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The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett

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gkepps's review against another edition

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Couldn’t get into the characters :/

anniq's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

indiekay's review against another edition

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3.0

I had high hopes for this one, but it fell in the solid middle ground for me. It felt like the characters were sexually attracted to each other from the get go, but for a book with the work romance in the title the romantic attraction was seriously lacking. It seemed like all they ever did was argue and have sex, and I don't know how they managed to fall in love with each other in between all the arguing and sex.

That said, I did like the characters separately, and the storylines they both had happening in their own lives. It was just every time they actually came together - professionally, platonically, romantically - that the ball was dropped.

hiweeboop's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 stars! A delightful book :)

annineamundsen's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 ⭐
A lot of back and forth with lack of communication, which I'm starting to grow tired of. Love the fact that they're around 30.

CW: explicit sexual content, asshole dad, previous death of a parent, biphobia