This book was a humorous, tantalizing look at the possibilities of the intersection between social media and feminism. The protagonist struggles with having endured sexism in her past and in her career path, but her resilience and puns will keep you reading. I recommend this book to anyone interested in teenage activism, feminism, food, and/or romance.

To start off, I want to say thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to receive an arc of this book!

This book was so fun and I loved it so much. the characters were so cute and Reese’s accent was funny asf. The baking aspect was so interesting and overall this was just a feel good story. It was definitely a 5/5 and again thank you to Netgalley for letting me read a review copy of this novel! :)

If you devour every, last cooking show like I do, you will adore this book, which has it all: rivals to lovers, witty banter, incredible chemistry, and even a discussion of feminism! An absolutely charming rom com -- I'm already casting the Netflix movie! Highly recommended!

What a cute and sweet story. With some important themes of the issues of social media and feminism, the story flows well. Likeable and believable characters.

Thanks Netgalley for a arc copy of this book for a honest review..  
Love From Scratch was such a sweet delightful book. I enjoy watching I also enjoying Reese and Benny love story they made me smile throughout the whole book. 5 star read 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟



Happy Reading Lisa 📚

Really enjoyed this slow burn, friends to lovers YA Contemporary. We follow Reese as she and Benny (the other network intern) have their summer responsibilities broadened into a cooking show together. The episodes are full of food puns, witty interactions, and denied chemistry between the two, and so is their off-camera time. Though we do not get to read Benny's perspective, he is a delightful, and supportive, ray of sunshine. Reese though, tries her best to appear just as delightful on at work while battling sexism and gender double standards, both from management and what she has internalized through her life experiences.

I highly recommend this PG-rated YA Contemporary to all YA readers, and think many will find it as incredibly relatable as I do.

This novel was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review:

This was a cute sweet YA Rom-Com. It has positive female vibes throughout. It teaches a strong lesson in how women are sometimes treated unfairly in a man's world.

Reese, who has experienced a traumatic bullying incident, just graduated high school and is traveling to work an internship at her dream job. By accident, she ends up having to work with the other intern, Benny.

Benny and Reese are the positive picture that teen girls should strive for in a relationship. This is definitely a good positive influence for a teenager or a young adult.

Sweet young adult romance. Very cheesy but cute. Follows several tropes and no real surprises. There was a sweetness to the romance that was nice.

Disclosure: While I do not know Kaitlyn Hill personally I do know her sister and was excited about this book from the first time I heard about it. To that note, I have also pre-ordered the book.

Love from Scratch is the romance I didn't know I needed. Set in a world I am very familiar with, a famous cooking network that wasn't not BA, Reese and Benny are spending their summers interning for the network in hopes to get the coveted fall position. Reese is a strong young woman who knows what she wants and has been supported by those around her to go after her dreams. Benny, we learn over time, is a boy struggling to figure out who he is as he emerges from a close family where seemingly his life was planned out for him. I absolutely loved the evolution of friendships, of female empowerment, and discussions of the damages that can come from social media. I can't wait to see more from Kaitlyn Hill in the future!

5/5 Stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children's, Delacorte Press for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill is a fun book that comes out in April. Reese and Ben are 18 year old summer interns on a TV Cooking Show. They are thrown together onto their own show after they fill in for the regular host and then compete with each other all summer for one fall internship.

I like the author’s humor and food puns and was totally hooked into the story. Reese is interested in Marketing while Ben has grown up helping out at his family’s Italian restaurant.

Reese is creative and cute. She has issues from past dating in high school that she is working through. Ben is sweet and I loved their nicknames for each other and their playful banter. I got hungry hearing about their recipes.

One of the themes in the story is about challenges women still face in the workplace and how they deal with it. It also touches on cyberbullying as Ben and Reese become an internet sensation.

Thank you Kaitlyn Hill, NetGalley, and the publisher for this advanced copy of the book.

This was the sweetest (no pun intended) romcom I've read in awhile! Love from Scratch by Kaitlyn Hill was baked to perfection! Reese and Benny's love story was adorable. I found myself laughing and doing the occasional "AWWW" as I was reading. Not only was it a great read but Kaitlyn captured the true essence of the characters and made them feel realistic. Two thumbs way up!

Thank you NetGalley for sending this arc for an honest review!

Listen the cover within itself was enough to get me to pick up the books. Or rather browse through NetGalley and press I am intrested In reading it lol. I mean come on the pun on the title is truly captivating. Following along the journey of Reese and Benny was such a heartwarming joy. Like trust me when I tell you a story can’t get any sweeter than this (no pun intended).

I always enjoy the stories that have a romance revolving around baking and cooking because for some reason I always feel like the love is so real, cuz just like the pour their heart in the food I find that they do the same for each other.

Reese and Benny definitely have my heart. I absolutely loved this book and I loved how the author included real issues for women in the workplace. I think this story was great and I look forward to reading more from Kaitlyn Hill.

I absolutely loved Reese and Benny’s love story! It was the cutest and I found myself constantly smiling and giggling because of how cute those two are together! Even for being an adorable romance, there were some real life issues thrown in, like how women are treated differently in the workforce and how they are judged more harshly on social media. It really made this story more than just another romance, but opened up to real topics that many can relate to. I loved this and recommend this to all!

4 STARS || ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
young adult, romance, fiction
low steam

Do you love cooking shows?
Do you love a little bit of teen rivalry?
Are you a fan of enemies-to-lovers? What about forced proximity?
Would you consider yourself a feminist? Or an advocate for women's rights?

If you answered yes to one or more of the above questions, then I'd have to make a wager that you will absolutely adore LOVE FROM SCRATCH by Kaitlyn Hill! This book was all kinds of adorable & made me laugh out loud and (in the words of the Bachelor podcast Love to See It) curse the patriarchy.

And that pantry scene! (IYKYK - but, c'mon now folks, this is a YA novel, so while this scene was adorable, the steam level index was next to non-existent). The food puns & "Holy biceps, Batman" were probably what made me fall in love with Benvolio & Reese's Cup to begin with!

Some things that I REALLY enjoyed in this book:
- I absolutely loved the friendship between Natalie, Clara, & Reese. Their connection radiated off the page & their text conversations made me laugh out loud literally every time (I feel like I could see a little bit of myself in Nat.)
- I liked the fact that Reese's high school trauma was a rather believable situation & I believed that what she went through could realistically cause her reaction to Benny later in life. I was getting a little worried early on that it was going to be either a tad ridiculous - but I was proven wrong!
- While I did indicate that you have to be a feminist to enjoy this book, I don't think that storyline should deter you from reading if you like to use books as escapism from real life. HOWEVER, I think this book did a good job of highlighting the double standards between men & women in the workplace and when it comes to standards on social media. Hill did a really great job of juxtaposing Benny & Reese to show how working in the same job & doing the same thing had very different consequences for both of them!

10/10 would recommend (and already have to several friends, telling them to preorder this book immediately).

Love from Scratch was really adorable, and Benny was almost TOO perfect! I did love that he wasn’t the “normal” romance character standing 6ft tall, but his perfect personality needed to have at least one flaw. :)
I think Reece was witty and loved her storyline, but I didn’t think her reasons at the beginning of the book were strong enough to be rude to Benny. He was too kind, too funny, too flirty, and she was just plain mean sometimes. Halfway through the book, you finally hear about what happened in high school, and her fears (and rudeness) are a little more understandable.
I liked the book…strong messages and real world problems made for a good storyline.
I would rate it a 3.5!

Love from Scratch is a delicious YA novel that will have you grinning (and salivating) the whole way through. Reese is the perfect heroine, strong but with relatable flaws, and I enjoyed watching her and Benny's relationship develop throughout the book. This book is set in Seattle, a city with a special place in my heart, so it was fun seeing the characters travel all over a place I know and can relate to. Love from Scratch touches on important social issues, but doesn't do it in a way that feels inorganic, which I loved. All in all this book was a quick, fun read that's perfect for fans of kitchen hijinks, female friendships, and men that are equal parts swoony and sweet.

Ok I had such such high hopes for this one. I mean just look at the cover! A baking rivalry? Yes, please. So, Benny and Reese were fantastic. Their banter and chemistry was amazing. I loved their relationship, even though it was pretty much Installove.

The setting of the baking show was so well done. I loved it and I think more books should have that setting.

The issue. This book had such an agenda and is suffocated everything else. Now, I don’t disagree with the stance at all. However, I hated that it
completely took over this (what I thought) was a YA romance. It turned it into YA Women’s Fiction in my opinion.

The main character was also so whiny. Like she whined about the patriarchy and men. Then she whined that her boyfriend didn’t protect her. Then she acted like she didn’t need a man and pushed him away and then she whined when he didn’t stand up for her. I couldn’t get behind it and was just over that plot line by the end.

Review posted to goodreads and Instagram on 10/29/21

100% a must read for ya romcom lovers!!

I literally read this book in 6 hours, I could not put it down!!!

Reese and Benny are the two summer interns at Friends of Flavor, an online cooking network. When a major schedule change leaves a gap in content, Reese and Benny are volun-told that they will be filling in for a one time special episode. But the kicker? The episode is a MAJOR hit. Reese and Benny are thrown into the public eye and everything about it tests the connection forming between the two of them.

The writing was strong and engaging. And for a plot about sudden fame, I didn’t find it unrealistic. There was a powerful feminist theme. Reese is constantly battling the patriarchy and society. And let me just say, Benny is a man who has been to therapy. He’s emotionally intelligent and ready to back her up!

Love from Scratch releases April 5th, 2022 (I know way to long) but oh my god this one will be worth the wait!

This has the cutest cover!!!

Rom-Coms are my favorite and this one has one of the best endings that I’ve ever read. Definitely checking out some of her other books soon.