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A Dish Best Served Hot by Natalie Caña
4.25
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 Natalie goes 2 for 2 with the Vega Family love stories.

This book had so many things I loved, meddling families, single father to a daughter, strong take no shit FMC. I loved both Lola & Saint. They were loyal, and fought for their families and for what they believed in. Lola spends most of the story fighting to save her local LGBTQ+ community shelter, and Saint protecting his family while balancing their needs with his beliefs. The romance in he story was good, but the real swoony moments were the interactions with Saints daughter Rosie. Saint is such a good dad, and taking the time to do her hair to make her happy *swoon*. I also loved watching Rosie warm up to Lola and eventually loving her.

The story also tackles serious topics like LGBTQ youth homelessness, gentrification, anxiety, PTSD, & incarceration really well.
TW: Gun violence

My only complaint is I wish we had more swoony and steamy romantic moments. A lot of the romance was built up in the flashbacks. I just wanted a little more. Overall, I really enjoyed this book (I read it in one day) I cannot wait to continue this series. 

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