Review: Quick, Fun Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2012
Too Many Cooks is a sweet romance about finding love when you least expect it. I see Estelle and Gaetano like most parents. They want their kids happy, and happy equals married and having babies. Estelle misunderstands a conversation the she over hears her doctor have and assumes that she is dying. After fleeing before speaking to the doctor she stops off at a restaurant to have a drink. a simple drink turns into crying on the shoulder of chef and owner Gaetano. Gaetano in a great Italian chef with a big heart. He comforts Estelle. They end up forging a plan to bring their kids together. Seems like it may work but Gina and Alex are stubborn. this stubbornness prevents them from really getting to know one another. Gaetano and Estelle grow closer each day. their friendship blossoms into much more. They worry the kids will never be as happy and in love as them.I thought this story was cute but I didn't like the storyline revolving Boris. He is a client of Gina's and is harassing her. It felt like this part of the story was placed here to create a reason for Gina and Alex to get together. Yeah they were taking a little longer to get to were they should be but in time I think without Boris they would have worked. This part of the story stuck out but not in a good way. It was out of place. I think that Alex and Gina work. They push each others buttons in a good way. I think that they are happy in their lives with their thriving careers, but their parents feel different. Most parents do. Whose parents don't question you about settling down once you hit 25? Estelle and Gaetano mean well, they just want to secure their children's happiness by finding them love.Overall I thought that this was a sweet love story. It is appealing as a quick weekend read, but not something I would write home about. It does have some flaws in the plot but it did have a few things I enjoyed too.I received this book courtesy of the author and Innovative Online Books Tours for an honest review.