Review by chaptersofchase - The Kitchen Front

chaptersofchase 's review for:

The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan

4.0

emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thank you, Random House, for the gifted copy of The Kitchen Front 👩🏽‍🍳{partner}

Genre: Historical Fiction
Trope: WWII
Format: 🎧
Pub Date: 2.23.2021
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆

"The most painful part of living is the fact that little by little, our family and friends leave us, and then, in the end, it is our turn. We all have to say goodbye to everything we've ever known."

Here's to checking another book on my backlist! And if you ask me why it took me so long to read The Kitchen Front…well 🤷🏽‍♀️ The story follows four women on their quest to win a wartime cooking show. It's full of wartime rationing recipes, and they all sounded delicious (minus the whale meat and sardine rolls 🤢).

Once I figured out each character's backstory, I was able to invest myself into their stories and enjoyed watching all of their friendships grow. In my opinion, the character who showed the most growth was Zelda.

The only complaint I have is that I did feel that some aspects of the story were rushed - which says a lot since the book comes in at just over 408 pages. In my opinion, this is often the case when you have more than one main character. What do you think?

There were several "easy" directions that the author could've taken The Kitchen Front to add more drama, but I applaud her for not doing so. Sometimes a book's "easy" drama is not what makes it entertaining.

4️⃣ main characters
💪🏼 Lots of character growth
👩🏽‍🍳 Based on a real-life show during the war
📝 Recipes are included throughout the book

I recommend reading The Kitchen Front if you enjoy books based on real-life events with added historical fiction flare.

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