Title: Love Requires Chocolate
Author: Ravynn K. Stringfield
Publication: August 20, 2024
Publisher: Joy Revolution
Genre: Teens, YA Fiction, Romance
Pages: 288
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SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads)
Whitney Curry is primed to have an epic semester abroad. She’s created the perfectitinerary and many, many to-do lists after collecting every detail possible about Paris, France. Thus, she anticipates a grand adventure filled with vintage boutiques, her idol Josephine Baker’s old stomping grounds, and endless plays sure to inspire the ones she writes and—ahem—directs!
But all is not as she imagined when she’s dropped off at her prestigious new Parisian lycée. A fish out of water, Whitney struggles to juggle schoolwork, homesickness, and mastering the French language. Luckily, she lives for the drama. Literally.
Cue French tutor Thierry Magnon, a grumpy yet très handsome soccer star, who’s determined to show Whitney the real Paris. Is this type-A theater nerd ready to see how lessons on the City of Lights can turn into lessons on love?
REVIEW:
**A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
I did not expect to love this story as much as I did, but right off the bat I absolutely loved everything about Whitney. Her personality was much like me and I loved her urge to want to experience everything she could. Stringfield really wrote such a beatiful story for all to enjoy.
To start, I love the POC aspect of this book and how the different cultures and just different types of people were represented. I felt that Whitney’s character was relatable in so many ways. There are so many books that make teens traveling abroad sound like it’s all fun and games but the moments of being uncomfortable or homesick or unsure of yourself seemed so real in this story. I liked how this was obviously a romance novel, but it really was a coming-of-age story. It wasn’t just focused on romance, but more on the growth of this young girl as she experienced something new to her and immersed herself in that experience.
While this is a YA Fiction novel, I really think people of all ages could enjoy this story. It’s very much about growth and has lessons that anyone at any age could learn from. If you love stories about personal growth and a bit a romance mixed in, then Love Requires Chocolate is for you! Pick up your copy immediately.