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I thought this was such a cute and easy read! I was hooked from the beginning of the book and really loved the chemistry between Reese and Benny. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a cute rom com!

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This is a delightful, swoony, funny, feminist rom-com! I loved the cooking show set-up, the rivals-to-lovers trope, the setting, and both the MC and LI. This book was as sweet and easy to swallow as a pastry, but with plenty of substance behind it. I adored it and will read whatever Hill writes next!

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Reese is a southern gal who has won an internship at a cooking show in Seattle dealing with social media. Benny has an internship in the cooking department. When disaster strikes Benny and Reese are asked to save the day by doing a show while the bosses are away. The production is a disaster for Reese though Benny saves the day. Through many fun and quirky obstacles they begin to fall in love.
A cute tale with charming characters. Reese does not want the spotlight of the show and Benny is a natural. Opposites attract however. The banter is fun to read- they call each other by anything other than their names and it is fun to anticipate this clever, delightful banter. I would recommend this book to my patrons.

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What a cute book about romance and finding love. I adored that they worked well as a team . I loved that he had her back and gave her cute nick names. I loved the other chefs when they all met up . It did bring up some issues with women/men and how men treat women. I loved that she loved art and he was a cook too. Very cute.

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LOVE FROM SCRATCH by Kaitlyn Hill is a sweet New Adult romance. Reese landed her dream job - a summer intern position in the marketing department for Friends of Flavor, a foodie video channel like Bon Appetit. She’s hoping the summer job will help her land the fall internship.

And then she meets Benny, the other intern. A cute boy with cooking skills and a restaurant background who’s also looking to land that fall spot.

The two fill in for a regular host and the video goes viral with the public shipping them big time. It’s tough to stay rivals when your feelings get in the way.

I love that Kaitlyn Hill wrote a meetcute, enemies to lovers in the workplace that also dealt with serious issues like online bullying, how men and women are perceived and treated differently in the workplace, and anxiety.

Reese and Benny were incredibly relatable - Reese with her anxiety and drive. Benny with his desire to do better and see that Reese was treated equally. I loved the other Friends of Flavor stars. And Reese’s friends were the perfect support group/cheer squad.

Perfect for Emma Lord and Sarah Suk fans.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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