A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow – Book Review

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.

No. of pages:- 319 pages

Date published:- November 10th 2020

Genre:- YA

Rating:-

Anyone cares about scones or tea? Or with a slight tint of Cuban flavor in it? Well, this book is just for you!

Meet Lila, who moves to England from Miami after her abrupt break up with her boyfriend Andreas, her Abeula’s (grandmother’s) death and her best friend Stephanie leaving to Ghana. Lila’s passion is to bake and cook and while helping with the inn by working in the kitchen making Cuban break and meal. While in the kitchen, she meets Orion, a British boy and initially they become friends and soon turned into something more romantic.

So let’s start with the ones I like about the book

–The description of the Cuban food, desserts, breads all made me feel hungry towards the end of the book!

–Like the budding romance and friendship between Lila and Orion.

–I like how Lila slowly adjusted herself to the life in England, getting used to the British slang and the life in the countryside.

–The ending was really cure

–The writing was good and I leaned so much about Cuban food and some Spanish words.

Now the things I didn’t like about the book.

–The book started slow making it a little boring initially at first.

Overall, surprising, I actually enjoyed reading this book–though the book started slow, the book eventually developed by the middle of the book.

Worth four stars!