This is lovely mash up of Sarah Smith’s Simmer Down and Emma Lord’s Tweet Cute: a lovely example of enemies to lovers troupe + characters who suffer from dysfunctional family issues with enjoyable banters between two cyber dating couple!

Pros: plot is interesting and characters are adorable! Enemies and lovers troupe is well executed!

I liked the plot about a food truck owner Rory who cannot cook and is stuck in that job she’s inherited, whose only way out is winning a competition to pay the expanses of business and provide her cousin a great place at assisted living home where her special needs will be fully taken care of.

And guess who is her biggest rival? The man she’s cyber dating, chatting online for a long time and the same man she’s keen on meeting in person! His name is Jude Strong but is he strong enough to change his life’s direction?

Did I tell you our hero is tormented by his evil family members ( he might have the worst kind of nightmarish father and brother who are acting puppet masters, pulling his strings to intervene his life) and winning this competition means he will be free of his strings that her mean family hold into their hands. But what if he has to make a choice between his love and his career dreams?

Supporting characters were also easy to resonate with ( Hannah, Grady,Nicole were my favorites )

Cons: in the beginning, Rory was a little agitated and annoying character, spiraling around her personal problems but eventually we observe how her character developed and how she learned to wear big girl pants, acting more rational.

Overall: it’s sweet, entertaining, smart story which wrapped up with a satisfying conclusion and earned my mouth watering taco Tuesday, what an enjoyable, easy to read romcom stars!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Revell for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts.

A fun summer read. Rory has a food truck, but cannot cook. Jude is a lawyer and wants to be a cook. Throw in romance and there you go. The angst of youth got on my nerves a bit at times, but may just be my 50+ mind not seeing the same issues. Funny how that happens. Still though, worth the read and would recommend.

Even though this book contained one of my biggest peeves (family drama) Somehow it still worked for me.

I liked Rory even though she was really heavy on the ‘woes me’ train, but honestly she had good reason to be. Watching her personal growth throughout the story was enjoyable.

I loved all the side characters, Hannah, Grady, Nicole, Alton and Cody. All of them where so much fun and helped the story stay interesting and moving. The food truck concept was fun and I loved that. Something was always happening, the story was always changing, and you were left guessing on what was going to happen next and how things would unfold. The anticipation kept me flipping the pages to find out.

I really liked Jude too. He was a true sweetie. Unfortunately his family were horrible people. I kept reading because I had to find out out how badly they were going screw things up 😂 and if they were really has horrible as they came across. Yep, his Dad and Brother were horrible, haha! Those two never redeemed themselves in my eyes. That was the only part of the story I did not like. I’m not a fan of books excusing HORRIBLE people with horrible behavior and just glossing it over in the end for the sake of a HEA. Those two needed to be shipped to Siberia and never be seen again 😂

Definitely a fun read about taco food trucks, a food competition and two people trying to make it on their own. Once you add in great side characters, a sweet warm fuzzy feeling romance, and TACOS …I was sold!

I enjoy the standard rom-com, and this story did not disappoint. It was every trope in the book, conveniently wrapped up with a big bow. Enemies to lovers, the wise best friend, the letter from a deceased relative letting the main character move on, the brother who turns a new page, the evil father, the wayward father, ALL OF THE THINGS.

We actually have regular food trucks come all around our neighborhood, and there are regular "food truck days" at some of our recreation centers. It was fun having them incorporated in the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and Revell for the ARC!

What a fun and uplifting romcom about tacos, food trucks, food, and overall silliness. I adored Jude and thought he was perfect for the main characters, despite a few flaws. I want tacos now... thank you for the e-arc!

‘Tacos for Two’ was a cute little romance, exactly a kind of a book I needed this weekend while recovering from the cold.

Betsy St. Amant’s book follows Rory, food truck owner struggling to keep her business afloat (and who doesn’t know how to cook), and Jude, a lawyer-to-be who would rather be preparing tacos than taking the bar exam. With stakes increasing the food festival announces the competition with a cash price, Rory and Jude become the competition. Never mind, they’re also each other’s biggest support and champions online – they have met on anonymous dating app and their conversations are usually highlights of their days.

There are quite a lot of You’ve Got Mail with enemies-to-lovers trope books around lately, but I’m completely living for it, especially when the characters are likeable and story well-paced and interesting as ‘Tacos for Two’.

Tacos for Two by Betsy St. Amant is a wonderful, contemporary romance that involves smiles, food trucks, and iconic references to one of my favorite movies ever, You’ve Got Mail. I loved it!

I loved this fresh, clean, diverse, and entertaining romance that had an excellent dialogue, well-seasoned cast of characters, and a great plot.

Rory Perez and Jude Strong are such great characters. They are likable, smart, feisty in their own rights, and played off one another quite well. They seemed to eventually bring out the best in one another. I loved the progression of their relationship, the few obstacles and miscommunications that were tossed their way, and I love how it all wrapped up.

And of course I loved how they referenced the iconic movie, You’ve Got Mail, sprinkled within the story. It was cute, fun, and I really enjoyed it.

4/5 stars

Thank you NG and Revell for this wonderful arc and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

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