The Book:
Love From Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill
Published: April 5, 2022 by Delacorte Press
Date read: November 28, 2023
The Characters:
Reese and Benny
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The Plot (from Goodreads):
This summer, Reese Camden is trading sweet tea and Southern hospitality for cold brew and crisp coastal air. She’s landed her dream marketing internship at Friends of Flavor, a wildly popular cooking channel in Seattle. The only problem? Benny Beneventi, the relentlessly charming, backwards-baseball-cap-wearing culinary intern–and her main competition for the fall job.
Reese’s plan to keep work a No Feelings Zone crumbles like a day-old muffin when she and Benny are thrown together for a video shoot that goes viral, making them the internet’s newest ship. Audiences are hungry for more, and their bosses at Friends of Flavor are happy to deliver. Soon Reese and Benny are in an all-out food war, churning homemade ice cream, twisting soft pretzels, breaking eggs in an omelet showdown–while hundreds of thousands of viewers watch.
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…
My Review:
Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I’m not sure why it took me so long to read this cute YA romance! I got a bit burnt out on cooking romances and wasn’t in the mood anymore. The best thing about Love From Scratch though is that it’s deeper than just a YA romance. There’s so much depth to it as young Reese begins to deal with sexism in her workplace. Benny is a cinnamon roll sweetheart who stands up for her, and the message is spot on.
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