Tuesday, December 27, 2022

French Kissing in New York by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau - ADVISABLE

French Kissing in New York by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau, 336 pages. Delacorte Press (Random House), 2023. $13.

Language: PG13 (19 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Growing up in her mother’s restaurant in France, Margot (18yo) learned a lot about traditional cooking. But Margot is done with doing things traditionally. Now she’s moving in with her father in New York City where she plans to work as a cook in a decidedly non-traditional restaurant and have an epic love story – and Margot did not make a backup plan.

Like Margot, we all have to balance our dreams and plans with reality and setbacks. I loved that no one told Margot not to dream big and go after what she wanted. Her loved ones supported Margot, which sometimes meant sharing their points of view – unobscured by the big dreams Margot didn’t want to see around. The moral of the story is not to stop dreaming but that it’s okay if you go after your dream and then want to change your mind.

Margot is French, Ben is half Haitian, and Raven is described as having “dark brown” skin. The mature content rating is for alcohol use, including underage drinking, and innuendo.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

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