Guava Flavored Lies

9:54

English language

Published Nov. 15, 2022 by Tantor Audio.

ISBN:
979-8-7650-8532-5
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All's Fair in Love and (Pastry) War

Sylvie Campos and Lauren Machado have hated each other since before they were born. For generations, the Campos and Machado families have blamed each other for stealing pastry recipes they claim their great-grandfathers originated before fleeing Castro's Cuba.

Having spent their lives as rivals, Lauren and Sylvie are now in their early thirties and primed to take over their respective family bakeries. That means working long, hot, seasons of outdoor food festivals where they are forced to endure each other—albeit with a lot of bantering and barb-trading. After all, no one knows how to get under Sylvie's skin like Lauren.

Sick of dealing with Lauren and her thieving family, Sylvie sets out to unmask the Machados for the traitors they are.

But when the truth is not what Sylvie expects, will the fiery exchanges between her and Lauren turn …

1 edition

Charming chemistry, annoying antagonism

4½⭐️

I enjoyed:

  • People taking the time to get to know each other
  • People connecting over shared interests
  • “Us against our families”

Not my jam:

  • So much sniping and antagonism
  • Asymmetric character growth

Also, Carrie Coello did a 5⭐️ job with the narration. The characters were easily distinct, and the energy was great.

Tags: #BIPOC #DualPOV #FamilyIssues #ForcedProximity #HalfUnavailable #HiddenRelationship #RivalsToLovers #SelfLoveIsHealthy #StructureMeetsWhimsy #ThirdPersonPOV

Subjects

  • Romance
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Contemporary