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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
***THE VERSION OF THIS THAT I READ WAS AN ARC***
ETA 06/23 to add review post-publication:
The intersection of queer books and feel-good iterations of cooking competitions is vanishingly small, but this is a fantastic entry into that or any other genre. Dahlia and London's anxieties and talents are presented with equal frankness, and both have the chance to shine as the book runs its course.
Their romance starts at the obligatory meet-cute and carries on, secure and confident in its own premise, never stopping to awkwardly attempt to identify the wherefores or why nots of London's blissfully complete existence. They just ARE and, except for a few notable exceptions, their right to be goes unquestioned and without the need to be continuously justified. It's nice, is what I'm saying.
As a final note; time is a bit wonky in this, with the competition that is our main method of keeping track falling further and further to the wayside as Dahlia and London grow closer, but I can't quite get upset about it.
ETA 06/23 to add review post-publication:
The intersection of queer books and feel-good iterations of cooking competitions is vanishingly small, but this is a fantastic entry into that or any other genre. Dahlia and London's anxieties and talents are presented with equal frankness, and both have the chance to shine as the book runs its course.
Their romance starts at the obligatory meet-cute and carries on, secure and confident in its own premise, never stopping to awkwardly attempt to identify the wherefores or why nots of London's blissfully complete existence. They just ARE and, except for a few notable exceptions, their right to be goes unquestioned and without the need to be continuously justified. It's nice, is what I'm saying.
As a final note; time is a bit wonky in this, with the competition that is our main method of keeping track falling further and further to the wayside as Dahlia and London grow closer, but I can't quite get upset about it.
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
I really liked this book. This book is set in a cooking show, that is how London and Dahlia met. I loved London and Dahlia.
The narrator Lindsey Dorcus did absolutely amazing! She made me fall in love with the story!
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Deadnaming, Transphobia
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced