I hate to say I was disappointed by this book. It was my first book by this author and it just was so hard to get into that I had trouble finishing it. Not only that, it had a similar premise to Georgia Beers book Whisk Me Away which was so much more believable and enjoyable then this one, I hate to say it, but it's true.

I love cooking and baking shows and books about them if they are done right. This one was not. Yaz and Grace are fantastic at the competition but when it comes to love, this fell short. It's solely based on the competition, not on them falling in love. We get no backstory on Grace which would have helped develop the story. Yaz and Grace really had no chemistry, except for a few glances then immediately hooking up to somehow being in love. It was not believable nor did it have a good build up to where you hope the MCS get together.

I really wanted to like this, but I couldn't. I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I am all for cooking and baking and on occasion to read about it. I am sure both Yaz and Grace are really good at that since they excel at it in the competition. However, that is unfortunately all the book is about. We get no backstory, Grace's especially would have been amazing to read about, and regarding romance between them that is severely lacking. We go from cooking only, perhaps look at each other a bit to hooking up in the end but I see no relationship build-up, so I see this more about a story about two colleagues hooking up on occasion than being a couple being the love of each other's life.

3.5⭐️
A sapphic romance with a cooking competition as a background? Count me in. I really like the concept and wish to see it in real life. I was invested in the competition and wished to see more cooking scenes, showing the creation process. I really enjoyed the first interactions between Yaz and Grace, how they helped each other and grew closer. They are well-developed and likeable especially Grace; Yaz was a bit judgmental and frustrating at times. Nevertheless, I found that Grace and Yaz didn't spend enough time together to develop their relationship more deeply. Correct me if I'm wrong (no wonder I need glasses now), but I don't think I saw them talk about Grace's grief, and that's a shame. Overall, it was tasty, with chemistry and drama, but I'm left a bit hungry.