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French Kissing in New York
by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau
I picked up Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau's French Kissing in New York because it was described as being perfect for fans of Netflix's Emily in Paris. I love Emily in Paris for its escapist qualities, which is exactly what I enjoyed about this YA novel featuring an aspiring French chef who spends one perfect evening in Paris with the most swoon-worthy boy, and who then moves to New York City one year later to reconnect with him, the love of her life, and pursue the career of her dreams, working in a NYC kitchen.
Margot has always had a serious crush on New York City. She can't wait to finish high school so that she can move away from her home in the quiet countryside of France and start her real life in the Big Apple. The summer before her last year of school, she meets the boy of her dreams one night and wiles away the hours walking the streets of Paris with him and falling in love. Zach is headed off on a trip around the world and Margot still has to finish up her final year of school, but they set a date one year in advance to reconnect in Times Square once Margot has settled into her new life in the city. Of course, being teenagers swept up in the romance of things, they agree to not exchange phone numbers, instead leaving their budding relationship to fate. They WILL see each other again ... August 1 at midnight on the Time Square bleachers, bottom right.
Although Margot is a wiz in the kitchen, she has certainly cooked up a recipe for disaster. As you can rightly assume, everything does not go according to plan one year later, sending both Margot, her family and friends, and us readers on an epic quest through New York City on a mission to find Zach! French Kissing in New York follows Margot as she starts her new life in the City that Never Sleeps, embarking on a career at a bustling Manhattan restaurant, helping her dad prep for his upcoming wedding, and making new friends along the way.
If you have ever wanted to be swept up in the fairytale of finding first love in New York City, pick up this book! Margot is a completely wide-eyed and innocent teenager who experiences life in full color, taking in the sights and the sounds of the city while never giving up hope that she will reconnect with Zach. While Margot's naiveté was a bit grating to this adult reader, she does demonstrate considerable character growth throughout the course of this book, growing in a more mature version of herself by the end.
French Kissing in New York is a really fun read with the Zach quest making it all the more entertaining. When you consider the vast improbability of finding a person in a city as large as New York, the task feels daunting, but as they say, love always wins.
Margot has always had a serious crush on New York City. She can't wait to finish high school so that she can move away from her home in the quiet countryside of France and start her real life in the Big Apple. The summer before her last year of school, she meets the boy of her dreams one night and wiles away the hours walking the streets of Paris with him and falling in love. Zach is headed off on a trip around the world and Margot still has to finish up her final year of school, but they set a date one year in advance to reconnect in Times Square once Margot has settled into her new life in the city. Of course, being teenagers swept up in the romance of things, they agree to not exchange phone numbers, instead leaving their budding relationship to fate. They WILL see each other again ... August 1 at midnight on the Time Square bleachers, bottom right.
Although Margot is a wiz in the kitchen, she has certainly cooked up a recipe for disaster. As you can rightly assume, everything does not go according to plan one year later, sending both Margot, her family and friends, and us readers on an epic quest through New York City on a mission to find Zach! French Kissing in New York follows Margot as she starts her new life in the City that Never Sleeps, embarking on a career at a bustling Manhattan restaurant, helping her dad prep for his upcoming wedding, and making new friends along the way.
If you have ever wanted to be swept up in the fairytale of finding first love in New York City, pick up this book! Margot is a completely wide-eyed and innocent teenager who experiences life in full color, taking in the sights and the sounds of the city while never giving up hope that she will reconnect with Zach. While Margot's naiveté was a bit grating to this adult reader, she does demonstrate considerable character growth throughout the course of this book, growing in a more mature version of herself by the end.
French Kissing in New York is a really fun read with the Zach quest making it all the more entertaining. When you consider the vast improbability of finding a person in a city as large as New York, the task feels daunting, but as they say, love always wins.