Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Penguin Teen Canada, published February 2 2021
Format: ebook
Pages: 336
Rating: 4/5 stars
Synopsis (from Goodreads):
To her friends, high school senior Liza Yang is nearly perfect. Smart, kind, and pretty, she dreams big and never shies away from a challenge. But to her mom, Liza is anything but. Compared to her older sister Jeannie, Liza is stubborn, rebellious, and worst of all, determined to push back against all of Mrs. Yang’s traditional values, especially when it comes to dating.
The one thing mother and daughter do agree on is their love of baking. Mrs. Yang is the owner of Houston’s popular Yin & Yang Bakery. With college just around the corner, Liza agrees to help out at the bakery’s annual junior competition to prove to her mom that she’s more than her rebellious tendencies once and for all. But when Liza arrives on the first day of the bake-off, she realizes there’s a catch: all of the contestants are young Asian American men her mother has handpicked for Liza to date.
The bachelorette situation Liza has found herself in is made even worse when she happens to be grudgingly attracted to one of the contestants; the stoic, impenetrable, annoyingly hot James Wong. As she battles against her feelings for James, and for her mother’s approval, Liza begins to realize there’s no tried and true recipe for love.
My Review:
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This book was super cute- I loved the characters, the baking challenge, and the romance. Liza loves to bake and she enjoys working at the bakery her parents own and run. She is set to help out with the baking challenge her parents put on every year, but this year turns out to have a surprise for Liza.
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I really liked Liza as a a main character. She is a great baker who wants to go to culinary school even though her parents want her to go for a more practical program. I liked how strong Liza was, and how she tried to toe the line between fighting for what she wants and be respectful to her parents. The contrast between Liza and her sister, Jeannie, was also well done. I always enjoy reading about siblings and how different they are.
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This book was filled with fun drama, friendships, romance, and boba!
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