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A review by lbarsk
Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill
3.0
3.5 stars in reality. And Forgive the fact that it’s been nearly a month since I read this — sometimes I just get fatigued by the process of writing reviews, haha. This was a really sweet book and Benny as the love interest was 10/10! I appreciated Reese’s growth around her own self-worth and around what it means to be someone with feminist values working in a shitty workplace, which I think teen Lena would’ve loved and been very GIRL POWER about… it’s just that at times it did feel very like, Girlboss Second Wave Feminism.
There were a few snags here, a main one being the fact that Benny’s inner conflict (how to differentiate himself from his family, how to grow as an individual) really seemed to resolve itself in a snap second. And the pacing was a tad uneven for me, but I think that’s a personal problem. All in all this was a sweet YA romance with a valid message about sexism in the food industry. Plus, Benny! Just the cutest.
There were a few snags here, a main one being the fact that Benny’s inner conflict (how to differentiate himself from his family, how to grow as an individual) really seemed to resolve itself in a snap second. And the pacing was a tad uneven for me, but I think that’s a personal problem. All in all this was a sweet YA romance with a valid message about sexism in the food industry. Plus, Benny! Just the cutest.