon. He actually likes to be called Fallon, though, so we'll respect his wishes. AH RICKY FALLON. I swear, Fallon was such a sweet guy. All he wanted to do was help others and keep what happened to him from happening to someone else. He is a very kind character and I loved the story through his mind. He's quick-witted, too. Which is great because not-bright main characters can be . . . not fun. Next we have Trina, Fallon's favorite human ;) Trina is a totally normal, plain girl. Not the kind of girl you'll notice unless she has some sort of . . . special power. What I personally liked about Trina was that she was incredinly strong-willed. She didn't cower to torment or bullying. Solidarity, my dear girl.
Sweetness. Well, I believe I just told you that Fallon is a sweet, sweet boy. Totally un-self-centered and nice. (Well, until you zap him, then he gets angry.) So when he meets Trina and then finds that he likes her . . . well, he is so selfless. That is all I must say. It is so endearing.
The ending. The ending was a very good conclusion to this story, in my opinon. It didn't drag on or leave me wanting at all. Actually, the ending made me happy. I positively LOVED the last line of the book. Obviously, I'm not going to tell y'all what it is, but it seriously made me go "AWWWW!" because I have grown to adore Ricky Fallon just as I adore other book characters. I loved how he felt and how he was doing at the end. My point: a very good way to finish the story.
Overall, I really liked this book. It was so much different from a lot of books I read these days. Not predictable, but not a brain-pain either. A wonderful story that piqued my interest and held it, once I got past the beginning stages of the book where we find out what the snap is going on. Pretty much, once we met Trina, the book completely held my attention from then on. Honestly, The Cupid War could be a nice way for anyone to switch up the same-old-same-old.
Thank y'all for reading my review and thank you to Tim for sending me this copy to review. I truly enjoyed it!
January 11, 2017
A disturbing ending, with an interesting idea.
August 8, 2014
Gue udah tahu sejak dulu bahwa bunuh diri itu ngga akan menyelesaikan masalah.
Well, Ricky Fallon ngga tahu akan hal itu.
Eh, mungkin dia tahu, tapi udah terlanjur putus asa. Jadi ya sudah lah.
Gue udah tahu sejak dulu bahwa temen yang beracun dan tidak bersimbiosis-mutualisme itu harusnya disingkirkan jauh-jauh. Kalau perlu, bikin kejadiannya terlihat seperti kecelakaan. Dan hilangkan semua barang bukti.
Tapi kayanya Ricky Fallon juga ngga tahu soal itu deh.
Tapi Ricky Fallon tahu, bahwa Cinta itu punya tekstur seperti sirop dan rasanya seperti jagung dan keju.
Eh, sorry, Ricky. Buat gue, Cinta itu empuk seperti pancake yang baru digelontorkan ke atas piring dari wajan panas, lalu disiram sama sirup maple dan diberi potongan butter tanpa rasa yang langsung meleleh karena hawa panas.
And that's, kids, how I felt when I first met your father. We met at a diner. What? No, he's not the owner. He's a regular. And he was having breakfast with his ex-girlfriend.
*ahem*
Ada yang ngga masuk akal di buku ini.
Pertama, bukan ceritanya.
Yah namanya juga fantasi. Ngga usah dipikirin terlalu serius. Nanti kita cepet tua.
Tapi saat Ricky Fallon berubah jadi Cupid sebagai hukuman karena dia mencoba bunuh diri, dia jadi aseksual. Karena cupid kan ngga punya jenis kelamin dong yah? Kok dia tetep dengan kelaki-lakiannya? Pake urusan naksir cewek segala?
Istilahnya, kok cupid bisa kesundut panah sendiri dan jatuh cinta?
Dan pagar mulai memakan tanaman tanpa kita sadari, sodara-sodara.
Terus lagi, katanya cinta berbentuk padat?
Kok dia ngga kejatuhan padatan-padatan cinta itu? Apakah sementara dia pacaran di bumi, di markas cupid, energi cinta yang ia rasakan ternyata sedang menghasilkan banyak bongkahan Cinta yang cukup untuk memberi makan seluruh cupid di markas selama enam bulan?
Yang kalau energi itu tidak berbentuk padat, bisa disalurkan untuk membuka portal ke dimensi lain dimana sungai-sungai madu dan susu mengalir dan bidadari-bidadari tidak menua? *JENG JENG.. kalo dilanjutin, kayak agak mulai ngomongin teori fisika kuantum. Tapi yang agak religius gitu deh…*
Yah, sebanyak-banyak pertanyaan yang muncul setelah gue selesai menutup buku ini, tetap aja buku ini enak dinikmati saat kita sedang dimabuk asmara. Salah satunya, asmara jarak jauh.
Dan ini, salah satu percakapan di dalam episode balada ldr.
Jam 1 pagi
"lagi ngapain?"
"baca"
"baca apah? Coba liat"
"The cupid war" *sambil kirim foto*
"Also known as Marriage. Bagus gak?"
"Mayan. Ceritanya teenlit banget sih. Tapi tokoh utamanya cowok gitu. Ngapain aja hari ini?"
"Ya gitu deh, biasa, kerjaan."
blablabla.
Emang iya, The cupid war itu also known as marriage?
Ini gue ga ketemu sumbernya walopun udah ngubek-ngubek google sampe keruh.
Mungkin gue mengaduk-aduk kolam yang salah..
Well, Ricky Fallon ngga tahu akan hal itu.
Eh, mungkin dia tahu, tapi udah terlanjur putus asa. Jadi ya sudah lah.
Gue udah tahu sejak dulu bahwa temen yang beracun dan tidak bersimbiosis-mutualisme itu harusnya disingkirkan jauh-jauh. Kalau perlu, bikin kejadiannya terlihat seperti kecelakaan. Dan hilangkan semua barang bukti.
Tapi kayanya Ricky Fallon juga ngga tahu soal itu deh.
Tapi Ricky Fallon tahu, bahwa Cinta itu punya tekstur seperti sirop dan rasanya seperti jagung dan keju.
Eh, sorry, Ricky. Buat gue, Cinta itu empuk seperti pancake yang baru digelontorkan ke atas piring dari wajan panas, lalu disiram sama sirup maple dan diberi potongan butter tanpa rasa yang langsung meleleh karena hawa panas.
*ahem*
Ada yang ngga masuk akal di buku ini.
Pertama, bukan ceritanya.
Yah namanya juga fantasi. Ngga usah dipikirin terlalu serius. Nanti kita cepet tua.
Tapi saat Ricky Fallon berubah jadi Cupid sebagai hukuman karena dia mencoba bunuh diri, dia jadi aseksual. Karena cupid kan ngga punya jenis kelamin dong yah? Kok dia tetep dengan kelaki-lakiannya? Pake urusan naksir cewek segala?
Istilahnya, kok cupid bisa kesundut panah sendiri dan jatuh cinta?
Dan pagar mulai memakan tanaman tanpa kita sadari, sodara-sodara.
Terus lagi, katanya cinta berbentuk padat?
Kok dia ngga kejatuhan padatan-padatan cinta itu? Apakah sementara dia pacaran di bumi, di markas cupid, energi cinta yang ia rasakan ternyata sedang menghasilkan banyak bongkahan Cinta yang cukup untuk memberi makan seluruh cupid di markas selama enam bulan?
Yang kalau energi itu tidak berbentuk padat, bisa disalurkan untuk membuka portal ke dimensi lain dimana sungai-sungai madu dan susu mengalir dan bidadari-bidadari tidak menua? *JENG JENG.. kalo dilanjutin, kayak agak mulai ngomongin teori fisika kuantum. Tapi yang agak religius gitu deh…*
Yah, sebanyak-banyak pertanyaan yang muncul setelah gue selesai menutup buku ini, tetap aja buku ini enak dinikmati saat kita sedang dimabuk asmara. Salah satunya, asmara jarak jauh.
Dan ini, salah satu percakapan di dalam episode balada ldr.
Jam 1 pagi
"lagi ngapain?"
"baca"
"baca apah? Coba liat"
"The cupid war" *sambil kirim foto*
"Also known as Marriage. Bagus gak?"
"Mayan. Ceritanya teenlit banget sih. Tapi tokoh utamanya cowok gitu. Ngapain aja hari ini?"
"Ya gitu deh, biasa, kerjaan."
blablabla.
Emang iya, The cupid war itu also known as marriage?
Ini gue ga ketemu sumbernya walopun udah ngubek-ngubek google sampe keruh.
Mungkin gue mengaduk-aduk kolam yang salah..
June 12, 2018
For original review: https://holedupinabook.blogspot.com/2...
This was definitely one of the shorter books that I have read so far. It’s funny and entertaining but the characters were just meh to me.
Ricky was okay, I suppose. I didn’t particularly feel anything for him and while the overall plot was quite humorous and engaging, I found Ricky lacking. There wasn’t much of a development for him and in fact, the development that was there seemed sporadic and random. It didn’t make much logical sense especially when he was first introduced as this depressive teen who was just about to commit suicide and then suddenly he became a Cupid but then within a few days, he manages to uncover this dangerous new Suicide and basically cause an upheaval in the Cupid world? It just seems a bit ridiculous and highly improbable to me.
I especially didn’t like Susan Sides. She was by far the most obvious character ever. She was needy, pretentious, annoying and extremely relentless. Her character seemed incredibly out of whack because she was “shy” yet she relentlessly followed her target around to seclude them from anyone else. I just didn’t really understand why her target would feel bad and essentially allow her to isolate them especially for the target who came after Ricky. Susan had just moved to a new school so it wasn’t as if this guy owed her anything. In fact, they literally just met so I didn’t understand the reasoning behind this guy and his inability to stand up for himself. The whole thing was just really irritating to me.
I did find the idea of Cupids to be interesting though. The Love cubes and how it nourishes the Cupids was a fun idea but I found the “Source” and the meditating to be somewhat cheesy. It was as if the author ran out of better ideas to really enhance the Cupid’s ability and decided that somehow “meditating” would be the key. And honestly, it was obvious that the Cupids were incredibly weak compared to the Suicides that I’m still surprised that they managed to win.
Overall, it was a funny read and I laughed a few times but that was it. The best part of this book was how short it was.
This was definitely one of the shorter books that I have read so far. It’s funny and entertaining but the characters were just meh to me.
Ricky was okay, I suppose. I didn’t particularly feel anything for him and while the overall plot was quite humorous and engaging, I found Ricky lacking. There wasn’t much of a development for him and in fact, the development that was there seemed sporadic and random. It didn’t make much logical sense especially when he was first introduced as this depressive teen who was just about to commit suicide and then suddenly he became a Cupid but then within a few days, he manages to uncover this dangerous new Suicide and basically cause an upheaval in the Cupid world? It just seems a bit ridiculous and highly improbable to me.
I especially didn’t like Susan Sides. She was by far the most obvious character ever. She was needy, pretentious, annoying and extremely relentless. Her character seemed incredibly out of whack because she was “shy” yet she relentlessly followed her target around to seclude them from anyone else. I just didn’t really understand why her target would feel bad and essentially allow her to isolate them especially for the target who came after Ricky. Susan had just moved to a new school so it wasn’t as if this guy owed her anything. In fact, they literally just met so I didn’t understand the reasoning behind this guy and his inability to stand up for himself. The whole thing was just really irritating to me.
I did find the idea of Cupids to be interesting though. The Love cubes and how it nourishes the Cupids was a fun idea but I found the “Source” and the meditating to be somewhat cheesy. It was as if the author ran out of better ideas to really enhance the Cupid’s ability and decided that somehow “meditating” would be the key. And honestly, it was obvious that the Cupids were incredibly weak compared to the Suicides that I’m still surprised that they managed to win.
Overall, it was a funny read and I laughed a few times but that was it. The best part of this book was how short it was.
September 18, 2011
From the author who says that he writes, “Far-Fetched Fiction,” comes yet another title that - although the story is more than a bit out ‘there’ - is also a story that is comical, fun, and teaches some extremely important lessons if you only give it a chance.
Ricky Fallon is a young man who was actually headed to a bridge one night to commit suicide. He wanted to just get out from under everything - especially his overly annoying friend, Susan. Talk about clingy - this girl would NOT leave Ricky alone for one minute during the day. Becky is Ricky’s girlfriend, yet he can hardly spend any time with her because Susan is ALWAYS there complaining about something. His mother ran out on Ricky, his dad, and his sister, and all Ricky’s dad ever tells him is to not “turn out like his mother.”
Once at the bridge though, Ricky has no desire whatsoever to end it all. Unfortunately, when he trips and falls, he really has no choice. Ricky is dead, and is suddenly in a world with a man named Bud - not a very nice guy to be around - who has placed him in an odd outfit with a red heart on the front and is training him to be a cupid. Ricky will be one of the ones to go back to earth and try to help others fall in love and find happiness. Ricky has a very bad attitude, and doesn’t understand why he has to do garbage like this - and work off his ‘bad’ karma before being allowed to go to the ‘big guy’ in the sky. But, Bud makes it very clear that Ricky has no choice.
Soon, Ricky is back in his hometown where he not only has to spread the love, but he also stumbles across evil beings called Suicides. These creatures are the ones that attach themselves to humans and take away their spirit, energy, and completely throw them into a depression (Think the ‘Dementors’ in Harry Potter). Soon it is the Cupids vs. the Suicides, and the reader will find themselves having a whole lot of fun.
I must say this is the Tim Burton of authors. Not a Master of Horror like Stephen King, but a quirky author with a whole heck of a lot of strange ideas that, when they hit paper, become stories that are seriously great adventures and totally memorable experiences. Have Fun With This One!
Ricky Fallon is a young man who was actually headed to a bridge one night to commit suicide. He wanted to just get out from under everything - especially his overly annoying friend, Susan. Talk about clingy - this girl would NOT leave Ricky alone for one minute during the day. Becky is Ricky’s girlfriend, yet he can hardly spend any time with her because Susan is ALWAYS there complaining about something. His mother ran out on Ricky, his dad, and his sister, and all Ricky’s dad ever tells him is to not “turn out like his mother.”
Once at the bridge though, Ricky has no desire whatsoever to end it all. Unfortunately, when he trips and falls, he really has no choice. Ricky is dead, and is suddenly in a world with a man named Bud - not a very nice guy to be around - who has placed him in an odd outfit with a red heart on the front and is training him to be a cupid. Ricky will be one of the ones to go back to earth and try to help others fall in love and find happiness. Ricky has a very bad attitude, and doesn’t understand why he has to do garbage like this - and work off his ‘bad’ karma before being allowed to go to the ‘big guy’ in the sky. But, Bud makes it very clear that Ricky has no choice.
Soon, Ricky is back in his hometown where he not only has to spread the love, but he also stumbles across evil beings called Suicides. These creatures are the ones that attach themselves to humans and take away their spirit, energy, and completely throw them into a depression (Think the ‘Dementors’ in Harry Potter). Soon it is the Cupids vs. the Suicides, and the reader will find themselves having a whole lot of fun.
I must say this is the Tim Burton of authors. Not a Master of Horror like Stephen King, but a quirky author with a whole heck of a lot of strange ideas that, when they hit paper, become stories that are seriously great adventures and totally memorable experiences. Have Fun With This One!
August 8, 2011
When he fell off the bridge to his death, he was assigned as a Cupid. Yeah, that’s right. He was going to make people fall in love. However, Ricky’s afterlife is anything but sweet. His boss, Louis, is not very nice. And a bunch of Suicides are after him. Fallon discovers a new form of Suicide and it is up to his new Love skills to save the girl of his dreams from a Suicide’s fate.
I love, love, love this book! It is one of my new favorites. At first, I wasn’t really sure I would like this strange book with a sarcastic attitude. But it definitely worked. This book is perfect for a quick summer read. It is simple, yet entertaining and it will keep you wanting more to the very end.
I’ve never read any of Timothy Carter’s previous works, and I might just have to because Carter created his characters so believable that I cannot get them out of my head. Fallon had an attitude, which I would have found annoying if it wasn’t for his circumstance. This depressed, suicidal boy dies and they make him Cupid. Well, isn’t that just frustrating for him. I was surprised how well he caught a hang of the inner workings of the job. Trina also had a bit of an attitude, but she came off very likable.
The plot was predictable at times. But the plot was so much fun, it didn’t seem to matter if I knew what was going to happen. Carter’s whole perspective of Love, how it is a source of food, was fantastic. I have never read a book about Cupids before and the plot was definitely original.
The ending was adorable. It was a beautiful, paranormal tale. I wished there was a bit more depth to the novel. Still it was amusing, hilarious, and entertaining. If you’re looking for something fun to read on the beach, you need to pick up The Cupid War.
Rating:
Cover: 4
Characters: 5
Writing Style: 5
Ending: 5
Plot: 4
Overall: 5
I love, love, love this book! It is one of my new favorites. At first, I wasn’t really sure I would like this strange book with a sarcastic attitude. But it definitely worked. This book is perfect for a quick summer read. It is simple, yet entertaining and it will keep you wanting more to the very end.
I’ve never read any of Timothy Carter’s previous works, and I might just have to because Carter created his characters so believable that I cannot get them out of my head. Fallon had an attitude, which I would have found annoying if it wasn’t for his circumstance. This depressed, suicidal boy dies and they make him Cupid. Well, isn’t that just frustrating for him. I was surprised how well he caught a hang of the inner workings of the job. Trina also had a bit of an attitude, but she came off very likable.
The plot was predictable at times. But the plot was so much fun, it didn’t seem to matter if I knew what was going to happen. Carter’s whole perspective of Love, how it is a source of food, was fantastic. I have never read a book about Cupids before and the plot was definitely original.
The ending was adorable. It was a beautiful, paranormal tale. I wished there was a bit more depth to the novel. Still it was amusing, hilarious, and entertaining. If you’re looking for something fun to read on the beach, you need to pick up The Cupid War.
Rating:
Cover: 4
Characters: 5
Writing Style: 5
Ending: 5
Plot: 4
Overall: 5
September 29, 2011
The Cupid War is a very unique novel with a quirky cast of characters and an unusual plot. While it wasn't everything I was hoping for, it was still a fun read.
The novel starts off in a very dark place with Fallon wanting to kill himself. After his accidental death, Fallon is thrown into the life of a Cupid, someone who must help people fall in love, a task he's not all to happy with. He soon discovers that without Cupids in the world, dark entities called Suicides would destroy the world of love. Part of his job is to make sure that doesn't happen.
At times Fallon can be quite unlikable, I think this has more to do with his circumstance then attitude but at times I felt he was too much of a smart mouth. Since the novel jumps ahead several times, it really feels as though Fallon masters his cupid training very fast and I actually would have preferred to see more of how he developed those skills.
I really enjoyed the character of Trina. I like how she has a bit of an attitude like Fallon but isn't as abrasive. My favorite parts of the novel were her and Fallon's interactions. The fact that she can hear him and the others Cupids allows for some really funny banter between the two.
Although I felt the plot was a bit too obvious, I still found it fun to read. I think the subject matter might turn some people off but I give the author a lot of credit for trying to tackle an issue which is quite sensitive to a lot of people. I think its lovely to think of a world where depression can be cause/explained by a supernatural creature.
The ending to the novel was surprisingly sweet and I'm glad the author tied up all the loose ends. The Cupid War is a quick, easy read for anyone looking for something a little bit funny, a little bit dark and a little bit different.
The novel starts off in a very dark place with Fallon wanting to kill himself. After his accidental death, Fallon is thrown into the life of a Cupid, someone who must help people fall in love, a task he's not all to happy with. He soon discovers that without Cupids in the world, dark entities called Suicides would destroy the world of love. Part of his job is to make sure that doesn't happen.
At times Fallon can be quite unlikable, I think this has more to do with his circumstance then attitude but at times I felt he was too much of a smart mouth. Since the novel jumps ahead several times, it really feels as though Fallon masters his cupid training very fast and I actually would have preferred to see more of how he developed those skills.
I really enjoyed the character of Trina. I like how she has a bit of an attitude like Fallon but isn't as abrasive. My favorite parts of the novel were her and Fallon's interactions. The fact that she can hear him and the others Cupids allows for some really funny banter between the two.
Although I felt the plot was a bit too obvious, I still found it fun to read. I think the subject matter might turn some people off but I give the author a lot of credit for trying to tackle an issue which is quite sensitive to a lot of people. I think its lovely to think of a world where depression can be cause/explained by a supernatural creature.
The ending to the novel was surprisingly sweet and I'm glad the author tied up all the loose ends. The Cupid War is a quick, easy read for anyone looking for something a little bit funny, a little bit dark and a little bit different.
August 29, 2011
I have to say that I'm pretty shocked at the lack of publicity and reviews for this book - especially considering just how good it is. Maybe it's the synopsis for the book or the actual subject matter. Whatever it is, it shouldn't be a deterrence because this book is one of the most entertaining reads that I have gotten my hands on this year.
One of the things I liked most about this book was the snarky attitude. There's definitely a lot of sass and it really works well in this story. Ricky has a bit of a gloom-and-doom lookout on life (or the lack there of) and, although it would probably be annoying coming from someone in an ordinary story, it really works well for Ricky and his unfortunate circumstances. Trina was also a character with a lot of sass and I fell in love with her almost immediately. She's definitely one of my favorite characters [aside from Ricky] in this novel.
The plot of this story was amazingly unique and well thought out, even if it was a little predictable at times. I think my only complaint to this entire book is that I felt there could have been more in the book - or maybe I was just having so much fun I wished there was more to enjoy? Either way, The Cupid War is an engaging yet light read that will keep you entertained from the very beginning to the very suiting ending. It's a definite recommendation from me to my paranormal YA readers.
One of the things I liked most about this book was the snarky attitude. There's definitely a lot of sass and it really works well in this story. Ricky has a bit of a gloom-and-doom lookout on life (or the lack there of) and, although it would probably be annoying coming from someone in an ordinary story, it really works well for Ricky and his unfortunate circumstances. Trina was also a character with a lot of sass and I fell in love with her almost immediately. She's definitely one of my favorite characters [aside from Ricky] in this novel.
The plot of this story was amazingly unique and well thought out, even if it was a little predictable at times. I think my only complaint to this entire book is that I felt there could have been more in the book - or maybe I was just having so much fun I wished there was more to enjoy? Either way, The Cupid War is an engaging yet light read that will keep you entertained from the very beginning to the very suiting ending. It's a definite recommendation from me to my paranormal YA readers.
April 3, 2016
All is fair in cupid war
The Cupid War is about a teenager named Ricky Fallon. Ricky likes to be called Fallon, because his mother called him Ricky and she left him. He wants to commit suicide, because his friend Susan Sides is causing him to lose his girlfriend and always complains to him about everything. He decides not to, but ends up falling to his death by accident. He becomes a cupid and helps high school students fall in love. Then he discovers that suicides, dead beings who feed off of despair and hopelessness, exist. The suicides can turn cupids into suicides. Does Ricky become a suicide, does something happen with a suicide, or does something even bigger happen? The book is about friendship and how sometimes who don't know who your friend really is. I enjoyed this book, because it talks about kids my age. I also liked it because it talked about how people don't always make the right decisions and how the truth always comes out. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about love, war, and hate. Also, if you like a little evil, this book is for you.
The Cupid War is about a teenager named Ricky Fallon. Ricky likes to be called Fallon, because his mother called him Ricky and she left him. He wants to commit suicide, because his friend Susan Sides is causing him to lose his girlfriend and always complains to him about everything. He decides not to, but ends up falling to his death by accident. He becomes a cupid and helps high school students fall in love. Then he discovers that suicides, dead beings who feed off of despair and hopelessness, exist. The suicides can turn cupids into suicides. Does Ricky become a suicide, does something happen with a suicide, or does something even bigger happen? The book is about friendship and how sometimes who don't know who your friend really is. I enjoyed this book, because it talks about kids my age. I also liked it because it talked about how people don't always make the right decisions and how the truth always comes out. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read about love, war, and hate. Also, if you like a little evil, this book is for you.
May 31, 2015
Wow. That's my only impression. it was a little cheesy and action packed and cute. I love the idea behind the cupids and how love between people comes to be. There were some twists and turns that came out of nowhere and although a little confusing seemed to fit the story. I would have liked to have seen a little more detail with this story bit I do like how it turned out. I was expecting a story filled with passion and romance...you know because of the title and all...but I was kinda pleasantly surprised that there was only so much love involved and intertwined with the talk of suicide and all. It was a little refreshing to find something leading you to believe it will only speak of love and actualy have it be this quirky and insightful book about self love, selflessness and love in general, really. It felt a little rushed and there could have been more done but overall it was a very nice book
January 1, 2013
I have no idea how I found out about this book, but I'm glad I did. The cupid concept in this book was pretty cool.
Fallon goes to the bridge to jump. He just can't go on any longer. It feels like his friend Susan is sucking the life out of him. He lost his other friends and his girlfriend because of her. As he is standing on the bridge, Fallon decides not to jump. There has to be a better way. When he stands up, he slips on his cell phone and falls anyway. (This isn't a spoiler, I promise). He enters the after-life, and that is when things get really interesting.
Fallon goes to the bridge to jump. He just can't go on any longer. It feels like his friend Susan is sucking the life out of him. He lost his other friends and his girlfriend because of her. As he is standing on the bridge, Fallon decides not to jump. There has to be a better way. When he stands up, he slips on his cell phone and falls anyway. (This isn't a spoiler, I promise). He enters the after-life, and that is when things get really interesting.
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March 15, 2012Ricky Fallon spends his afterlife as a Cupid, helping people fall in love. The job would be cool if it weren't for the dorky pink bodysuits, his jerky boss, and attacks from joy-sucking shadowy entities called Suicides. When Fallon discovers a dangerous new breed of Suicide, a terrific battle erupts. Can Ricky save the girl he's falling for? (This is not my review. I copy pasted it from someone else who wrote it. I kinda clicked the wrong thing and then realized after. Sorry original reviewer!)
September 9, 2016
Actually about a 2.5 star rating. I don't know what I think about this book. I do know I felt it was a little preachy. Mediation, the Source, God, love conquers evil... Was it funny in parts yes was I ready for this small book to end,yes. I definitely need to be sold on this book.
March 6, 2012
Astoundingly mediocre. It was a cute book, but it was all action. This was happening, and then that was happening, and then something else was happening. Not much development.
Read it if you have time and it's not that hard to get, but otherwise, it's not really necessary.
Read it if you have time and it's not that hard to get, but otherwise, it's not really necessary.
November 18, 2013
Hi all, This is a link to a ones man’s opinion video Review of the young adult novel The Cupid War by Timothy Carter Review by Stephen B. Pearl
Address: http://youtu.be/ZixNEu1Bwvk
Timothy Carter: www.timothycarterworld.com
Stephen B. Pearl: www.stephenpearl.com
Address: http://youtu.be/ZixNEu1Bwvk
Timothy Carter: www.timothycarterworld.com
Stephen B. Pearl: www.stephenpearl.com
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