A nice enjoyable read with a second chance romance and a lot of great food talk. I mean, I wanted to put the book down and start cooking or baking something really 😅
I can’t say I got close to live any character but I enjoyed their banter and how each one was trying to give the best of them to earn that place.
It’s funny at times and a light read that many people will enjoy.

I was really looking forward to reading this but it just fell a bit flat with me. I don't know why, there was nothing I could put my finger on but unfortunately, it just wasn't for me.

I won't let it put me off this author, I'd definitely be willing to try another of her books, I just don't think this is the one.

DNF @ 25%

All Stirred Up by Brianne Moore is a modern retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion set in the world of high end restaurants. Susan Napier has returned to Edinburgh to help out the flagship restaurant her family has been running hers her late grandfather founded it. But her past love, Chris Baker, is also in town and the old hurts and lingering feelings continue to simmer. Will everything boil over or will Susan and Chris find a happily ever after?

This is my first book by Brianne Moore and I have to admit I was mostly drawn in by the cover blurb. I'm a huge sucker for a Scottish accent and will read anything that has a grumpy chef as a character. I found the characters of Susan and Chris to be well developed and engaging even if I am not usually a fan of the second chance romance trope. Moore's descriptions of the food were excellent and definitely should not be read on an empty stomach. I couldn't help but imagine Gordon Ramsay's voice for Chris which only furthered my enjoyment.

This book was pretty light and fluffy compared to my usual reads which is probably why I found myself struggling through completing it. I think if you're the type of reader that enjoys lighter fare you'll fall in love with this story. You don't have to be a fan of Austen to enjoy this novel. but die hards will enjoy the parallels. For some readers of romance this may seem a bit slow, or too close to the rom-com end of the spectrum which is s why I'm giving this a 3 star review. I prefer a bit more meat on the bones of my romances, but overall found no major qualms with the book.

ARC received from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I want to thank Netgalley for providing me with this book in exchange for my honest review.

When I read the description for this book I was really excited.
However as I started reading I found I was bored.
The story takes forever to get started and it felt like it was going at a snails pace honestly.
I powered through and finished this book hoping with every chapter that the story would pick up but it totally fell flat for me.
Overall I was really disappointed with this book and can only give it 1 star.

A very sweet, fun retelling of Persuasion taking place in the last remaining family-owned restaurant of a former chain.

Susan, the owner of the restaurant, has recently returned to Edinburgh after the London restaurant closed. Chris, a celebrity chef, has returned to Edinburgh to open a restaurant of his own. He and Susan have a history - he formerly worked in her family's restaurant, and they had a relationship that came to a screeching halt. They both hold grudges which, over the course of the book, are worked through.

I very much enjoyed this story and look forward to reading more of this author's work in the future!

This is the first time I have read this author and I really loved the story of Susan and Chris. This story has a surprise in it that Susan didn't know. Sometimes family who love you can do more to hurt you than help you. As with everything in life nothing is prefect. A GOOD READ.

Restaurants, renovations and romance fill All Stirred Up by Brianne Moore. Set in beautiful Edinburgh Moore conjures up a charming town and lovable characters. Susan’s family sold off their restaurants after her grandfather and mother’s passing and father’s poor management except for the original one. So she and her family return to Edinburgh so she can take over running the remaining one. Once she arrives she learns her old boyfriend Chris, now a celebrity chef, is opening his own place there. The two keep running into each other and their interactions add the will they or won’t they that kept me reading late into the night. It was great seeing Susan work to keep her family’s legacy alive and to turn around a struggling business. I loved seeing Chris mentor a kid from his rough neighborhood. After this Scottish escape I would definitely want to see these charters that Moore has created again.

This is the most delightful retelling of Persuasion I have ever read! If you love Austen and food, you're in for a treat. By stating true to some the best eccentric details form the source material, Moore manages to combine the familiar with the new in delicious ways. Readers get an inside look at the world of restaurant ownership alongside a walking tour of Edinburgh, Scotland that will have you longing to jump on a plane and explore the city. Don't miss this one!

Everything about this novel is so darn lovely; Moore's "All Stirred Up" is the cuttest retelling of Jane Austen's "Persuasion", an ideal, light and quick read to get your mind off of things.

This book was lighthearted and fun.
Synopsis: Susan Napier is set to save the dying line of her grandfather's renowned restaurants, Elliot's, by returning to her hometown set in Edinburgh. She quickly discovers that her ex, Chris Baker, a former chef who came up under her grandfather's tutelage is opening his own super trendy up and coming restaurant in the same down. Chris has just returned from American television fame and everyone has their eyes set on his new place. Susan must overcome her heartache, guilt for the way she ended the relationship, and the stress of rebuilding and rebranding a dying restaurant.

My thoughts:
I enjoyed this book very much. Moore wove a cute romance amidst the backdrop of the restaurant industry. Her insights into the kitchens and "chef-politics" was spot on and I really appreciated her raw revelations. I happen to love her explanation of baking. I know the book was based on Persuasion- and I have to admit it - I haven't read it- so I can't speak to that theme, but I enjoyed this book and thought it was lighthearted and fun and would recommend it to anyone who ever worked in the restaurant industry, relieves stress by baking, or likes a fun romance novel. I gave it 3.5 stars.

This book was great! I really enjoyed the plot and the characters, and I even forgot it was loosely based on Persuasion until almost the very end. Great read that I'll definitely recommend to others!

What a cute book! I really enjoyed this book. I couldn’t put it down. I loved the cooking & baking aspect too. Fun read!

This was a cute read, both the main characters, Chris and Susan were a likeable and engaging.
I enjoyed their story of finding their way back to each other, especially because food was involved. The additional cast of supporting characters added to the charm of the story.

I have been reading Jane Austen modernizations this entire month and I love it! Susan and Chris have a great love-hate relationship along with chemistry. This re-interpretation is charming and all of the food made me sooooooooooooooo hungry. Word of caution, do not read this book hungry!

The plot and characters of the book seemed promising, but the writing to me fell flat. The beginning is very slow in tempo to me that the story never really picked up. You want the characters to pop out, for the dialogue to shine out of the page, but I felt that this book lacked that. It's a very easy read, and depending on your tastes of literature, it can be enjoyed, but I definitely expected more from it than the flatness i felt it had.

Susan leaves London after the family restaurant closes and they are close to financial ruin. In an effort to not see her grandfather’s business disappear, she heads to Edinburgh to save the last remaining restaurant in the families name. Her ex-boyfriend, Chris, who just finished a stint as a celebrity chef in New York is also in town to open a restaurant. Add lost love and a blogger into the mix and you have All Stirred Up.

I enjoyed this modern adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion. I appreciated that this updated version kept true and if you've read Austen's story, you'll definitely notice the similarities. By the way, be ready after reading, the descriptions of the food and how it is prepared will make you want to run into the kitchen and start cooking.

I want to thank NetGalley, the author and publisher for the e-ARC of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are honest, my own and left voluntarily.

Family politics are certainly at play in this book especially as family culture does revolve around food and gatherings. I really enjoyed how strong of character that Kay, Susan and Julia are and how they always have each other best interests in mind. I was so glad that Susan and Chris found each other again and were both in a place that they knew they were deserving of such true love. Given the news at the end of the book, is a sequel in the works?

Admittedly, I've long forgotten Persuasion, so if there is a comparison to be made to the Jane Austen's classic, well, I'm not the right reader. I did love this story, though, and the author clearly did her research on the foodie world. It would have been a five-star read for me, but there were too many superfluous characters. I found myself paging back and asking myself "who is this? why are they here?" A bit distracting. For me, some of these people (and their stories) needed to be trimmed down so we could focus on the major players and the plot at hand, namely Chris and Susan. Oh, and Gloria. I adored Gloria!

I really enjoyed this one! It did a marvelous job of being a modern-day adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion. This is a slightly slow start, but so is Persuasion! There is a lot of tense feelings and build up for a really fast-paced but sufficiently lengthed and detailed denouement. I can't really fault anything in this story in its attempts to be a retelling of Persuasion because it did a fabulous job at that. I think my only wish is that there was a bit more chemistry-filled moments between Chris and Susan.

I absolutely loved reflecting how each of the side characters fit into the modern day roles of Jane's original characters. Brianne Moore has done a great job at this retelling. It wasn't just sort of a retelling; it was a really well done adaptation.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

I’ll give this a 3.5 rounded up to 4 stars. I’m a sucker for a few things: novels set in restaurants, Jane Austen, enemies to lovers tropes and this book delivered on all 3. A modern adaptation of Persuasion, set in Edinburgh’s restaurant scene, All Stirred Up sees Susan leaving London to return to her the last remaining restaurant of her grandfather’s empire and trying her very best to save it from ruin. While she tries to make the old new, a very special exboyfriend, Chris, is making is own waves in the restaurant scene across town with his first restaurant of his own following a career as a celebrity chef.

I liked the characters of Susan and Chris, although I felt that many of the side characters were weaker and pulled away from the story (especially her sister’s husband’s family). While the ending was a page turner, I didn’t find that happening in the first half of the book. Overall though, it was a sweet story and I loved all of the restaurant and kitchen details throughout!