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Información de la obraPrep Work por P.D. Singer
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Exhausted after eating his way through the local cuisines in the back of beyond, celebrity chef Jude Marshall ditches his camera crew during a London layover. He¿s ready for a beer and plain, familiar food, the sort a random pub could provide. What¿s this artfully presented dish where plain pea soup should be? Parsley? Really? Demonstrating his lack of a brain to mouth filter earns him a glower from his server¿and a visit from chef Tommy Bell, a fan of both Jude¿s show and his cooking. Maybe signing Tommy¿s copy of Jude¿s cookbook will make amends for his lack of tact. The unexpected arrival of picky diners puts Tommy behind in the kitchen. Jude wants to lend a hand, for the joys of cooking and Tommy¿s smile.Stumbling into this gastro-pub might be the best mistake Jude¿s ever made.With bonus story Breaking the Fast No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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First the cover. It doesn’t fit the characters. Tommy is the pub chef, not Jude, but it shows an older male as chef. Jude is older. The younger man just looks like any guy off the street. Tommy wore an apron and baseball cap when cooking. When a cover doesn’t match the story, it affects the star rating for me. A cover is like presentation of a meal, and since this is a book heavy on the cooking, this is a poor presentation.
The blurb does a good job of explaining what the plot is about, which revolves around cooking and food. Make sure you eat before reading this because the relationship literally revolves around food. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book. I thought it would be more light-hearted from the blurb, but it wasn’t. This had compact and tight writing, with scenes and emotions that moved along quite quickly. I didn’t care for the first chapter, which was written in Jude’s internal monologue. I found it boring. But once Jude met Tommy, the story became more interesting. Also, I think I became accustomed to the author’s writing style.
Because of Jude’s compulsion to blurt out the first thing on his mind without considering other people’s feelings, he’s burnt many bridges and is regulated to a TV show when he’d rather have his own restaurant. Tommy is trying to keep the pub, which has been in his family for years, afloat. Jude stops by at the pub hoping for comfort food, and it’s anything but. He complains and Tommy comes out to ask what’s wrong. Tommy is working by himself and Jude causes him to run behind when diners arrive. Jude then helps out, and from there a mutual admiration develops as Jude realizes that Tommy is self-taught and is a fan of Jude’s. Instant attraction follows quickly.
Tommy and Jude end up in bed and the relationship starts at whirlwind speed, only to quickly end because of Jude’s abrupt and clumsy comments. This is the part of the story I had trouble with. Tommy fell hard for Jude right off the bat after one night together. Tommy had developed feelings for Jude and became insulted when he kind of led Jude into a trick question. Then when Jude said he had to leave because of his job, Tommy was more upset. Tommy came across as insecure. Jude tried to explain, but Tommy wouldn’t listen. The emotional crisis on Tommy’s part seemed like too much drama. Jude however, was attracted to Tommy and wanted to rearrange his schedule to stay. The whole situation around Tommy being hurt and Jude pretty much having to try and beg for forgiveness after they’d been together only one evening, preparing dinner, then one night of sex, was overdone to me. It’d be more realistic in a longer story but not this shorter one.
The last chapter of the book was from Tommy’s or the narrator’s pov. It was a monologue style detailing all of Tommy’s worries about whether Jude would want to return home to Tommy after his latest TV trip. The only dialogue was the last paragraph in Jude’s words and I think they were perfect. I like it when an author ties up a story with the perfect last words. Not many authors can do that.
Overall once I got past the first chapter with all the monologue, and adjusted to the author’s compact writing style for this short story, I ended up liking this. The author covered a lot of territory in the develop of a quick relationship. I’d recommend it as long as the reader goes into it with an open mind on the writing style. I give Prep Work, 4 Stars.