A cute light read. Although this book was fun and entertaining I felt like I had read this story before. Definitely a quick fun read, especially for Hallmark fans.

I liked this book, it was a very good rom-com. My only gripes were the ages of Reese and Benny. A lot of times I would forget that these are 18 year old's, then something would happen and I'd be like oh yeah. I honestly think this might have been a better novel if the main characters were post college rather post high school. It was still a good story and I enjoyed the plot. That is just maybe a personal preference of mine. I will say that you almost never read books about 18 years old's in that summer between college and high school so perhaps there is a big enough niche for this to be a huge success. I probably wont re-read this book, but the author has definitely made my list of people to follow.

Cute rom-com about an amateur cooking show. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to be an early reader in exchange for my review.

This book gave me all the feels. It felt similar to Emma Lord's Tweet Cute, which I absolutely loved, and had a twist of vulnerability and feminism to it that just made it *chef's kiss*. I will ship Reese and Benny until the day I die.

This one was super cute! I liked the setting and felt that I was there with Reese and Benny on the set.
I liked the chemistry they had but they were also both fighting for something they wanted.
A fun read for any teen headed off to college.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC!

The summer before Reese starts college, she has the perfect job as a marketing intern at Friends of Flavor, her favorite cooking channel. Her goal is to impress her boss enough to land the fall internship, too. The only thing standing in her way is Benny, the culinary intern who wants the fall internship, too. When a regular chef isn’t available to film a video, Benny and Reese are told they’re filling in. Their “Amateur Hour” video is an unexpected hit, not in small part due to the chemistry between the two teens. Suddenly, they’re filming regularly, and much as Reese doesn’t want to admit it, there’s an attraction growing between her and Benny. Meanwhile, she’s noticing a lot of toxic behaviors from the men on staff, especially the CEO who ignores her other than to stare at her legs, and the way Benny is treated like the star of their videos when she has an equal part in them. How can she date Benny when it’ll be just another reason for them to see her as unworthy of her job? And is there anything she can do to make changes in her workplace, or should she just give up on the internship completely?

There are two main plot points in this book: the romance between Reese and Benny, and Reese realizing that there is a lot of sexist behavior in her workplace and trying to figure out what to do with it. The romance is very sweet, and it’s great to see the way that Benny supports Reese throughout the book. He notices when the CEO is a creep towards her and wants to do something about it, and he believes her when she talks about other issues at work. Their chemistry was evident and believable, and while there were certainly times when Reese could have just talked to Benny instead of assuming the worst, the ways she reacted made sense given her backstory.

The workplace element was also handled well. Women of all ages deal with sexist and toxic policies at their jobs. We see this in the story - it isn’t just Reese dealing with these issues but the older women as well. There’s also a point made that Reese, who is white, isn’t aware that women of color are treated even worse by their white male colleagues. Most teenage girls have gone through what Reese deals with here, whether at school, work, home, or elsewhere. It’s great to see a book where the issues are addressed head on and these girls are validated and told that their experiences are real, and that there are others out there who will work with them to help make change, even when it feels impossible.

Overall, a cute read with some important topics handled, while never feeling too “message-y.”