It's strange that only Africa continues to be named by the continent all through the book but the little towns and cities in London and Miami are properly named. While she wandered around with Orion it did read a little like a tour guide manual at times with information garnered from the internet rather than experience. The landscaping sounds accurate though I’m not from the south but that’s believable but I don’t know many British who are obsessed with figs in desserts like the book implies and we don’t have “afternoon tea” everyday.

Leaning over the sill, I peer just over treetops into a walled church courtyard that bumps closely against my side of the Owl and Crow. I enjoyed The Library Of Lost Things, but it wasn’t a book that I fell head over heels in love with. 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.This book feels like a hug, like a cup of a favorite cup of tea, like something full of sugar, but not too much sugar. Baking is a big part of who Lila is which definitely leaves you craving delicious desserts, pastries and treats.

I just loved her so much and found myself relating to her and her struggles every now and then, which made this read even more of a hit, for me. Del Castillo is known for her role as Teresa Mendoza in Telemundo’s La Reina del Sur and has also appeared on shows including Mr.

However, as Lila starts finding her footing in the England atmosphere and using her impressive baking skills to keep herself busy, she soon realizes that she may not want to leave as soon as she thought. In fact, when Orion takes Lila to visit his mother in the dementia facility, it’s all about how traumatic and hard it is for Lila. Flour, butter, and sugar are only platforms for other flavors—spices and extracts, fruit and cream and chocolate.

She hasn’t turned Abuela’s bedroom into a guest room yet, or moved her worn garden clogs from the patio. so while this wasn't necessarily a favorite for me, I think that if you like YA romance, this is a pretty perfect example of the genre and I do recommend! However, something about this book just didn't wow me the way that it seems to have wowed everyone else? TRIGGER WARNINGS:grief, death of a grandparent (grandmother, off-page), dementia, underage drinking, gaslighting, mention of self-harm.There, Lila meets some new young people – including the appealing Orion, whose dad owns a tea company – and has to figure out who she is away from the family and city that have given her life its structure.

I read and loved Laura Taylor Namey’s debut, The Library of Lost Things and knew I could enjoy this new book, as well. Her pursed lips, cocked hip, and challenging eyes hail straight from the Cate I remember from the Wallaces’ last Miami trip. The words rush out of me, outrunning countless Miami echoes and Cuban roots, and everything I packed in my bag for this cold, foreign place.

Her fiery passion might be also the reason of 2 of the trifecta—her boyfriend Andres dumping her and her fallout with her best friend Stefanie Here are some lines from her abuelita that somewhat describe Lila, “ But you add yourself like too much sugar sometimes.