BOOK REVIEW: Ramón and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson [Love & Tacos #1]

Ramón and Julieta is definitely worth reading especially if you love complicated and swoon-y romance stories that also talks about culture!

 SUMMARY:

When fate and tacos bring Ramón and Julieta together on the Day of the Dead, the star-crossed pair must make a choice: accept the bitter food rivalry that drives them apart or surrender to a love that consumes them.

Ramón Montez always achieves his goals. Whether that means collecting Ivy League degrees or growing his father's fast-food empire, nothing sets Ramón off course. So when the sexy señorita who kissed him on the Day of the Dead runs off into the night with his heart, he determines to do whatever it takes to find her again.

Celebrity chef Julieta Campos has sacrificed everything to save her sea-to-table taqueria from closing. To her horror, she discovers that her new landlord is none other than the magnetic mariachi she hooked up with on Dia de los Muertos. Even worse, it was his father who stole her mother's taco recipe decades ago. Julieta has no choice but to work with Ramón, the man who destroyed her life's work--and the one man who tempts and inspires her.

As San Diego's outraged community protests against the Taco King take-over and the divide between their families grows, Ramón and Julieta struggle to balance the rising tensions. But Ramón knows that true love is priceless and despite all of his successes, this is the one battle he refuses to lose.

THOUGHTS:

**ARC provided by the publisher in exchange of an honest review.**

I read Ramón and Julieta without knowing anything about it, but judging from the title, I knew that it’s inspired by Romeo and Juliet.

I have to say that I really like the author’s writing style in this adult contemporary romance. It had a lot of clear descriptions of Mexican food that it really made me hungry while I was reading it. The author knows how to get into the reader’s stomach and heart. The pacing of the story was also done really well. It’s neither too fast nor too slow. It’s just enough to make the reader hooked and invested to the story. I like that it’s easy and really fun to read. I even caught myself laughing at some circumstances in the book!

The characters in this book all have Mexican blood and I appreciate that. Reading this book let me see more into the Mexican culture, traditions, and food. I love how the author not only focused on the romance between Ramón and Julieta and that we also got to witness a lot of their family and community. I really love it when we get to know more about the main characters through their upbringing and how their community molded them to be the adults they are now.

Ramón and Julieta’s relationship is really entertaining to read. It just seemed so natural, but the conflicts were also there enough to have a balance in the story. I also didn’t really expect how 🌶spicy🌶 this book would get! Let me tell you that the love scenes in this book were really hot and the author did a great job writing them!

I just feel like the ending was kind of rushed. I would’ve really liked it better if we got to see the ending unfold slowly.

Ramón and Julieta is definitely worth reading especially if you love complicated and swoon-y romance stories that also talks about culture!

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