alltheradreads's Reviews (1.9k)

WE ARE THREE FOR THREE HERE, PEOPLE. every book authorabbyjimenez has written has been a five star fave for me!!! gahhh i just love her storytelling, her characters (such realness! such heart! such warmth! so swoon worthy!), her way of totally sucking me in and melting my heart.

i said it with books 1 and 2 and i’ll say it again, WHERE ARE THE REAL LIFE MEN LIKE THE ONES IN THESE STORIES bc hellooooo i’m single and would totally date a guy like adrian

memoirs of cooks/chefs/etc are always SO fascinating to me (even if my food-allergic self can’t eat any of the things they so beautifully wrote about). there’s something about the way they both create food and then write about food that feels so mesmerizing and intriguing to me, like some kind of total magic. erin’s story here isn’t an easy one, and trigger warnings abound, but i was cheering her on and invested in her story as i read, even when it frustrated and even confused me. it wasn’t as flowery as other foodie memoirs have been, but had a bit more grit and raw honesty too it, which sounds reflective of her food and story and personality, too.

took me a while to get into/through this one (which i think was more about me than the book). it was a cute idea (someone writing their honest story in a journal, leaving it for someone to find, then it continues through people who end up all connecting IRL) but the execution fell flat for me. i wanted it to be charming and winsome, but it felt more cliche and left me wanting more.

sharon creech wrote SO MANY of the books seared into my mind from childhood

there was very little i liked about this book, tbh

making my way through the Christina Lauren back catalog and this one was a fun read for a sunny afternoon on my patio ☀️

it had major Hating Game vibes (but not quite as magical) and had a fun Hollywood setting with dueling talent agents and steamy chemistry

when a book is a @bookofthemonth pick and then a @reesesbookclub pick, you go in with high expectations…

and it just didn’t wow me.