A review by melindagallagher
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp

4.0

A thought-provoking story that makes you hungry! All Pen wants is to take over her father's restaurant in Austin, Tx, and cook and bake. Xander, the newest employee, is undocumented and looking for his father. The restaurant employees are like a big, dysfunctional, and messy family, as is the community. When Pen's father catches her in a lie, she has to move out and try to make it on her own. When Pen and Xander become romantically involved, they try to find ways to save the restaurant and the community from the menacing threat around them.