Book 12: Cupidity
Cupidity, by Caroline Goode
Summary:
Roman-mythology-obsessed Laura is about to begin her senior
year of high school, but feels inadequate because she has never had a
boyfriend. Feeling dramatic one night, she calls for Jupiter to send her a
boyfriend, unknowingly sending a message to the god Mercury. The Roman gods are
still around, but they have been semi-retired for years, and jump at the chance
to fill their old position. They send Cupid to Laura’s high school for 25 days disguised
as Cupidity, the hottest new girl possible, with the task to find Laura a
boyfriend.
Cupidity quickly befriends Laura and wreaks havoc among the
strict social cliques with her bow and arrows. Laura gets dragged on double
dates that result in creating the strangest couples that Laura has ever seen. This
makes Laura wonder about Cupidity, and figure out that she is really Cupid.
Laura sneaks a look at the bow and arrows … and accidentally shoots Cupidity
and one of the boys from school. Cupidity promptly loses all memories before
the high school – like that she is actually Cupid and not a girl. Immediately,
Laura panics, and she starts trying to find a way to reverse the love spells.
After speaking to Mercury, she embarks on a journey to find Venus, as she is
the only one who could do anything about it.
Eventually, she finds Venus and is able to convince her to
do something. They arrive back at the school on the night of the homecoming
dance where Cupidity has just been crowned Homecoming Queen. As the clock
strikes midnight, the disguise spell wears off, and Cupidity becomes Cupid
again. However, the love spell remains, and he believes he is still a mortal
high school student. Venus reverses the spell for all affected, but some of the
couples decide to remain together, showing Laura that true love does not have
to be with who you are “supposed” to be with based on cliques or types. With
the spell gone, Laura’s friend Peter realizes he is not in love with the head
cheerleader after all, and he and Laura get together.
