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Call Sign: Cupid by M. Guida, Michael Anderle
2.0

Chelby has the emotional maturity of a 14 year old. Which became a huge disappointment. It had an interesting start but it went downhill pretty quickly.

Not only does her mood, and suspicions, go back and forth like crazy but there isn't a lot of logic behind it. Like "My one trainer didn't defend me against the other trainer when that trainer was scolding me for something I didn't do" Yes? AND? It's a coworker, and you did something that was against the rules. Of course you're going to loose points for it (they were doing a point system), it doesn't matter if you weren't at fault. You wanted to be an army brat, you know how these things go. It's about discipline. And then getting super mad at said trainer when that trainer told another trainer to test her on magic. Like.. YES? THAT'S WHY YOU'RE THERE NO?? To learn your magic and kick ass? (and let's not forget the repeat "oh no I can't do this thing with magic even tho I did it earlier")

And let's not forget the super hot super asshole dude she's drooling over, where she constantly goes "why is he so mean to me? is it because he thinks I'll take team leader?" repeat that 5 times. With an added of "oh he's not so bad" because being an asshole out of competition makes it okay?

And then said dude does a 160 in attitude change and now is going around BLUSHING at her with absolutely nothing happening between them for him to change his mind.

(he also had the emotional maturity of a 14 year old, kept giving her hateful looks for.. random ass things. Like a horse choosing her over him. Like that's her fault)

And let's not forget how this tomboy who didn't do make up, and was never the pretty one got double dared to go to the spa and pretty herself up and of course she did. Without blinking. Even got a bikini wax. Because not only was her ugly self hidden behind a glamour and she's really beautiful, but she needs that makeup for.. reasons. (yes it was the hot jerk who dared her, and I don't understand it. He goes from making fun of her for looking like a homeless elf to then later mocking her for being too dainty??)

There was very little consistency in this story, which was a huge disappointment. It's like the author wrote scenes at random and then just glued them together without actually reading the whole thing in one sitting.