Not for me at all, I loved the sound of this so much, but one character, Cole just ruined the whole book, he was inappropriate, awful, vile, he just made me uncomfortable to even read him. Just not for me because of this

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Hate morphs to heartache and fluttering butterflies in a warming tale of high school crushes and love.

Kiev loves his family (although he refuses to speak Spanish outside of the home), Shakespeare, and his snuggly pet armadillo. He doesn't really have in super goals in life outside of grabbing the role of Horatio in the Hamlet play. But when the role is snatched away before he even gets a chance to audition for it, and then, an argument lands him in volunteer hours and the awful Piggy Palooza Festival, his calm life is turned on its head.

This tale is told from two points of view, Lia's and Kiev's. The two are as different as sunshine and rain, each happy with themselves in their own, individual worlds. Neither is horribly popular, and that's fine, since they're fine with who they are. And I loved that, since it does take these characters out of the usual realm of cliche. The cast is diverse with even side characters from different backgrounds and attitudes. It creates a colorful mix for an engaging read and personalities to love, like or even hate. Family is also involved in just the right amount to make a great atmosphere.

The read flows by effortlessly with tension, emotion, laughs, and heart. The characters come across extremely naturally, which made the entire read smooth. At least, the main characters. The side ones carried more corners and edges, and will hit readers differently. There is bad language and one character, in particular, is hormone central and flaunts this attitude excessively without reprimand straight through to the end.

Romance fans, who just want to enjoy a cute story of enemies to lovers, will want to pick this one up. I received a complimentary copy and found it to be a fun read.

There's a lot of potential and I liked the characters. The plot didn't keep my attention and it fell flat.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

This is a hard one to review. Overall Bacon Pie is a cute teen romance, but I definitely had a few issue with it. While I liked most of the characters, especially Kiev, I found his best friend Cole to be incredibly annoying, especially his speech patterns. I don’t know if the authors actually know someone who speaks like that or not, but it drove me up the wall and quite often if he was in a scene it pulled me right out of the story. Of course that could just be me, and others may not find it irritating at all. Like I said, overall it’s a cute story and I don’t regret reading it, but I also can’t say it left any lasting impression on me. Thanks to Evernight Teen and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review an ARC of Bacon Pie.

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Let's just say I picked this because of the title. I love bacon and pie. I also thought it might be a cute book with such a cute title. This story followed Lia and Kiev, classmates turned love interest. They had an argument in class that lend to a visit to the principal’s office, which then turned to a mandatory volunteer position at the city’s bacon fair. They learned so much about each other in those few days of volunteering, they realize they had more than just a friendship. While the main couple and title was cute, I felt that the story was lacking some magic. There were many cringeworthy moments in this book. One character in particular was awful which was the best friend Cole. He was a horrible and slimy character that made very inappropriate comments about a woman’s body. I was very uncomfortable with his words directed towards ladies and their curves. And with no follow up or consequences I felt that he was never taught how to treat a woman. Because of him, this story took a huge nose dive for me. Monica was another character that I felt was horrible, with her declarations of why she liked Kiev. It was awful. Otherwise, the story was okay. Overall, I couldn’t let myself enjoy this book even though the main characters were okay.
I received this book from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

The title, Bacon Pie, immediately grabbed my attention! I needed to read this book immediately and well, my expectations were not met. Honestly, this whole book could improve by just removing Cole or at least lowering all of his Latina-fetishizing. As a Latina, I felt uncomfortable reading some of his parts.

Other than that, it was a cute story but nothing special