I love a book with banter between the characters. This was so cute and adorable I found myself smiling so many times. The names the came up with for each other just melted my heart. Def one of those cozy comfort reads.

First I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a copy of this book.

Love from scratch was an adorable and fun read. It made me giggle out loud a bunch of times. I loved the relationship between Reese and Benny, my favorite thing was the cute little nicknames they came up for each other throughout the book.

I think the romance was a lot of fun to read and it was so sweet. There is no smut in this one for all my smut lovers but I think the fun light banter makes up for it. Definitely recommend for anyone who loves romance and needs something light and quick.

I had to DNF this book. I found it quite boring and didn’t relate to the characters. The premise sounded great but just didn’t deliver for me.
Others might enjoy this but this one wasn’t for me!

Thank you so much to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I went into Love from Scratch expecting a fun & cute rom-com, and that's exactly what I got. I liked Reese & Benny a lot. They had tons of chemistry and I loved their competitive yet playful nature towards each other. The cooking aspect & reality show twist to this was great as well. It added a fun element to the story that I enjoyed more than I thought I would.

Overall this was a fun & fast read.

Love from Scratch is the story of Reese and Benny, young interns at a food network style company that produces cooking shows. When they're thrown together into an amateur cooking segment, they're forced to work through their fears and insecurities to see if they're solid or a recipe for disaster. Lots of food puns, sass, real world issues, and a heavy dash of feminism.

For those who want romance that doesn't delve into graphic, this would be a good fit-- I would rate the sizzle PG. All in all a sweet read that I'm sure I'll revisit at a later date.

This book doesn't come out until April, but what a wonderful read it was! Thank you to Net Galley and Random House Children's Books and Kaitlyn Hill for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

I was thoroughly engrossed in this book from beginning to end. There was a lot of talk about how women are treated today and how it hasn't changed from the beginning of time. You'd think by now we’d get a little more respect, but alas that is not the case. I enjoyed reading through Reese's story about how she overcomes some hardships, how she deals with some major trolling and how she learns to be more confident in herself. Sometime there really are some great people out there that will have your back you just have to let them into your space.

I enjoyed the fun flirty banter between Reese and benny, and their cooking shows. It was a cute and fun way for them to get to know one another while trying to further in their careers.

Really Benny was just perfect for Reese, he's the epitome of what men should be like, he was supportive, loving, caring, and just always wanted nothing but the best for Reese. Also, this book held a very important lesson in my eyes, communication. Without communication you just end up assuming things. Again, you must let people in and tell them what you are really feeling.

Overall, I really liked this book and cannot wait to read more from this author, definite a must read.

This book in 3 words: Cutie. Empowering. Funny. 

Love From Scratch focuses on our 2 main characters, Benny and Reese, as they work/compete against each other on a foodie next work, during their summer internship.

This book is so SWOON. I found myself smirking and giggling throughout most of this new adult rom com. Strong characters paired with a fun plot make for easy reading in Love from Scratch. 

While this story has much to offer, my favorite component is the dialogue among characters. Each character has their own distinct voice which helps deepen their presence in the story. Kaitlyn Hill does a stellar job of truly depicting YouTube style banter and commentary as well as character-to-character interactions. 

While this book is full of stellar puns and jabs, it does tackle serious themes. I feel this story does a good job of portraying toxic masculinity along with other issues women face in the workplace. No matter your gender, you'll find something to relate to, whether it's an in-office experience or just general social media woes. 

All in all, this is a strong story and I really enjoyed it.

One of the most recent books I read was about a cooking contest as well and I think I maybe shouldn’t have read this one so soon after because I loved that one so much that this one just fell a little short for me. While I liked it, I just didn’t love it and I really wanted to love it.

Do you like watching Hallmark movies and cooking shows? If so, this may be the perfect book for you! Reese and Benny are summer interns at Friends of Flavor who, thanks to a scheduling snafu, find themselves in front of the camera filming their very own amateur segment. It leads to a summer of fun and food with a side of romance, but also a strong dose of patriarchy and Internet bullying. Can their budding relationship survive or will it…flame out?

This will definitely land on my list of favorite contemporary YA novels ever. It was absolutely adorable and pretty much perfect in every way in terms of pacing, character development, dialogue, romantic tension etc. Reese and Benny were SO cute. She is so relatable and he's just a cinnamon roll of the highest power. The issues Reese faced as a woman infuriated me and kept me turning the pages so quickly. LOVED LOVED LOVED it and already cannot wait for Kaitlyn's next book!!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my complimentary ARC. All opinions are my own.

LOVE FROM SCRATCH is a dishy story starring two culinary rivals wanting to shine on a culinary video shoot, which instantly turns them into internet viral sensations. The story follows Reese Camden, a sweetly Southern belle, who has dreams of landing a marketing internship at Friends of Flavor, a cooking show in Seattle. She competes against lovable, stud muffin Benny
Beneventi, culinary extraordinaire, for the coveted fall internship, in a food war cooked up by the shows' bosses. There is rivalry between them, but slowly heat simmers between them too. What happens when their scene stealing, show-stopping love spats spills over into real life?

Grab a snack and a drink because LOVE FROM SCRATCH is definitely unputdownable! I absolutely relished this book! The author expertly cooks up contrary concoctions with tension, teasing and titillating chemistry that reels you in. The romance is sweet, wholesome and clever. Benny is good-natured and genuine. I enjoyed Benny's attentiveness towards Reese and his honest personality. Reese gets the short stick from her bosses. Then, online viewers and people from her hometown weigh in with negative comments. The author deftly handles the pitfalls of feminism with handsy bosses, fake rumors, image issues, and more. Reese discovers her self-worth, self-esteem and taking a stand with feminism. This story has grit, tough love and real heart. Definitely not your typical rom-com filled with fluff. LOVE FROM SCRATCH is like a hot fudge sundae drizzled with sweet caramel sauce. Temptingly hot and incredibly delicious!

Romance and a cookie show? What more could you need? Reese and Benny are interns for Friends of Food and end up filming together. The enemies-to-lovers relationship does a great job highlighting how devastating social media can be and places a light on the ways women are treated in the workplace. The cute new adult romance tackles some real world issues but keeps you feeling light-hearted with food puns and sweet moments.

ARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review.
Love From Scratch is a cutesy New Adult story that follows Reese and Benny. They are both interns for a cooking show and at one point, have to be in front of the camera. Everyone loves their chemistry and decides to use the two characters in a small competition, all while Reese and Benny are falling for one another.
I enjoyed this sweet little romance. The characters were funny and lovable.

A satisfying YA rom com.that will appeal to a broad audience. Fun, angsty, and romantic. This story has great banter and loveable characters. A page turning good time.

This book was a quick, easy read that I thoroughly enjoyed. I loved the angsty romance, the sweet premise, and the vibrant, loveable characters.

Benny was such a pure, lovable character, his food puns were a highlight for me, but Reese really stole the show. She was prickly and ambitious, driven and a total perfectionist. I saw so much of my teenage self in her and I'm so excited for people to read this book and relate to her just as much as I did.

A fun YA romance with a feminist spin, LOVE FROM SCRATCH was the perfect holiday read for me.

This is marketed as a YA romance, but it seemed to border on a not spicy NA romance. Love from Scratch was super cute, Reese and Benny interns at a cooking channel who meet on set for a cooking video, but then it becomes clear the two of them are competing for the same fall internship.

Benny was very cutesy and charming with an abundance of nicknames and puns. Reese was a little high strung seeming at first, which made her hard to like. Overall the way the romance between the two of them developed was really well done and natural seeming.

I confess I had picked this book to read by mistake, as it wasn't supposed to be the next on my list, and for the first pages or maybe the whole first chapter, I didn't realize this was YA. This is to say, I think it is a book that should agree even with the romance/chick lit readers that usually skip the YA genre.

3.5, rounding up.

One of the reasons is that it doesn't take place in a school but in a summer internship for a famous culinary show. Reese is about to start college and would very like to guarantee the spot for the fall. Things change for her when she and the other intern must host a special episode for the show, despite her lack of culinary practice. The two go viral but with that comes a competition between them, even though they are attarcted to one another and worse, the comments on the internet will make Reese have to face a past trauma she thought she'd left behind in school.

While the beginning wasn't so obviously YA, we do find some typical elements there, though not as in your face as most of the others. For this reason, I believe it is recommendable for both regular romance readers who like witty characters and YA lovers such as myself.

This is a romantic story but I like how it deals with the toxicity both online and in real life. Sometimes I thought it could go overboard, as in losing focus of the story to make speeches, but luckily it wasn't the case. This is a down-to-earth but still swoon-worthy read that will entertain you.

This book is pure YA enemies to lovers if The Hating Game met Chopped, and it was absolutely precious. It was chock full of compelling language that pulled me in. It read quickly and delivered on so much banter between Reese and Benny. So flipping cute!

I always roll my eyes when I see "cute" in a review, but I can't help it. My heart soared with this sweet storyline. WILL be recommending to my friends based on the chaotic Reeses cake redemption scene alone.

This one was cute! I liked it and I didn’t find myself being bored like I do with some YA books. It was romance-y but not in a weird off putting way. The book gave me The Ex Talk (by Rachel Lynn Solomon) vibes but if it were a Disney movie. It was fun and the banter was cute and flirty too.