As someone who claims not to like romance novels, I requested this ARC more for the name and the cover. I flew through this book in one day and loved every second. Whilst the romance is, of course, important to the plot, I think it was more about the atmosphere and the different backgrounds of the characters. The language is super lyrical and hyper-focused on beautiful setting elements such as the food on the plates and the smells in the kitchen (yes, food is always my priori
