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_karinaiello_'s review against another edition
4.0
Edit: was finally able to get this from the library and WOW THIS IS SPICY AND IM NOT TALKING ABOUT JALAPEÑOS!!!
agent_walls's review against another edition
3.0
Thanks Edelweiss for giving me an advanced copy in return for an honest review!
I thought this was really cute. I'm a sucker for any sort of love story involving cooking or baking so this book naturally called to me. I thought the overall relationship was cute and I liked the battle of the wills in the restaurant setting.
It's a relatively fast paced story (and relationship). While I prefer a bit of a slower pacing in this type of story, it's not exactly a bad thing and I know others will enjoy it.
My two big complaints are that I wish we had seen more of their relationships with their friends and family and that we saw more of the cooking show/competition world. Both are big plot points in the book. Each MC has their complicated relationships (outside of each other) and I would have liked to see those explored a bit more. The same goes for the cooking competition/show. It's such a big element of the book yet we only get snippets. I would have loved to see it more.
I thought this was really cute. I'm a sucker for any sort of love story involving cooking or baking so this book naturally called to me. I thought the overall relationship was cute and I liked the battle of the wills in the restaurant setting.
It's a relatively fast paced story (and relationship). While I prefer a bit of a slower pacing in this type of story, it's not exactly a bad thing and I know others will enjoy it.
My two big complaints are that I wish we had seen more of their relationships with their friends and family and that we saw more of the cooking show/competition world. Both are big plot points in the book. Each MC has their complicated relationships (outside of each other) and I would have liked to see those explored a bit more. The same goes for the cooking competition/show. It's such a big element of the book yet we only get snippets. I would have loved to see it more.
abaranes's review against another edition
2.0
Boring and cliched. I had the hardest time getting into this book. The two main characters were too similar to do a dual POV (especially a dual first person POV) and so much of their relationship felt rushed. I also generally don't enjoy plots revolving around miscommunication, and that seemed to be the majority of this book. Amy in particular was so extraordinarily frustrating about it. It's weird, but the set up to the book made it seem like it would be an enemies-to-lovers slowburn situation but it was more of a crushes-to-lovers with a half-hearted attempt at a slowburn that went out the window three chapters in.
It also doesn't feel like much of the conflict with the restaurant was really resolved - how much was Sophie making that simply one person taking a pay cut was able to save the restaurant? What menu did they eventually settle on? How does Sophie's minority ownership of the restaurant actually affect the operations of the restaurant?
Just not very enjoyable.
It also doesn't feel like much of the conflict with the restaurant was really resolved - how much was Sophie making that simply one person taking a pay cut was able to save the restaurant? What menu did they eventually settle on? How does Sophie's minority ownership of the restaurant actually affect the operations of the restaurant?
Just not very enjoyable.
baymax96's review against another edition
3.0
Typically with a lot of queer romance it takes chapters and chapters for the characters to actually get together so I loved the change of pace. The intimate scenes were well described and definitely got my heart racing however some of the sex talk, personally wasn’t for me. The whole ‘you did so good’ just came across as awkward and condescending.
I enjoyed the two view points of the main characters as chapters and this have the viewer a deeper understanding of their behaviours. Knowing what they are thinking and then viewing how they react from the others view was really interesting and honestly, some times painful because you just want to shout that Amy loves you too! Whenever she acts the opposite of how we know she feels. To me this is good writing.
At the beginning it did take me a second to form the characters individually as they are pretty similar personalities and so a couple times I had to remind myself who’s view I was reading from.
I enjoyed the two view points of the main characters as chapters and this have the viewer a deeper understanding of their behaviours. Knowing what they are thinking and then viewing how they react from the others view was really interesting and honestly, some times painful because you just want to shout that Amy loves you too! Whenever she acts the opposite of how we know she feels. To me this is good writing.
At the beginning it did take me a second to form the characters individually as they are pretty similar personalities and so a couple times I had to remind myself who’s view I was reading from.
reeg_reads's review against another edition
5.0
The Romance Recipe was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and it was worth the wait.
There is so much tension between our two MCs, Sophie and Amy, it’s delicious (see what I did there). Amy is a restaurant owner who hires Sophie, a former reality-show finalist, to be the restaurant's head chef to help with her ailing restaurant.
The book starts with our two MCs butting heads; Sophie wants the freedom to do her job (run the kitchen and create the menu) but Amy, who is a little of a control freak, does not make it easy. Now I love a good enemy-to-lovers story, especially when both MCs have crushes on each other, but are too clueless to realize their feelings are reciprocated, so let’s just say I enjoyed the back and forth between Sophie and Amy, especially since the book is written from both characters POV.
Are there tons of miscommunication between Sophie and Amy? Duh. Did I want to bang their heads together to knock some sense into them? Of course I did. Would I yell about this book for the rest of my life? Obviously. The Romance Recipe is worth it. It shows you that you’re never too old to find yourself, that it is okay to open up, and to trust other people to be there to help when needed. Plus it’s super steamy!
5/5 stars.
There is so much tension between our two MCs, Sophie and Amy, it’s delicious (see what I did there). Amy is a restaurant owner who hires Sophie, a former reality-show finalist, to be the restaurant's head chef to help with her ailing restaurant.
The book starts with our two MCs butting heads; Sophie wants the freedom to do her job (run the kitchen and create the menu) but Amy, who is a little of a control freak, does not make it easy. Now I love a good enemy-to-lovers story, especially when both MCs have crushes on each other, but are too clueless to realize their feelings are reciprocated, so let’s just say I enjoyed the back and forth between Sophie and Amy, especially since the book is written from both characters POV.
Are there tons of miscommunication between Sophie and Amy? Duh. Did I want to bang their heads together to knock some sense into them? Of course I did. Would I yell about this book for the rest of my life? Obviously. The Romance Recipe is worth it. It shows you that you’re never too old to find yourself, that it is okay to open up, and to trust other people to be there to help when needed. Plus it’s super steamy!
5/5 stars.
brookeadell's review against another edition
3.0
Was a good book! however, took forever for me to finish, kept losing my interest.
pileci's review against another edition
2.0
Ja sam iskreno čekala taj čuveni rijaliti od tipa četvrtog poglavlja. Kad ono - rijalitija nigde. Cute, but cringe.
brandece1's review against another edition
3.0
I had such high hopes going into this book. I loved the adorable cover, the premise sounded so cute, and I was excited about the food competition/show. While I did enjoy this book it wasn't an absolute favorite. I love that it was full of fun tropes (forced proximity and coworkers), I really liked both heroine's, and I did really like the cooking aspect of the show, but I did find myself more. With that said I would still recommend this to anyone looking for a quick, fun, steamy read thay is fairly low angst.
bandherbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Well, meet The Romance Recipe, a perfect blend of ingredients resulting in a simmering, tension filled, and character driven romance full of heat and heart. And whew that