Funny, sweet, and a little bit sexy, this book tells the love story of two helplessly stubborn people. I loved the characters even when they were making complete asses of themselves and the plot, while ridiculous, was amusing. The grandparents were a riot - I wanted to meet these old men. Also, I think the writing style is really beautiful. I had a hard time putting this book down once I started it. 

We love a good childhood friends to enemies to lovers romance. The scheming octogenarians were just the icing on the cake for this one. Didn't love the majority of the "supporting" cast of characters (other than Papo and Saint) which is what makes this one a 3.75/5 for me. I don't necessarily know that I will be reading the rest of the series.

I went into this book with little to no expectations after a month long reading slump. I read this on Audible and was pleasantly surprised at how much I ended up liking it! 

There's a friends to enemies to fake dating trope. Not a trope I tend to like, but I actually enjoyed this one. The first few chapters are kind of slow, but it really picks up at about chapter 3-4 and keeps getting better and better as it unfolds. 

I LOVED the background setting and intermingle of interracial culture with food and drinks. As well as the mix of both English, Spanglish and Spanish accents of the characters. The narrator was phenomenal! 

It does tackle some heavy topics of childhood and generational trauma but does it in a way that doesn't weigh you down and keeps the overall vibe lighthearted. 
It also follows some typical Latin family stereotypes but also seeks to correct them. 

Overall this was an unexpected, but very fun read. Sentimental and deep while being lightheaded, full of warmth, spice and heart! 

I liked how fleshed out the characters were, I liked how laugh out loud funny it was, I liked the second chance romance aspect, I liked the pumpkin patch scene, and although it makes my heart hurt (and I hope it gets resolved later on if this turns into a series) I like the realistic aspect of what happened with Sofi. I liked the heart and culture and FOOD behind this book. Really enjoyable read!