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A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
5 reviews
hmetwade's review
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Grief, Dementia, Self harm, and Terminal illness
shadowmaster13's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness and Death
Minor: Self harm
blackveilbeccy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The pace of this was very slow and I felt rather disconnected from both the main character and the love interest. I did like the new friendship group and a lot of the side characters. I found the “emotional recipes” an annoying quirk in the writing. The cooking theme was enjoyable. This was just okay.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, and Dementia
Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Stalking, Abandonment, Self harm, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Cursing
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness
frantic_vampire's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
This book is a love letter to baking and complicated family dynamics. I loved the duality of this book, the warmth and humidity of Miami and the cool rains of Winchester. The hurt feelings and giving yourself permission to move on. The love for one city being exchanged for another. It was just lovely and I want to revel within its pages.
I loved Lila as the main characters. She was fiery and sweet and stubborn. I liked that she could be so mad at her family but still love them to the ends of the earth. I also really liked the point in this book where she started to see why her family sent her to England. And when she saw a little bit of herself in Flora? I was done for.
This book just hit all the right buttons for me. I want to visit Lila’s Miami and Winchester. I want to have tea with Orion, bake with Lila and Flora, and listen to Jules and her band. I really loved this book and will definitely be back for a reread. A Cuban Girls Guide to Tea and Tomorrow is getting a four stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Dementia, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Self harm, Alcohol, and Death of parent
The self harm tag is for Lila’s running 20 miles until she literally collapsed The death of a parent tag is for Lil’s grandmother instead of a parent The dementia and terminal illness tags are for Orion’s motherbookrecsbyjess's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
This story was really cute!
I LOVED Orion and how charming he was. Him and Lila were so cute together. They had such great mini adventures around England.
The food aspect of this book made me so hungry. I loved reading about Lila's culture and family in Miami as well as seeing her passion for cooking throughout the story.
I felt bad for both characters and the tragedies they were both dealing with in their lives.
The reason that I am only giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is because there were a lot of cheesy parts, and I didn't completely love Lila as a character. I found her to be quite prideful when it came to her baking skills.
I did however like how much Lila got along with Orion and his friends.
The ending wrapped up the story nicely, and I just love how sweet Orion was. Overall, a very good story with a lovely setting.
I LOVED Orion and how charming he was. Him and Lila were so cute together. They had such great mini adventures around England.
The food aspect of this book made me so hungry. I loved reading about Lila's culture and family in Miami as well as seeing her passion for cooking throughout the story.
I felt bad for both characters and the tragedies they were both dealing with in their lives.
The reason that I am only giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is because there were a lot of cheesy parts, and I didn't completely love Lila as a character. I found her to be quite prideful when it came to her baking skills.
I did however like how much Lila got along with Orion and his friends.
The ending wrapped up the story nicely, and I just love how sweet Orion was. Overall, a very good story with a lovely setting.
Content Warnings
Minor: Terminal illness and Death
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