Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Chef's Kiss by Jarrett Melendez

26 reviews

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

So cute! I wish there was more to the story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol and Vomit

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

Chef’s Kiss is the perfect fall romance read on a stormy fall day! This was just so cute and it really captures the feeling of existential dread of that “now that I’m done with college/university, what do I do??” that I think most of us have felt at one point or another. This graphic novel combines that with finding a new path in an unexpected place with a healthy sprinkling of romance thrown in for good measure. It was just the cutest and I loved that it really highlighted the different aspects of working in a commercial kitchen. It was really fun to see Ben learning new things and adding his own touch to the recipes. Anyway, this is getting five stars! And if you haven’t read it yet, you really should!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Vomit and Alcohol

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit and Cursing

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual content

spooderman's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

peachani's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit and Alcohol

mysamfoster's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was a quick, fun read! The characters were funny and I loved the cooking scenes. 

I understand that things are limited with how short this is, but I definitely would have liked to see more mutual pining and more depth in Liam; his main traits just seemed to be that he's attractive and nice. I wasn't given any reason to be super invested in their relationship. 
I also thought the text was a bit cramped, but that's likely due in part to the fact that I read this on a phone screen lol 

Overall, it was still very cute, but I wouldn't reread and was just a little disappointed by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Alcohol

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Cursing

evelynyle_88's review

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

This graphic novel is cute yet entertaining. What I love about this book is... this book can give motivation to someone who just finished college to don't give up if you have a dream to know what's worth to begin with yourself; looking for job that suitable to your own passion to make you happy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use and Cursing