I really, really liked this book. These are some of the reasons:
I loved that even though it's like You've Got Mail, it takes much longer to get the happy ending after they realize who the other one is. There are lots of unexpected twists and turns.
The dating site banter was great! Loved them all couldn't wait until they got back online each time to see what they'd write.
Loved that the story features food trucks. While they are popular in our culture now, very few books are written where the goal of a character to have one.
Loved that Mexican food is so featured. It made me hungry for it all while reading and after.
Loved that a character just up and left a monied occupation to go for his dreams.
Loved that Jude is a guy who makes mistakes, not some perfect hero. But he also realizes them later and admits and asks forgiveness.
Loved that there is a special needs person who teaches great lessons to all the rest.
Loved that there was a bad guy and a little of a mystery.
I thought this was such a fun story. I didn't want to stop reading once I started.
Highly recommend!

This was a nice read. I love the deeper message about perseverance! It would be a great pick for a book club.
Thank you to Netgalley for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review!

A remake of You’ve got Mail in book form.

I loved that Rory and Jude felt like real people with real relationships and problems. It’s a sweet clean story and I liked that there was some representation of different cultures AND different abilities.

I wish there had been more flirty banter along with the wittiness and I wish there had been more angst along with the personal tensions. It took a little while to get to their “discovery” so this might be why there wasn’t as much angst.

Overall very likable characters even when their actions weren’t always so likable and a fun storyline.

Thank you NetGalley and Revell for the eARC!

This book was a lovely romance read, that kept me turning the page constantly. The only criticism I have is that it was a little bit too slow at times but overall a fabulous book.

My thoughts: this was a sweet romance, clean, without a strong faith message. There were some soft swear words used, and there was some drinking that might bother some readers. I liked Hannah the best of all the characters. She was a sweet girl. Otherwise it was a romantic comedy of sorts and them two main characters had a lot of issues to work through. If you like clean romance you might like tacos for two. I was given a copy free and all opinions are my own.

"Tacos For Two": 4⭐

(Unpaid Review: thank you to @netgalley, @betsystamant and the publishers for allowing me to read this eArc copy in exchange for a review.)

If you loved "You've Got Mail", then you'll for sure love this book! There's no way you won't, trust me! I'm a huge fan of the movie and this book just gave me all the butterflies!

I always am down for a book with cute and romantic scenes, good characters and food! And, of course, a beautiful cover! For me, this was the whole package and I think you'll really appreciate the author's intention! It's really beautiful and creative!

What a delightful story! When two people are doing online messaging, they thoroughly enjoy it. But wait! They meet, but as themselves, not the online persona they have cultivated. They both decide to enter a food truck contest, both doing the same type of food, too. All kind of craziness ensues and nothing is as it seems. And I was so hungry all through the book! I could smell the food on those trucks! Recommended.

My thanks to Revell Publishers for a copy of this book via Net Galley. The opinion here is my own.

"Tacos for Two" is an adorable rom-com set in the world of food trucks. Rory Perez has inherited her beloved aunt's Mexican food truck. Though cooking is not her passion, Rory works to keep the truck afloat in order to be able to pay the bills to keep her niece with Down's Syndrome in the home that she lives in. With her hometown's annual Food Truck Festival coming up, Rory see's it as an opportunity to win and put the business in a good spot financially with the prize earnings.

Jude Strong is a local soon-to-attorney at his father's prestigious law firm, Problem is, Jude's heart isn't in law- it's into cooking. He makes a deal with his father that if he can win the Food Truck Festival contest, he can forget taking the bar exam and leave the firm to pursue his passion in cooking. Familiar with Rory's food truck as it is one of the firm's regular lunch-time go-to's, Jude asks Rory to give him cooking lessons, and he enters the Food Truck Festival contest as well, now pitting himself against Rory.

As the contest progresses, Jude comes to realize that Rory is the woman that he has been talking to and falling in love with as they message back-and-forth with each other on an online dating site. And when Rory discovers this as well, she believes that Jude has been using her all along to get where he wants to be. Can they find a way to make it work?

"Tacos for Two" was a fun, quick read, with likeable characters, and it had you hoping for Rory and Jude to come back together in the end.

Thanks to Net Galley and Revell for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. "Tacos for Two" is scheduled to be released on 10/12/21.

Fun story with a serious undertone of what it takes to grow up and commit to figuring out your life!

The concept of Tacos for two intrigued me from the beginning. This story didn't disappoint me as I am a huge fan of foodie romances. It was great to read about Rory, the owner of a food truck, and Jade, who studies law. He works for his father and dreams of opening his own food truck. { How ironic is that?} The enemies to lovers trope had me hooked. It was an enjoyable plot. There were many surprises and twists to the story. There are flaws in Rory and Jade's relationship, but both of them shined in the end.

Thank you Revell and Netgalley for the ARC of this book. This was a honest review.

I want to fist say thank you to the author and for giving me the eARC. Ok hablemos primero del cover tan hermoso de este libro, es tan cute! Me encanto la Historia tanto. El libro es tan cute y fresh, ellos sacan lo mejor del otro y eso es tan cute para mi. Algo que no me gusto mucho fue todo el drama familiar que tuvo este libro, se sintió un poco innecesario. Me gustaron mucho los principales personajes y también los secundarios. La anticipación de saber que va a pasar desde hace que el libro sea fácil de leer.

A very sweet reworking of the beloved romance You’ve Got Mail and it’s predecessors. Very enjoyable!

If you like enemies to lovers and dysfunctional families, then you're going to love this!!! Her biggest nemesis is the guy she's dating online. This is a high stakes rom-com drama book.

Well, that was utterly adorable. If you’re a fan of You’ve Got Mail, you’ll want to dive into this book. The texty banter exchanges were some of my favorite parts and I appreciated the inclusion of a character with Down syndrome. The heroine made me want to shake her at times with how she was constantly jumping to negative conclusions and it was probably a good thing Jude had gotten to know her online first or she might not have had a chance with him. An overall fun read.

Tacos for Two was a romantic comedy which tied two concepts together—online dating and food trucks. The cover of the book is beautiful! While this was an easy and fun read, and the characters were like able, I found the novel to be too predictable for my taste and underdeveloped. I wanted something a bit more to make it not fall so flat since I was able to predict the ending from the first fifty pages. The overall plot was such a good one from Rory struggling to keep her aunt’s taco truck in business to finding her true love online who just so happens to be one of her biggest fans and begins taking cooking lessons from her. It was certainly a read that put you in the mood for some chips and salsa and a little bit of romance! Overall, it was a good book if you are looking for an easy, light read!

This book was adorable. It was basically a retelling of You've Got Mail with Taco Trucks instead of bookstores! It was a little cheesy and corny at times (both puns intended) but you can't help but love the main characters!

Thank you Netgalley for letting me read this before its publication date which will be Oct 12, 2021.

Tacos for Two by Betsy St. Amant was a light rom-com with many references and quotes from You've Got Mail. The rivalry and Chemistry between the two main characters was the focus of the story.

Jude Worthington is a rich lawyer who wants to cook. He approaches Rory Perez about cooking classes and then turns around and opens a Mexican food truck. Rory is trying to preserve her aunt's legacy by continuing with her food truck. Needless to say sparks start flying when she learns that Jude is her direct competition.

I found it difficult to really like Rory, as she seemed to always jump to the wrong conclusions about Jude. But mostly the characters were well played and developed. I especially loved Hannah, Rory's cousin, and her sweet innocent honesty.

I always enjoy a good clean read, and Betsy delivered again.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Net Galley. All views expressed are my honest opinion.

Rory owns her auntie’s food truck and is struggling financially with this. One day Jude, who currently works at his family’s law firm, approaches Rory to ask for cooking lessons. She helps him out but soon learns that he is starting his own food truck. They soon become rivals at the upcoming food festival and all while not knowing they are falling for each other over an anonymous dating app.
Rather slow paced at times but overall an enjoyable read

In theory, I love the quirkiness of a food truck. Add to that an owner who can't cook and a love interest that requests cooking lessons and I am interested. Unfortunately, Tacos for Two didn't give me the page turning interest that I would have hoped for. It felt a bit flat and uninteresting. While I did enjoy getting to know the main characters' stories, this was just luke warm for me.

You’ve Got Mail! One of my favorite rom-com's of all times. They reference the movie multiple times throughout the book. So of course for the rest of the week I've been quoting that movie to my husband 😂

Rory is trying to keep her late aunt’s food truck open, but she’s struggling financially. The annual food truck festival of Modest Texas could change everything with the prize winner walking away with a nice cash prize.. Jude hates his job at his family’s law firm and wants to get out from under his fathers thumb. Winning the competition would desperately provide him with what he needs . Both of them have one thing in common, the anonymous person they’ve been flirting with online for a couple of months. They don’t know that the person they’ve been falling for is their biggest competition.

The story was good, but it lacked romance. They said a few flirty things back and forth to one another, but that was it. I had a hard time with Rory and her two hot and cold personalities, her online vs in-person personality was hard to accept as the same person.

Just because there was no romance, doesn’t mean the story wasn’t enjoyable! I really liked this storyline, and how they were food truck competitors. Overall, this was a good book, but I see it more as just contemporary fiction and not romance.

Thank you NetGalley and Revell for Gifting me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.