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Chef's Kiss by Jarrett Melendez

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toastqueen's review

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-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? No

5.0

kait_sixcrowsbooks's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

2.5

Meh, it was okay. I loved seeing Ben’s internal struggle…until we didn’t during the most important part of the story? And there was an entire yoga scene that did not seem to have any purpose. Also, all the characters outside of the MC just seemed so bland. Including the LI! I’m not sure if it’s the fact that it’s a shorter graphic novel or what, but I was not impressed by this. There were a couple things I liked, but overall I found it to be boring. 🤷🏻

alicebme's review against another edition

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4.0

Berry good. Read it. Nom nom.

garvsy's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.5

Ohh... this book.
Look, I started reading it because it was my 'Graphic Novel Reading Time'. I started something this year which is reading a graphic novel and then a book (just letters book), and then again a graphic novel, and so on.
The other reason why I read it was because the cover was cute, the premise sounded good, it was supposed to be 'romance' (spoiler, it was not), and I found him at the Goodreads Nominees.

The book was boring, it even has a part where they explain a whole yoga session. It has nothing to do with romance, yes, he has a love interest and the relationship pulls out ok, but we know nothing about this other guy.
My other and last problem was how he was treated at his job, it was bad, and for me doesn't matter the stupid background/justification the chef has for being a shit. About the pig, it was cute but weird (and not in the best way).

This one is not a good book in my opinion and, I'm never forgiving the fact that I just got reader's block because of a GRAPHIC NOVEL.
If you are going to read it, have in mind that this is not romance, it's about friendship (kind of) a guy finding out what he wants to do, what he likes, and questioning his career choices.