A review by protestmyboredom
The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book was interesting because the location was a majority in one place with only a few scenes in other places. Maybe that’s why it felt flat- like more of the world was missing (or maybe not- some office romances are majority in one setting). I felt like I wanted more depth. Maybe because Sophie had no friends and there wasn’t much interaction with Amy’s? I did really like Sophie’s coming out and the way her feelings were described- my favorite parts of the book were her gaining confidence in being herself. But the book overall was just a bit “meh” for me.