Yarrow is a young chef determined to make her mark on the cutting edge of cookery with her insect-based creations. Though her enthusiasm is infectious, it rubs some of her fellow cooks the wrong way, especially Chanda Flores, Yarrow’s personal hero and executive chef of an exciting new restaurant. Her people have been eating bugs for centuries, and she’s deeply suspicious of this newbie’s attempt to turn her traditions into the next foodie trend. While Chanda and her scrappy team of talented devotees struggle to open on time, Yarrow must win over Chanda — and Milani, the neighbor she’s been crushing on for weeks — or lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to achieve her dreams.
I wish this had been a little longer/ taken a bit more space for the story to develop — the relationships felt rushed, especially with a time jump near the end. I’d have enjoyed seeing Milani get a little more page time and time for her arc to develop, and for their mutual attraction to flower. The messaging was just on the edge of preachy but I thiiiink kept it character focused enough?
I read 212 books in 2022, compared with 175 in 2021.
Of the 154 novels and novellas I read, here’s the breakdown by genre:
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