Liza’s life almost seems to good to be true outside of having a know-it-all mother. Whether it’s helping out at their bakery and restaurant or going on the many blind dates her mother sets up for her. I absolutely loved how many different layers this story held.īeing the daughter of immigrants, Liza Yang is a Taiwanese-American who dutifully does what her parents ask of her. Reading A Taste for Love is like cutting into a tiered cake. As she battles against her feelings for James, and for her mother’s approval, Liza begins to realize there’s no tried and true recipe for love. The bachelorette situation Liza has found herself in is made even worse when she happens to be grudgingly attracted to one of the contestants the stoic, impenetrable, annoyingly hot James Wong. But when Liza arrives on the first day of the bake-off, she realizes there’s a catch: all of the contestants are young Asian American men her mother has handpicked for Liza to date. With college just around the corner, Liza agrees to help out at the bakery’s annual junior competition to prove to her mom that she’s more than her rebellious tendencies once and for all. Yang is the owner of Houston’s popular Yin & Yang Bakery. The one thing mother and daughter do agree on is their love of baking.

Yang’s traditional values, especially when it comes to dating. Compared to her older sister Jeannie, Liza is stubborn, rebellious, and worst of all, determined to push back against all of Mrs. Smart, kind, and pretty, she dreams big and never shies away from a challenge. To her friends, high school senior Liza Yang is nearly perfect. I am constantly wishing for more Pride and Prejudice retellings so I was excited to hear of A Taste for Love! Jennifer Yen takes a beloved story and adds fresh elements to it that make it feel completely new.

A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen