Salt and Sugar, Rebecca Carvalho
Salt and Sugar, Rebecca Carvalho
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Salt and Sugar

Author: Rebecca Carvalho

Narrator: Imani Jade Powers

Unabridged: 10 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2022


Synopsis

The grandchildren of two rival Brazilian bakeries fall in love despite their families’ feud in this delicious debut rom-com perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Gloria Chao.
 
Trust neither thin-bottomed frying pans nor Molinas.
 
Lari Ramires has always known this to be true. In Olinda, Brazil, her family’s bakery, Salt, has been at war with the Molinas’ bakery across the street, Sugar, for generations. But Lari’s world turns upside down when her beloved grandmother passes away. On top of that, a big supermarket chain has moved to town, forcing many of the small businesses to close.
 
Determined to protect her home, Lari does the unthinkable—she works together with Pedro Molina to save both of their bakeries. Lari realizes she might not know Pedro as well as she thought—and she maybe even likes what she learns—but the question remains: Can a Ramires and a Molina truly trust one another?

About Rebecca Carvalho

Rebecca Carvalho is a Recifense writer based in Berkeley, California. She loves crafting stories filled with close-knit neighborhoods, Brazilian food, and telenovela-esque settings. When she is not writing, you can find her with her camera, gaming with her husband, or watching Star Trek for the hundredth time. Rebecca has a bachelor's degree in English from Lawrence University. Salt and Sugar is her debut novel, and it was inspired by her life in northeastern Brazil.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on February 20, 2023

Love between rival families’ children theme with sweet, salty, mouth watering bakeries make you extremely hungry with well developed characters! Yes, I’m in! Two rival bakeries in the same street: across each other. Ramires family only prepares savory foods as Molinas family only prepares sweets. A......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on February 10, 2022

I was playing Overwatch and during the card voting part I once heard someone say "sorry, I need to vote for myself, because if I don't, who will?" There's a life lesson there, so I'm giving my own book five stars. :) I wrote SALT AND SUGAR as a way to heal and to reconnect with my childhood memories.......more

Goodreads review by Heather Adores Books on January 30, 2023

3⭐ Featuring ~ single 1st person POV, loss of grandparent, YA, high school, business rivals, enemies to kissers, coming of age One bakery is named Salt and the other Sugar. The business rivalry goes back decades with Lari and Pedro's great (I think just 1 great) grandparents. Overall, this wasn't real......more

Goodreads review by Ayushi (bookwormbullet) on November 01, 2022

Thank you so much to Inkyard Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review! That was emotional and so adorable! I really love that Inkyard has been releasing stories that aren't set in the U.S., but in other non-western countries instead. I loved learning about Brazilian culture......more

Goodreads review by Mallory on October 27, 2022

I have to say that enemies to lovers isn’t my favorite trope but it was done well in this book and I enjoyed it. I find the relationship/chemistry often forced with this trope, but this story was realistic and the characters developed the relationship at a good pace. Lari and Pedro’s ancestors dream......more