Review: Love A La Mode by Stephanie Kate Strohm

Love a La Mode
By Stephanie Kate Strohm
My Rating: 3 Stars

Hardcover, 304 pages

Published November 27th 2018

                                                         Summary From Goodreads:

Take two American teen chefs, add one heaping cup of Paris, toss in a pinch of romance, and stir. . . .

Rosie Radeke firmly believes that happiness can be found at the bottom of a mixing bowl. But she never expected that she, a random nobody from East Liberty, Ohio, would be accepted to celebrity chef Denis Laurent's school in Paris, the most prestigious cooking program for teens in the entire world. Life in Paris, however, isn't all cream puffs and crepes. Faced with a challenging curriculum and a nightmare professor, Rosie begins to doubt her dishes.

Henry Yi grew up in his dad's restaurant in Chicago, and his lifelong love affair with food landed him a coveted spot in Chef Laurent's school. He quickly connects with Rosie, but academic pressure from home and his jealousy over Rosie's growing friendship with gorgeous bad-boy baker Bodie Tal makes Henry lash out and push his dream girl away.

Desperate to prove themselves, Rosie and Henry cook like never before while sparks fly between them. But as they reach their breaking points, they wonder whether they have what it takes to become real chefs.

Perfect for lovers of Chopped Teen Tournament and Kids Baking Championship, as well as anyone who dreams of a romantic trip to France, Love la Mode follows Rosie and Henry as they fall in love with food, with Paris, and ultimately, with each other.

My Review:

I thought this was a very fast, fluffy, and fun book to read. 

I loved the whole Paris setting, and how much food they talked about, it made me SO hungry while I was reading it, and I wanted to try some of the stuff they talked about.

I loved that it was very reminiscent of The Great British Baking Show/Kids Bake off.

There was character growth and development that I really enjoyed getting to see as well. The kids didn't always get along well or trust each other (because of what is at stake) but they grew up a lot and it was really believable. 

I loved the friendship between Henry and Rosie, and their awkwardness when they were around each other. But I had a hard time with their romance. They didn't know each other well enough or long enough in my opinion. But that's just me being nit picky.

Definitely give this book s read if you're looking for something fun to read, that isn't going to make you think too hard.