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A review by chels_ebooks
Delicious by Sherry Thomas
5.0
The top review of Black Silk on Goodreads is by Sherry Thomas, and that brings me so much joy because Thomas is the only historical romance novelist from the past decade that reminds me of Judith Ivory.
Both Delicious and Black Silk have auxiliary plots that center around grief and regret, and they both have characters that make ostensibly villainous moves, but the books don't let you condemn those characters. In short: people are complicated.
This is a Cinderella retelling, but it's also a counter-Cinderella narrative. Verity and Stuart had a one-time affair a decade ago, but now she's back in his life as his new chef, unbeknownst to him. The flashbacks in this are so artfully done and satisfying that I almost didn't notice that the main couple didn't meet in present day until halfway through.
Do not read this book while hungry. Or do. I don't know, but it will make you hungry. Verity's uses her skill as a chef to reclaim her power and to bring aristocrats low, but most importantly, to bring Stuart to his knees. It's so passionate and evocative that it borders on obscene.
I absolutely loved it.
Both Delicious and Black Silk have auxiliary plots that center around grief and regret, and they both have characters that make ostensibly villainous moves, but the books don't let you condemn those characters. In short: people are complicated.
This is a Cinderella retelling, but it's also a counter-Cinderella narrative. Verity and Stuart had a one-time affair a decade ago, but now she's back in his life as his new chef, unbeknownst to him. The flashbacks in this are so artfully done and satisfying that I almost didn't notice that the main couple didn't meet in present day until halfway through.
Do not read this book while hungry. Or do. I don't know, but it will make you hungry. Verity's uses her skill as a chef to reclaim her power and to bring aristocrats low, but most importantly, to bring Stuart to his knees. It's so passionate and evocative that it borders on obscene.
I absolutely loved it.