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Title:
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Aftertaste |
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Authors:
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Lavelle, Daria |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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384 |
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Year:
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2025 |
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Publisher:
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Bloomsbury |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Dishwasher and aspiring restauranteur Kostya is a chef with a difference, serving up reconciliation and closure for his guests. Losing his father as a child, he was endowed with a unique ability to recreate food memories that reunite the grieving – briefly – with those they have lost. But there are unintended consequences for Kostya’s good intentions, consequences that he is warned will land him in trouble with the Afterlife. With a dash of the paranormal, a sprinkling of romance and a mouth-watering culinary adventure, this is an intriguing story with its boldly original premise and surprising juxtaposition of food, memory, love and death.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"It's a very unusual story but very intriguing and quite amusing. I found the premise fascinating, and fortunately the author has the skill to do it justice."
"All in all, quite a rollicking tale. I think the reader just needs to suspend disbelief and enjoy the ride! I do think it's worth it."
"This book is a conundrum! It is so delightfully weird and I have never read anything like it. Very original and I would absolutely recommend it on that basis. Think, Ghostbusters meets Master Chef meets When Harry Met Sally meets The Godfather."
"The book was very twisty, you never knew where things were going to go from one page to the next, but it still felt cohesive overall."
" For anyone interested in food (or even an avid follower of food-based reality TV programmes) and fantasy, Aftertaste is a must read."
"Loved the way the science of food as a sensory experience is explored; the way taste and smell is linked to memory; the power of food, cooking, eating, ritual and identity."
"Be prepared that the story happens in the realm of the supernatural and features spirits being brought back to the Living Realm. It is written across two worlds - the living and the dead."
"Kostya is an interesting and well-developed character - I felt connected to him and his story. The book explores themes of grief, love and community through his life experiences. One of my favourite books this year."
"Just go with it and enjoy!"
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Categories:
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Fiction, Fantasy, Food, Grief/loss, Relationships, Science Fiction, USA, Popular Fiction, Staff Pick, Just Added, 2027 Titles, New Adult |
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