{"id":8722,"date":"2022-03-24T20:54:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T03:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=8722"},"modified":"2022-03-24T20:54:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T03:54:54","slug":"review-gouda-friends-cathy-yardley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/24\/review-gouda-friends-cathy-yardley\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Gouda Friends &#8211; Cathy Yardley"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/58986334._SY475_.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: Gouda Friends &#8211; Cathy Yardley\" title=\"Review: Gouda Friends &#8211; Cathy Yardley\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>Gouda Friends<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/cathy-yardley\/\">Cathy Yardley<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/ponto-beach-reunion\/\">Ponto Beach Reunion #2<\/a> <br><strong>Also in this series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/22\/review-love-comment-subscribe-cathy-yardley\/\">Love, Comment, Subscribe<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/montlake\/\">Montlake<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> March 22, 2022 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>Two high school BFFs reunite and endeavor to fix each other\u2019s lives in this geeky romance from the author of <i>Love, Comment, Subscribe<\/i>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tam Doan dumped her boyfriend after he threw away her gourmet cheese. Sure, it\u2019s a little more complicated than that, but the point is, he had it coming. Newly single and unemployed, Tam calls up her best friend from high school and utters the emergency code word\u2014<i>goldfish<\/i>. Next thing she knows, she\u2019s on a plane back home.<\/p>\n<p>Josh O\u2019Malley was a troubled, unconfident teenager. Now he\u2019s the successful owner of a multimillion-dollar ghost kitchen. Tam, his high school BFF and fellow member of the Nerd Herd friend group, was instrumental in building his self-esteem. When she calls him out of the blue, he jumps at the chance to return the favor.<\/p>\n<p>Josh and Tam immediately get to work fixing her life\u2014but again, it\u2019s complicated. Their close friendship was always a lifeline between them; a blooming romance might confuse things. Still, at least one thing is for certain: their chemistry is un-brie-lievable.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B09BZ8ZV6C\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/gouda-friends-cathy-yardley\/1140007042;jsessionid=F163B1C6DB251467B745B998D1C30D09.prodny_store02-atgap13?ean=9781542030021\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/58986334-gouda-friends\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/4stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0003_4-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"4 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/contemporary\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0007_contemporary.png?fit=140%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"contemporary icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/m-f\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/categories_0003_m_f-copy.png?fit=80%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"m\/f\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/yummy-food\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/categories_0000s_0009_yummy-food.png?fit=114%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"yummy food\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-03-25T03:54:54+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\nAfter adoring Love, Comment, Subscribe, I knew I had to read the next book in the series ASAP. 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Friends to lovers is a favorite trope of mine, and seeing that it involved two other members of the Nerd Herd? I was so excited! And it definitely lived up to the first book, full of humor, romance and a thoughtful exploration of some of the hurdles facing late 20-somethings. While this is the second in a series, it can be read as a standalone.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI am homeless, unemployed, and got cheated on,\u201d she said. \u201cHashtag: <em>winning<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tam and Josh have been best friends forever, though they&#8217;ve talked less frequently over the past five years as she&#8217;s been in NYC with her boyfriend and working constantly at her job. When she finds out that her boyfriend is cheating? Her first inclination is still to call Josh, and that&#8217;s how she ends up back in California and staying in his guest room. Suddenly cut adrift, Tam realizes she&#8217;s not happy with the way her life has been going, so she and Josh decide to brainstorm and find her dream job, whatever that may be. But as Tam trials different jobs, she and Josh start to realize that their constant past assertions that they&#8217;re not romantically interested in each other may not be so true anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Tam&#8217;s dissatisfaction with her work life is something that I think will ring true for many late 20-somethings today. She&#8217;s a hard-worker, endlessly creative and a problem solver, but her past employers have walked all over her. It&#8217;s no wonder Josh is determined to help Tam find her dream job. After all, she&#8217;s the one suggested he follow through on his own dream of starting a ghost kitchen, which completely changed his life for the better, so he feels like he owes it to her. And if that keeps her staying with him longer, all the better! It&#8217;s easy to see that they&#8217;re great friends, with plenty of banter and affection for each other, and also easy to see why falling into a romantic relationship is a draw for them. They&#8217;re so adorable and funny together and I loved every minute they spent on page together.<\/p>\n<p>The big issue with their romance is, of course, that they&#8217;re worried they&#8217;ll lose their friendship. It was the thing that sustained them both through dealing with their dysfunctional families in high school, and they&#8217;ve always been there for each other, from Tam providing the boost to get the ball rolling on his dream job when he was at his lowest point to him returning the favor now. But while that part of the friends-to-lovers trope played out as I expected, I liked that their bleak moment was a little different. They are such good friends that they&#8217;ve had front row seats to the things that have gone wrong in each other&#8217;s previous relationships and neither wants to repeat those errors, whether that&#8217;s demanding more of Josh than Tam thinks he&#8217;s willing to give, or Josh believing Tam will be happiest pursuing her dream job.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019ll be your cheese daddy.\u201d She let out a peal of laughter. \u201cOh my God. Cheese daddy. I have to put that in a meme somewhere.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cTalk curdy to me,\u201d Asad joked.<br \/>\n\u201cDoesn\u2019t get any feta than this,\u201d Freddie chimed in.<br \/>\n\u201cBrie my valentine, I\u2019m so fondue you,\u201d Tam added, her voice full of laughter. \u201cThey write themselves.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, given that title and cover, food is featured prominently in the story. Sure, at the beginning of the book, Tam isn&#8217;t happy to come home and find her boyfriend cheating with his ex, but it&#8217;s the revelation that he threw out her expensive comfort cheese that&#8217;s the final straw in their relationship. Tam and cheese are, well, inseparable, so there&#8217;s lots of dairy goodness, from charcuterie boards to grilled cheese. Plus, since Josh owns a ghost kitchen, there&#8217;s all the dishes from his various restaurants as well. I loved learning about ghost kitchens, basically restaurants that solely do delivery, no in-person dining. And then there&#8217;s the endless cheese puns, which were suitably silly. I also loved the thoughtful way Tam handled how to balance work and life (an echo of the theme in the previous book) and how she dealt with her ex. What I didn&#8217;t like? 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