Yes, Chef! I loved this sweet read. I am on a romance kick lately and this book was exactly what I wanted to read. I think that Andrews did a great job of adding tension, a bit of mystery and creating a really tender love story.

I so desperately wanted to love this book. A
romance between two chefs set in Paris? Yes please. Sadly, I lost interest about halfway through. As the characters developed, I found I did not enjoy either of them.

Once Claire and James solidify their relationship, it became way too “honeymoon phase,” and kind of repetitive and boring. I get it, they repressed their feelings for each other for a long time and can finally express them! But it was too much for me! Claire came off as a bit of a “pick-me” girl, especially when she was around her sisters bridesmaids. I found her judgment of the other girls’ interests and behaviour kind of yucky. And yes, James was a loveable, golden retriever type. But I found the juxtaposition from how strict he was on Claire as a head chef, to how goofy and loving he was as her partner, was just not believable.

On a positive note, I adored all of the settings the story took us to. Paris as the seasons changed, New York City for Christmas and New Years, and finally a wedding at a gorgeous Napa Valley vineyard. I also loved Theo, and wish he somehow was more involved than he was.

I’m sad I have to give this 2/5 stars. There was a lot to love about this book. And what I loved, I really loved!

Thank you to NetGalley and Waitlyn Andrews herself for providing me with an advanced reading copy!

The author surpassed my expectations. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing a strong female lead setting goals for herself and not letting attraction get in the way of her professional goals. This is a woman journey in healing from an emotionally abusive relationship. The fact that it included a chef just made it sweeter. I can't wait to see what the author writes next.



******************I received an ARC for my honest opinion from NetGalley.*************

I really wanted to like this book, but I think I had a hard time connecting to the writer's voice. It happens! The first few chapters didn't pull me in as much as I originally hoped they would, but I'd definitely give this author another try in the future. This book might be for someone else, especially since it's such a great concept!

This book is adorable slow burn romance. I enjoyed this book and there were cute. This is my 1st time reading Waitlyn Andrews. Cant wait to read her other books!
Thanks netgalley for the ARC, all thought & opinions are mine!

Thanks to NetGalley for providing this book.
This book has a lot of good things going for it. I loved the descriptions of the French markets, the behind the scenes of the restaurant, and some of the food and recipe paragraphs were great. The characters arc was sweet and although predictable, appreciated. I did feel like the ending of the story was somewhat rushed and would've been fine had the wrap up not been quite so tidy or if it had been explained in an epilogue instead. All that said, you'd never know this was a debut author. I look forward to seeing what Waitlyn Andrews writes next.

This is my first romance book where I read so much about cooking and all the different kinds of food. I actually really enjoyed those little descriptions of food before each chapter. I felt like I could enjoy my time reading AND learn more about the food industry, which really helps, when you wanna start trying out new recipes.

The story was really cute, I love that Claire had some past experience trauma, family drama and how it brought them together while solving them. James was really cute, He's love language is physical touch, but it contained those little details that not everyone would notice. I enjoyed that it was a closed door romance and there weren't any descriptive making out sessions. I would say that it felt a bit fast once you get behind the hating part, the dating transition was fine and smooth. How can you just not want James and Claire to finally be a couple.
But the ending felt rushed. I mean, if you're going to include some incident in the last part of the book, make it a bit tense and don't solve everything in two seconds, give them place to heal, talk it out and grow as a person.

The only ick this book gave me, was the nickname "baby", anything but this and "babygirl". Yeah you can use it few times, but I personally really love when the characters have cute nicknames related to some incident or a memory.

Thanks to NetGalley and Waitlyn Andrews for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC! This was adorable! I’m all about a chef romance (which is quickly becoming just as popular as sports romance imo) and this one was excellent. The banter and chemistry between the characters was addictive and I absolutely fell for them. Highly recommend!

Perfectly delicious slow burn romance. And a very satisfying ending, including an epilogue which tied everything up beautifully. So often writers will create a last minute obstacle, but I love that Andrews just wrote this story so organically, it didn't need manufactured twists to keep interest, especially in 2nd half of book, which I couldn't put down. There was a bit of a twist at the end, but the couple was so established, it wasn't a twist to bring them apart, but no more...otherwise, I would spoil it...just read this book!
Thanks #Netgalley and #Waitlyn Andrews for the ARC.

This book was a 4.5 stars for me!

"Is he trying to make me fall in love with him? Because he's one more crepe and book adventure away from it, and he doesn't even know it."

Lately I've been reading more on the darker, spicier side so this book was a palate cleanser for me. (Insert smirk emoji here) This book was a slow burn, closed door romance which I usually find to be a bit boring but this one kept me interested with all of the food and Paris. Claire, the FMC, had some trauma that caused her to be insecure and quite judgey. I can completely understand that and though some of her reactions I was like really?! Get your head out of your butt! But, I also understood why she was the way she was. James on the other hand was a bit confusing in the beginning, which eventually gets explained, at first I thought that there was some past between them that Claire didn't remember by how he treated her. I enjoyed watching Claire grow as a person, and the way James let her, gave her space and support was comforting to watch as well.

Tropes/Content: F/M, single perspective, cheating in past, past car accident trauma, loss of a loved one talked about, he falls first, workplace romance, restaurant, Paris, forced proximity, cinnamon roll MMC

Thank you Waitlyn and NetGalley for this copy of Yes, Chef!

AHHH! This was so freaking cute!!!!

My fiancé and I have been watching so many cooking shows lately. I’ve also started working in the restaurant industry. So this really fit well with my mood as of late.

I hope this is the authors first book of many. I look forward to reading more by them!

Thank you to the publisher, the author & to NetGalley for the Arc.

What a sweet and lovely book, fun to read and a book that I found quite entertaining. Claire is a great character, a woman that is strong and confident and made the story flow well and made reading so easy.

Cute, romantic, foodie, Paris, this book had it all and I read and read and didn't want to put it down. I'm not normally a reader of romance novels but I am a foodie and that is what attracted me to this book. But I loved it, enjoyed it and devoured it.

Thank you NetGalley and Waitlyn Andrews for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

This is the year of the hot chef. After binging The Bear, I loved the banter, the recipes and the kitchen talk! What a fun (and delicious) ride.

Super cute, loved the whole concept, super fun. Loved the dinámica and how the book developed: easy read

3*

Though overall I did enjoy this book, there were some things that were very difficult for me to overcome. The repeated use of "OCD" as a sort of flippant or judgemental observation fell flat, flat, flat. As someone who is married to someone with OCD, it felt highly insensitive and its something I've seen across other reviews.

Otherwise the book was fun, I enjoyed the jumps between the different locations and how well each character and location was well-differentiated. I liked the slow burn of the romance, though I did feel the ending got a little rushed.

This was a solid romcom debut. I really loved the culinary blurbs that began each chapter. Scene setting was good, food usage was enjoyable, relatability to FMC is readily available. The pacing was pretty good for the first 3/4 of the book. As soon as feelings were acknowledged, the pacing went a little haywire and took this down from a 3.5 to a 3 for me. It went way too fast in the romance department and forgot to tie up some of the issues in the personal development department. Side characters could’ve been incorporated a bit more to add some depth to the story rather than just moving the plot along.

I saw that this was being described as enemies to lovers but I don’t think that’s very accurate; I personally need my enemies to lovers to have a whole lot more tension and angst. But like I said, this is a solid debut and I can definitely see myself picking up another Waitlyn Andrews book in the future for a fun girly read. Thanks for the ARC!

I love this story! James and Claire make a beautiful couple!

I liked the little cooking intros at the beginning of every chapter! It made me feel like I was really entering the culinary world!

This a slow burn, work place romance! One of my favourite things was that at one point when both acknowledge that they have feelings for each other they don’t just jump into it throwing g away all their hard professional work! But they make a plan on how to succeed on that before just jumping into each others arms! It was really well done!

This is such a cute slow-burn set in the food world, a behind the scenes view of a restaurant. My foodie heart was happy and growing up in the late 80s/90s I got all of the 90s references. The main characters are written so well that you can't help but cheer for them and their sweet story.

I was so happily surprised by this book! This was such a great blend of romance and the fine dining world all with Paris as a beautiful and dreamy backdrop. It was so fun to live vicariously through these characters and dream about walking through Parisian farmer's markets, getting coffee and croissants every day, and jogging by the Louvre just because you can.
Claire was the perfect balance of being self confident and independent but also wanting to work on a team and find her own partner and support. James is the typical seemingly broody male lead who turns out to be emotionally intelligent and understanding. I liked that they built a friendship and had a lot of conversations instead of just jumping into a full on relationship. It was refreshing and relatable.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book; it's setting, the food, and the characters. I looked forward to reading it each day.
I also loved the little restaurant and classic dish explanations at the beginnings of each chapter.
I’m eagerly waiting for Andrews' next book!

It's been a while since I've read a romance novel, so I was looking for anything to pique my interest and this one had chefs and cooking which I do read regularly.

I really tried to keep an open mind, but then the tropes hit. The weird thing was that they were obviously tropes (crazy mom, bad ending with the ex), but they were so underdeveloped I wondered why they were included in the first place. I've seen this listed as enemies to lovers, but I didn't feel like they were enemies, so that landed oddly. And finally, the insta-love. The signs of a developing relationship were few and far between, then poof! They're a couple.

I appreciate that I didn't have to read about the minutiae of their relationship and I really appreciate that Andrews wrote a male MC who not only respected her boundaries, but talked about it without sounding like he was trying to work an angle. Overall, I did enjoy the book, but I'll not be joining the Regular Romance Reader Society this month.