Salt and Sugar by Rebecca Carvalho Published by Harlequin on November 1, 2022
Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Cooking & Food, Young Adult Fiction / Diversity & Multicultural, Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
Pages: 304
Format: ARC, eBook
Source: NetGalley
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?
My Review
To start out I want to thank NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. I initially requested this book because of the cute cover and the idea of two rival bakeries. This story is your typical enemies-to-lovers trope with two teenage kids from rival families who just happen to own two bakeries across the road from one another. I found the storyline to be entertaining and the food descriptions to be mouth-watering. I very much enjoyed how the two teenagers discovered that they were more alike than they were different and their desire to bring the families together. I think one of my favorite parts of the story though was learning about the adult’s pasts and why the feud was carried on throughout generations.
This is for sure in my opinion a YA novel but can still be enjoyed by adults. If you are looking for a cute enemies-to-lovers story with wonderful food writing then give this book a try. All of the words written in this review are entirely my own and again I just want to thank NetGalley for this ARC.