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Recept na lásku by Jarrett Melendez, Hank Jones, Danica Brine, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
8 reviews
streberkatze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Toxic relationship
btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcohol and Emotional abuse
Minor: Vomit and Cursing
spooderman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
Moderate: Gaslighting, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
Minor: Body shaming, Self harm, Outing, Misogyny, Sexism, Classism, Animal cruelty, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Ableism, and Homophobia
evelynyle_88's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Drug use and Cursing
ruthlessreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Minor: Alcohol
nitya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
And I stan Watson 🥺💖🐷
Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
i rly like how integral a part cooking and food play in the story, though i was initially surprised i shouldnt have been considering the title. the cooking scenes are relaxing, healing, fun, and eye-opening esp for a cooking novice like me; all the chemistry and innovation! and that mouth-watering art doesnt help quench my hunger at all.
the book's also quite funny, esp watson + his antics, no-nonsense chef davis, and ben's monologues. another thing i particularly enjoy is ben's and his friends' post-college struggles/adventures; theyre painfully relatable and the fear, uncertainty, panic, yet joy amidst it all are captured faithfully here.
unfortunately, i think like the story and characters could be developed even further. liam's characterization, for instance, feels flat and one-dimensional; we dont learn too much abt him and while he's def an eye-candy, i wish more basis was provided why he falls for ben and vice-versa.
some story decisions also seem a lil weird to me, how the author chooses to focus on certain less important scenes but forgoes other more significant ones, like the yoga over ben's and liam's coffee meets. the ending also seems too abrupt, like bro it's literally one page of the otp kissing and thats it. i wish there was more postscript on ben officially working full-time in the resto, maybe an actual convo w/ his parents, and at least one more scene of him and liam tgt.
this is a graphic novel w/ rly nice, detailed art and a relatable story of finding oneself outside parental or pre-circumscribed lines, but it wouldve benefited from longer length to develop some of the characters and the story even further.
Minor: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
prynne31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol