Honestly I have no idea what it was about this book that kept catching my attention, but I'm glad it did. It had many good aspects, but I did had a couple of problems with it. Arrows is short, around 250 pages, so I was able to read it in one sitting. Which is always fun. 
 The Good 
 - Gorzelanczyk did an excellent job creating likeable characters. The main protagonist, Karma, is a very sweet girl who just wants to follow her dream of dancing. She tries to be a good mother and is exhausted almost twenty four seven because she works so hard. 
 - The other hero, Aaryn, is less charming right off the bat. He's the son of the original Cupid (which makes him a god) and he shoots humans which love arrows. He accidentally shoots Karma but not her boyfriend, thus dooming her to a very one-sidedly devoted and toxic relationship, and doesn't seem to care. When the other cupids find about his mistake, though, he has to go back to earth and fix everything. The way he slowly falls in love with Karma is adorable. 
 - On the other end of the spectrum, the author did a good job making me hate Karma's boyfriend, Danny. The guy is a major jerk face. 
 - The pacing of the book is great, I never really got bored reading it. I also appreciated the fact that Karma had some genuinely good friends who helped and supported her with her baby and her life in general. There were definitely some mean girls present in Arrows, too, but thankfully not every other female in this novel was out get Karma. I'm really tired of seeing that trend in YA. 
 - I really liked the twist at the end. (view spoiler)[Specifically, I loved learning that it was possible for someone who'd been shot with a love arrow to break their own spell. As much as I liked Karma, sometimes I just wanted to shake her to get her to open her eyes about what kind of person Danny was. But sometimes you can only push a person so far, and when Karma finally reached her limit, I cheered. (hide spoiler)] 
 The Bad 
 - I really wish the magical/fantasy part of Arrows was more fleshed out. The lives of the gods and their existence in general is kind of just glossed over. 
 - The ending wrapped up a little too quickly for my tastes. (view spoiler)[I mean, one second Aaryn is on Mount Olympus arguing with his father and the other cupids about the way they treat love and use the arrows, and the next he's back on Earth as a human comforting Karma? His family decided to let him go that easily? Really? Honestly it just make all of Aaryn's worrying about being sent to the Blackout seem unnecessary, like he was never in any real danger. (hide spoiler)] 
 3.5 stars