Ah, this was such a sweet book! Normally I'm not a huge fan of YA contemporaries, but Love from Scratch stole my heart. Reese and Benny were both such lovely, realistic characters and I loved rooting for them! If you're in the mood for a feel-good, delicious, and heartwarming book, this one is for you!

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this book!

LOVE FROM SCRATCH is a funny, food-filled, feminist joy of a book that centers on Reese and Benny, two recent high school graduates who have their eyes set on working for a Bon-Appetit style company they both intern at. Told from Reese's POV, the book covers important and sadly relatable occurrences for lots of women who find it hard to be taken seriously in the workplace, especially when romance gets involved.
As heartbreaking as it is to watch Reese deal with the men at the company dismissing her worth and viewing her differently from her male LI, it was also rallying to watch her push back and her time with Benny made it even better as the two connected over food puns and being generally adorable.
This book gave me a much-needed escape and left me laughing, cheering, and maybe just a little bit hungry.

*Spoiler free*

I mean, a romcom about two interns at a company that posts food videos online fighting it out for the one job being offered in the fall. Heck yes I wanted to read that book. And the cover is adorable!

I loved this book a lot more than I thought I was going to. It was sweet and tangled and so, so good.

This is weird, but one of the things I liked best about this book was that I was unsure about it in the beginning. I wasn’t sure about Reese. I didn’t know if I was going to like her. She just seemed sort of there and I didn’t feel like I got her. But, I feel like that was almost the point. She keeps everything so locked down and behind walls because that’s what she’s built protect herself. She feels unsure about herself and her place. She is so much more than what she is on the surface, and there is so much in her under the surface. She’s got a lot of tangled emotions, ones that were allowed to be tangled and messy and where one thread didn’t untangle them all. She had to come to terms with her emotions, how she wanted to handle them, how they have affected her. So much about her hit me in my chest. There’s also the fact that she just rocks in general. She’s reserved, but determined. Just, there is so much more to her than there seems and I absolutely love that about her and I love that I was able to get to know her like that.

I felt the same way about Benny. I wasn’t sure I was going to like him. He seemed a bit too goofy, a bit too smooth for my taste. Oh, but how I ended up loving him so much. He is such a wonderful himbo who is so earnest and so ready to care. He feels so deeply, and he’s also someone where there is more to them than it seems. I love him so much.

I also loved the side characters, and I’d totally take spin-offs of Reese’s friends. 

I also loved the whole aspect of the food videos! I thought it was fascinating to see Benny and Reese duke it out and to see the inner workings of the company. And to see how Internet dame affects someone who is more introverted and not at all interested at being the center of attention (I JUST REALLY LOVE REESE AND HER WHOLE EMOTIONAL JOURNEY IT FELT SO SUBTLE BUT SO INVOLVED IN THE PLOT IT WAS SO GOOD). Some made me want to drop kick them (which was the point haha), while I adored others. This setting lended itself so well to the book, and I just found all the food and the passion behind everything so amazing.

Truly, this is just a wonderful book. The way that everything is connected is so wonderful and it feels like something that is so solid, and so well done. I fell completely in love with the characters and everything they did, and there was so much sweetness between them. I love this book so much.

Reese is hired at her favorite food station- Friends of Flavor. If it goes well, she can get a fall position. She finds out that amateur cook, Benny is also a summer intern going for the same position.
When the two get wrangled into a impromptu cooking show that goes viral, Reese and Benny find themselves together a lot more than they planned.
Reese finds herself in uncomfortable situations with the men at the channel, Benny finds feelings for Reese. An endearing experience for both and empowering story for young readers

This book feels like a warm summer day, with the setting, food-centric plot and sweet characters. Our main characters start out as coworkers and fellow interns competitions for a position but end up finding themselves in a whole new situation!

I really liked the messaging and theme around our character’s struggles to manage new found fame - the highs and lows.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy!

This is a really sweet story about two post high-school teens taking a summer internship at a popular cooking channel in Seattle and competing for a coveted fall internship. They're both also escaping something - Benny, the expectations his family has on him to work at the family business down in California and Reese, the anxiety she still carries from being mistreated by her first boyfriend freshman year and the subsequent rumors about her.

Reese is just a little powder-keg of anxious overthinking always on the verge of erupting. Truly after my own heart. Benny a perfect (maybe a little TOO perfect) pun master. Put two gorgeous young people on an internet cooking show and it's a recipe for love and fame.

The online harassment that Reese faces is way too real, as is the way that it bubbles over into real life both with fans of their show and in the workplace. I think that will resonate a lot with teens (and adults!) in our ever expanding virtual world where people feel free to comment on every aspect of a person.

I would have liked for Benny to be more flawed and both of the main characters to be less...beautiful. I'm down for insta-love always, but it's a little on the nose when they're both basically models. Also I want more about the side characters, especially Reese's best friends. Maybe the author's second novel will be about them. Fingers crossed :)

Overall a solid, adorable love story!

The Hating Game meets the Great British Baking show. 😍 Well, maybe not GBBS, but a cooking show. And a heavy dose of feminism.

I read this book in 36 hours. It's so cute, and amazingly touching, and the story is fun and engrossing. It hits on important feminism issues that I believe most (if not all) women in the workplace can relate to. I loved it.

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲:
• FOOOOOD (also BuzzFeed tasty and so yummy)
• Rivals to Lovers 🔥❤️
• Banter dripping in tension 😍💥
• An adorable, slow burn and pure romance 💖
• Messy yet fun feminist protagonist! 💞

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿!!
This book was unputdownable, that is SO not a word but what I mean to say, is that it was an INCREDIBLE read and I couldn't be asked to be detached from it.

𝘓𝘖𝘝𝘌 𝘍𝘙𝘖𝘔 𝘚𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘛𝘊𝘏 follows Reese as she navigates life in a new city, a chance at an internship she wants badly and a blossoming relationship after having been through multiple hurdles, with the same person she's competing against for her fall internship 👀.

This book DELIVERS a sugary sweet, honey coated, wholesome romance, yet Reese's strong-will and wit and Benny's cockyness, charm and cuteness certainly added character to the plot.
Although romance is a major theme of the book, it's not all - the internalised misogyny in workplaces, slut-shaming in general and the feminism or rather the lack of it (am talking about certain characters) portrayed, are very well executed and unfortunately, highly realistic (a sad reality, I'm aware).

𝘓𝘖𝘝𝘌 𝘍𝘙𝘖𝘔 𝘚𝘊𝘙𝘈𝘛𝘊𝘏 is a wonderful contemporary, with a perfect concoction of swoony romance and important thought-provoking discussions. Certainly a debut not to be missed, 5th April mark your calendars ;)

A big thanks to Delacorte Press & Netgalley for providing an advanced copy of this book, which I voluntarily read & reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you Netgalley, Random House Children's/ Delacorte Press for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This books was adorable. 4.5/5 stars. I really appreciated how it wasn’t just a typical rom-com. It had some underlying serious themes such as online harassment, misogyny, and past high school bullying. I felt that these themes help add to the depth of the story and make Reese a much more relatable character. I absolutely her and Benny’s relationship. Their witty banter and interactions were wonderful. This book would make a great movie!

I also think the author did a great job highlighting the double standards between men and women in the workplace. While also providing readers with a fun romance filled story. I think many people can relate to what Reese has to deal with and it really makes this story more enlightening without being preachy.

Overall I really enjoyed this book. The forced proximity and almost enemies to lovers type romance was adorable. The food related puns and humor were great! If you are a fan of romance books and reality tv cooking shows then I would definitely recommend this book.

* I received a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review.*

I liked this! It was so cute and honestly, Benny was the best book boyfriend. Almost too perfect! He was so sweet and supportive and willing to listen. I wish more had been done about the problematic issues throughout the book - namely the sexism in the workplace. I don't think enough was done about that, which I guess in some ways is realistic. Overall, this was a cute and easy read!

I loved this so much! Benny was the sweetest peach, and the food, and the PUNS. And the nicknames!! Most of all, though, I think teens especially will relate to Reese's struggle with trolls, social media, and misogyny. An absolute treat of a book.

I loved it!! Every second, but especially the banter between Reese and Benny. I loved Margie- what a dream boss. I recognized how much it sucks when your boss and your boss's boss are sexist pigs, but the support made me feel hopeful
My one question is WHY Reese wants an internship, that unlike her current one requires her to cook when she can't even operate a blender.
Another feather in the "Seattle is the most romantic city" hat

This was a really sweet, easy YA contemporary. If you are a fan of that genre of storytelling you will probably really enjoy this book. The character development was solid and the pacing was fine. It didn't jump out as anything spectacular but I did enjoy my time with the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kaitlyn Hill who blessed me with this early release of this AMAZINGLY sweet book!!! Feminism and romance and food? Yes please!

Book follows the story and Benny and Reese and I gotta say together they are ::chefs kiss:: their banter and food chit chat is super cute and just draws the reader right on. This book is sugar, spice and everything nice! I absolutely loved it!! Superb feel good story.. 5 stars!!

Southerner Reese is thrilled to have landed a summer internship in Seattle working with a culinary media conglomerate and hopes that a full internship will follow in the fall as she starts college at University of Washington. The other intern, who is more culinary, is competing for the same position. The network decides the two interns should participate in a popular segment and they become a hit, with lots of banter. Reese's ineptitude in the kitchen is the perfect foil for Benny to instruct and shine. Some fun is lost when the shows become a competition. The fans are convinced the two are an OTP and while there are some sparks, long-single Reese has flashbacks to an unfortunate incident from her freshman year of high school. Benny's support of Reese is cheer-worthy.

If this a new adult title, it's remarkably tame for two 18-year-olds with magnetic attraction. The cooking details were fun and the slut-shaming of Reese's past add depth to the novel. The "Food Network" allusions and celebrity chefs and tv personalities will be appreciated by fans of cooking shows.

I read an advance reader's copy from #NetGalley #LoveFromScratch

A cute and romantic read! Food and romance, the best pairing! I read the whole thing in one setting! It was a light hearted read! Thank you to the author Kaitlyn Hill, the publishers and Netgalley for allowing me access to this book!

I have no words for this novel. Southern charm galore, hysterical, memorable characters, and upbeat plot...LOVE IT. Kaitlyn has a voice that is distinct, clear-cut, and so adoringly witty. I can't wait to read more from her! An author to watch for sure!!

Food puns, witty comebacks, cooking competition, travel, adventure, romance . . . Love from Scratch has the recipe for YA success. Reese Camden lands a dream-worthy summer internship with Friends of Flavor, a cooking group that creates videos and tutorials. She's working in the marketing department, monitoring the socials, but Benny, the backward cap-wearing wunderkind, is interning in the test kitchen, and the boy is cooking! In an attempt to fill a content gap, the two are paired together for Amateur Hour, a kitchen video where novices have to make something from the ingredients provided. Audiences are hungry for more of Reese and Benny and their sassy, swoon-worthy kitchen banter. The kitchen gets even hotter once the producers decided this will become a competition to earn the single spot for a fall intern. The caveat, now that she's the one on the screen, Reese won't monitor the socials for her show because . . . as we know . . . the people can be cruel.

Can Reese learn to live in the spotlight, figure out her feelings for Benny, and earn the fall spot in the internship? It will take thick skin and determination, but Reese might just have what it takes.

Loved the story, but the cover is way too cutesy.

Love from Scratch is a fantastic foodie read with a feminist message and a love interest who's sweeter than a Reese's Cup.

I loved this book from the get-go. Reese and Benny are both fantastic, fully developed characters who are very relatable, and their dynamic is so much fun. The food puns, the teasing, the flirting--their back and forth is pure gold, and it makes their relationship that much more exciting. And what an interesting relationship they have! The romance here is a slow burn, but that's perfect for these two college-aged leads; their interest in each other blossoms naturally and exactly the way you'd want, and it's made truly entertaining due to the fact that it's playing out, at least in part, through their cooking competition.

The cooking aspects of this book are awesome. Having the story take place on the set of an online cooking channel is something I haven't read before, and I liked how the setup of Friends of Flavor allowed for Reese and Benny to have their separate roles while also creating tension in the form of their impromptu cooking competition. Benny is a total natural in the kitchen while Reese struggles, and their show--the Amateur Hour--would fit right in with the slew of Netflix and Hulu original cooking/baking shows available today.

Aside from the cooking, there's also a plotline focusing on how women are often treated different or looked down on in professional settings. There's also an emphasis on how the internet doubles-down on this negativity, with trolls crawling out of the woodwork to tear people down regardless of whether or not that person has done anything to deserve such treatment. Reese's story is, sadly, very realistic, and I appreciate that her struggles in dealing with her past and her present trolling aren't glossed over. Of course, she has Benny on her side in all things, and his absolute willingness to listen and help however he can proves he is a total cinnamon roll.

For a book that can be sugary sweet, there's also a lot of heaviness, but the serious and the sweet are very well balanced. Love from Scratch isn't afraid to face the horrible realities of today's social media trolls, but it also gives readers an amazing set of characters, tons of delicious food, and one of the most precious, supportive relationships I've read in quite a while. I can't recommend this book enough.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by Random House Children’s, Delacorte Press and #NetGalley for my honest opinion. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Cute, whimsical and fun! An easy read for many to enjoy.