Yes, Chef

by Waitlyn Andrews

then this has all been for not.”

Cringing over the wrong spelling 🫣 it’s “all for naught”

“His name is James Sullivan.”

I can’t take this name seriously. He might as well be a blue monster with purple spots.

blond, swoopy hair

I have been conditioned by booksta to dislike blond MMCs so

Workplace romances are no longer something I’d even wish to dream about.

Sounds like you’ve been burned

and I know firsthand what happens when rumors spread like wildfire.

Girl what happened to you

now I just have to concentrate on getting everything prepped, prepared, and placed in the right location.

… aren’t prepped and prepared the same thing

thank you very little.

lmao what???? I can’t with this book 😂

I’ve never been one for makeup other than a swipe of mascara and ChapStick,

I literally hate this character trait

but at five-foot-seven, I’ll always be too tall to be cute.

….. what?? This makes no sense to me.

and not one of those fake six-foot-threes athletes use to amplify their stats.

I don’t think real athletes do this?

but it seems all for naught.

The phrase is spelled right this time

I don’t want to notice that I feel petite standing next to him,

I don’t get the petite obsession.

we’re never getting back together,

like, ever

But I don’t want to admit that. Just like I don’t want to admit that I like that he finally makes eye contact with me. Just like I don’t want to admit that his Levi-blue-jean eyes make my knees a little wobbly. Just like I don’t want to admit that even though I can no longer keep track of how many times he smiles at me, I still react as if it’s the first one. Just like I don’t want to notice that he no longer gives the barista, Emily, those smiles.

The use of repetition is a little overdone in this book. It’s a great device when used occasionally but we’re 30% in and it’s been done so frequently already.

and the Victoria's-Secret-wannabe

Talking about another woman this way gives me the ick

I didn’t think anything of it. Is that why James has been so curt with me?

Girl you are stupid

His soft smile is so dadgum adorable,

Using dadgum is almost overkill when used once and this is at least number three 😅

and since I’ve started devouring books at an insatiable rate,

Relatable.

He does a surprisingly impressive job of making the swoops almost perfectly even, but when I attach bows to the hanging points, I move the garland an inch or two to the right or left each time to see if he notices. He does, I can see it all over his face as he reassesses the garland, but to his credit, he doesn't go back and fix it.

This kind of feels like she’s making fun of someone with ocd. Like idk if he actually has that but it’s definitely a little rude.

who’s going to find the more attractive girl for a midnight kiss.

Ew. Reducing a woman to her looks, written by a woman??? In 2024???

It’s so dadgum endearing,

This word again 🤦🏻‍♀️

I’m not one for the amount of giggling estrogen that generally accompanies bachelorette parties, so

Okay ew let girls be girls. It’s okay to like silly little things.

How could anyone find me sexy when women like this are around for the picking? They slay. They absolutely slay.

This is so cringe. It screams “pick me.”

If you go in there asking for milk from anything other than a cow, they’ll send you away.

Ew. Some people can’t drink cows milk.

I likely would have given him everything,

I hate this line of thought. Sex isn’t “everything.” Treating it like it is, is part of why there’s such an emphasis on abstinence culture. But teaching abstinence in isolation doesn’t work and gives women and girls the idea that their body is their most prized possession, and that when you have sex once, you no longer have a gift to give. But that’s entirely FALSE.

He’s sitting with the other boyfriends, no the surprise to no one.

Ugh I wish this book had been better proofread. I’ve never read a more typo-ridden book.

Who knew throwing well-placed compliments could be more satisfying than slappin’ a hoe?

Like I get that homegirl kind of sucks but it’s TWENTY TWENTY-FOUR!!! We do not slut shame!!!!!!

I’ve wanted to give Claire my last name for some time now,

🤮🤮🤮