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teeclecticreads's review against another edition
4.0
First of all, I'm so grateful to Farah Heron and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this. It did not disappoint.
Such a sweet and feel-good read with great representation. I love how diverse the story was and how the plot moved along. I didn’t expect the identity reveal and it tied together soo perfectly. Plus who doesn’t love a good pastry-filled romance?
One thing that I loved that Samaya was that she had so many layers to her as a girl. She was a gamer who loved math and lived in a well-off family, while also caring way too much about what others thought of her and how they saw her. I don’t really like that she credits Daniel for the wake up call though when Cass was telling her the same things the whole time…but love I guess
Such a sweet and feel-good read with great representation. I love how diverse the story was and how the plot moved along. I didn’t expect the identity reveal and it tied together soo perfectly. Plus who doesn’t love a good pastry-filled romance?
One thing that I loved that Samaya was that she had so many layers to her as a girl. She was a gamer who loved math and lived in a well-off family, while also caring way too much about what others thought of her and how they saw her. I don’t really like that she credits Daniel for the wake up call though when Cass was telling her the same things the whole time…but love I guess
veronicalovestoread's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
morethanmylupus's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was such a cute read. My parents are immigrants from India so books in which people are navigating life as a second-gen are always of particular interest to me.
Things I loved:
- depiction of gamer culture (even though I'm not a gamer)
- reversal of gender stereotypes with who is a gamer and who is a baker
- non-binary representation
- cis males not winning everything
- diversity
- Daniel all around
- Yasmin! aww
Things I struggled with:
- Devin. in general. mostly because I know so many Indian men like him and so many aunties and uncles like his parents. and just... ugh.
This story was super cute and I highly recommend it!
Thank you to NetGalley and Skyscape for this ARC!
Things I loved:
- depiction of gamer culture (even though I'm not a gamer)
- reversal of gender stereotypes with who is a gamer and who is a baker
- non-binary representation
- cis males not winning everything
- diversity
- Daniel all around
- Yasmin! aww
Things I struggled with:
- Devin. in general. mostly because I know so many Indian men like him and so many aunties and uncles like his parents. and just... ugh.
This story was super cute and I highly recommend it!
Thank you to NetGalley and Skyscape for this ARC!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
joannecl's review against another edition
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
3.5
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