Disclaimer: I received an e-copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review

This is the second book of the Lillac Town series. It is set in the same bookstore as the last book and also features a lot of characters from the last book but with a different focus this time.

Lily is a Brazilian girl, who has to deal with her past trying to reach out to her, as well as that casual fling with Mayte. She is still dealing with her families homophobia before she left and cut all ties with them and reading her story really broke my heart for her. Her sexuality is unlabeled, but she definitely likes girls. It's really nice to read about unlabeled characters!

Mayte is a bisexual, black, Cuban woman and I am so glad that she got more screen time in this book. She already appeared in the first book and I adored her, but getting to see more of her this time was lovely.

The writing is also incredibly good, not overly flowery but still beautiful. You can see that it's not Hollis first book and to be honest I think I enjoyed it even a bit more than I did The Melody of You and Me.

And one of my favorite things is that during a sex scene there was actual talk about what a character liked and what not and it was so beautiful to read about a character being allowed to set boundaries and having them respected and just... talking about what they want to they can both have a good time. I need more of that kind of stuff, it was beautiful!

The ending is a bit cheesy, but it kind of fits the character's well. But I do feel sorry for the other characters in the series who will be surrounded by sappy couples.

All in all, if you are looking for a cute story with loveable characters, loads of awesome side characters or enjoyed The Melody of You and Me, you should definitely read this book.

(And while this has nothing to do with this book, I have to mention how excited I am for the next book in the series, as it will focus on Karen, a Brazilian-Japanese girl who really loves cats and is also super cute, I'm so excited!)