I enjoyed the food part and the Seattle setting, so I decided to give this book a go. Thanks, NetGalley, for giving me an eARC of it.
Southern Reese lands an internship at Friends of Flavor, a popular cooking channel in Seattle. But then there’s Benny, the charming, backward-baseball-cap-wearing intern—and her main competition for the fall job. They’re thrown together for a video shoot that goes viral…Amateur Hour. Soon, they are in an all-out food war. Reese can’t deny the chemistry between her and Benny. But the more their rivalry heats up, the harder it is to keep love on the back burner…
Reese’s southern hospitality shines through in this book, and I loved reading from her point of view. The book, on occasion, made me hungry, as there were a lot of parts that talked about food. I also enjoyed the two short trips they went on. And Benny and Reese’s budding romance grew naturally, which is something I want in books. Readers will see the chemistry between the two of them long before Reese herself admits it.
I do have to put one tiny spoiler, there is a small bit of sexism that Reese has to face in her workplace environment: being stereotyped to clean the kitchen, name-calling, and more. I am so thrilled Benny does not add to it. He’s a good guy. I’d be lucky to have a guy like him have my back, if only he were real. The sexism doesn’t override the book. There’s more romance in it than that.
All in all, this is a good romance to read. This book will make you hungry, so don’t read it on an empty stomach (or a full one). Pick up this book for a good, medium-hearted teen YA romance
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