Lavash at First Sight

By: Taleen Voskuni

Narrated by: Christine Mirzayan

Sparks fly between two women pitted against each other in this delectable new romantic comedy by Taleen Voskuni, author of Sorry, Bro.

Twenty-seven-year-old Nazeli “Ellie” Gregorian enjoys the prestige of her tech marketing job but is sick of the condescending Patagonia-clad tech bros, her micromanaging boss, and her ex-boyfriend, who she’s forced to work with every day. When Ellie’s lovingly overbearing parents ask her to attend PakCon—a food packaging conference in Chicago—to help promote their company and vie to win an ad slot in the Superbowl (no big deal), she’s eager for a brief change and a delicious distraction.

At the conference, she meets witty, devil-may-care Vanya Simonian. Ellie can’t believe how easy it is to talk to Vanya and how much they have in common—both Armenian! From the Bay Area! Whose families are into food! Their meet-cute is cut short, however, when Ellie’s parents recognize Vanya as the daughter of the owners of their greatest rival, whose mission (according to Ellie’s mother) is to whitewash and package Armenian food for the American health-food crowd.

Sworn as enemies, Ellie and Vanya must compete against each other under their suspicious parents' scrutiny, all while their feelings for each other heat to sizzling temps.

Cute book!

This book feels very similar to Voskuni's first book, "sorry bro". The story arch is similar, and with the same wonderful narration, it felt fimilar from the start. If you liked the other book, you'll probably like this one too!
I gave it a 4 out of 5 because it just didn't quite grip my attention and heart. The downfall was more sudden and didn't completely feel right, and the recovery not super forfilling. It was a good book though and I enjoyed it.

Not my usual genre, but cute nonetheless!

My book club chose this and it's definitely not my preferred genre. It's exactly what you'd expect and probably proceeds how you'd expect. That, however, doesn't detract from it being a well written and cute story. The narrator is also very engaging and really brought the characters to life. As someone who is not generally a fan of this genre, I was able to stay engaged due to the narrator.