Amazon.com:What’s your drink of choice? Is it a small pumpkin spice latte? Then you’re lots of fun and a bit sassy. Or a medium americano? You prefer simplicity in life. Or perhaps it’s a small decaf soy sugar-free hazelnut caffe latte? Some might call you a yuppie. Seventeen-year-old barista Jane Turner has this theory that you can tell a lot about a person by their regular coffee drink. She scribbles it all down in a notebook and calls it Espressology. So it’s not a totally crazy idea when Jane starts hooking up some of her friends based on their coffee orders. Like her best friend, Em, a medium hot chocolate, and Cam, a toffee nut latte. But when her boss, Derek, gets wind of Jane’s Espressology, he makes it an in-store holiday promotion, promising customers their perfect matches for the price of their favorite coffee. Things are going better than Derek could ever have hoped, so why is Jane so freaked out? Does it have anything to do with Em dating Cam? She’s the one who set them up! She should be happy for them, right? With overtones of Jane Austen’s Emma and brimming with humor and heart, this sweet, frothy debut will be savored by readers.
The Espressologist was a simple and sweet story. The whole plot is anchored by Jane's Espressology which was very clever and original. It made for a very fun storyline. It totally made me crave some hot chocolate and also made me curious about some of the drinks that are mentioned in the story that you don't normally see on the menu at your local coffee shop!
While it was pretty obvious where the story was going I had a great time getting there. Lots of cute boys, sweet boys and great times with friends. I wish the relationship that comes to be at the ending was developed a little more though, making the ending more realistic. Regardless, this is a perfect book for the holidays, sure made me want to sit down with a warm cup of hot chocolate!
The Espressologist was a simple and sweet story. The whole plot is anchored by Jane's Espressology which was very clever and original. It made for a very fun storyline. It totally made me crave some hot chocolate and also made me curious about some of the drinks that are mentioned in the story that you don't normally see on the menu at your local coffee shop!
While it was pretty obvious where the story was going I had a great time getting there. Lots of cute boys, sweet boys and great times with friends. I wish the relationship that comes to be at the ending was developed a little more though, making the ending more realistic. Regardless, this is a perfect book for the holidays, sure made me want to sit down with a warm cup of hot chocolate!
The Espressologist was released on October 27th
Genre: Young Adult
3.5/5 Stars
Review copy provided by the publisher
Just reading the gist of this book makes me want to turn the clock back 15 years!
ReplyDeleteAh.. what does your hot chocolate say about you??
ReplyDeleteI can't remember now but I think Emily, the main characters best friend was a hot chocolate!
ReplyDeleteNice review. This book was really cute(:
ReplyDeleteI've heard good things about this, and now I can't wait to read it. Nice review
ReplyDeleteI read something today that if you go into a Starbucks they have to make anything you want if they have the ingredients (or if you bring them). So even non-menu items are up for grabs! Hot chocolate does sound good though, nothing fancy for me. :P
ReplyDeleteSounds good. I kind of like the title too :)
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds really interesting. It having overtones of Jane Austen's Emma really intrigues me!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read this, it sounds so adorable! But I'm mad they changed the cover again. The previous one was perfect!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really fun. What does it say about me if I hate coffee and love tea? That I'm a stereotypical english person? :)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the premise of this one, but like you, I thought it was a little too light when it came to the relationships. It would have been nice to see a little more development - I thought the whole thing ended rather abruptly.
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