Fun Feuding Family Story

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I enjoyed my time with these two long-time feuding families. Pedro and Lari found themselves caught up in the fighting, both making assumptions about the other's behavior and motivations for his or her actions. Both Pedro and Lari wanted different things for themselves than their families did and I enjoyed their struggles as they fought for what they wanted. I also enjoyed the pacing of how both Pedro and Lari started to doubt what they've been raised to believe all their lives.

The themes of grief and overcoming huge personal losses were ones that paralleled the feuding bakery families. Lari's struggle with her grief was worsened by her lack of support at school as her classmates sided with more popular Pedro.

I also enjoyed the theme of big business taking over mom and pop shops. This issue is has often played out close to home and beloved small businesses have folded due to big box stores moving into the neighborhood and underselling the independent stores.

The setting was amazing and I enjoyed the cultural references and foods. I could almost smell and taste the delicious creations Salt and Sugar baked.

My favorite part of this novel was the theme of family. The broken bonds, the loyalty, the healing, the protective parents, and the willingness to forgive and work together were heartwarming.