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So sorry this is going up late! The past week has been crazy as has this week so I hadn't gotten this post ready and then tonight I got a migraine. Fun times. 😐
Both of these are contemporary young adult books. The first one looks and sounds adorable. Plus I love mixing cultures and British accents, which I'm assuming the guy Lila meets will have. The second book is a retelling of Emma and since I'm a huge fan of hers and any retellings, I'm all for it! It also sounds just super cute. They're my picks this week...
Will you be reading either of these?
A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow
By Laura Taylor Namey
YA Contemporary
Hardcover & ebook, 320 Pages
October 6, 2020 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Summary
Love & Gelato meets Don’t Date Rosa Santos in this charming, heartfelt story following a Miami girl who unexpectedly finds love—and herself—in a small English town.
For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. The plan was 1) take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería, 2) move in with her best friend after graduation, and 3) live happily ever after with her boyfriend. But then the Trifecta happened, and everything—including Lila herself—fell apart.
Worried about Lila’s mental health, her parents make a new plan for her: Spend three months with family friends in Winchester, England, to relax and reset. But with the lack of sun, a grumpy inn cook, and a small town lacking Miami flavor (both in food and otherwise), what would be a dream trip for some feels more like a nightmare to Lila…until she meets Orion Maxwell.
A teashop clerk with troubles of his own, Orion is determined to help Lila out of her funk, and appoints himself as her personal tour guide. From Winchester’s drama-filled music scene to the sweeping English countryside, it isn’t long before Lila is not only charmed by Orion, but England itself. Soon a new future is beginning to form in Lila’s mind—one that would mean leaving everything she ever planned behind.
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The Code for Love and Heartbreak
By Jillian Cantor
YA Contemporary
Hardcover & ebook, 304 Pages
October 6, 2020 by Inkyard Press
Summary
In this contemporary romcom retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma by USA TODAY bestselling author Jillian Cantor, there’s nothing more complex—or unpredictable—than love.
When math genius Emma and her coding club co-president, George, are tasked with brainstorming a new project, The Code for Love is born.
George disapproves of Emma’s idea of creating a matchmaking app, accusing her of meddling in people’s lives. But all the happy new couples at school are proof that the app works. At least at first.
Emma’s code is flawless. So why is it that perfectly matched couples start breaking up, the wrong people keep falling for each other, and Emma’s own feelings defy any algorithm?
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Will you be reading either of these?
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