About the Book
Chrissy’s life is the dictionary definition of A Hot Mess.
She’s homeless, unemployed, broke, extremely single…and now she has to live with her parents!
What could be better?
…Literally, anything.
A year after college graduation, Chrissy ends up where she hoped she would never find herself: back on her parents’ doorstep. She magically lands a job at the Netflix show “Let’s Cook! with Derrick Longjohns,” and prays it will be a one-way ticket to her dream culinary school.
But her job turns out to be nothing like she imagined, especially when she runs into a very attractive, very bicep-y stranger. Unfortunately, she is Clumsy McAwkwardson, and has a bad habit of spilling Fanta all over herself. Super attractive.
Now, she just has to pretend to be a good employee. And stay on Mom’s good side. And impress her perfect sister, Paige. And help plan Grandma’s (seventh) wedding. And somehow, some way, convince everyone that she has it all under control.
No biggie.
My Review
Chrissy a la Carte is a short and sassy chick lit novel that had me laughing and also cringing while reading. Chrissy is (like the synopsis states) the definition of a hot mess, and some of the scenarios she finds herself in will make you shake your head while laughing. I enjoyed the foodie bits in here, and the TV show she finds herself working for also gave me quite a few laughs. This is a very fast read, sometimes a little too quick for me personally. I didn’t get the chance to become really invested in Chrissy and her storyline and some of the interesting secondary characters, but if you are looking for a shorter, fun beach read perhaps, I think you would like this one!
4 stars
