Being able to take these little things and see them in this book was very special and hit a soft spot in my heart. If she wants them to stay away from something like the dark closet she will say there could be a “coo cooi” (a monster) in the closet. Asking my kids if they have “mocos” (boogers). When I was reading this book it felt like a breath of fresh air to my families culture (on my moms side) While I don’t speak any fluent spanish at all and my mom has kind of lost touch with it a little, she still knows a lot and in my families daily life we use spanish words for just small things like my sister and my mom will ask my kids if they have “sticky manos” referring to their messy hands.

I want to start out by saying that I’m not Cuban at all but, I am Mexican American. Warning for my review, it may have some spoiler content in it but nothing super major but for those who don’t want to be spoiled at all you can just scroll on down 🙂 Soon a new future is beginning to form in Lila’s mind-one that would mean leaving everything she ever planned behind. From Winchester’s drama-filled music scene to the sweeping English countryside, it isn’t long before Lila is not only charmed by Orion, but England itself. But with the lack of sun, a grumpy inn cook, and a small town lacking Miami flavor (both in food and otherwise), what would be a dream trip for some feels more like a nightmare to Lila…until she meets Orion Maxwell.Ī teashop clerk with troubles of his own, Orion is determined to help Lila out of her funk, and appoints himself as her personal tour guide. Worried about Lila’s mental health, her parents make a new plan for her: Spend three months with family friends in Winchester, England, to relax and reset. But then the Trifecta happened, and everything-including Lila herself-fell apart. The plan was 1) take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería, 2) move in with her best friend after graduation, and 3) live happily ever after with her boyfriend. Before I get into my review and author interview, I’d like to share the excerpt with everyone who might want to read this book.įor Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan.

Thank you to Simon and Schuster and the author for allowing me to read an early copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. First of, I’d love to once again thank Hear Our Voices Book Tours for allowing me to be apart of yet another one of their tours to help support #OwnVoices authors get their books out in the world.

Disenchanted by Brianna Sugalski