Title: Q*Pid
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover Artist: Adrian Nicholas
Publication date: August 28, 2018
Length: 310 pages
Reviewed by Erin
Synopsis
Can a computer program understand love better than the human heart?
Archer, the AI at the dating service Q*pid, realizes humans don’t always make the best choices, so it begins making some unconventional choices for them.
Fox Kincade is the last of his group of friends to be single, so he’s delighted when he discovers a new match in his Q*pid app—one that, according to the new AI wizardry, should be the love of his life. Instead of the woman he’s expecting, he’s paired with Drew Larsen, a shy, somewhat nerdy PhD student who has also grown discouraged with romance.
Drew and Fox have little in common—aside from the fact that they’re both straight. Or so they thought. But as the guys get to know each other, they realize Archer might have the right idea. Their path isn’t smooth, because both need to overcome every idea they have about themselves and what true love might look like. But with the help of Archer—and some friends who have stuck with Fox and Drew through the thick and thin of their relationship trials—they might find their way into each other’s hearts.
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Review
An interesting premise coupled with an absolutely adorable cover
made picking up Q*pid by Xavier Mayne a no-brainer. Throw in an
eccentric old woman and an AI (artificial intelligence) named Archer and
I couldn't wait to dive into this book. Low angst, a super swoony slow
burn romance, and a cast of characters that are utterly delightful had me
smiling from beginning to end.
Fox Kincade
treats his dating life like a full-time job. He's got spreadsheets, a
get-to-know-me spiel that's a full six minutes long that he's practiced
until it flows naturally, and has check marks and has the percentage of
finding the "perfect" woman down to the decimal point. He's no nonsense
when it comes to finding the one and is bound and determined that he's
going to find her. When the opportunity comes about to take part in a
brand new pilot program on the Q*pid dating site, he jumps in with both
feet knowing that this is a chance he can't miss. Until Archer, the AI
running the dating algorithms decides that leaving things up to humans
might not be the best chance at love.
Drew
Larsen is having zero luck in the romance department. He keeps trying
and trying to meet a nice girl and well, he keeps striking out in the
worst ways. He's a struggling PhD student, a bit of a nerd and his
closest friend is his eccentric neighbor Mrs. Schwartzmann. He gets the
same invite as Fox to try out the new feature on Q*pid and figures he's
got nothing to lose by checking it out. The two wind up matched and
arrange a date, not knowing the other person is a man. And yeah, you
guessed it, when they find out when they meet, the sparks start to fly.
I
liked the friendship and chemistry between Fox and Drew. They were so
cute as they get to know one another, all the while questioning just how
it is that they seem so perfect for one another but struggle with the
fact that it's a guy they're attracted to you (classic gay-for-you trope
here) I definitely believed in the romance between the two men but the
sexual attraction I had a little harder time with. There was no question
that Fox and Drew genuinely liked one another but that red hot intense
sexual attraction was lacking. I had a little trouble liking Fox at
first, he's a hard nut to crack, but the farther along the book got, the
more I enjoyed him.
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