Queen B’s Decree: I struggled with this one. I just didn’t connect with our first FMC, Ellie. She’s Armenian, but basically is doing all she can to not be associated with her culture and heritage. An Americanized nickname, lives away from her family, works in tech, etc.
She meets Vanya, another Armenian, at this big food convention. And wow, surprise, their parents have rival companies. But there wasn’t much substance to their relationship, and I didn’t get any spark.
Look, Ellie fell asleep underneath her parents’ table at the food convention while working her laptop. HOW? I can’t get past that. That’s when I was done with Ellie and this book.
And thus, add another to the list of DNF 2024.
Book: Lavash at First Sight by Taleen Voskuni
Series: standalone
Genre: Contemporary
Hotness: mild salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: family rivals, sapphic