Maria E. Andreu - Julieta and the Romeos
4⭐
Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback Proof
Publisher: Harper360YA, Harper360
Date Published: 22nd June 2023
Huge thank you to Harper360YA for sending me this book to read and review.
Book Blurb:
You've Got Mail meets a YA Beach Read with a bookish mystery at its heart in the newest rom-com from Maria E. Andreu. The ideal next read for fans of Emily Henry, Kasie West, and Jennifer E. Smith.
Julieta isn't looking for her Romeo--but she is writing about love. When her summer writing teacher encourages the class to publish their work online, the last thing she's expecting is to get a notification that her rom-com has a mysterious new contributor, Happily Ever Drafter. Julieta knows that happily ever afters aren't real. (Case in point: her parents' imploding marriage.) But then again, could this be her very own meet-cute?
As things start to heat up in her fiction, Julieta can't help but notice three boys in her real life: her best friend's brother (aka her nemesis), the boy next door (well, to her abuela), and her oldest friend (who is suddenly looking . . . hot?). Could one of them be her mysterious collaborator? But even if Julieta finds her Romeo, she'll have to remember that life is full of plot twists. . . .
From the author of Love in English comes a fresh take on love and romance, and a reminder to always be the author of your own life story.
My Review:
This book was so cute and adorable. I really enjoyed the writing and how three-dimensional all the characters were. It was also such an easy and quick read.
In this book, we follow Julieta
who wants to become an author. To get more skills she enrolled herself in a
summer writing program, whilst also helping out in her parents' restaurant,
which isn’t doing that great after the Covid-19 pandemic. Encouraged by her
writing teacher during the writing program, she also starts writing an online love
story. However, someone starts replying to her blog with co-written parts of
the story. Julieta suspects that it can be one of the three boys that play a
big part in her life, either her rival and best friend's brother, her childhood
best friend or her abuela’s charming neighbour. How long it will take Julieta
to figure out which of these boys is her Romeo?
This story was so much more than
just a simple rom-com. It features complex issues with family dynamics, it
talked about the importance of friendships and connections, it also had tips
for writers and those who want a career in writing, as well as discussing the sometimes
harsh reality of trying to make it in the writing/book industry. This story
also had a mystery aspect to it, since Julieta doesn’t know who is co-writing
the online love story with her.
In this book, we also see Julieta
grow so much, as she tries to find herself and realises that she is the one
writing her future path and future self, not anyone else. She is very smart and
level-headed, but is strong-willed and brave. She is also a desperate romantic.
Julieta tries to figure out who she is and what she wants, in terms of whether
she sees her life in her family’s restaurant or as a writer. I thought that her
relationship with her siblings, parents and Abuela was so wholesome and amazing.
Overall: Cute, adorable, very
well written and executed love story that packs so much more than just a romance.
Beautiful character growth, wholesome friendships and family relationships. Truly
recommend this gem of a book!
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