Review at a Glance
- Here To Stay
- My Rating: 4.5
- Genre: Contemporary Romance
- Format: eARC*
- Publication Date: April 14, 2020
- Author: J’nell Ciesielski
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My Thoughts
As a quick reminder, here is my rating structure:
- 1 star: Did not finish
- 2 Stars: Finished but do not recommend
- 3 Stars: Liked but could use some improvements
- 4 Stars: Loved this book!
- 5 Stars: Rare. The unput-down-able, binge read obsession.
I have to tell you that I really loved this steamy, contemporary romance.
There was a grittiness and real world feel to Adriana Herrera’s writing, making Here to Stay feel so far grounded in reality that it never strayed into the fantastical as some romance novels can.
The cultural references made me so happy. With so many ethinicities, cultures, and sexual orientations represented, this book feels true to life in the most basic ways. Relationships are not one size fits all, yet a lot of romance novels have a very narrow view of what their characters should be. Here to Stay tells it like it is in so many ways.
I also want to take a moment to talk about the food. Reading this book made me so hungry, because Adriana Herrera really gave us a great glimpse of the variety of Domincan food. I need to try some chimmichurri, pescado frito, and sancocho immediately. Looking these dishes up had my mouth watering.
Everything about Here to Stay just felt right, like the story fell into a pocket from the very beginning and didn’t let me go.
So good that any romance lover should snap this one up.
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