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cdori's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity and Mental illness
writtenbydnicole's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Cursing
Minor: Incest and Infidelity
ukponge's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity
linesiunderline's review
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The concept of this romance really drew me to the book. Fake romance meets competitive cooking contest? Yes please!
Unfortunately for me, the overall execution did not meet expectations.
Best bits
- Ah the food, so many descriptions of mouth-watering yummy things. This was a real strength.
- I enjoyed the glimpse into Reena’s Indian Muslim family. The author brought this community to life.
Howevers
- Way too many things happening - so many plot threads that they couldn’t possibly be developed or attended to in a satisfying way.
- Something about the writing felt flat, more telling than showing.
- I am by no means a widely read romance reader, but I didn’t find the sex scenes to be confidently written, there was an awkwardness to them.
- Considering Nadim was pretty critical to the success of the story, I found him to be underdeveloped.
I am interested to read more Own Voices reviews of this title since some of the reviews I’ve read find the way that some characters’ relationship with alcohol is represented throughout the book to be problematic. A head’s up.
Unfortunately for me, the overall execution did not meet expectations.
Best bits
- Ah the food, so many descriptions of mouth-watering yummy things. This was a real strength.
- I enjoyed the glimpse into Reena’s Indian Muslim family. The author brought this community to life.
Howevers
- Way too many things happening - so many plot threads that they couldn’t possibly be developed or attended to in a satisfying way.
- Something about the writing felt flat, more telling than showing.
- I am by no means a widely read romance reader, but I didn’t find the sex scenes to be confidently written, there was an awkwardness to them.
- Considering Nadim was pretty critical to the success of the story, I found him to be underdeveloped.
I am interested to read more Own Voices reviews of this title since some of the reviews I’ve read find the way that some characters’ relationship with alcohol is represented throughout the book to be problematic. A head’s up.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Infidelity
decklededgess's review
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
trigger warnings: job loss, depression, alcohol abuse, sex and nudity mention, biphobia mention, cheating mention, incest mention, eating disorder mention, islamophobia mention
bro this book was wild lmao. a wild foot fetish appears. i loved it either way though it was pretty funny and the romance was super adorable.
bro this book was wild lmao. a wild foot fetish appears. i loved it either way though it was pretty funny and the romance was super adorable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Islamophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Death of parent, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry
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