This book definitely served the EMOTIONS so lemme break it down.

For the first 8 or so chapters I really didn’t like either character tbh and thought it wasn’t gonna be a great read for me. Then between chapters 8 and 17 my feelings changed to quite liking the main male character but being really annoyed by the female character for giving off extremely mixed signals and then complaining the male character was doing that (he wasn’t really). Although the book is only 270 pages (on kindle) I’d count this as a slow burn because the main couple don’t get together until the last third of the book and there was a lot of will they won’t they moments - so much so to the point I’ll admit I was getting kind of frustrated and bored with them.
BUT THEN.
Chapter 17 and it all kicks off! We got many moments of romance, lots of will they moments where they do and just a rollercoaster of emotions which really had my stomach doing wee flip flops. The romantic scenes are super sweet - this is definitely a 12 movie rating on steam - but the sweetness kind of makes up for it. There’s a few plot twists as well, including some heartbreaking scenes in that last third of the book that really did just pack a punch.
And the FOOD 😍😍 DO NOT READ THIS BOOK WITHOUT SNACKS. Cause the descriptions of both the meals and the desserts and sweet treats were AMAZING and mouth watering. I want to try every single thing featured in the book (and at the end there’s even some recipes for some featured dishes).

Overall the end did make up for the slow start and slightly annoying characters but they were still a bit of a hurdle to get over hence my final rating. I did enjoy this book, and I read it quickly mostly in one sitting, just it took a bit too long to get anywhere for my personal tastes