Jude in the Stars's Reviews > Peaches and Cream

Peaches and Cream came out in August and I couldn’t read it then and in retrospect I’m very happy I didn’t because I would have eaten way too much ice cream and been disappointed every time since the ice cream I have access to in real life is nowhere near as good as what I imagine Adley’s to be.

If you’ve read Dance With Me (my review), you probably remember Adley as Scottie’s always-in-a-rush ice cream making best friend. Adley took over her grandfather’s artisan ice cream shop but, despite being an ice cream genius, she’s struggling and the imminent opening of a national chain store close by won’t help. On one of the very rare occasions when she goes out for a drink with Scottie and Marisa, Adley meets Sabrina and a few minutes later, they’re making out in the bar’s restroom, the most out-of-character thing either’s ever done. Of course (because there would be no story otherwise), Sabrina turns out to be in town for the opening of the store that’s threatening Adley’s dream.

Even though Georgia Beers mentions the movie You’ve Got Mail in the acknowledgments, there’s none of the toxicity and no secrecy here, beyond two women needing a break from their jobs and deciding not to talk about work when they can kiss instead.

As usual with Georgia Beers, the characters are super sweet and you’ll want the best for them because how could you not. They’re as lovable as Sprinkles the puppy and who doesn’t love puppies? They also have fantastic chemistry (and admirable restraint, if you think about it), and Beers makes the instalust/instalove plausible, especially with the work conflict in the mix. Forbidden fruit and all.

There are a few inconsistencies and incongruities—an MC being surprised when she’s told she fell for the other even though she told her friend exactly that 30 pages before, a single mention of an immigrant parent with no bearing on the story—but overall, Peaches and Cream is one hundred percent the light and heartwarming read I was expecting it to be. Let it hug you while you escape reality for a bit.

I received a copy from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

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