title: The Valencia Expat Club
author: June Patrick
publisher: Atria Books
publication date: June 2, 2026
pages: 302
peppers: 2 (on this scale)
warnings: lots of alcohol and hangovers
summary: When her divorce is almost final and she wants out of San Francisco, Dahlia runs to visit long-lost cousins in Valencia, where she runs into her college TA Liam, on whom she had a massive crush and toward whom she made one very embarrassing advance twelve years earlier. He doesn't seem to remember her, and he ends up hiring her to be his club's social media manager. As Dahlia learned to love Valencia and her new friends and old family, she also falls in love with Liam.
tropes:
- new in town
- found family
- family secrets revealed
what I liked:
- lots of food descriptions
- feels like a travel guide to Valencia
what I didn’t like:
- WAY too many similes for my taste
- repetitive parts
- Dahlia seems very immature and not always nice
overall rating: 2 (of 5 stars)
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