whitmc's review against another edition
4.0
Light, entertaining, not overly complicated. Exactly what I needed.
connieaw's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book in 24 hours, because I could not put it down!
I loved the main character in this book, her emotions were real and I could relate to every food she craved in each moment. I love food and cooking so I enjoyed the descriptions of the dishes that she sold in her gourmet cafe and wished it was a real place so I could pop in and see her.
I put this at the top of my Summer Reads for 2011 and it was the perfect book to kick off my summer!
I loved the main character in this book, her emotions were real and I could relate to every food she craved in each moment. I love food and cooking so I enjoyed the descriptions of the dishes that she sold in her gourmet cafe and wished it was a real place so I could pop in and see her.
I put this at the top of my Summer Reads for 2011 and it was the perfect book to kick off my summer!
melissakuzma's review against another edition
2.0
This book had the exact same issues that every Stacey Ballis book has: the most god-awfully unbelievable dialogue. She always writes a fun main character who has a cool job and who you want to be: in this case, she's a former lawyer turned chef who has her own healthy food restaurant. So far, so good. But that's where it ends. Because as soon as she, or any other character opens their mouth, I'm taken completely out of the story and groaning out loud as I read. People just don't talk this way! And it ruins any enjoyment there might be in the story.
afro8921's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. The main characters weight loss journey mirrored my own so closely it was scary. I found myself identifying with the need to balance a love of good food with the need to have and maintain a healthy body.
felisa's review against another edition
2.0
The best thing about this book is probably the generous list of recipes at the end. But, I haven't cooked them so I'm not even sure about that. This book did encourage me to order the buttermilk soaked fried chicken at NOLA, which I'm not sure I would have otherwise (AMAZING). Basically the best thing about the book is anything but the story. Sorry, Melanie/Nadia/Kai/Nathan just weren't believable or sympathetic. But I did totally believe in the food that was described in it. One star because I didn't quit and one for the recipes.
knit_and_purl's review against another edition
3.0
Cute, fluffy read. Bit predictable but that didn't bother me. Light and fun, a good vacation read.
girlinacardigan's review against another edition
5.0
http://jennsbookblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/good-enough-to-eat-by-stacey-ballis.html
afro75's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. The main characters weight loss journey mirrored my own so closely it was scary. I found myself identifying with the need to balance a love of good food with the need to have and maintain a healthy body.
krisis86's review against another edition
2.0
So I started this book loving it. I love Melanie, and the characters, and the whole idea of Mel's business.
But then it started getting all language-y, and a little too rated R in the bedroom, and then the ending was like, what was that? Was that an ending? That was a crappy ending.
So what I am saying in this intensely badly written review is, I wish this book had been cleaner, and ended more solidly. If for those things, it would have been a 5 star review. Alas, 2 stars it is.
But then it started getting all language-y, and a little too rated R in the bedroom, and then the ending was like, what was that? Was that an ending? That was a crappy ending.
So what I am saying in this intensely badly written review is, I wish this book had been cleaner, and ended more solidly. If for those things, it would have been a 5 star review. Alas, 2 stars it is.
brianajae's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty quick read. I enjoyed it a lot. It's not my favorite thing ever but I'll definitely be checking out more books from this author.