A Taste For Love by Jennifer Yen

 

Publisher: Razorbill

Publication date: February 11th 2021

Pages: 304

High school senior Liza Yang loves baking. Her parents are the owners of the popular Chinese bakery and restaurant Ying and Yang in Houston. Her parents respect the traditional Chinese values, and her mom doesn't want anything more then that Liza will date a nice Asian guy that she picked for her. But Liza is a bit of a rebellious teen and isn't that into the dating her out antics of her mom. College is coming up soon, but before that, Liza starts helping out at the bakery's annual junior competition, but when the competition starts, she finds out that all the contests are young Asian American mom that her mom has chosen for her to date. Oh no...this is al wrong, or not?Not when she starts to like one of the contestants, James Wong. A battle starts for the best baker, her feelings for James and the approval of her mother. But not without lots of delicious Taiwanese bubble tea and pastries..mmm!

I really liked this cute contemporary young adult book! The story is fun and fast, and I loved the storyline. The story has a large cast of characters, Liza, her sister Jeannie who is a model, Liza's bff Grace, Ben, Nathan, James, Mrs. Lee, and last but not least Lisa's parents, the owners of the bakery.When Liza goes to visit her sister Jeannie, who is studying and working on her modeling career in New York, she meets Jeannie’s new boyfriend and fellow model, Nathan, who is also taking part in the baking contest. At some point I was a bit lost in the connections between Liza's friends. there is also someone sabotaging the baking contest, but who? Is it one of the guys her strict mother has her eyes on for her or is it someone else? And will Liza find her true love? Find out in this new YA novel that is perfect for fans of  Jenny Han's books and for everyone who loves baking and bubble tea!!