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A review by sophiesometimesreads
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
emotional
funny
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
3.75
This was a very cute book and I particularly liked the ending, I did get a little emotional over it after all. It also made me really want cake and fresh bread.
The character growth was really good and I liked Lila’s personal journey to find herself but also in finding Orion. The side characters were really good too. In saying this, I did find it took me a while to really connect with them all, except for Orion who I adored from the start.
The storyline was relatively simple and predictable but it was still enjoyable. I did keep forgetting about a couple of the little sub plots through the story but did enjoy how most of them sort of came back around and tied into the main storyline by the end.
Some of the prose was unnecessarily complicated. The way some of the sentences were structured confused me a bit and interrupted the flow of the story, though I did read a chunk of this on my breaks on night shift so maybe it this was influenced by the inability of my brain to do much at 3 am.
Overall, a cute read that was enjoyable but nothing super groundbreaking. I’m looking forward to the movie though (and can 100% see Kit Connor as Orion).
The character growth was really good and I liked Lila’s personal journey to find herself but also in finding Orion. The side characters were really good too. In saying this, I did find it took me a while to really connect with them all, except for Orion who I adored from the start.
The storyline was relatively simple and predictable but it was still enjoyable. I did keep forgetting about a couple of the little sub plots through the story but did enjoy how most of them sort of came back around and tied into the main storyline by the end.
Some of the prose was unnecessarily complicated. The way some of the sentences were structured confused me a bit and interrupted the flow of the story, though I did read a chunk of this on my breaks on night shift so maybe it this was influenced by the inability of my brain to do much at 3 am.
Overall, a cute read that was enjoyable but nothing super groundbreaking. I’m looking forward to the movie though (and can 100% see Kit Connor as Orion).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Dementia
Minor: Grief