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A review by bryiennefaye
Simmer Down by Sarah Echavarre Smith
3.0
This book had no right to make me hungry throughout the story!
This follows the story of Nikki DiMarco, who quit her dream job to help her mother manage her Filipino food truck in Maui. Everyone loved their dishes until Callum James parked his food truck next to hers and started stealing her customers. From there, she finds herself in a public feud with Callum; and a competition that will decide their fate—whoever wins the Maui Food Festival will be the one to keep the beach parking spot.
What I really love about this book is its representation because, in all honesty, it's tough to find a book where one of the main characters is a Filipino. So, this was really one of the things I really enjoyed about the story. Also, I have a love-hate relationship with this book because of the constant mention of lumpia and pansit. Imagine how hungry I get every time I'm reading this before I sleep!
I really liked the writing and how it was so easy to follow. Totally loved and enjoyed the start of this book but got disinterested halfway through it because I find it lacking some angst as the story progresses.
This follows the story of Nikki DiMarco, who quit her dream job to help her mother manage her Filipino food truck in Maui. Everyone loved their dishes until Callum James parked his food truck next to hers and started stealing her customers. From there, she finds herself in a public feud with Callum; and a competition that will decide their fate—whoever wins the Maui Food Festival will be the one to keep the beach parking spot.
What I really love about this book is its representation because, in all honesty, it's tough to find a book where one of the main characters is a Filipino. So, this was really one of the things I really enjoyed about the story. Also, I have a love-hate relationship with this book because of the constant mention of lumpia and pansit. Imagine how hungry I get every time I'm reading this before I sleep!
I really liked the writing and how it was so easy to follow. Totally loved and enjoyed the start of this book but got disinterested halfway through it because I find it lacking some angst as the story progresses.