What a wonderful read this was! Dahlia and London were great characters, with chemistry from the get go. It was so easy to get lost in their friendship-turned-romance, and you couldn’t help but root for them. Who doesn’t love grumpy-character-reluctantly-finds-joy-in-little-things-thanks-to-ray-of-sunshine-love-interest? It’s a great trope that I will always have time for.

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The setting of the cooking competition was a stroke of genius. With the artificial framing of a reality show, complete with meddling producers, the high emotions and obligatory third-act drama felt very true to the characters and the setting. Some of the main conflicts seemed slightly pushed to one side, but I didn’t mind that too much as it didn’t distract from the main relationship.

All in all, this was a really fun read with a great romance at its heart!

Thank you to the publishers for providing me with a free copy for review. All opinions are my own.