Thank you, net galley for sending me this arc to read, it was a very cut rom com. I like the main character.

This definitely had it's cute moments, i liked the family dynamics, especially between julieta and her abuela, but I didn't find the book all that interesting or memorable. so maybe, more like 2.5 stars for me. however, I definitely see why people like this book!

I really enjoyed reading this contemporary YA book, and I would definitely recommend to those who think it sounds interesting!

I received an e-ARC from the publisher

Good book with a well done story in the pages. I really liked the main character because of the way she was written and played out.

I really enjoyed this book! I thought it was fun that she referenced Romeo and Juliet but took a vastly different direction. The premise that Julieta has three possible romance is a romantic one, but it also speaks to the kind of person that she wanted to be. I also loved her relationship with her best friend Ivy. Ivy is such a great friend to Julieta. Calvin seemed really cool, but I really liked Lucas and Ryan.

Julieta’s writing journey mirrors her growth over the book and her self discovery. I appreciated how both her writing and her relationships journey mirrored her self discovery journey. I also appreciated what she learned about herself.

This was a fun, cute, and touching read. This story is more than just romance. It also speaks about family and friendships, which I think is just as important. Self discovery is an important theme as well.

I didn’t know what to expect when I started this, but I really enjoyed this book! I’d definitely recommend it!

This is a cute romance that keeps the reader entertained.Julieta is a great lead who learns important lessons.

This was such a refreshing romcom story. I ate this up! I loved the mystery elements within the plot and will definitely be picking up more books by this author.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book, as this book has already been published, I will not share my review on Netgalley at this time.

This was a really cute and fun read. I love when a book delivers on what the blurb promises and I feel like this book was a great example of that. I really related to Julieta’s character and I think a lot of YA readers will. Plus I’m always a sucker for a You've Got Mail style story :)

"Julieta and the Romeos" is a cute YA novel centered around Julieta, who is facing many challenges towards the end of her high school years. Not only is Julieta trying to help her family save their struggling restaurant business, but she's also trying to solve a mystery: who's been sending her messages on the writing forum she's a part of. As time goes on, Julieta narrows it down to three possibilities: her best friend's brother, her coworker, or the boy next door to her abuela. Julieta and her best friend work together to solve the mystery, which comes to a surprising conclusion!

I thought this book was very cute and easy to read, especially the portions about the importance of family sticking together to accomplish their goals. While the solution to the mystery was a bit of a letdown (to me, personally), I do think that a teenager would enjoy this book. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

I appreciated the fun premise of a girl trying to figure out which of the possible love interests around her is the one her heart actually really connects to, and of course it was even more relatable since the main character herself is a writer. The story was not especially original, but it was a fun, fast read.

A cute take on Romeo and Juliet where there are lots of options boy wise and a girl truly trying to discover herself and who she wants to be. One that will have you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out who she will end up with.

This was an overall cute and fun read but the main character was not really relatable and I found the writing a bit lacking.

This was an EXCELLENT little coming-of-age contemporary set over the summer. Julieta is the daughter of Argentinian immigrants who have a struggling restaurant post-covid pandemic, is working on figuring out HER dreams (writing!) and potential love with three different boys. There's a hint of You've Got Mail with a mysterious online writer/suitor (this will always draw me in) and it's just a really sweet story. The writing itself was high quality to me, especially for the genre. (This is not a knock on YA contemp romance - I love it - but sometimes you want to roll your eyes at the phrases used, and this was not one of them!!!) I love that Julieta was driven, focused, realistically stressed and ultimately had realistic results to a lot of the plot points.

At its core, this is a story about love of all kinds, of family, of dreams pursued and dreams you have to grieve for letting go. And despite being about the Romeos, it is not just about the romance. I'd recommend this one for sure.

I can see very clearly why people like this book.

It's a quick, fun read that is really sweet. It isn't particularly memorable but it is enjoyable.

3.5 rounded up to 4.

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.

I was so excited to read this and it just fell flat for me. Teen Julieta wants to be a writer almost as badly as she wants a boyfriend, and when she is accepted into a prestigious summer writing program, she's a bit disheartened it's alongside her best friend's brother and her sort-of nemesis. A fan fiction writer, there is a fan of her work that she develops a sort of relationship with, and he harbors a crush on an old friend. How will things come together? I felt like after about 10% in I knew where it was going and wasn't vested enough to continue, but sure this is going to be someone else's perfect summer crush read.

Julieta's writing teacher has her put her assignment online where she acquires a persistent critic. Meanwhile three separate boys in her life have more attractive to her. Will one of them become her romeo...read and find out.

a cute book that i really enjoyed and connected with

Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for the review copy.

The problem with being a mood reader is that you can get an eARC for a book you're super excited about...and not read it until after its pub date.

I don't know about you, but when summer rolls around I crave two things: ice cream an YA contemporary romances. Granted, I'll never say no to either of those things no matter the time of year, but there's something about the season of sunshine that makes me crave things that are light and sweet. I honestly didn't even know what Julieta and the Romeos was about. I just saw "You've Got Mail" and Maria E. Andreu and requested it IMMEDIATELY. For once being a procrasti-mood reader worked in my favor because Julieta and the Romeos was exactly what I needed after the world's hottest day.

Julieta and the Romeos is just fun. No matter what your favorite trope is, Maria E. Andreu has got you covered. We've got a childhood best friend, a boy-next-door, and an academic rival/best friend's insufferable brother all in one story. While I'm generally not a huge fan of love triangles (or love squares, in this case?), I didn't mind the romantic geometry. Maybe it was because I knew who she was going to end up with from the very beginning, but I don't feel like the story is full of unnecessarily drama or the constant seesawing back-and-forth of "will they, won't they?" between the three love interests. If anything, we just end up with more romance and more tropes. (Though I will say, I don't necessarily think we need Bachelor #3 who doesn't get as much screentime as the two main love interests. More on that later.)

The book itself perfect for relaxing on a lazy summer day. It has enough tension to keep the story moving but is the kind of chill, quiet story that you want when you're in the mood for quick read. It's fluffy but grounded enough that it's not teeth-rottenly sweet. Most books that fit this description aren't particularly memorable or well-written, but Andreu writes with a precision that wrings every last drop out of her sentences. Her descriptions are painstakingly crafted and stunningly vivid without ever feeling pretentious.

Now for some minor complaints (because I always manage to scrouge up one or two.) There are a few mentions of COVID that seem clunky and unnecessary. I'm not a huge fan of pandemic references to begin with, and every time I came across one in Julieta and the Romeos, I was jolted out of the story for a bit. Andreu does explain in her acknowledgements this was written during and influenced by COVID, so I guess I'm willing to overlook it. (Maybe if she'd opened with that in an author's note I would've been a little more forgiving?) I mentioned this earlier, but the third love interest (I won't say his name in case any of you are really serious about avoiding spoilers,), but he only seems to pop up when he's convenient. He either needs to be developed more or scrapped completely. While we're on the topic, I don't know what the purpose Julieta's siblings are supposed to serve. I actually forgot about them half the time I was reading. They appear so infrequently, they might as well not exist. Lastly, the plotlines could've been smoothed out a little more. The online mystery and love triangle turns into a coming-of-age story about identity, friendship and the American dream. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for immigrant stories and BIPOC rep, but it feels a little like the first half of the book is dedicated to one story and the second half of the book is a completely different one.

If you're looking for a light, breezy read that has familiar tropes and still manages to be a little outside the formulaic box that makes up your typical YA contemporary romance, Julieta and the Romeos is the book for you. Maria E. Andreu's latest book is a love letter to romance writers that's full of charm and fluff.