Only Everything by Kieran Scott
Series: True Love #1
Published by Simon & Schuster on May 6, 2014
Pages: 326
Format: eARC
Source: Edelweiss, Publisher
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Sometimes the gods can be so unreasonable.

Like Zeus, the king, who thinks the proper reaction to finding me kissing a mortal is to threaten my boyfriend Orion's life, banish me to Earth, and force me to inspire true love between three couples without my powers. I know! Elders! I'm Eros, a.k.a. Cupid. The Goddess of Love. Until this morning, anyway.

Now I'm stuck on Earth with no clue how to function as a human, and I can't even conjure up my magical bow and arrows to help me do my job. I've already met this amazing guy—Charlie, a new kid in school like me—but matching him up isn't as easy as I thought. Turns out opposites don't attract, nearly identicals don't attract, and giving a guy what he seems to want is just one big disaster. My sweet new friend Katrina might work, but she's got more complications than Medusa's hair, and a live-in boyfriend with a serious mean streak. Probably not the best idea to go there.

If I don't make a match, I may never see Orion again. I have so much to lose, and only everything to gain.

Only Everything, the latest from Kieran Scott, was unlike anything I’ve read before.  It’s a fun, fast-paced, romantic story that will have readers rooting for not only Eros but the couples she’s trying to match up.

Eros is a bit cocky, kind of dumb, and a lot weird, but she’s also a lot of fun.  She’s never been to Earth for more than a few days at a time so she really has no clue how to act when she’s forced to Earth for the duration of time it takes for her to make three true love matches.  She dresses in the weirdest outfits, she forgets that she has to eat, she doesn’t realize that if she drinks a ton of wine she’ll get a major hangover, and she tends to think that stealing is okay because everyone should share anyway.  It definitely makes for some laugh out loud moments throughout the course of the book.

It’s not all Eros’ story though.  Both Charlie and Katrina have a major role in the book as well.  Katrina is lost without her dad and she could care less about what anyone thinks of her.  Her mom has pretty much checked out of her life so she spends most of her time living with her boyfriend, an older guy who is a total jerk.  Katrina doesn’t know what she wants out of life or love but Eros is pretty sure she knows who Katrina’s perfect match really is.  Charlie is Eros’ only friend for a while.  He’s the new guy in school and Eros takes it upon herself to find him a girlfriend to help him fit in.  He really doesn’t need help fitting in but he’s a nice guy so he lets Eros have her way.  The dates she sets him up on are quite funny and while Charlie is forced to go through some crazy stuff, he realizes that Eros is just trying to be a friend to him.

Only Everything is not just about romance though.  Both Katrina and Charlie have things going on in their home lives that they have to face throughout the course of the book.  The family drama really added another layer to the story.  Eros also had her own family drama.  Her mom, Aphrodite, was banished to Earth with her and it put a real strain on their relationship.  They both had to learn how to act like humans and how to get past their own drama to work together to get home.  There was really a lot more to this story than I expected.

The romance was a big part of the story though.  It was a slow building romance that I loved.  Charlie and Katrina are drawn to each other from the start but they both have things going on in their lives that prevent them from being together.  They slowly build up a friendship and from there it’s just a matter of time before they realize how they really feel about each other.  They were super cute together even when they were at their awkward maybe friends, maybe more stage.

Overall, Only Everything is another wonderful read from Kieran Scott.  Check this one out but be warned that the cliffhanger ending just might kill you.  I need the next book now!

What others are saying about Only Everything:

The Reader Bee’s review: “I enjoyed reading the history of Eros, and I’m super curious now to know more.”

Kimberlyfaye Reads’ review: “Only Everything wasn’t overly romantic, but had some very sweet scenes, particularly in True’s flashbacks, that I thoroughly enjoyed.”

Fic Fare’s review: “Only Everything by Kieran Scott had a slow start for me but I have to say, once it started moving a bit faster, I found myself enjoying the story.”