This charming urban fantasy is what you’d have if Terry Pratchett wrote The Good Place, following two agents of love ensnared in a plot to bring down the natural order of the world.
Not everything is down to Fate but, when it comes to love, the right people must collide to keep the world running to plan. Immortal cupids, known as Apollo agents, spend their afterlife matching up pre-destined couples to sign off their daily quota. Love cynic, Erron Grover, and hopeless romantic, Casey Hart, are two such agents based in London. They live an afterlife of luxury until several of their assignments result in a bizarre series of deaths.
Under heavy suspicion of involvement, their blossoming relationship begins to fray, but far worse, the unplanned deaths start to cause the very fabric of Fate to unravel. Faced with the collapse of civilisation, far too many geese and a few questionable soul reapers, the two men are forced to go on the run to solve the murders and save the world . . . along with their favourite jazz bar.

I was hooked from the minute I saw this being compared to The Good Place. I love The Good Place – and this definitely did have the same kind of vibe.

This was fun throughout, but with higher stakes than a ‘cosy fantasy’, and I’m hesitant to label it as such. It definitely had elements of cosy fantasy that we’re all loving at the moment – namely the lovable characters, romance side-plot and almost a found family feeling. But from the start, Acts of Cupidity holds no punches. We’re begin to see this world, so like our own, through the eyes of our witty and down-to-earth protagonist, Nikita, and the book blossoms to also follow Erron and Casey. I really loved the cast of characters we discovered along the way.

The ending felt a little rushed to me, but overall this book kept me compelled throughout and has that all-encompassing feeling that makes you want to read it and pick it up. The absurd parts made me laugh out loud (or at least chuckle to myself), the world felt rich and I just adored our characters. Such fun!

Thank you to the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

★★★★
3.5 out of 5 stars

-Beth

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