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A review by 00leah00
The Secret Ingredient: An LGBTQ Romance by K.D. Fisher
4.0
'The Secret Ingredient' by KD Fisher is a charming and funny small-town romance that foodies will love.
It's the story of Adah, a single mom and the head chef of a new high-end restaurant. Adah and Peter, her son, move to Maine for the opening of a new restaurant. She doesn’t have time for relationships as all her time is tied up with her son and making sure her restaurant is a success.
Beth, the owner and baker at her own restaurant doesn’t have time for anything. She’s recently won a prestigious award for her restaurant and it’s brought too much business for her to handle.
They meet when Adah and two associates go around to other local restaurants to meet the competition. Although the first meeting isn’t great, both Adah and Beth are infatuated immediately, it isn't insta-love, more like insta-attaction.
Adah, is pretty cold and standoffish in the beginning but that melts away once you get to know her and realize all the things she's overcome to get to where she is. Beth, on the other hand, is her complete opposite. She's warm, friendly and outgoing. Beth is patient and kind with both Adah and Peter and slowly works her way into Adah's heart and life.
One of the things I really loved about this book was the queer representation in the book. Its got lesbians, bisexuals as well as a non-binary character. And everyone is well developed. I didn’t really feel as any of them were there to just fill a void.
The story is written in first person alternating point of views. I happen to like that as I like knowing the motivation of the character's actions. In this case it was necessary for Adah, as she wasn't one for speaking a lot of her thoughts.
‘The Secret Ingredient’ left a smile on my face and I recommend it to anyone wanting a nice romance with a bit of an ice queen trope. Food lovers will especially love this as there are tons of descriptions of all types of food!
An ARC was given to me by NetGalley for an honest review.
It's the story of Adah, a single mom and the head chef of a new high-end restaurant. Adah and Peter, her son, move to Maine for the opening of a new restaurant. She doesn’t have time for relationships as all her time is tied up with her son and making sure her restaurant is a success.
Beth, the owner and baker at her own restaurant doesn’t have time for anything. She’s recently won a prestigious award for her restaurant and it’s brought too much business for her to handle.
They meet when Adah and two associates go around to other local restaurants to meet the competition. Although the first meeting isn’t great, both Adah and Beth are infatuated immediately, it isn't insta-love, more like insta-attaction.
Adah, is pretty cold and standoffish in the beginning but that melts away once you get to know her and realize all the things she's overcome to get to where she is. Beth, on the other hand, is her complete opposite. She's warm, friendly and outgoing. Beth is patient and kind with both Adah and Peter and slowly works her way into Adah's heart and life.
One of the things I really loved about this book was the queer representation in the book. Its got lesbians, bisexuals as well as a non-binary character. And everyone is well developed. I didn’t really feel as any of them were there to just fill a void.
The story is written in first person alternating point of views. I happen to like that as I like knowing the motivation of the character's actions. In this case it was necessary for Adah, as she wasn't one for speaking a lot of her thoughts.
‘The Secret Ingredient’ left a smile on my face and I recommend it to anyone wanting a nice romance with a bit of an ice queen trope. Food lovers will especially love this as there are tons of descriptions of all types of food!
An ARC was given to me by NetGalley for an honest review.