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laurenabayne 's review for:
The Slowest Burn
by Sarah Chamberlain
"Kieran has a crush on a girl." "I do not have a crush. I just want to hang out with her all the time, and also make her come."
LOVED THIS!!
Was it a slow burn? Not in terms of spice. Once it heated up, a little under two-thirds of the way through, it burned bright. The slow burn came in the emotional growth of the two characters. Chamberlain did such a wonderful job establishing depth in Kieran and Ellie, and it was a joy to see them discover how they are both whole but can be whole with each other. It's a take that I don't see very often (but you also don't often see a short MMC, a younger MMC, or a plus-sized FMC where being plus-sized isn't her personality). It did a nice job of exploring learning disabilities, guilt after loss, and grief. I adored all of the cooking references and the look at cookbook ghostwriters - I had no idea the amount of work that went into cookbooks, and I have a whole new appreciation for them!
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and the author for an eARC in exchange for my honest review. Now brb as I go buy a ton of celebrity cookbooks.
LOVED THIS!!
Was it a slow burn? Not in terms of spice. Once it heated up, a little under two-thirds of the way through, it burned bright. The slow burn came in the emotional growth of the two characters. Chamberlain did such a wonderful job establishing depth in Kieran and Ellie, and it was a joy to see them discover how they are both whole but can be whole with each other. It's a take that I don't see very often (but you also don't often see a short MMC, a younger MMC, or a plus-sized FMC where being plus-sized isn't her personality). It did a nice job of exploring learning disabilities, guilt after loss, and grief. I adored all of the cooking references and the look at cookbook ghostwriters - I had no idea the amount of work that went into cookbooks, and I have a whole new appreciation for them!
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and the author for an eARC in exchange for my honest review. Now brb as I go buy a ton of celebrity cookbooks.