Let's just cut to the chase: overall, I really enjoyed this book. I love cooking shows and anything food related. I really like YA. I always like to learn about other countries and fiction is one of my preferred educational methods :) This book covered it all and was fun to read, too. I was mildly disappointed that there is rarely a YA book without a sexual element and this was no exception. It was minor but still there....and frankly it didn't improve/change/move the story along in any way - it seemed like it was just thrown in there. That being said, I did like this book as a whole and do recommend it.
17 year old Isa is laser focused on her goal to become a prestigious chef, but is struggling emotionally following the recent death of her beloved grandmother as well as the breakdown of her parent's marriage. She is living with her father and his new (and pregnant) wife while trying to figure out how to navigate her new normal. When she is accepted to a three week course at a prestigious international apprentice program taught by a Michelin star chef, she is thrilled - but soon finds out that what she believed she always wanted the most may not look exactly the way she thought it would. Isa begins to ask herself if this dream is worth the price of admission - and is there something else out there for her?
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Blink YA Books in exchange for my honest feedback.
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