2.5 stars. I wanted to like this one more than I did. I usually really like You've Got Mail retellings, but this one just dragged for me. I got to where I was skimming to see if anything would happen and pretty much nothing did for the first two thirds of the book. On top of that it was a g-rated romance with absolutely no heat, which I wish I knew going in or else I wouldn't have bothered.

A cute retelling of You've Got Mail only with food trucks instead of bookstores.

I loved the app direct messages and later text messages they exchanged since it reminded me of meeting my husband online. Those initial digital conversations are so fun.

The food truck scene was a fun twist but the family entanglements really got on my nerves.

Overall a cute story, just not a new favorite.

I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. This is my honest review.

This book was very cute and was a quick and easy read. I love foodie books, I don’t know why but I loved that Rory inherited a taco truck. Every time I picked the book up I craved tacos. This book has family issues, romance and very likeable characters. There were parts of the book that fell kind of flat for me. I didn’t find the romance was the strong point so that was a little disappointing. I did like the characters and I did find the book was very easy to read so I will say I did enjoy it!

This novel has more ups and downs than a roller coaster, romance is a component of the storyline and the HEA the focus of the plot I’d finding your place in the world. Thank you for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Take one food truck owner who can’t cook, a unique dating app that suggests at what point in a relationship two people should meet, and a critical food truck competition. Fold in said food truck owner’s annoying nemesis. Yield: One highly enjoyable book with just the right balance between clean romance and other plot lines.

Thanks go to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

If you are looking for a fun, easy-read romance to curl up with then you should pick up Tacos for Two - and if you are a foodie and a lover of the film You’ve Got Mail so much the better because you will love it even more!

Rory has inherited a food truck following the death of her aunt, but the problem is she can’t cook and she is struggling financially. A local food truck contest with a cash prize could make a huge difference to her. Jude Strong also decides to enter - a reluctant lawyer in the family firm, the contest is a chance for him to potentially change career and finally be his own man. Both have a strong will to win that pits them against each other - but what they don’t realise is that they already know each other having been communicating anonymously through a dating app. Will real-life feelings or online chemistry win the day?

Perfect for a few hours of escapism, it is an engaging book that is good clean fun and a super sweet story. I enjoyed the banter between the lead characters and the family dynamics that added an extra layer to their characters. The food theme was a winner for me - and ensured I had a craving for Mexican food!

Rory Perez hates cilantro and can’t cook, but she’s inherited a food truck specialising Mexican food and she needs the income from the truck to keep her cousin in her care home. Jude Worthington works for his father’s law firm but doesn’t want to take the bar and be a lawyer. He wants to be a chef.

The two are messaging and falling for each other via an app, but they communicate using pseudonyms, so don’t know it. In real life, they are both competing to win the prize in the local food festival—Rory because she needs the money, and Jude because he wants to get out of law.

There were a few things I didn’t like about Tacos for Two. The first was that I started reading, and I immediately wanted to eat tacos. This is a problem as I had to stop reading and work out if I actually had the ingredients for tacos (yes, I did. Fortunately).

There were a couple of other things I didn’t get. If Jude is twenty-nine years old and hasn’t yet sat the bar exam, what has he been doing since he graduated college? Who is Fiona Stone and why is she mentioned so often (I honestly thought Rory was going to turn out to be Fiona Stone in disguise. She didn’t).

The romance itself was a fun play on You’ve got Mail, a modernised version using an app called Love at First Chat. It’s a fun romp with plenty of laughs as well as some deeper thoughts on life and faith. As such, it’s an easy read that hits all the right notes and has a satisfying ending.

Thanks to Revell and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.

Romance, yes! Rivals, yes! You’ve Got Mail, yes! Taco’s, yes YES! It has all of the ingredients for a perfect romance so why didn’t it work for me?

To be honest I’m really not sure, it just fell a little flat. I loved the premise it just didn’t quite work for me. I’ve been on a huge romance kick for months now, I’ve read some fantastic books during this time so I think maybe I went in with my expectations too high.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

If Rory could find a way to wad all the cilantro in the entire world into a ball and hurl it into outer space, it still wouldn't be far enough removed for her preference. "

Between her hatred of cilantro & her love of the color turquoise, I thought the female MC was a woman after my own heart - but alas, the similarities end there. I found that most of the MCs' conflict could have been avoided, especially with Rory's assumptions and misjuding almost everything. While I enjoyed the overall story, I wasn't fully invested in it and found it fell a little flat for me. ⭐⭐⭐.5


Thank you to the publisher & NetGalley for offering me an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Tacos for Two had really great potential but just didn't deliver for me. The You've Got Mail premise is cute but very over-done. I would have liked to see a little twist or a few little twists for that matter. The characters were also very "meh" in that I didn't find myself cheering either one of them on. They seemed a little one dimensional and I really didn't care if they ended up together or not.

The side plot was also very confusing with the brother and dad. I feel like less of that could have been included and more time spent on the development of the main characters' relationship.

Overall, it was a decent read. I enjoyed the food truck theme and the talk of yummy food.

I wasn't able to read this properly. The font was too small and every time I tried to enlarge it, the page would change. Thank you to NetGalley and the author for an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was a pretty cute and enjoyable romance. Jude and Rory were a lot of fun and I liked the story. I will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author.

I really enjoyed Tacos for Two; despite a fairly Hallmark-like plot and style of writing, the characters were warm and lovable. You’ve Got Mail is a classic, and this book’s similar storyline is also charming.

I really wanted to enjoy this and I feel like it had real potential, but I just wasn’t interested.
The back and forth between StrongerMan99 and ColorMeTurquoise was fun, but found myself constantly wanting to skim the rest just to get back to that cause the rest just wasn’t grabbing me.

2.5/5

Overall, I enjoyed this book. Although the storyline has been done before- (main characters have connected online but wind up also meeting in real life and don't know for a very long time, that they are one and the same) -it is well done, and it's fun to watch Rory and Jude in both places. The witty repartee is great, and the cooking competition is lively. The town characters and supporting cast are well written as well.

Where there was a bit of a breakdown for me is that I never fully understood just why Rory's cooking skills (or lack thereof) were such a secret. Why couldn't she just be an awesome business person who wanted to carry on her aunt's legacy? I did find myself wanting to lecture her a tiny bit at times on being honest about what she really wanted, instead of trying to meet everyone else's expectations. However - there is plenty to enjoy here, including the way both main characters grew and developed. The author provides an explanation of why the characters respond the way they do, and the resolution is great.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book from Revell Publishers and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

I loved this book just a brilliant read loved every page. The writing style the characters. The story setting. I love these types of book you enjoy. I loved the romance as well. I love these rom com they to great characters with plenty of chemistry. They worked together a very good feel warm Book you enjoy.

Rory has finally found someone worth talking to on a dating app, and she has no idea who he is. The platform takes steps to get to know each other before revealing personal details, so she doesn’t even know his name. Meanwhile, the food truck she inherited from her aunt is struggling and needs a big win in a local competition to stay afloat. Little does she know that her biggest competition is the mystery man she’s chatting with online.

I thought this concept was pretty cute. I really enjoyed the dual POVs and the food truck competition! Rory’s cousin Hannah was such a treat, and Jude’s family was a LOT. I flew through this feel good romance, though I wished that we got more into the grief of Rory losing her aunt.

Overall, a fun time and a perfect excuse for Taco Tuesday!

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. It was a fun and light read. Set around a food truck competition, with an online dating spin too, it was a good premise. It was well written and developed good characters. It held my attention to the end as I was keen to see the outcome for the characters. Enjoyable!

rivals to lovers is great but rivals in real life who are falling in love online and don’t know each other’s real identity?? EXCELLENCE.

Tacos For Two was a fun and cute read and i’m just hoping it goes viral on booktok so i can fangirl about jude quoting PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.

WARNING!! don’t read this book if you’re hungry because it’ll make your mouth water just by reading all the recipes🥲

Many thanks to NetGalley and Revell for sharing a copy of the book in exchange of a honest review.

I absolutely love flirting texts and chat rooms and all that stuff, it always makes me laugh and in this book it worked so well.

I think our female MC and male MC just came off a little immature at times, the communication issues and misunderstandings just seemed too much sometimes and made a bigger deal for dramatic effect.

I loved the food truck concept, the contest, and all the side characters were fun. I loved them cooking together and wish there and been more! The romance was stronger during the “online” parts and not so much in person. The epilogue sped up things quite a bit. I wish it hadn’t jumped so far ahead with marriage and a baby, that seemed really fast, but I did enjoy the HEA and seeing them all together at the end.