2.5 stars. All Stirred Up by Brianne Moore is a fun, easy read. A loose retelling of Persuasion by Jane Austen, this book is well written and is a nice escapist food-centered story. This book isn't as steamy as other romances I've read, and the plot is more centered on the main character, Susan, her restaurant journey, and her family. If you're into light romance with just PG-level kissing, this is for you. Susan's love interest, Chris, really doesn't come in hot as a pivotal character until maybe halfway through the story. I wish more time was spent having them reacquaint themselves. I did enjoy how much of the book was focused on food and Susan's development of her restaurant. I love a good food description, and this book is full of them. Yum.

I did have some misgivings about the plot and characters. First off, every single person in Susan's family is a horrible snob. Ugh. I wasn't sure if the multitude of classist remarks were supposed to be funny and endearing, but I was not a fan. If Julia was my sister I would continuously gag. Is an unlikeable family an element of Persuasion that I'm not remembering? Also, this book is rife with reinforcement of basic heteronormative stereotypes regarding relationships that just made me roll my eyes. There's also a moment of drama towards the end of the book that I think blames the victim, and then makes light of it by quickly "solving" the "problem."

*I received a free digital ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.*