MELT WITH YOU

A sweet story of love on the road.

The summer before college, Fallon is working at Love at First Bite, her mom’s ice cream truck. It’s a good deal except for the fact that her mom’s only the co-owner; the other co-owner is her mom’s best friend, who just happens to also be the mom of Fallon’s former best friend–turned–ex-girlfriend. As their moms go to Dallas to close a life-changing business deal, Fallon and Chloe are left in charge of taking Love at First Bite on a road trip to participate in important food truck festivals. It doesn’t help in the slightest that they haven’t spoken in the year since Chloe left for college, Fallon still has it bad, and the two may have entirely different versions of what happened—both when they got together and when it all ended. Full of puns and long internal monologues, this is an engaging look at first love that gets to the heart of the feelings of indecision that come with being a teenager—especially one in love with her best friend. The suspense of the will-they, won’t-they romance is entertaining and feels new, keeping readers interested throughout. Although perhaps a bit longer than necessary, the book is overall captivating and has a heartwarming finale. Main characters are White.

A charming summer romance.