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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
funny
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lighthearted
medium-paced
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Yes
Loveable characters:
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Diverse cast of characters:
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If you like queer love stories and baking shows - give this a read!
I really loved a lot of this books elements. I found myself smiling so much through it.
Reality show competitions are not a go to for me on the trope lists, but this worked so well on the forced proximity within a show set up.
Dahlia for me was the stand out. She felt adhd coded and I loved seeing that even though it wasn't explicitly labelled.
Overall I loved seeing these two goofs fall in love but was not thrilled with how miscommunication lead to the third act break up. I wanted a little more communication from them especially with being in such close proximity for so most of the book.
CW: divorce, misgendering, transphobia
Reality show competitions are not a go to for me on the trope lists, but this worked so well on the forced proximity within a show set up.
Dahlia for me was the stand out. She felt adhd coded and I loved seeing that even though it wasn't explicitly labelled.
Overall I loved seeing these two goofs fall in love but was not thrilled with how miscommunication lead to the third act break up. I wanted a little more communication from them especially with being in such close proximity for so most of the book.
CW: divorce, misgendering, transphobia
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
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Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the queer great british baking book of my dreams!! dahlia woodson is a recently divorced 28 year old contestant on chef's special, a cooking show based in los angeles. she's just flown across the country to compete - if she wins, she'll use the $100,000 prize money to pay off some of her debts. she's there for a fresh start and to try to figure out her life a bit.
she meets london parker, a nonbinary contestant who throws her off her feet - not literally, but dahlia does trip and fall during the first competition. london has a dad who refuses to use their pronouns and a fellow contestant who doesn't accept them. what they didn't expect was their sudden crush on dahlia. if london wins, they'll use the prize money to help trans kids in their home state of tennessee.
i did think the pacing on this one got a bit weird and sometimes i was confused which character was which, but the love and care with which london's story was written outweighs absolutely everything else.
she meets london parker, a nonbinary contestant who throws her off her feet - not literally, but dahlia does trip and fall during the first competition. london has a dad who refuses to use their pronouns and a fellow contestant who doesn't accept them. what they didn't expect was their sudden crush on dahlia. if london wins, they'll use the prize money to help trans kids in their home state of tennessee.
i did think the pacing on this one got a bit weird and sometimes i was confused which character was which, but the love and care with which london's story was written outweighs absolutely everything else.
This was a fun romance (though not without angst and drama) that will appeal to fans of GBBO or Top Chef. There was a good amount of heat, and some excellent character growth. The audiobook narrator did a fantastic job differentiating the character voices.
Used this book as a jumping off point for a library blog post: https://carnegiestout.org/a-taste-for-romance/
Used this book as a jumping off point for a library blog post: https://carnegiestout.org/a-taste-for-romance/
If you combined this great queer romance with the cooking show content of Sadie on a Plate I think that would be my ideal romance novel, subcategory cooking shows
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced