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juliarose54's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ana27734's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
srgreen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
belle13's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Amount of spice:🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
❤️Sapphic Romance
❤️Set in Edinburgh
❤️Baking Competition
❤️Super Sexy
❤️There’s Only One Bed
❤️Dominican MCs
❤️Holiday Romance
I finished this in one day because it was just so much fun! It was really easy to listen to and the narrator was fantastic. It was also very sexy and very smutty (in the best way). I loved the whole Edinburgh during the holidays, cosy baking competition vibe and I was hungry the whole time.
This would have been a five star read if it wasn’t for a few small issues. I wasn’t a fan of the fact that one of the MCs immediately judged another woman based on looks, her internal misogyny was showing and it wasn’t a great look on her. The other issue was the fact that I found the narration a little confusing in that it was sometimes hard to tell whose POV it was. Their internal monologues were almost too similar so I got a little lost.
I would recommend it if you want a quick, sexy sapphic novella that will have you blushing the whole time.
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
❤️Sapphic Romance
❤️Set in Edinburgh
❤️Baking Competition
❤️Super Sexy
❤️There’s Only One Bed
❤️Dominican MCs
❤️Holiday Romance
I finished this in one day because it was just so much fun! It was really easy to listen to and the narrator was fantastic. It was also very sexy and very smutty (in the best way). I loved the whole Edinburgh during the holidays, cosy baking competition vibe and I was hungry the whole time.
This would have been a five star read if it wasn’t for a few small issues. I wasn’t a fan of the fact that one of the MCs immediately judged another woman based on looks, her internal misogyny was showing and it wasn’t a great look on her. The other issue was the fact that I found the narration a little confusing in that it was sometimes hard to tell whose POV it was. Their internal monologues were almost too similar so I got a little lost.
I would recommend it if you want a quick, sexy sapphic novella that will have you blushing the whole time.
thisboricuareader's review against another edition
5.0
This was so fucking cute. Like I was screaming and crying and loving this. It definitely hit the spot and is a great way to start pride month 2024. These two were obsessed with each other while at the same time wanting to won the competition.
heabooknerd's review against another edition
3.0
MANGOS AND MISTLETOE was a really cute and fun read filled with delicious baked goods. I've never really watched a baking competition show but I liked the set up for how our heroines meet. To make matters even more interesting, there's a mix up at the hotel and Sully and Kiskeya are forced to share a room and a bed during their week long competition.
Overall, I liked the story but it just doesn't stand out for me and some of this might be the novella format because everything felt a bit rushed to move the story along. Sully and Kiskeya were both really enjoyable characters and while they're both Dominican, they have very different life experiences. This is the source of most of the tension in the story because Kiskeya is all about minimizing her cultural roots because of bad experiences and Sully is all about proudly blasting her culture. This dynamic of showing how a person's culture can be both positive and negative in their life was probably my favorite part of the story because it felt so real. This was only my second book by Adriana Herrera but I'm looking forward to more.
Overall, I liked the story but it just doesn't stand out for me and some of this might be the novella format because everything felt a bit rushed to move the story along. Sully and Kiskeya were both really enjoyable characters and while they're both Dominican, they have very different life experiences. This is the source of most of the tension in the story because Kiskeya is all about minimizing her cultural roots because of bad experiences and Sully is all about proudly blasting her culture. This dynamic of showing how a person's culture can be both positive and negative in their life was probably my favorite part of the story because it felt so real. This was only my second book by Adriana Herrera but I'm looking forward to more.
sarahboudereads's review against another edition
2.0
Not impressed by the writing and the dialogues were so cringe but it did the job.
bookschaosnart's review against another edition
4.0
A fun novella with a hate to love trope while doing justice to the various immigrant stories (nobody is all the same) while at the same time allowing us to all fun baking shows. Each of the main characters is strong willed but willing to bend as they learn about each other and themselves. Quality work once again by the author.
miss_majuu's review against another edition
3.0
A very fun baking and sapphic romance. For my personal taste it was too smutty and not enough build-up.