Oh my gosh, this is one of the best books I've read all year? Definitely in the top 3 of 2023! Ellie and Vanya are such beautiful characters. The plot was so funny and romantic.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

YASSSS! this book was so fucking good. I loved everything about this, truly. Vanya and Ellie were just sparking with connection. I loved that the parents were so involved, which is so accurate lol. The tension was fun to read, and the banter was even better. The cover really drew me in and I'm so glad I was able to read this. This was my first book by Taleen but certainly won't be the last.

Lavash at First Sight was everything I wanted it to be an more. This delightfully cozy, queer, and warm novel made me cheer at every win and roll my eyes lovingly at well-meaning parents.

Parenthesis in narration drive me nuts because they’re almost always pointless things I don’t need to know that don’t fit anyway. There are two sets of parenthesis with useless pieces of information on every page, and I wasn't here for it. I didn’t even make it out of chapter 1. I tapped out at 5%.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC.

I really liked Voskuni's first book, so this was a real disappointment for me. I felt like none of the storylines really got the attention the deserved, so everything felt underdeveloped. In particular, I did not feel any chemistry in the romance and didn't find Nazeli a particularly likable main character. I thought the parents' stories about their history together and the food companies they were running were the most interesting part of the book, and I wish it had focused more on them.

I loved this book so much!!! See in g my favourite city depicted on page was such a delight. The aspects of Armenian culture took a more jovial tone compared to Taleen’s debut but were fantastically done nonetheless. It was an immersive experience in understanding the cultural dynamics of family, queerness, and community all told through the retelling of Romeo and Juliet. A delightful sophomore novel and I am so so excited for more!!

A solid follow-up to Voskuni's first book, Sorry, Bro. Since there was a strong thread of "star-crossed lovers" to this story, I really enjoyed how both sets of parents were involved in a cooking competition, adding to the tension and drama between the two families. Satisfying. 3.5 stars rounded up for the sake of that cover.

(Also, now I am really hungry for lavash.)

Thank you, Berkley Romance and NetGalley, for providing an eARC of this book. Opinions expressed here are solely my own.