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A review by lauren_miller
Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Note: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This is a super sweet contemporary YA romance that features a lot of my favorite things: France, sugar, falling in love, and theater. Was it a perfect combination? Not necessarily, but it was still pretty enjoyable.
Whitney is your stereotypical theater kid—confident, loud, and painfully unaware despite supposedly being self aware. She irritated me a bit in the beginning b/c she was so stereotypical, but that also probably means I would have really identified with her as a teenager, so I guess I have to give it a pass... And Thierry was just the right amount of grumpy for me, and such a romantic at heart!! That scene in Chocolat Doré was SO. CUTE. omg. Their chemistry felt very natural and warm to me. But that third act conflict?? Sorry, Whitney, but it was so. dramatic. for. no. reason.
And on a pedantic note, I really did not understand the author's baseline for Whitney's French. She uses some nearly intermediate phrases in the beginning, but then Thierry has to teach her the passé composé for avoir and être?? And while I loved the sense of improvement regarding her French, there is no way a high schooler with those basics would feel comfortable at a market alone, as she put it.... Admittedly, my French degree was out in full force and feeling VERY judgy during this read; she simply can't be tamed!!!
I think this is book is a lot of very light, easy fun, perfect for actual tweens and teenagers who may not have been to France and are itching to go; for everyone else (i.e., everyone older than 18), I'd probably recommend skipping.
3 out of 5 stars, ⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is a super sweet contemporary YA romance that features a lot of my favorite things: France, sugar, falling in love, and theater. Was it a perfect combination? Not necessarily, but it was still pretty enjoyable.
Whitney is your stereotypical theater kid—confident, loud, and painfully unaware despite supposedly being self aware. She irritated me a bit in the beginning b/c she was so stereotypical, but that also probably means I would have really identified with her as a teenager, so I guess I have to give it a pass... And Thierry was just the right amount of grumpy for me, and such a romantic at heart!! That scene in Chocolat Doré was SO. CUTE. omg. Their chemistry felt very natural and warm to me. But that third act conflict?? Sorry, Whitney, but it was so. dramatic. for. no. reason.
And on a pedantic note, I really did not understand the author's baseline for Whitney's French. She uses some nearly intermediate phrases in the beginning, but then Thierry has to teach her the passé composé for avoir and être?? And while I loved the sense of improvement regarding her French, there is no way a high schooler with those basics would feel comfortable at a market alone, as she put it.... Admittedly, my French degree was out in full force and feeling VERY judgy during this read; she simply can't be tamed!!!
I think this is book is a lot of very light, easy fun, perfect for actual tweens and teenagers who may not have been to France and are itching to go; for everyone else (i.e., everyone older than 18), I'd probably recommend skipping.
3 out of 5 stars, ⭐️⭐️⭐️