For Butter Or Worse
Books | Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
3.6
(65)
Erin La Rosa
A FEMINIST BOOK CLUB CHOICE AWARD WINNER! "With great tension, simmering heat, and clever banter, FOR BUTTER OR WORSE is a mouthwateringly delicious enemies-to-lovers romance."--Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Heart Principle "[A] sparkling romance...witty and lighthearted, with plenty of tender moments to keep readers invested, this work gets the enemies-to-lovers trope right."--Publishers Weekly They go together like water and oil... All chef Nina Lyon wants is to make a name for herself in the culinary world and inspire young women everywhere to do the same. For too long, she's been held back and underestimated by the male-dominated sphere of professional kitchens, and she's had enough. Now, as co-host of the competitive reality TV series The Next Cooking Champ!, she finally has a real shot at being top tier in the foodie scene. Too bad her co-host happens to be Hollywood's smarmiest jerk. Restaurateur Leo O'Donnell never means to get under Nina's skin. It just seems to happen, especially when the cameras are rolling. It's part of the anxiety and stress he has come to know all too well in this line of work. So nothing prepares him for the fallout after he takes one joke a smidge too far and Nina up and quits--on live TV. To make matters worse, the two are caught in what looks like a compromising situation by the paparazzi...and fans of the show go absolutely nuts. Turns out, a "secret romance" between Nina and Leo may just be what their careers need most. Now all they have to do is play along, without killing each other...and without catching feelings. Easy as artisanal shepherd's pie. Right? Don't miss Erin La Rosa's next charming rom-com, PLOT TWIST, where a romance author who has never been in love searches for inspiration in a friends-with-benefits situation with her reclusive landlord...who just happens to be a former teen heartthrob.
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Author
Erin La Rosa
Pages
368
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Published Date
2022
ISBN
1335506349 9781335506344
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"Cute story "
Cara Grant
"I loved how it incorporated a show similar to Great British Bake-Out and different types of restaurants. I thought Leo certainly was sexist at times, but I really liked the way the author handled it. So many times men don’t even realize how women are treated that they don’t think too deeply about comments they make. It certainly is enemies to lovers because of this (with fake dating thrown in) but the enemies part is explained and worked through. I loved the anxiety representation."
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Lauren
"I didn’t really love either of the main characters and I think a big part of that is how their relationship developed. It felt almost rushed, there was a lot of physical intimacy going on and (imo) not enough emotional connection to believe the ending. Which is another big part of the book I didn’t enjoy. For some reason the auction scene really annoyed me. For a relationship built entirely on miscommunication, these two could not have ONCE been on the same page? Nina’s response to Leo really annoyed me and I think the only reason it was written in was to have a big “romantic” scene in the rain.<br/><br/>Thank you to Edelweiss for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review."
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Alyssa Czernek
"I was very excited to read this and it wasn’t what I was hoping for. I truly wanted to like this book 😢"
Victoria
"I loved this book so much. So many ups and downs between the characters. Overall an amazing book"
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Mckenzie
"For Butter or Worse is a cute, adult rom-com about two co-hosts for a reality tv food competition that must fake-date each other in order to save their reputations after one quits the show on-air, sending the media into a frenzy. This was an adorable, witty, light-hearted book, with fake-dating, enemies to lovers, and dual pov. I loved each of the characters separately, and their chemistry on the page was palpable. The romance was cute, sweet, and everything you would expect out of two people intertwined in the high society food world. The author included some heavier topics for each other characters to deal with, such as anxiety, bouts of depression, and grief over parents who had passed on, but they weren't given too much story time, and didn't have any sort of plot behind them except to exist, which them feel slightly out of place. Nonetheless, if you're in search of your next rom-com packed with banter and spice, be sure to check our For Butter or Worse."
mollie :)