My Thoughts:
I do love an enemies to friends, Capulets and Montague trope centered on dueling food establishments. Lari Ramires and Pedro Molina come from dueling bakeries in Olinda, Brazil. Lari's family runs Salt and Pedro's family runs Sugar, and although they are competing, and although their families have had disagreements for multiple generations, they must work together if they are going to survive the large chain grocery that is buying out all of the small businesses in town.
There are interesting subplots, including a connection between Lari's grandmother, Pedro's grandfather and Lari's father. There is so much anger and grief between the two mothers that the children, Lari and Pedro, are hiding their individual dreams from their families. Lari just wants to be a baker like her abuela, but her mom has always wanted her to go to business school so when she is forced to go to a cooking club where Pedro Molina is the president, she tries to hide her lack of cooking ability while also trying to learn from the other students. Pedro Molina goes to cooking school because he wants to take over the bakery. But his grandfather fears that Pedro will change the traditional recipes and ruin the bakery.
This is a predictable rom com with nice little complex twists. Read first or read later:
- A Phò Love Story by Loan Le
- Natalie Tan's Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim
- Café con Lychee by Emery Lee
From the Publisher:
The grandchildren of two rival Brazilian bakeries fall in love despite their families’ feud in this delicious debut rom-com perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Gloria Chao.
Trust neither thin-bottomed frying pans nor Molinas.
Lari Ramires has always known this to be true. In Olinda, Brazil, her family’s bakery, Salt, has been at war with the Molinas’ bakery across the street, Sugar, for generations. But Lari’s world turns upside down when her beloved grandmother passes away. On top of that, a big supermarket chain has moved to town, forcing many of the small businesses to close.
Determined to protect her home, Lari does the unthinkable—she works together with Pedro Molina to save both of their bakeries. Lari realizes she might not know Pedro as well as she thought—and she maybe even likes what she learns—but the question remains: Can a Ramires and a Molina truly trust one another?
Trust neither thin-bottomed frying pans nor Molinas.
Lari Ramires has always known this to be true. In Olinda, Brazil, her family’s bakery, Salt, has been at war with the Molinas’ bakery across the street, Sugar, for generations. But Lari’s world turns upside down when her beloved grandmother passes away. On top of that, a big supermarket chain has moved to town, forcing many of the small businesses to close.
Determined to protect her home, Lari does the unthinkable—she works together with Pedro Molina to save both of their bakeries. Lari realizes she might not know Pedro as well as she thought—and she maybe even likes what she learns—but the question remains: Can a Ramires and a Molina truly trust one another?
Publication Information:
Author: Rebecca Carvalho
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Publication date: November 1, 2022
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