Looking for a lighthearted summer read?  Lemon Curd by Homa Pourasgari is a good one to pack for the beach.  A gently budding romance between two career-minded Type A individuals is the premise of the story.  The obstacles standing in their way border on the predictable, but you won’t mind.  There is enough humor and cultural drama to keep things going.  I finished this book in two days because I just needed to see how the two fared by the end.  Sometimes I felt that the characters’s actions conflicted with their personalities….for example, Anna Lisa (the main character) appears to be intelligent and independent.  Somehow she comes across as desperate when it comes to men.  While I wanted to scream at her to buck up and put on her big girl panties, I have actually known some women like this and I ended up feeling a little sorry for her.  At the same time, her colleague Neil has a similar personality.   He brews tea from tea bags?  I wasn’t expecting that.  In this way, the character development was lacking for me.   My favorite character in Lemon Curd was Leila, the best friend.  She reminds me of the girl everyone wants to hang out with and I liked the spice that she added to the book.

Although this is a romance book, it didn’t have any graphic love scenes in it.   There was some bed sharing going on, it just wasn’t described in great detail.  Romance books are not my cup of tea so I was glad to see that this was a relatively clean book.  There were some expletives sprinkled in the storyline that could have been left out; they did nothing to add to the story.  The book needed another once-over from the proofreading department.  Still, it’s an overall decent read and one that I wouldn’t mind sharing with a friend.  Over some toast with lemon curd, of course.

The author is offering a giveaway of this book for one lucky Savings in Seconds reader!  Stay tuned for the giveaway coming up soon.

Author Homa Pourasgari is multilingual and well-traveled.  She has worked in several different areas including marketing, retail, and banking.  Lemon Curdis her first novel.   You can find out more about Homa Pourasgari by visiting her website.  Read a chapter of Lemon Curd by clicking here.

(Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for review. These opinions are 100% mine.)