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A review by dinoqueenreads
Why Cheese? by Ellen Mint
3.5
please note that the trigger warnings and topes/themes may contain spoilers
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: yes, HFN
POV: single 1st person POV (FMC)
spice: several open-door spicy scenes
TWs: death of a family member (recounted), emotional abuse, mental health (OCD, anxiety, self-harm), Munchausen syndrome by proxy (not called out by name butโฆ come on), slut shaming, fat shaming, body shaming, bullying, overbearing/narcissist parent, curses, grief, religious trauma
standalone: yes
final thoughts: okay so given what this book promised to give (a satire why choose romance about 4 men who are cursed to be cheese during the day), it was actually good!
The characters were well thought out and were easily distinguishable even though we are introduced to 7 characters in chapter 1 which was impressive. Overall, the story had me on the edge of my seat and had depth other than cheese tasting. The shifters have been together for hundreds of years and, as time goes on, they have to find someone they can trust to keep their secret and keep them safe during the day- will Violette be able to help them and keep their secret or will the possibility of selling the shop for millions be too good to pass up?
The MMCs have 4 very distinct personality traits (and character art at the beginning of the book!!) that coincide with their names/cheese types
- Roq is an acquired taste and very serious
-Cheddy is a crowd favorite and life of the party Himbo
-Cam is a smooth charmer who flirts his way into and out of every situation
-Brie is a softie who is a shy wallflower looking for his place
Through their years together theyโve made it through the nights by โcomfortingโ ๐๐ each other which leads to multiple sword-crossing scenes throughout the book.
Expect lots of cheese puns and overall food humor that is sometimes cringy, but overall the experience was so unique and funny that I couldnโt put this book down.
Be warned that for such a silly book there are some significant triggers that take up most of the plot.
1. The mother in this book was an absolutely domineering beast and cut down the FMC Violette at every opportunity.
2. Violette has pretty severe OCD that comes out in compulsions, intrusive thoughts, and skin scratching/harming.
read this book if you love
๐ซก big MMC
๐ชcinnamon roll MMC
๐ฃ fish out of water
๐ณ forbidden lovers
๐๏ธ forced proximity (the MMCs live in her shop)
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ found family
๐ก grumpy/sunshine
๐คซ hidden secrets
๐ kinky (public threesome)
๐ LGBT+ representation
๐ช magic (curses)
๐ paranormal romance
๐บ shifters
๐ no third act breakup
โ๏ธ why choose (MMMMF)
๐ผ workplace romance
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: yes, HFN
POV: single 1st person POV (FMC)
spice: several open-door spicy scenes
TWs: death of a family member (recounted), emotional abuse, mental health (OCD, anxiety, self-harm), Munchausen syndrome by proxy (not called out by name butโฆ come on), slut shaming, fat shaming, body shaming, bullying, overbearing/narcissist parent, curses, grief, religious trauma
standalone: yes
final thoughts: okay so given what this book promised to give (a satire why choose romance about 4 men who are cursed to be cheese during the day), it was actually good!
The characters were well thought out and were easily distinguishable even though we are introduced to 7 characters in chapter 1 which was impressive. Overall, the story had me on the edge of my seat and had depth other than cheese tasting. The shifters have been together for hundreds of years and, as time goes on, they have to find someone they can trust to keep their secret and keep them safe during the day- will Violette be able to help them and keep their secret or will the possibility of selling the shop for millions be too good to pass up?
The MMCs have 4 very distinct personality traits (and character art at the beginning of the book!!) that coincide with their names/cheese types
- Roq is an acquired taste and very serious
-Cheddy is a crowd favorite and life of the party Himbo
-Cam is a smooth charmer who flirts his way into and out of every situation
-Brie is a softie who is a shy wallflower looking for his place
Through their years together theyโve made it through the nights by โcomfortingโ ๐๐ each other which leads to multiple sword-crossing scenes throughout the book.
Expect lots of cheese puns and overall food humor that is sometimes cringy, but overall the experience was so unique and funny that I couldnโt put this book down.
Be warned that for such a silly book there are some significant triggers that take up most of the plot.
1. The mother in this book was an absolutely domineering beast and cut down the FMC Violette at every opportunity.
2. Violette has pretty severe OCD that comes out in compulsions, intrusive thoughts, and skin scratching/harming.
read this book if you love
๐ซก big MMC
๐ชcinnamon roll MMC
๐ฃ fish out of water
๐ณ forbidden lovers
๐๏ธ forced proximity (the MMCs live in her shop)
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ found family
๐ก grumpy/sunshine
๐คซ hidden secrets
๐ kinky (public threesome)
๐ LGBT+ representation
๐ช magic (curses)
๐ paranormal romance
๐บ shifters
๐ no third act breakup
โ๏ธ why choose (MMMMF)
๐ผ workplace romance