blazeofredreads 's review for:

Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
4.0
dark mysterious reflective 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

A really solid book, very impressive for a debut. The concept was brilliant and I loved all of the descriptions of the food and cooking. Kostya was a great main character, but I never really quite bought the relationship between him and Maura maybe because it felt like it didn’t have much build up and there wasn’t enough focus on how their relationship was beyond the physical. It just felt a bit teenage-crush to me.