Guava Flavored Lies

By: J.J. Arias

Narrated by: Carrie Coello

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

All's Fair in Love and (Pastry) War

Sylvie Campos and Lauren Machado have hated each other since before they were born. For generations, the Campos and Machado families have blamed each other for stealing pastry recipes they claim their great-grandfathers originated before fleeing Castro's Cuba.

Having spent their lives as rivals, Lauren and Sylvie are now in their early thirties and primed to take over their respective family bakeries. That means working long, hot, seasons of outdoor food festivals where they are forced to endure each other—albeit with a lot of bantering and barb-trading. After all, no one knows how to get under Sylvie's skin like Lauren.

Sick of dealing with Lauren and her thieving family, Sylvie sets out to unmask the Machados for the traitors they are.

But when the truth is not what Sylvie expects, will the fiery exchanges between her and Lauren turn into something hot enough to melt away generational baggage? Could they get the chance to rekindle what they almost had in high school?

Find out in this laugh-out-loud hilarious, enemies-to-lovers, romantic comedy featuring plenty of steam, tension, and delicious Cuban food.

©2022 J.J. Arias (P)2022 Tantor

I've listened to it several times and is so good!

In the beginning I was worried it was going to be a bit heavyhanded, but it turned out really good! I could empthise with both of the sides of the conflict and fell in love with the characters. It is also funny! The characters and the story is sweet and fun.
My criticisms are that some times with the narrator I wasn't sure who was saying what, but after a while I caught an ear for how the 2 main characters are performed differently. Secondly, sometimes it was a bit to keep track of the timeline of the story, how much time had passed. Also sometimes it was a bit unrealistic, but it's a fun story and was nothing that took me out of it too much!
I definitely recomend the book and the author! I can't believe it isn't more popular! It's one of my favorite books I've read in a while, especially in the genre!

Unexpectedly Cute

I really enjoyed this book. The MC's had history, character development and were communicative. I appreciated that there was no current angst or falling out that most WLW stories have to build up the plot line. This was a feel good, entertaining storyline with lots of funny moments.

Fun and satisfying

Just when I thought I was getting tired of romance novels, this one hooked me back in. Loved the Cuban cultural setting and characters. Enjoyed the enemies to lovers trope and the love scenes were unique and honest to the characters. Would recommend to anyone that likes sapphic romance.

top notch!

loved the narration & it made the story come alive! I hope arias bring more of her work to audio!

Awesome audio book!

Such a great funny love story! It’s a must read that has some steam. Anyone who loves a wlw romance would love this!!!

Love it!!

I've read this previously on paperback... twice in fact and loved it. It's one of my 5 star faves of 2022.
Coello's a fab narrator. Really brings the fun and characters to life. I'll def be keeping an eye out for more audiobooks from them.

One of my favorites now

Any time a book doesnt do the "2nd act break up/third act reconciliation" trope, they instantly become one of my favorites. Mad at myself for not giving this book a try sooner, its been floating around in my recommended for a while.

Great book!

Wonderful chemistry between mc. Enemies to lovers story who can’t stay away from each other.

Cute & funny

Family rivalry, secrets uncovered, and a enemies to lovers romance make this a delightful listen. The author crafted a story with interesting and humorous characters. Well paced and the narrator brought the characters to life.

Cute

JJ Arias has a gift for writing sensual, charismatic personalities in their works. Always look forward to the next one, this one was a sweetheart piece.