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Narrated by:
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Donnabella Mortel
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By:
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Sarah Smith
A PopSugar Must-Read for October!
In this finger-licking good rom-com, two is the perfect number of cooks in the kitchen.
Nikki DiMarco knew life wouldn’t be all sunshine and coconuts when she quit her dream job to help her mom serve up mouthwatering Filipino dishes to hungry beachgoers, but she didn’t expect the Maui food truck scene to be so eat-or-be-eaten - or the competition to be so smoking hot.
But Tiva’s Filipina Kusina has faced bigger road bumps than the arrival of Callum James. Nikki doesn’t care how delectable the British food truck owner is - he rudely set up shop next to her coveted beach parking spot. He’s stealing her customers and fanning the flames of a public feud that makes her see sparks.
The solution? Let the upcoming Maui Food Festival decide their fate. Winner keeps the spot. Loser pounds sand. But the longer their rivalry simmers, the more Nikki starts to see a different side of Callum...a sweet, protective side. Is she brave enough to call a truce? Or will trusting Callum with her heart mean jumping from the frying pan into the fire?
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Critic reviews
“This food truck romance serves up an enemies-to-lovers story that is spicy, salty and sweet. Delicious!” (Mia Hopkins, author of Thirsty)
"While the enemies-to-lovers romance is irresistible, it’s the sincere, well-developed characters and heart-tugging family dynamics that make this fulfilling love story stand out. This is a winner." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
Mabuhay Philippines....😍😍😍😇😇😇
This is a good read
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If you like Mariana Zapata's literary style, you'll enjoy this too. Both authors write exhaustively about insecure, indecisive heroines who win you over in the end.
The narrator was great and the British accent is passable, at least to this Midwestern girl.
Hallmark Channel'ish kinda enemies-to-lovers trope
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Another hit from Sarah Smith!
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Fun Cringe
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Frustrating
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Enjoyable
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The food!!
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Sappy
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While some cliches are expected in rom-coms, others should have been retired in the 80s. Take the schtick where Callum’s response to a man grabbing her arm is to caveman the guy’s head onto the bar… because real men go alpha and solve things with fists? And he saves cats and damsels whose cars breakdown. 🙄 And, he’s the bestest, most amazing, stupendous lover ever! 🙄 🙄 Add in a smattering of unnecessary F bombs, limp dialogue and an overdone food competition (yet another rom-com cliche) and this ended up being a chore to finish.
Promising start gives way to tedium
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