A review by readwithkait
Takes One to Know One by Lissette Decos

4.5

 

I loved this book! Before I even had finished I texted several friends to tell them to pick this up. 

 

From the very beginning, I was immediately pulled into the story, and I had a hard time putting this book down. The setting (Culebra in Puerto Rico) is so well described, I felt like I could picture everywhere they’re going. The author took the same care into the food - I had to google a few items, and immediately try to find a restaurant near me where I could try them. 

 

There’s some Spanish in this book, but the author did a great job of weaving it into the story - despite not speaking Spanish, I didn’t feel like I was missing anything - it only added to the culture. 

 

The side characters are all well flushed out, and felt really real as well. I was rooting for every single person in this story. 

 

I do think for being billed a romance, there’s not actually a lot of romance in this story, but I loved it anyways. 

 

I was provided a complimentary ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.