Headlines:
Whiplash affections
Competitive ex-lovers
Made me hungry

This fast-paced read felt kind of longer than I expected it to feel, probably because I never fully invested in the MCs Theo and Kit. These exes had a serendipitous meeting on a food tour-extravaganza across Europe and their reunion went from awkward, to flirty to placing competitive notches on the bedpost.

There was a lot of show with very little tell about these characters and when we finally got some credible deets about half way, I felt a little disappointed. Now most readers prefer show over tell, so this might just be me who was a bit slow on the uptake. When we finally got some Kit POV, I found that a refreshing change.

It goes without saying that the queer rep in McQuiston's hands was good and well-crafted in the MCs characterisation. The foodie vibes were incredible and I was figuratively drooling at times.

Some of the misunderstanding and miscommunications were a bit much for my taste. I wanted Theo in particular to slow down and use their words. By the culmination of this read, I felt half-hearted investment which was not where I wanted to be; I wanted to love this and that hype I set myself might have been part of the problem.

Overall, not my favourite McQuiston characters or storyline but it was a solid read in many ways.

Thank you to PanMacmillan for the review copy.