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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was an entertaining YA foodie romance that sees French teen Margot, obsessing over the boy she kissed in Paris and promised to meet up with in NYC. When she moves across the globe to work in a restaurant, Margot never imagines she'd end up falling for her co-worker or have trouble finding the one who got away. Perfect for fans of A Cuban girl's guide to tea and tomorrow. Great on audio narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs. Much thanks to @prhaudio for the complimentary ALC!!
Honestly wasn't terrible, but I think it just wasn't for me. It was painfully predictable and also frustrating. I didn't connect with the main character and didn't love the writing style. But I think it's just my personal preference and someone else would definitely enjoy this book!
This put a smile on my face. I loved the way Margot falls in love with New York City. I loved the relationship she has with her parents and Luz. I loved Miguel.
I picked up Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau's French Kissing in New York because it was described as being perfect for fans of Netflix's Emily in Paris. I love Emily in Paris for its escapist qualities, which is exactly what I enjoyed about this YA novel featuring an aspiring French chef who spends one perfect evening in Paris with the most swoon-worthy boy, and who then moves to New York City one year later to reconnect with him, the love of her life, and pursue the career of her dreams, working in a NYC kitchen.
Margot has always had a serious crush on New York City. She can't wait to finish high school so that she can move away from her home in the quiet countryside of France and start her real life in the Big Apple. The summer before her last year of school, she meets the boy of her dreams one night and wiles away the hours walking the streets of Paris with him and falling in love. Zach is headed off on a trip around the world and Margot still has to finish up her final year of school, but they set a date one year in advance to reconnect in Times Square once Margot has settled into her new life in the city. Of course, being teenagers swept up in the romance of things, they agree to not exchange phone numbers, instead leaving their budding relationship to fate. They WILL see each other again ... August 1 at midnight on the Time Square bleachers, bottom right.
Although Margot is a wiz in the kitchen, she has certainly cooked up a recipe for disaster. As you can rightly assume, everything does not go according to plan one year later, sending both Margot, her family and friends, and us readers on an epic quest through New York City on a mission to find Zach! French Kissing in New York follows Margot as she starts her new life in the City that Never Sleeps, embarking on a career at a bustling Manhattan restaurant, helping her dad prep for his upcoming wedding, and making new friends along the way.
If you have ever wanted to be swept up in the fairytale of finding first love in New York City, pick up this book! Margot is a completely wide-eyed and innocent teenager who experiences life in full color, taking in the sights and the sounds of the city while never giving up hope that she will reconnect with Zach. While Margot's naiveté was a bit grating to this adult reader, she does demonstrate considerable character growth throughout the course of this book, growing in a more mature version of herself by the end.
French Kissing in New York is a really fun read with the Zach quest making it all the more entertaining. When you consider the vast improbability of finding a person in a city as large as New York, the task feels daunting, but as they say, love always wins.
Margot has always had a serious crush on New York City. She can't wait to finish high school so that she can move away from her home in the quiet countryside of France and start her real life in the Big Apple. The summer before her last year of school, she meets the boy of her dreams one night and wiles away the hours walking the streets of Paris with him and falling in love. Zach is headed off on a trip around the world and Margot still has to finish up her final year of school, but they set a date one year in advance to reconnect in Times Square once Margot has settled into her new life in the city. Of course, being teenagers swept up in the romance of things, they agree to not exchange phone numbers, instead leaving their budding relationship to fate. They WILL see each other again ... August 1 at midnight on the Time Square bleachers, bottom right.
Although Margot is a wiz in the kitchen, she has certainly cooked up a recipe for disaster. As you can rightly assume, everything does not go according to plan one year later, sending both Margot, her family and friends, and us readers on an epic quest through New York City on a mission to find Zach! French Kissing in New York follows Margot as she starts her new life in the City that Never Sleeps, embarking on a career at a bustling Manhattan restaurant, helping her dad prep for his upcoming wedding, and making new friends along the way.
If you have ever wanted to be swept up in the fairytale of finding first love in New York City, pick up this book! Margot is a completely wide-eyed and innocent teenager who experiences life in full color, taking in the sights and the sounds of the city while never giving up hope that she will reconnect with Zach. While Margot's naiveté was a bit grating to this adult reader, she does demonstrate considerable character growth throughout the course of this book, growing in a more mature version of herself by the end.
French Kissing in New York is a really fun read with the Zach quest making it all the more entertaining. When you consider the vast improbability of finding a person in a city as large as New York, the task feels daunting, but as they say, love always wins.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
SYNOPSIS: A magical evening in Paris, a whirlwind of feelings, and a promise that if the fates allow... they'll meet again. Margot is now in NYC one year later, ready to get to work on the culinary scene, and hopefully find her way back to Zach, her destined lover. Desperate to find him, she enlists the help of a coworker (hi Ben!) and they take to the city to find her fated mate... but is all really love and rainbows, when a year has passed?
COVER: First off, I have to rave about this beautiful cover as it is what led me to this book! I LOVE it, especially the handwriting title.
MY FEELS: This book was so cute, and was one of those books that feels like a romcom on a page, waiting to be brought to life on screen. It's highly cinematic, romantic, and entertaining. I devoured it in 2 days, while traveling!
4/5 Stars
[Gifted by Delacorte Press and Netgalley - thank you! All opinions are my own.]
COVER: First off, I have to rave about this beautiful cover as it is what led me to this book! I LOVE it, especially the handwriting title.
MY FEELS: This book was so cute, and was one of those books that feels like a romcom on a page, waiting to be brought to life on screen. It's highly cinematic, romantic, and entertaining. I devoured it in 2 days, while traveling!
4/5 Stars
[Gifted by Delacorte Press and Netgalley - thank you! All opinions are my own.]
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was good but I expected it to be wow.
I loved Kisses and croissants so much,of course I had high expectations for this one!
I did like most of the characters (loved Luz and Ben) and the plot had great potential, but to me, it fell flat.
It had parts that was similar to Better than the movies, and I didn’t like that very much either. I think that people that love BTTM could possibly love this one too because this book was just another version of BTTM.
I liked that I could relate to Margot a lot tho since I’m romanticizing and expecting/hoping for things out of my power! I could relate to her when this big event happened and it felt like her whole world was crumbling and her whole life was over too.
I loved her adventures with Ben (just not the reason behind them that much)! I loved the ending of it tho!
I loved Kisses and croissants so much,of course I had high expectations for this one!
I did like most of the characters (loved Luz and Ben) and the plot had great potential, but to me, it fell flat.
It had parts that was similar to Better than the movies, and I didn’t like that very much either. I think that people that love BTTM could possibly love this one too because this book was just another version of BTTM.
I liked that I could relate to Margot a lot tho since I’m romanticizing and expecting/hoping for things out of my power! I could relate to her when this big event happened and it felt like her whole world was crumbling and her whole life was over too.
I loved her adventures with Ben (just not the reason behind them that much)! I loved the ending of it tho!