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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
The French charm is adorable as ever, but one of the plot points seemed a bit ridiculous for a chef— although I do understand why that was included as a conflict. As always, the dream of the menus and the description of fashion were two of the elements that grabbed my attention!
This is such a lovely book. I loved everything about it. You could say it was a wonderous surprise. As soon as I started reading, I was draw into the pages of this book with all of the characters. In fact, I read this book in a matter of several hours or half a day. Yes, not a full day but half a day. It is that good.
Sophie may be the star but everyone that she interacted with were just as much an important part of this story as well. Remi is the guy that everyone wants have in their life. The patience, love, and support he gave to Sophie was great.
The food that Sophie and everyone prepared had my mouth watering. Bonus as there are a handful of recipes at the back of the book. Sophie's Valroux's Paris Stars is not to be missed with a wonderful cast of characters that will warm your heart.
Sophie may be the star but everyone that she interacted with were just as much an important part of this story as well. Remi is the guy that everyone wants have in their life. The patience, love, and support he gave to Sophie was great.
The food that Sophie and everyone prepared had my mouth watering. Bonus as there are a handful of recipes at the back of the book. Sophie's Valroux's Paris Stars is not to be missed with a wonderful cast of characters that will warm your heart.
Lackluster sequel marginally redeemed by the atmospheric descriptions of food, France, and the colorful supporting cast of characters. Sophie is so unlikeable with her constant whining, her unnecessary conflicts about staying at the chateau, and overall deceitfulness when withholding her loss of taste and smell from those who literally are her ride or die family. Even the dreamboat Remy became intolerable. Controlling, demanding, and downright boorish diminished the storyline. Sophie’s relationship with her brigade of chefs and sous chefs is so one sided. Philippa, Jane, Marie, and the Nanny brigade deserve more than Sophie. They are the true heart of this book.
In this second book about Sophie she is back and trying to find a way to live her dream and run the inn and restaurants she inherited. But Sophie is keeping a secret that could change everything. A story of friendship, love, loyalty, and figuring out how to follow a dream.
Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an arc for my honest review
Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an arc for my honest review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Started kind of meh and by the end I was just cringing and giving my book a lot of side-eye. I managed to finish but highly recommend that if you aren't into it by half-way, just put it down - it doesn't get better.
medium-paced
This is the follow-up to The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux which was better if you ask me. This book was fine letting us know what happened to Sophie once she decided to stay in France at her grandmother's chateau to take it over, but it just didn't seem to grab me as much as the first one.
Sophie continues to keep the chateau a place people want to be and brings in some new cuisine to shake things up a bit. She's also in a relationship now with her childhood sweetheart and essentially his daughter now, too.
Those that try to sabotage Sophie in the first book make another appearance in this one as well, but it's just all a little forced in a way and seems as though it's too neat of a bow wrapped up.
Sophie continues to keep the chateau a place people want to be and brings in some new cuisine to shake things up a bit. She's also in a relationship now with her childhood sweetheart and essentially his daughter now, too.
Those that try to sabotage Sophie in the first book make another appearance in this one as well, but it's just all a little forced in a way and seems as though it's too neat of a bow wrapped up.
This is book two of the series. I really enjoyed the first book and was super excited to get a sequel.
Sophie’s life has changed a lot since her story began in book one.
She now lives in France, she’s kind of engaged to Remi and she’s become as close as family with her coworkers. She has two restaurants and a chateau. She’s reconnected with her father and grieving her grandmother.
She still dreams about getting Michelin stars.
One day she loses her smell and sense of taste. This is a huge problem for her as a chef. This isn’t Covid related, it’s because she bumped her head.
She tries to keep this a secret which isn’t easy.
She gets asked to come to Paris to come with some of the biggest names in the culinary world at a special event and she accepts.
Remi is not happy about this.
I went into this book with such high expectations after loving the first book. But I don’t remember disliking Remi in book one. Has he gotten worse? I’m sure his personality/attitude won’t bother everyone but it bothered me. My feelings towards Remi and his treatment of Sophie affected my enjoyment of this book. I can’t help that. Not every love interest is for every reader and apparently Remi is not for me. Which was unfortunate cause I’m absolutely sure I would have enjoyed this book more if I didn’t keep getting frustrated with Remi.
Maybe I get too into a story and the characters start to feel real. I credit an author when they make a character feel real. But that means sometimes I get frustrated with a character and it affects my overall enjoyment of the book.
Sophie’s life has changed a lot since her story began in book one.
She now lives in France, she’s kind of engaged to Remi and she’s become as close as family with her coworkers. She has two restaurants and a chateau. She’s reconnected with her father and grieving her grandmother.
She still dreams about getting Michelin stars.
One day she loses her smell and sense of taste. This is a huge problem for her as a chef. This isn’t Covid related, it’s because she bumped her head.
She tries to keep this a secret which isn’t easy.
She gets asked to come to Paris to come with some of the biggest names in the culinary world at a special event and she accepts.
Remi is not happy about this.
I went into this book with such high expectations after loving the first book. But I don’t remember disliking Remi in book one. Has he gotten worse? I’m sure his personality/attitude won’t bother everyone but it bothered me. My feelings towards Remi and his treatment of Sophie affected my enjoyment of this book. I can’t help that. Not every love interest is for every reader and apparently Remi is not for me. Which was unfortunate cause I’m absolutely sure I would have enjoyed this book more if I didn’t keep getting frustrated with Remi.
Maybe I get too into a story and the characters start to feel real. I credit an author when they make a character feel real. But that means sometimes I get frustrated with a character and it affects my overall enjoyment of the book.