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Café Con Lychee by Emery Lee
4.0
I went into this book expecting a sweet romance between two protagonists as they work to save their respective stores, and that’s exactly what I got. That’s to say, this novel fully met my expectations.
Café Con Lychee
By Emery Lee
4/5⭐️
Queer rep: 2 gay protagonists
This novel follows two teenage boys, Theo and Gabi, as they work to save their parents’ ever-competing cafes from a new threat, a fusion café. The hatred between them soon converts to great friendship, and later a romance.
Both protagonists had problems to deal with. Theo felt like a disappointment (due to his being gay and lacking academic talent) who his parents weren’t proud of, especially compared to his perfect older brother Thomas, who barely appeared to help out at their café. When he heard that their manipulative uncle Greg, the owner of their building who had always looked down on Theo’s Chinese mother for marrying a Japanese man, was seriously threatening to convert the café into a spa, Theo devised a plan to sell trendy versions of their food at his school. Gabi, a clumsy academic boy with homophobic parents, soon begins to help Theo after learning that his parents’ café will be sold. I felt sorry for Gabi for having to hide his love of dance and his sexuality from his parents.
I really enjoyed this sweet, predictable book; and I highly recommend it to enjoyers of YA contemporary fiction.
Café Con Lychee
By Emery Lee
4/5⭐️
Queer rep: 2 gay protagonists
This novel follows two teenage boys, Theo and Gabi, as they work to save their parents’ ever-competing cafes from a new threat, a fusion café. The hatred between them soon converts to great friendship, and later a romance.
Both protagonists had problems to deal with. Theo felt like a disappointment (due to his being gay and lacking academic talent) who his parents weren’t proud of, especially compared to his perfect older brother Thomas, who barely appeared to help out at their café. When he heard that their manipulative uncle Greg, the owner of their building who had always looked down on Theo’s Chinese mother for marrying a Japanese man, was seriously threatening to convert the café into a spa, Theo devised a plan to sell trendy versions of their food at his school. Gabi, a clumsy academic boy with homophobic parents, soon begins to help Theo after learning that his parents’ café will be sold. I felt sorry for Gabi for having to hide his love of dance and his sexuality from his parents.
I really enjoyed this sweet, predictable book; and I highly recommend it to enjoyers of YA contemporary fiction.