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Julieta dreams of writing. She’s excited that she got accepted to a summer writing workshop with one of her favorite authors. Her parents, Argentinian immigrants who run a restaurant, are happy to see her work toward her dream. But she can tell that even as she’s seeing some neat things happening for herself, the restaurant is not doing so great. And she can see the strain it’s putting on her parents’ marriage.
Over the summer, Julieta works on a love story online (as one project for her class), but her love life is all over the place. She is noticing how good-looking (and buff) her longtime family friend is. And another boy she meets at her abuela’s apartment is cute and seems interested in her. On top of that, her best friend’s brother is attending the same writing workshop. He’s always been annoying and obnoxious. But now he’s talking to her about writing, and he seems a lot less obnoxious.
While she’s getting to know each of these boys a little better (or differently than before), a person with the pseudonym Happily Ever Drafter is contributing to the story she’s writing online. He really gets her and is making fabulous additions to the story. Julieta is sure she knows him; he must be one of these three Romeos. But which one? She feels he’s her perfect match. If she can just figure out who Happily Ever Drafter is, she can settle on the right one of her “suitors.”
As the summer progresses, Julieta spends time with the three Romeos, tries to figure out how to save the family business, and works on her writing. It’s definitely an eventful summer. While she is hoping fate will deliver a happily ever after she can feel confident in, she has hopes for each of the boys. But Julieta won’t see the end coming, though readers might.
Julieta and the Romeos is a sweet story about family and romance and finding one’s way. I loved the characters and the family relationships. Descriptions of the food at the family’s Argentinian restaurant had me salivating, too.
Rated: Mild. Profanity includes about 5 instances of moderate profanity, 8 uses of mild language, and 5 instances of the name of Deity in vain. There’s one kissing scene; there are some brief references to teens making out and more at a party, as well as drinking.
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